tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post5634769826931129182..comments2024-03-27T13:10:17.362-07:00Comments on The Luna Park Gazette: 58 CrossesRob Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-72290004306314881312017-10-15T19:29:53.125-07:002017-10-15T19:29:53.125-07:00Thank you, Mario. We're in desperate need of a...Thank you, Mario. We're in desperate need of a miracle over here. <br /><br />It astonishes me how Americans are so wedded to their guns that they'll tolerate massacre after massacre all in the name of a delusion they call freedom.<br /><br />How free are those people in Las Vegas? How free are any of us from the next mass shooting?<br /><br />Take care, my friend.Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-5556324456066850252017-10-15T06:13:11.270-07:002017-10-15T06:13:11.270-07:00I feel, understand and agree with your anger. I...I feel, understand and agree with your anger. I'd be angry myself. Stephen was a terrorist. In the same way the guy who drove a lorry to mow down people in France last summer was a terrorist. They all spread terror. I'm always trying to be the eternal optimist when it comes to situations like this one but with the NRA having such a foothold on the government I cannot see anything changing anytime soon.<br /><br />My heart goes out to your land, brother.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-40180222612301934382017-10-10T09:18:11.186-07:002017-10-10T09:18:11.186-07:00@Jay:
Join the club. I have no idea why people in...@Jay:<br /><br />Join the club. I have no idea why people in this goddamn country equate freedom with owning massive firepower. How free are those people in Vegas? Or Orlando? Or Sandy Hook?<br /><br />Rightwing politicians blather about "Second Amendment rights" but I wish they'd focus more on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.<br /><br />Take care.<br /><br /><br />Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-88119964278978722052017-10-10T09:15:44.634-07:002017-10-10T09:15:44.634-07:00@Bijoux:
There are a lot of unanswered questions ...@Bijoux:<br /><br />There are a lot of unanswered questions here. But the problem ultimately gets back to the guns. People have ready access to horrendous weapons and nothing will change until the laws change.<br /><br />Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-78365863510661578272017-10-10T09:14:03.389-07:002017-10-10T09:14:03.389-07:00@Ron, I was sickened by that footage. What a disgu...@Ron, I was sickened by that footage. What a disgusting image of our country--and it goes around the world.<br /><br />Stay safe, buddy!Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-17086875617723713272017-10-09T13:04:43.014-07:002017-10-09T13:04:43.014-07:00I just can't get my head around the fact that ...I just can't get my head around the fact that the US government can have the examples of Germany and Australia, and all of the facts and figures on gun numbers/gun deaths, all this is available to them and yet they don't - or won't see! It is totally incomprehensible.Jayhttp://www.sparkingsynapse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-66640907268306608092017-10-09T09:26:24.858-07:002017-10-09T09:26:24.858-07:00Considering that security immediately approaches y...Considering that security immediately approaches you if your teenager veers off the carpeted path through a casino, trust me that Big Brother is watching your every move in Vegas. I can't imagine how one man could traipse across Mandalay Bay with 15 pieces of luggage and not attract notice. They make you go through the casinos to get to your room. Cameras are everywhere. Something doesn't add up.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-90330066878153398652017-10-09T06:34:11.625-07:002017-10-09T06:34:11.625-07:00Rob, what blows me away about this is HOW the hell...Rob, what blows me away about this is HOW the hell was he able to purchase SO MANY guns?!?! And HOW the hell was he able to transport them into the hotel without anyone noticing something strange?!?!?!?! His hotel room looked like an armory!<br /><br />Something needs to be done (and FAST) about gun control in this country. <br /><br />I spent two nights last week bawling my eyes out watching video after video of what happened on that night. It's freaking unbelievable that this happened and I can't even imagine the trama that these people have gone through, and will continue to go through as they try to put their lives back together after this horrendous act.<br />Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-8619259540127432142017-10-09T05:30:29.043-07:002017-10-09T05:30:29.043-07:00@Jay:
You're so right, Jay. And I'm sure ...@Jay:<br /><br />You're so right, Jay. And I'm sure a lot of people in other countries feel the same way as you and OH. They're not going to come to the US and risk getting shot. <br /><br />There was a mass shooting in Australia decades ago and the lawmakers down there got together THE NEXT DAY--and passed strict gun control measures.<br /><br />The gun lobby has got this country in its claws and nothing is going to change any time soon. Between the guns and the idiot in the White House I have to wonder if maybe I should think about living in another country.<br /><br />Take care.<br />Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-74418747752217133152017-10-09T05:25:51.293-07:002017-10-09T05:25:51.293-07:00Bijoux, i'm so sorry to hear about your husban...Bijoux, i'm so sorry to hear about your husband's coworker. I can't begin to imagine what he must be going through.<br /><br />I don't know this guy fell through the cracks, but hotels are very busy places and it's to inspect everyone coming and going.<br /><br />Stay safeRob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-71145299899900761472017-10-09T04:41:19.319-07:002017-10-09T04:41:19.319-07:00Agree with everything you said. My husband has a c...Agree with everything you said. My husband has a coworker who was at the concert. He's ok physically, but the PTSD is going to probably follow him his entire life.<br /><br />How that lunatic was able to get all those weapons up to his room boggles my mind. Between the distance from a parking garage to the maze of wheeling your luggage through a casino to find the right elevators and all the security cameras, how was this guy not red flagged?Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214458.post-90078681286876046592017-10-09T01:47:38.109-07:002017-10-09T01:47:38.109-07:00These mass shootings - and America's total lac...These mass shootings - and America's total lack of sane response to them - scare the heck out of me, and are one of the main reasons OH and I will not be coming to America again any time soon to spend our tourist dollars.<br /><br />It certainly seems like pure self-interest on behalf of the gun lobby to us 'out here'. I quote you the example of Germany, which has around 5.5 million guns, but an incredibly low percentage of gun deaths (something like 0.7 per 100,000 people). Why? Because when there was mass shooting, they reacted with new controls - immediately. There were a couple of subsequent shootings, and again, a swift reaction involving legislation, and now they're in a good place. It's the only possible response from a sane government - and one which doesn't have its hands tied.Jayhttp://www.sparkingsynapse.comnoreply@blogger.com