Last week the governor of Virginia,
Terry McAuliffe, spoke at a rally in front of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The rally
was sponsored by the Michael Bloomberg-funded anti-gun group “Everytown for
America.” The purpose of the rally was to shame Congress into passing gun
control legislation.
At the event, Gov. McAuliffe brought
an armed body guard with him.
Wait. What?! The guy who thinks people
should not be able to protect themselves with a firearm, made sure he was
protected … with a firearm?!!
Hmm, sounds like typical elitist logic:
“It’s OK for me, but not for thee.”
Hey, I’m not saying a state governor
should go out in public without a body guard. There are a lot of nuts running
around these days. I’m sure the governor can list a lot of good reasons why he
should travel with an armed body guard. But there are also a lot of good
reasons why non-politicians could use a little protection.
I wonder if Gov. McAuliffe has ever
been walking by himself thru a dingy parking garage at night in New Haven or
Bridgeport? I wonder if he’s ever had to change a flat tire while in a
not-quite middle-class neighborhood in Hartford? I wonder if he’s ever had a
drug-addled goofball break into his house at 2 a.m.? These are the kinds of
things that happen to non-famous people once in a while.
Sure, let’s have a sober conversation
about gun violence in this country. But just remember one thing: “When seconds
count, the police are minutes away.”
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