As my other group members already stated, the Tuscan shooting did violate our 2nd amendment rights to bear arms. I believe if this starts a trend and shootings start happening more often, our rights as a citizen with owning or holding a firearm may start to gradually disappear. The big picture that I took from this event is that it has become more important because the shooting was against a member of congress. If it had been just some Joe from the street being shot at, the media might have made it a big story for a day and then went on to the next big news. Are congressmen really more important than regular U.S. citizens?
I get that Paul LePage denied an invite to attend a conference from the NAACP, that’s fine. For him to tell the NAACP to “tell them to kiss my butt” is just wrong, plain and simple. First of all, it is just disrespectful no matter who you are. LePage is also a man who is in a place of leadership and publicity. Whatever he says can and may be used by the media to be scrutinized. Had he just kept quiet after rejecting the invitation, people may have wondered why he rejected it, but he would not have been rude to any organization and possibly not disliked at this moment in time for mean remarks. I believe he is just making himself look bad. LePage does have the right to not join in on Martin Luther King Jr. day but just be respectful and polite about it.
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