First things first – with regard to the massacre in Christchurch New Zealand, Berg’s 18th Law is in full effect: “Nothing the media writes\/says about any emotionally charged event \u2013 a mass shooting, a police shooting, anything \u2013 should be taken seriously for 48 hours after the original incident. It will largely be rubbish, as media outlets vie to \u201cscoop\u201d each other even on incorrect facts.”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But indications so far<\/a> are that the attack was carried out by more than one person, whose motivations and “manifesto” seem at first blush strikingly similar to those of Anders Breivik, the Norwegian who murdered 70-odd Norwegians, mostly teens at a political summer camp; the killer\/s seem to have been motivated to attack Muslims, specifically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Note that while New Zealand’s gun laws aren’t as full-blown nanny as Australia’s, they are more in line with California’s or New York State’s – registration\/licensing\/permits to own, “universal” background checks, the works. Note to Governor Walz; get back to us about your “universal” registraiton bill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So my thoughts and prayers to the Muslims of New Zealand. (And for those idiot progs on Twitter who mock and taunt the idea – yes, thought and prayer and taking a moment to think rationally is in fact more useful<\/em> than the actions you propose in responding to this sort of thing). <\/p>\n\n\n\n But let’s make sure we’re clear on the real lesson, here: there was a Good Guy with a Gun at one of the mosques that was attacked, and God only knows how many lives the man saved:<\/p>\n\n\n\n BREAKING: The New Zealand Herald reports that the shooting at the second mosque was stopped by an armed Muslim who “chased the shooters and fired two shots at them as they sped off.” pic.twitter.com\/BA2FzsXq2d<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) March 15, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n