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 LOCAL EDITORIAL
 
Repeal all gun control laws now
Littleton horror could've been avoided with armed school staff
We just heard a short sound bite from tapes authorities obtained from the Littleton, Colorado, school building where two young men chose to kill 13 of their classmates this week.
 
A sobbing female, we believe her to be a teacher, screamed for her students "get down under the desks" because she saw a gunman "right outside." A slightly calmer female asked, "Where is he? Where is he?" Then came a commotion, and more screams.
 
Of course, we know what happened next. The "trench-coat mafia" gunned down a bunch of students, some of whom Littleton school officials reportedly ordered to dive under their desks before they were murdered. Trench-coat "youth" then back-shot students who tried to run away.
 
Predictably--and almost immediately--our puerile president and goofy vice president proposed more national gun control laws. As far as their beltway-besotted minds apparently can perceive, it was guns that did the foul, evil deed--not foul, evil "youth".
 
At age 18, one of these "youth" was old enough to vote. The other was 17, old enough to enlist in the Marines. What were these creeps doing in high school, anyway?
 
Lets' change the scenario a bit.
 
First, let's take all the gun control laws passed since 1968, and jam them up the collective nose of all politicians who supported them. Now that those laws are out of the way, lets recreate the Littleton, Colorado, scenario:
 
A crying female, we believe her to be a teacher, screamed for her students go "get down beneath the desks" because she saw a gunman "right outside." A slightly calmer female asked, "Where is he? Where is he?"
 
The calmer female removes her .38 from her underarm holster (male staff carry .44s). Trained in firearm use, she waits as the gunman chooses to enter her classroom. As he does, she fires quickly, sending hollowpoint slugs to explode in his head and body. She retrieves his gun and checks the hallway for other "trench-coaters".
 
This is what should have happened in Littleton, Colorado, this week. Instead, we've suffered 15 dead kids, many wounded, plus grieving families, and empty-headed sob sisters crying for more gun control.
 
We do not need more gun control laws. We already have 20,000 such laws on the books nationwide. Yet, the incident in Littleton, Colorado occurred anyway. Just as it has lately occurred in Moses Lake, WA; Sringfield, OR and several other U.S. towns.
 
We do, in fact, need to repeal all gun-control laws, which only serve to disarm law-abiding, potential victims. Trench-coat-mafia types--all murderous cowards--are well aware that school staff and students are persons least likely to be able to defend themselves, thanks to incredibly shortsighted laws.
 
In addition, we need to train our school administrators and school teachers to handle firearms in defense of children under their care. That obviously IS what it has come to.
 
And, of course, we need to fire Coward Bill Clinton, Goofy Al Gore, and their ignorant, gun-control minions.
--LA