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poppo wrote:IMHO, you are missing the point, or at least, how I see the issue. If I am hit by a drink driver, and spend 6 months in the hospital, do I blame the driver, alcohol or the car? Which one should I try to get banned? Using the case of the Giffords and their position, you would ban the car, or at lease ban alcohol.

You are being logical in your thought process. My point is that Gabby Gifford, and her husband have lost their ability to be logical in this due to their own terrible experience, which is specifically why they don't have credibility when making arguments for stricter laws. Of course the point that they are being used by the left as pawns is true and tragic as well. I believe that Gifford is wrong politically, her logic is skewed, and she is being used as a pawn by an evil group who have other motives. At the same time, I would be hesitant to judge her as an individual too harshly based on this picture and apparent change of heart. My fire would be pointed to the people who are using her to further their agenda. Let's face it, the poor woman can barely form a sentence and she is being paraded around as a poster child by the gun grabbers trying to capitalize on her tragedy.

Not to flame, but I think that calling it hypocritical is a bit harsh. Gabby Gifford did have a terrible and traumatic experience, and I would not be at all surprised if her attitude about guns has changed since the time she was shot. I think that is normal and natural.

Anyone who has been victimized is going to be emotional, but justice can rarely be achieved by victims fueled by rage.. If you are the parent of a child who is murdered or assaulted, your reaction would probably be to do some very violent and unGodly things to the person who hurt your child, but the law does not allow that. In theory, objectively minded police officers are supposed to arrest a suspect, jurors are supposed to determine guilt and a judge is charged with determining a fair sentence.

In the same way, the Constitution and Bill of Rights protects the freedom of U.S. citizens and ensures that emotionally driven citizens and victims rights groups don't strip away our freedoms based on their own fears or experiences. The left tries to portray Gabby Gifford as a knowledgeable voice due to her tragedy, but in reality, Gifford is not qualified to be suggesting gun control policies for the nation specifically because she had a terrible experience which prevents her from being logical and objective in her views.