Close Your Eyes To Vote.

       Can you imagine that? There have been 7200 gun deaths since Sandy Hook in Newtown Ct. Yes, 7200 deaths involving guns. Now certainly, not all those shootings involved mass murderers in elementary schools. In fact I don't think there has been more than a very few such tragedies. Yet. But, you and I know it's just a matter of time. I also know that all those deaths weren't intended. The figure includes accidents and justified shootings, like police killing in a gunfight. But 7200.
       That's a remarkable number for Americans to have to put up with. Of course we don't have to put up with that number. We just seem to be willing to put up with that kind of carnage. Now if you disagree that we're willing to put up with that many, then why are we allowing it. See here, I'm not suggesting we outlaw guns or anything like that. I'm a gun owner. And the Constitution states I have the right to own guns. But the Constitution also says gun ownership can be regulated. If you don't agree, then you actually need to read it.
       Of course you won't hear the NRA make that statement. They have other interests. Like supporting the business of the gun manufacturers and their bottom line. They don't seem to care how many people get killed. So long as they continue to increase their profits and, of course, they're not one of the unfortunates.
       But what about us? How important to you are the profits of the gun manufacturers? How important are those 7200, or those 26 at Sandy Hook? We're not asking for a lot. We're not asking for anyone's guns. What we're asking for is to begin to help get the guns out of the hands of those who shouldn't have gotten them in the first place. And then keep them out of those hands. Why is that such a terrible thing to ask? I'll bet if you were staring down the barrel of a gun, you'd want those guns collected. So when it comes time to vote, close your eyes and pretend it's happening to you. Then pick a candidate who thinks like you.