So Much to Lose..

When stupidity is louder than common sense
When instead of sleeping safe, we prefer awakening tense
When we disagree not to defend principles but to bring people down
When compromising is viewed as a weakness and its powerful that frown

New lows threatening genuine goodness linger
Yes, it's easier to have discussions now, just point that finger
What doesn't change is the need for progress
The need to stop and listen before that angry egress

This country where we celebrate opportunistic freedom
Is blurred in political lines instead of working in tandem
Purpose, intention, empathy
Leap over, it's all in jeopardy...

What am I to tell my son of the world he lives in?
Is it better to wobble with guns than muscle with emotional strength?
Will being armed make him more of a man?
So he can rise up violently to a grand occasion of another's hostile plan?

I can't let him forget that kindness is louder than bullets
I can't let him believe that his conscience is a puppet
If he can stand up against the odds
When it is easier to buckle up and nod
He will reach his utmost potential
Regardless of policy, power and rendition

No, I don't have a gun...or do I??

Does Arizona understand the meaning of "Lesson Learned?" After coming across a proposed law by Senator Ron Gould (R, of course) known as the SB 1201, I can accurately say NO.
After the frenzy involving James Loughner going to town (literally) with his gun and shooting innocent people, what does the smart senator decide to do? Make carrying guns in public even easier.
According to his proposed law, people will be allowed to carry concealed weapons into all public buildings (except high schools, phew?!), not have to declare "accurately" to the police that they were carrying a weapon and sue the state or claim state owned vehicles/property if they were infringed on their rights to carry a weapon. WHAT!
The worst part is that when asked about what the effectiveness of this legislature will be, supporters said it was to ensure "safety" in buildings. I guess not knowing which crazy person was carrying a weapon makes it safe, okay well maybe not, but at least you have yours to defend yourself..(??!!)
Arizona already has the second most liberal gun laws in the country. They are also one of only ten states that permit firearms inside state buildings which includes courts. Yeah, thats not scary.
I don't know if its me or if Republicans aka Conservatives are starting to sound really dumb. I agree on Republican positions involving fiscal spending including taxation policies (to some extent), but some of their social issue propositions are getting outrageous.
It can be argued that guns don't kill people, people do. But, having access to guns makes shooting that trigger easier. Do we have to convince policymakers of something that trivial?
If such laws start getting passed at state levels, what is coming to America next?

Pardon my gunshots, I'm just insane!

The recent shooting tragedy on Saturday, Jan 8, in Tucson AZ is yet another reminder that something is gravely wrong in America. Deaths of innocent victims saddens everyone, no matter what one's political affiliations or opinions are. There is no one person or one comment that triggers someone to act this way. Yet the political scene finds it comforting to constantly play the blame game through vitriol and try to collect some "points" from any tragedy that occurs.
This lunatic, Jared Lee Loughner, decides to bust out his Glock 9 mm gun and go to town, kills 6 people and injures another 8. Who is to blame for this incident? Umm, hello! No one else but the psychopath himself. And of course the lenient gun laws in the country that allow any person with no federal record to own a weapon. I mean, wtf! I agree that everyone who has a gun isn't going to go on a shooting rampage but maybe try to tighten the laws a tad might be of some catharsis to the public.
No one can get into the head of someone this extreme and figure out what their frame of mind is, but there has to be a reason for all these crazy shooting rants on the general public happening in a developed country like the US? Yeah yeah, it happens in countries like Iraq and Afghanistan but those countries are battlegrounds of war, and there are reasons to point to for such happenings there.
What is America's reason for these incidents? Mental Illness. What a joke. Is the government exposing us to some weird chemicals that causes normal people to all of a sudden experience a chemical imbalance in their brains and go insane? I'm sorry, but this "insanity" plea is a very sorry excuse for such radical behavior. The public needs to stop calling mass murderers mentally ill and realize that they are no more crazy as the average person. They are just sick in the unconventional sense. Serial killers and serial rapists are just as "mentally ill" as Loughner is. We need to realize that there are just some 'bad' people in the world who find pleasure in giving others pain. It's dark and gothic, but sadly true.
It's irritating to see these murderers being called "ill" when they are perfectly sane in everything else they do except killing people. These people don't need medicines or drugs to cure them, but life to capital punishment to make others realize that it is not okay to live in a civilized society and decide to "go crazy" for one day. Perhaps moving to a jungle is a good option? No one to fight there but wild animals. That'll make it easier to get all the "mental illness" out of them, I bet.
I hope this guy gets what he deserves, because too many times evil people go unpunished on the sorry excuse of "insanity".
RIP the victims of this horrible tragedy and I hope Americans learn that excusing evil doers as insane is the worst thing they can do for society at large.