Don’t Shoot the Messenger

Here’s some fair warning: please strap yourself into your seat.  We’re going to take a rocky ride through today’s story.

A recent school shooting in Florida left 17 people dead and numerous others injured.  Immediately, the press and students rose in unison to demand those responsible should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Varying ideas have been floated for the past several weeks since.  Anti-gun Michael Bloomberg and weak-minded students, alike, have entered the fray to demand those nasty-looking AR-15 rifles be outlawed, and the people who pulled the trigger through this ugly attack – the National Rifle Association – should be summarily jailed.

People with common sense know the NRA had nothing to do with the sale, manufacture, distribution, training, or operation of the murderer’s gun.  Still, so many whiners feel the need to target the “low hanging fruit.”

They quickly point to “illegal arms bazaars,” also known as gun shows, which do not permit Federal Firearms License vendors to sell their wares willy-nilly.  That’s a lie.

So before you do buy one, keep in mind you are required to complete a state and federal form which poses questions such as ‘have you ever been convicted of domestic abuse,’ and ‘are you currently using illegal drugs,’ and ‘have you ever been treated for psychological problems.’

If you answer those questions with a lie, you are breaking the law.  Amen.  Nothing asks about your sexual proclivity or type of bicycle you ride, or if you duck hunt.

Florida, much like every other state, has a problem with texting drivers.  If you haven’t left your abode since the Captain and Tennille were married, you may not know everyone has a cell phone, and they like texting.

Texting is the action by which communicators type messages to one-another, not because they enjoy typing, but because they hate talking to the person with whim they are writing.

They are able to ignore your text with impunity.  Yes, those same folks who will answer their phone in front of you to take a call from someone else will not answer your call because they are busy chatting with another “friend.”

In any case, texting is acceptable except when they are driving.  Yes, that 2500 pound vehicle you’re maneuvering whilst motoring down I-95, becomes a dangerous weapon which has killed many innocent people over the past few years.

Enter State Senator Rob Bradley –R, from Fleming Island in God’s Waiting Room, aka: Florida, says “NO!” to regulating texting behind the wheel because of police invading drivers’ privacy, and minorities being treated unfairly.  Yep.  I can't make this stuff up.

It’s just plain racist for this political clown to not be addressing equally important and life-threatening matters because blacks would be targeted more than other races.  Ain't that racist?

Here’s a staggering number: According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, about 660,000 drivers use electronic devices on America’s roads on any given day.  That led to 391,000 people injured in distracted-driving accidents in 2015.  Additionally, 3,477 were killed.  That’s a lot more than 17.

Sen. Rob Bradley needs to find another job outside of being a racist idiot. 

By the way, the Florida House passed a texting bill by a vote of 112-2.  It seems as though there are two nitwits serving the public in the Florida Senate.