One of the more annoying things that leftists do is, after a mass shooting, all we hear about is how gun control is necessary, and if only we had more gun control and less access to guns, there would never be any violence in the world. It’s all the fault of those evil gun owners. A little over a week ago at the time of this writing, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down by a hitman.
The alleged criminal here, Luigi Mangione, did not purchase the firearm. Instead Mr. Mangione used a “ghost gun.” Ghost guns are guns that are manufactured by the user, usually by using a 3D printer. In this case, Mr. Mangione made a suppressor as well.
Yet not one word about how we need to ban ghost guns. Not one word about banning 3D printers. Instead, all we are seeing is how Mr. Mangione was 100% justified in shooting Brian Thompson. True nuts like Taylor Lorenz have been vocal cheerleaders of the need to shoot people like Mr. Thompson. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said as part of her public statement on the Thompson shooting these words: “people can only be pushed so far.” Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont echoed Warren’s statement. Go onto any blog about the shooting of Mr. Thompson and much of what you will see is the radical leftists praising Mr. Mangione. Oddly enough, they conveniently forget that Mr. Mangione is part of a dynastical family from Baltimore that is worth millions upon millions of dollars. Mr. Mangione is reported to have a serious condition with his back. Some might think that is what caused him to do what he did. But the Mangione family could have easily paid for the procedures needed to cure his pain.
We do not know with 100% certainty what caused Mr. Mangione to commit this horrible act. We do know that Mr. Mangione wrote a manifesto that ranted about the health care industry. For the record, I am no fan of people like Brian Thompson. Mr. Thompson made millions of dollars for himself off the backs of people who paid into a system they thought would help them when needed.
For those who think that the problems with UnitedHealthcare mean we should move to a European-style government only health care provider, see the fact that in Canada and the UK the health care system is breaking down because of government bureaucracy. Far too often, people who have serious health care issues have to wait upwards of a year to see a specialist. This is what happens when government is in charge.
Again, there is no call from the anti-gun crowd for a ban on ghost guns. Gee, one might almost think that preventing murder was not the primary focus?
John Massoud is the chairman of Virginia’s 6th Congressional District Republican Committee
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THe two idiots of the apocalypse, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, ought to think before they speak.
Sometimes when you push people too far they react with murder?
Congressional approval ratings in the U.S. are typically very low. For example, approval ratings for Congress have hovered between 15-25% in recent years, with occasional dips into single digits.
Public perception of the health care industry as a whole tends to be mixed, with Gallup polls showing 40-50% approval for the industry. Individual executives are less scrutinized by the public compared to Congress.
Tweedledum and Tweedledumber should think before they encourage frustrated people to take out their frustrations with violence.
Wait a minute, you really think there are no calls to ban ghost guns? How many links would you like me to provide? A simple search will tell you that at least NY, Pa, NJ have laws on the books already. Michigan, Maine in the process.
S.2652 – Ghost Guns and Untraceable Firearms Act of 2023:
“(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, or receive a ghost gun in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce.
Spot on John !