Government And The Media. Oh Brother.

OK. I admit it. I was wrong. The shooter in Arizona was not politically motivated, maybe. Congresswoman Giffords is still gravely wounded and six are dead. It may not have been politically motivated, but it most assuredly was politically facilitated. What do I mean by that? Our elected officials in the states and in Washington do not have the courage to go against the NRA and other PACs on the subject of gun control. Now, don't get me wrong. I am absolutely in support of the second amendment's "right to bare arms". I own guns, I use them to hunt and target shoot. If someone feels it's necessary to carry a handgun for protection, that's fine. But firearms that are specifically designed to kill people and have no other reasonable use, are a real question in my mind. If they are to be allowed, then they need to be registered. A handgun that's capable of holding 20 or 30 rounds of ammunition is not a reasonable gun for sport or protection. Same for the AK47 style rifles. By not protecting the people from these type weapons, our elected officials do us a grave disservice. Secondly, mental health is poorly administered and the stigma that goes with it is unconscionable. Here again, our leaders need to make such help easily obtainable and acceptable. I find the media guilty of not being more helpful in this as well. In fact the media, with it's 24/7 mentality, continually sensationalizes such acts as took place here and elsewhere. Do we really need to know so much about this persons life? Do we really need to see his pictures from cradle to grave every minute of every day? In fact, we really don't need to see him or hear about him at all, except for occasional references to a shooter. Don't they realize that by holding him up in the limelight they give reasons for some people to mimic him? Some guts on the part of our representatives and some forethought on the part of the media would be extremely helpful.