{"id":36634,"date":"2013-07-14T17:22:26","date_gmt":"2013-07-14T21:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=36634"},"modified":"2013-07-14T17:22:26","modified_gmt":"2013-07-14T21:22:26","slug":"white-house-statement-on-zimmerman-acquital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=36634","title":{"rendered":"White House statement on Zimmerman acquital"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, here’s the text entitled simply “Statement by the President<\/a>“;<\/p>\n

The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America. I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher. But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken. I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son. And as we do, we should ask ourselves if we\u2019re doing all we can to widen the circle of compassion and understanding in our own communities. We should ask ourselves if we\u2019re doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis. We should ask ourselves, as individuals and as a society, how we can prevent future tragedies like this. As citizens, that\u2019s a job for all of us. That\u2019s the way to honor Trayvon Martin.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Really? Are we going to turn this into a discussion about gun control? And what about the legislation that failed in Congress earlier this year would have prevented George Zimmerman from defending himself? He legally owned a gun, which means he jumped through the background check hoops, he had a permit to carry the gun, again legally. He had no violent or criminal history. He fired one round, so magazine capacity isn’t an issue, there was no bayonet lug or grenade launcher on his pistol. No flash suppressor, the magazine was inserted into the pistol grip, so it wasn’t on Dianne Feinstein’s list of forbidden guns.<\/p>\n

What does the Zimmerman trial have to do with gun control? Other than the fact that it provides an opportunity for various members of the Left to call me a coward on Facebook because I legally own and carry a gun today.<\/p>\n

Restricting the sale and possession of hoodies would have had a greater effect on the outcome of that encounter in Florida than restricting the sale and possession of guns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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