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“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ~~ John G. Diefenbaker

The Way I See It -- If our actions are a flagrant abuse, we risk a demotion to outcast and a prison cell

El Paso - 20 dead, 26 injured ... Gilroy - 3 dead, 13 injured ... Dayton – 9, dead 27 injured.      In one week and the 66 injured doesn’t count hundreds of others traumatized by presence or who lost loved ones or whose family and friends were hurt in the melees. Harm ripples out from the core. Politicians, public figures and celebrity publicity hounds all express disbelief, horror, revulsion and ‘thoughts and prayers' for the survivors and families of victim. They like to pretend they care. The usual suspects will demand that we ban guns to make the shootings stop. It is the wrong solution for the wrong reasons. All of the shooters were young. We can reasonably conclude that they suffered some combination of isolation, immaturity, detachment and anger with a society they couldn’t understand or cope with. ...

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