Badger Guns: A great example of how liberals deal with problems.

Badger Guns store has been in the news for the past few days.  It's claim to fame right now is that Badger has been found to be the store that sold guns to so-called "straw buyers,"   - that is, people who are able to buy guns legally.  These "straw buyers"  then turned the weapons over to felons, who are not supposed to have guns.  During the past two years, Badger Guns has sold the weapons used to injure six Milwaukee police officers.

Well, looks like Milwaukee leaders are demanding something be done!  No, not about the felons who use guns to commit crimes, but the gun shop that sells the guns - legally.  And this is the point of my blog.  This is a classic example of how liberals deal with issues.  NEVER is the actual perpetrator(s) of a crime held responsible for their misdeeds.  Our own Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel has written several stories on the evils of Badger Guns in the past few days, yet little mention is made of the criminals who used the guns to commit crimes.  Shouldn't the criminals themselves be the focal point of why Milwaukee policemen were hurt?  After all, a gun doesn't get up and go and shoot all on it's own.  A  person has to load the gun and pull the trigger.  But in the world of liberals, no one is to blame for their own actions.  There are always some extenuating circumstances to blame - a bad upbringing - drug abuse - poverty - etc.   The person who commits the crime is never at fault! 

Several examples easily come to mind.  Remember the recent rash of babies being killed while "co-sleeping" with adults? Co-sleeping can be defined as an adult sleeping with an infant - usually on a couch or in a bed.    Many, if not all,  "co-sleeping" deaths occurred in Milwaukee, and most of the adults found "co-sleeping" with the infants who died were intoxicated.  Hmmmm.  Now, whose fault is it that these babies died?  Not the adults that were drunk!  No - we are told that "co-sleeping" is a cultural thing.  We are informed that some people don't want to use cribs.  However, it is obvious that many people don't understand the dangers of co-sleeping.  So instead of prosecuting such adults for their irresponsible, drunken behavior, leaders in the Milwaukee community decided that society must be educated on the proper ways to co-sleep!  This "solution"  would be laughable if it wasn't true.

Another example involves drunken driving.  Wisconsin allows drunk drivers many chances to get stopped by police before they face any real consequences.  We've all read or heard stories about the repeat offenders - those drunk drivers on their seventh or eighth arrest before they finally see some jail or prison time.  Yet, what group has been targeted for prosecution relating to drunken driving?  Bartenders and establishments that serve alcohol.  Yes,  bartenders are supposed to judge whether or not they should serve someone a drink.  They have to ask themselves, is this person drunk?  are they OK? are they over the limit?   will I get in trouble if they kill someone?  So instead of targeting the real problem - the person who drinks and drives drunk over and over - we go after bartenders.  Or others who serve the drunks the liquor.  Or the establishments where they were drinking.  We overlook the real person who is to blame - the person who drinks and drives.   (Following this same thought process, why not go after the automobile dealers that sold the drunk drivers their cars, too?)

My last example focuses on the rash of recent deaths of children in Milwaukee. Children who died at the hands of their parent, parents, foster parents, or other caregivers.  The Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare has the tough job of policing homes where children may be in danger.  They are in charge of monitoring the safety and well-being of such children.  It is a huge task. Many children are "in the system" and the scope of cases is huge.  Obviously, the work is daunting.  And in some cases, dangerous situations are not always obvious to spot when Child Welfare Workers visit a home.  Yet, when a child is found dead, malnourished, unkempt, or abused - who do the city leaders, newspapers, and other politicians blame?  The Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare.  Did the Bureau kill or abuse these poor children?  No.  The parent, parents, foster parent, or care-givers did!    The headline on the front page of the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel (10/3/09) read:  "DEADLY MISTAKES DOOM CHILDREN - Social service agency fails to heed warning signs as nearly 2 dozen die over 4 years in Milwaukee County."   Shouldn't that headline have read:  "PARENTS/CAREGIVERS KILL OR ABUSE OWN CHILDREN?"  The follow-up story could state that Child Welfare Workers worried about the lack of responsible adults and the safety of children in certain homes, but they could only do so much due to government bureaucracy and inefficiency.   What should be addressed - the positive aspects of a nuclear family, responsible parenting,   birth control, education, and morals, are never mentioned.   It wouldn't be politically correct to say such things!  How dare anyone be judgmental - even though in doing so, some lives may be saved in the long run...

We all know that society has it's issues.  Many serious problems exist - poverty, teen pregnancy, drugs, crime, lack of education,  etc.    And it is my belief that none of these problems will ever stand a chance of being solved until we put the blame where it is deserved - with the people who actually commit the crimes or cannot behave in an appropriate, respectable, or responsible manner.  The fuzzy world of liberalism refuses to accept the fact that some people are just plain evil and/or are not willing to follow the rules of society.  Just look at how liberals address terrorists and terrorism.  Liberals continue to bend over backwards to make every concession to the enemy.  Liberals demand trials for terrorists, our soldiers have to read them their Miranda rights on the battlefield, they allow for all the comforts of home for terrorists in Club Gitmo, and we have liberal outrage over "waterboarding."  And these are the same people who are currently going after our own CIA  - the people who have put their lives on the line to keep us safe from those who want to kill us - to punish them for doing their jobs.  Liberals will make every excuse in the book for terrorists - (who can forget Micheal Moore and Rev. Jeremiah Wright, among others, stating that the United States deserved to be attacked on 9/11!),  and they will turn around and trash the very people who are defending our freedoms (like President Bush.)  Using liberal logic, if such a thing exists,  we'd have to conclude that terrorists are really not bad people, they just need understanding! 

Until we can all unite and agree that yes, there are bad and evil people - and society must defend itself from such -  we will get no further in fighting crime and making our world a better,safer place.  

In conclusion, Badger Guns is a perfect example of misdirected contempt and blame.  Badger Guns did not shoot any policemen.  Badger Guns sells guns legally.  It is a business.  It is difficult to know if a person is "straw buying" for a felon. (Just as it appears to be difficult to know whether or not a hundred-plus felons are voting illegally in a presidential election....)  Sure, steps can be taken in the future to make such purchases more difficult - and Badger has indicated they will be doing so.   But,  shouldn't the real focus and blame be on the felons who are using the guns to commit the crimes? 

Like a talk radio host said the other day - "everyone knows the name of the gun store where felons are getting their guns - but no one can name any one of the felons who used the guns to commit crimes."  Excellent point.