I don’t envy the Secret Service at all. Thousands of events and interactions that all have to be choreographed to protect politicians who by definition are not universally liked, in a country with more guns than people. Thankfully most people are not homicidal lunatics.
It's at times like these I question my choice to have showdead on...
Nothing good will come from this.
I wonder if
>A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed
could be reinterpreted with more emphasis on the well regulated bit. I mean it originates from the British bill of rights of 1689
>That the Subjects which are Protestants may have Arms for their Defence suitable to their Conditions and as allowed by Law
but in Britain we've mostly managed to regulate things a bit more.
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After years of violent rhetoric and attacks like the one on Paul Pelosi, I doubt anyone is surprised.
I miss the end of history.
No matter how you spin this, it was a bad day and could have been a lot worse. You might hate the man but going out like that would not have been a good day for the US. It would go down like Bobby Kennedy as a dark milestone in our shared history. Happy it was a near miss instead of the reason for a state funeral.