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Don't let the crazies off the hook for how they use a weapon!
Friday, 21 December 2012 18:14 | | 
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by Tom McElvy
Special to VNS
Since the horribly tragic Connecticut school shootings last Friday, liberals across the country have been busy proving beyond any doubt that theirs is an ideology of hate and rage. Instead of blaming the person who pulled the trigger, liberals have blamed the NRA [National Rifle Association], the Second Amendment and gun owners in general.
Many have called for the deaths of NRA members and other supporters of the Second Amendment, in response to the shootings.
The loss of those little angels was tragic, to say the very least. However, it was not the fault of the gun, nor the NRA, nor the Second Amendment. It was the fault of a madman. Nothing more, nothing less.
However, with all of the death threats being made against NRA members and people supporting our RIGHT to weapons, etc, perhaps we need to take a more proactive stance against violence.
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Whack jobs facing armed would be victims fold fast
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John P. Kuchta JrVNS Columnist
It's been very close to ten years since a crazed, Nigerian foreign student invaded the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, VA, and proceeded to shoot and kill three innocent victims.
When the shooting started, three heroes responded. Two had weapons in their vehicles and retrieved them. The third was an ex-marine.
Funny thing about folks who snap and decide to commit mass murder. Most have never been in a gunfight. Things change dramatically when someone levels a .357 at you. Most psychotics fold or bite the barrel of their own weapon when they are challenged.
The reason that Americans have remained free for over two centuries is that we have the Second Amendment that allows us to protect our family and our home from invasion. Protect that right or live like a cow.
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