Obama and Clinton Turn Terrorism into Gun Control

Patriot Post noted yesterday that hours before the Islamist attack in Paris in November, President Obama was reassuring about the threat of ISIS terrorists : "We have contained them.” And then Paris was hit by islamist terrorists. A few days ago, Obama was asked in a CBS interview if an attack like Paris could happen here. He said : "We have to make sure that we keep a clear-eyed view about what needs to be done. ISIL is not going to pose an existential threat to us....[O]ur homeland has never been more protected by more effective intelligence and law enforcement professionals at every level than now. If you look at the number of successful terrorist attacks that have occurred, you know, we have disrupted a lot of them." And then San Bernardino was hit by islamist terrorists -- at an office Christmas party, killing14 people, wounding 21. ~~~~~ Media reports and sources provide some San Bernardino details : (1) 12 pipe bombs were found in their apartment in Redlands, a small college town 7 miles from the attack site; (2) their long guns were legally purchased; (3) the dead man visited Saudi Arabia and Pakistan and returned in 2013 and July 2014; (4) the woman entered the US on a Pakistani passport on a K-1 "fiancee" Visa; (5) smashed mobile phones and a tampered-with hard drive were found; (6) the Redlands apartment was apparently visited by Middle East men and women daily, possibly indicating a jihadist or supply cell for money, weapons, and bomb supplies; (7) the dead attackers were identified as Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik - Moslem and married - he was a health inspector for the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health; (8) “He was very religious," Farook's father said. "He would go to work, come back, go to pray, come back. He’s Moslem.” (9) Farook began growing his beard, which may signify religious observance; (10) the couple left their six-month-old child with Farook's mother before the attack, saying they had a dentist appointment; (11) in their apartment, they had weapons, bombs, bomb making apparatus, thousands of ammunition rounds, and tactical gear like they used in the attack -- indicating planning, rather than Obama's favorite excuse, workplace violence. ~~~~~ Predictably, Obama wasted no time in blaming the Second Amendment, using the San Bernardino victims as another opportunity to sell his gun-control agenda, telling reporters : "There are some steps that we could take, not to eliminate every one of these mass shootings, but to improve the odds that they don't happen as frequently -- common sense safety laws." ~~~~~ Hillary Clinton did the same thing. She was speaking during the attack. With the shooters still on the run, dead bodies and wounded victims not yet recovered, what did Mrs. Clinton, who says she's worthy to be President, do? She tweeted: “I refuse to accept this as normal. We must take action to stop gun violence now.” Her Democratic rivals were equally unworthy : Martin O’Malley called for Americans to “stand up to the NRA” and Senator Bernie Sanders declared “gun violence must stop.” ~~~~~ Do Obama, Clinton and many other Democrats understand what America and the world face from ISIS-led islamist jihadist terrorism - or do they care. In a press conference Thursday morning, Obama insisted, "We don't know why they did it....We do not know their motivations. It is also possible this is workplace related....We see the prevalence of these kinds of mass shooting in this country." But, California has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the US. And, the attack occurred in a "gun free zone." Finally, at noon yesterday, Obama said: "...we do not yet know why this terrible event occurred. It is possible that this was terrorist-related but we don’t know." ~~~~~ Dear readers, Republicans and California Democrat Governor Jerry Brown expressed sympathy for the victims and families, asking for prayers. But, the left is now mocking prayer, including the New York Daily News and the Daily Mail. Our answer : "Forgive them Lord. They know not what they do." At least we hope they don't.