Rage

Two weeks ago, a man underwent back surgery. He called his surgeon a few days later and reported that he was experiencing pain and discomfort. The two met for a follow up visit.

What you might think - Healing takes time. Take it easy, take your medication, and follow the recommended schedule of treatment and physical therapy.

What actually happened - Yesterday afternoon, the man bought an AR-15. No one asked him why he was buying it. Because there’s no waiting period, the man walked out of the store with his new purchase.

Three hours later, the man took his new AR-15 to the building where the surgeon worked. 

he murdered his surgeon along with three other people while wounding several others before taking his own life.

Is this really how we want to live. Is this how we want our children and friends and colleagues and loved ones to live, constantly in fear that some disgruntled or unstable person will show up on our doorstep with a weapon of war and express his frustration in an explosion of bullets?

Wake up, America! You did this to yourselves. You let the firearm addicts write the rules for access to deadly force. Now every angry crackpot and murderous extremist knows exactly what they have to do to tally up a horrendous body count during their final fateful expression of rage.