IT'S THE THE HUMAN FACTOR, STUPID!

Once again, the anti-gun lobby is out to make hay from a tragedy that was preventable.  Incredibly, few questions are being asked about security measures in force at the Washington Navy Yard.  Fewer yet are being asked about why military personnel on site were not armed.  Even more incredible is the reluctance to question how and why the Navy did not see all the warning signs displayed by Aaron Alexis.

Just as in the Ft. Hood massacre, in the name of political correctness and multiculturalism, the right questions go unanswered, while the administration and its lackeys, once again, want to go to the mat in an effort to deprive honest citizens of their 2nd Amendment rights.

Sadly, the human element in America has changed drastically in the last couple of generations.  Many families no longer instill discipline in their offspring. Too many children are not challenged to excel physically and intellectually in taxpayer-supported schools.  Society is fed a constant menu of pabulum masquerading as entertainment, much of it cheapening life through gratuitous  violence and sexually demeaning garbage.  At the same time, government further devalues life by peddling a so-called health program which is heavy on abortion and birth-control.  Not surprisingly, the end result is more and more human beings whose concepts of reality are badly flawed, to the point that actions are no longer associated with consequences.

Remember Ft. Hood?  Muslim terrorist Nidal Hassan's shooting spree was officially labeled "work place violence" by the multiculturally-imbued high brass.  What will be the verdict for the Washington Navy Yard?  No doubt finely-tweaked "bureaucratese" will manufacture a label that will avoid a forthright effort at coming to grips with reality.  And we will never know why those who are trained in the use of firearms go unarmed on military installations.

For individuals like myself who took the time and made the effort to become licensed to carry a handgun, such action was not taken lightly.  To be perfectly honest, it was a step that I would wish had not been necessary.  However, given the nature of the society in which I live, the odds of having to defend oneself have risen drastically in a relatively short period of time.  As one who lives in Texas, I am proud to say that the more than 500,000 individuals who carry concealed handgun licenses make up the most law-abiding group in the state.  And virtually every one of us would question the wisdom of curtailing the rights of citizens who adhere to the law because of society's failure to enforce current laws and to deal with those elements that threaten us all.

 Those who wish to disarm this country will not relent in using  tragedy to the advantage of their cause.  In doing so, they will not and cannot answer why it is that cities like Chicago and Washington, D.C., with the toughest anti-gun laws in the country, have the highest rates of gun violence in America.  But the answer is there, and it is all too apparent.  The societal sickness that has, in part, been spawned by the policies of dependence of our federal government and the lax morals of institutions that once were relied upon for imparting stability have unleashed too many individuals who are not accountable for their actions.  No amount of gun banning can reverse that tide, for the virus has imbedded itself deeply in the organism that we call American culture.  Until such time as we rid ourselves of the twin evils of political correctness and multiculturalism, the human factor will continue to deteriorate, and those who are law-abiding will continue to feel the need to protect their families and themselves.