Uncle Ben Carson…The Punk

Now – having been in a couple of bad situations – one, as a teen involving jumping into a river into 30′ deep pitch black water with a friend to pull 2 guys out of a sunken boat, and being swept what seemed like 100 yards down steam by the current with one of the guys in tow before I could get to the surface…

I can guarantee you nobody knows what they will do when confronted with a life or death situation. If I had the time to think about it, I probably never would have jumped. Without the support of each other, neither myself or my friend may have jumped. If confronted with the same situation again – I have no idea if I would or could do something like that again. I can tell you when I got back to land…I was scared chitless and shaking like a leaf from the adrenaline crash.

The thing about folks we call heroes and courage is there is no way to predict who will do what. Those who brag about what they would do when ………. happens – are usually the first guys to fold. Looking certain death in the face isn’t something the vast majority of folks can handle, despite all the TV heroes.

So Uncle Ben talking about he would stand up to a guy with a gun pointed at his head – especially after the guy has already murdered several people…Is total bullshit. Most likely the next stop would have been the laundromat to get his pants and undies cleaned – if he survived after grovelling on his knees and fouling himself.

 

What Goes ‘Round on Guns…Comes Home

ANyone watching the news since yesterday knows about the latest Mass Murder in Oregon, where a gunman took more than 10 lives and injured 20 before killing himself in a bi-weekly replay of carnage.

Unlike most Sheriffs around the country, the Sheriff of that Oregon town joined the right-wing Sheriffs, and protested any effort by the President Obama Administration to in any way control gun ownership…

Wonder how this moron feels now having to stand up and tell the victim’s families about the loss of their loved ones?

Oregon Sheriff Handling Massacre Fought the White House on Gun Control After Newtown

As the sheriff in Douglas County, Oregon, John Hanlin was front and center following Thursday’s shooting at Umpqua Community College, which left at least 13 people dead and 20 others wounded.

Two years ago, Hanlin was one of hundreds of sheriffs around the country to vow to stand against new gun control legislation. In a January 15, 2013, letter to Vice President Joe Biden, he wrote, “Gun control is NOT the answer to preventing heinous crimes like school shootings.”

The shooter was carrying 3 pistols, a semi-automatic rifle, and was wearing an anti-ballistic vest.