Part II: We may have an Ideology problem instead of a gun problem | Eastern North Carolina Now

   Rather than add this as a comment to the previous article, I offer it here as an addendum. Here is the original article.

      I am perfectly willing to accept that both Hillary and President Obama believe in their hearts that this is a gun control problem. I am also aware of their mentor's admonition:

      "You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before." Rahm Emanuel

       I am not so naive as to believe that their position on gun control is solely based on the prevention of terrorist attacks and domestic violence crimes.  After all, the cities with the toughest gun control laws are not gun free zones but merely legal gun free zones and crime is rampant. 

       When I say that we should be very wary of ideologues, I think that includes the Saul Alinsky model of activism that both Hillary and the POTUS subscribe to.  If you do not know whom Saul Alinsky is or have never investigated his principles of agitation and fermenting discontent, go back to sleep.  Someone will wake you when it is over.

       Point II

       We are apparently in the process of converting the shooter from a Islamist Terrorist to a latent Gay man who was tormented by our bigoted society not accepting his gayness.  Not all the facts are in yet, so snap judgement would be wrong on both sides, but I cannot help but wonder if the media is missing the point that the shooting occurred in an openly gay bar that is frequented by many from the area not all of which are gay.  That does not sound like the neighborhood was intolerant against gays, but a truly diverse community that accepted all lifestyles. 

       I misjudged how long it would take for me and my bigoted views to be the core fault for this atrocity.  I will await the further development of additional facts.  There is still some confusion about the shooters actions. Was he casing the joint before carrying out his plan or was he actively participating in the lifestyle that he secretly abhorred? MSNBC reports that he tried to pick up gay men at the bar. Could he have been planning to become a serial killer one at a time and later decided to elevate his goals? After years of hearing that one's sexual orientation should not be a reason for making judgement, I wonder why this is even relevant.

       Stay tuned, this developing story has now taken on a political aspect, as we all knew it would. However, I thought it might take at least a week before the spin started in the national media.

       While I most often disagree with Donald Trump's demeanor and presentation of his viewpoints and almost all of Hillary's viewpoints, both he and Hillary are using this incident to further their candidacy.  That is to be expected.

       While the media is trying to convince us that this attack was solely based on a rage against the gay lifestyle, I note that ISIS has repeatedly told us that they want to kill ALL INFIDELS regardless of our orientation.  Is there something about the radical pronouncements that ISIS makes that is not clear?

       I  can only hope that someone in the FBI is working on developing a profile (Profiling article)  of this shooter that may help identify and prevent future attacks.  If that requires them profiling Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, - Gay Islamic Terrorist (LBGT-GIT) then so be it, but we must find a way to deal with these extremist regardless of their sexual preference. Rattle Snake Logic

       Point III

   I used to travel Orlando area and one of the landmarks was the twin domed strip club that was a landmark. When I traveled the area it was named the Booby Trap. Subsequent research reveals that the location was later know as by many names and lastly as Club Harem and was demolished by the city in 2015. The landmark is now just a vacant lot. Club Harem was less than seven miles from Pulse so it appears that the community was not to tolerant of naked women or at least the twin peaks building that was always used as a way-point when giving directions around Winter Park area. My disclaimer of course is that I was researching to find out where the Pulse was located and accidentally noticed the article on Club Harem. (wink wink). I point this out in hopes some will realize the absurdity of the bigoted hatred argument.Bobby Trap /Club Harem demolition

       Point IV

   If however, I am wrong and this is a gun control problem then it follows that: