News of the shootings in San Bernardino broke about noon yesterday. As with all events of this nature, there weren't very many known details at first. One report said one gunman and another said three. One headline that briefly appeared on Drudge said the shooters were white while another one that briefly appeared said that they were of Middle Eastern origin, both of which conflicted with more reliable reports that the shooters were masked and were possibly wearing body armor. About all that was known with certainty was that they were on a mission. They went in, shot several people, and then left.
This of course, triggered all sorts of speculation, and yes, I was partaking in that as well. At work I was suggesting that a fourth person was involved, and they could be heading right here to Vegas. I figured that if three shooters could go in and get out quickly, that a fourth drove the getaway SUV that we were hearing about.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Nevada Highway Patrol sent fifteen units between to set up at where I-15 crosses the state line, suggesting that they had either had intelligence that they were on their way over here, or were taking a precaution. They were waiting at Primm just in case, and a few hours later it was breaking that the suspect SUV was located and gunfire was being exchanged.
As can be expected, some politicians were quick to jump on the gun control bandwagon, before we even knew who was involved and where/how the weapons were obtained. From what I've been able to determine, all guns were legally purchased, with two of them having been picked up in Corona. At this point in time, the news reports I've read about this is suggesting that these were "straw" purchases, already illegal under federal law, and there likely is a California law against these types of purchases as well. The gun control proposals being suggested would of course, never prevented this tragedy, and if straw purchases were indeed the case here then the appropriate thing to do is to make an example of those involved and send them off to Federal lockup until they are carried out in a body bag (though I'd be OK with them facing a firing squad for this).
One other reaction I'll note is the headline of the New York Daily News, suggesting that God isn't fixing this. That's pretty rich, coming from people who don't want God involved in any way, shape or form in the first place. Seems as if some in Organized Media have as much of a problem with the First Amendment as they do with the Second. However, I think I'd like to see them beat this drum more loudly tomorrow, so that those who haven't made up their mind will take note of this foolish grandstanding and be alienated from the media.
As for "jihad" finally coming to our shores..........the junior varsity team, you know, the one that's been "contained", is celebrating this, but they're not taking responsibility. But that doesn't mean that they won't try. I'd bet money on them planning terrorist attacks as I write this.
Meanwhile, the left in this country is in hysterics. There's no Confederate flag involved here, and the Tea Party isn't responsible either. And although I have lost count of the number of online comments from them blaming the NRA, the reality is that California has some of the strictest gun laws in the nation, all of which failed the victims yesterday.
My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families this evening.
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