More Gun News

We had a very tragic event here in our fair city yesterday. One that is tied directly to the ease with which people can obtain firearms. The events began with a man firing indiscriminately at some houses on the northwest side of town. Police spotted the gunman at an intersection, where he shot a Sheriff's deputy in the shoulder and fled the scene. Both City police officers and Sheriff's deputies chased him across town, as he continues to shoot at the pursuing officers. A Tucson policeman was killed and two Pima County Sheriff's deputies were wounded. The gunman was apprehended unhurt and is being held in jail. The gunman didn't have much of a prior criminal record. He was found guilty of criminal trespass and was arrested for drugs violations, but those charges were dismissed. His motives in this shooting spree are unknown. Police found a large cache of guns and ammunition in his car. I'm not sure what drives a person to the point where he begins shooting at people indiscriminately, but I do know that the ability for the average person to arm themselves to the teeth is not constructive for society. The mantra of the Second amendment knuckleheads is that criminals will always have guns, so why disarm the public? That line of reasoning could be extended to lots of things criminals do and have. That doesn't mean we should all have them, does it? Anyway, Officer Erik Hite, age 43, lost his life doing his job. He leaves behind a wife and children, including a son serving in the military. A senseless tragedy. Things in this blog represented to be fact, may or may not actually be true. The writer is frequently wrong, sometimes just full of it, but always judgmental and cranky