February 27, 2018
How leftists plan to use Parkland's dead
By Lewis Dovland
We are facing a crisis of rights. The recent Florida school shooting has started a dangerous wave of misdirected outrage about gun rights – and the misdirection is on purpose by those looking to control the dialog.
To set the stage, consider two other recent instances where similar outrage gave the leverage to take immediate steps and accomplish things that would not have been possible if cooler (and less cowardly) heads had prevailed.
First, the Charleston Church shooting in June of 2015. A young, mentally ill white boy killed nine black worshipers in a horrific crime. As bad as that was, the left found out he was also an avowed white supremacist who had Confederate flags in his home and posted on various websites, including hateful language. Leftists were able to separate the obvious mental illness of the shooter and focus the debate only on the Confederacy issue.
What happened next? Within a week, several state governments removed these flags from their premises without citizen input, and historic statues commemorating past American history were either removed or, in some cases, ripped down by mobs while the authorities watched.
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