Monday, May 30, 2022

Trump, NRA, gun lobbyists and 19 murdered children

Donald Trump was a guest speaker at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting at Houston on Friday.

In his address the former US president referred to Satan and it was his prayer that the perpetrator of the shooting at the elementary school in Uvalde, some 450 kilometres away, would roast in hell.

In his speech he used much Christian imagery and vocabulary.

It would seem the majority of those who are in favour of loose gun laws, are in favour of teachers carrying weapons and are in favour of the death penalty, are opposed to abortion.

On the other side, those who are calling for stricter gun laws, who are opposed to teachers carrying guns and are opposed to the death penalty, are calling for women to have the right to seek an abortion.

The Archbishop of San Antonio Gustavo García-Siller has been interviewed on many occasions since the murders in Uvlade. He has spoken with great courage, grace and clarity. He expressly called for tighter rules concerning the purchasing and carrying of guns.

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