On Sunday, there was a shooting in Colorado at a Planned Parenthood clinic. Three people were killed and nine were wounded. The governor of Colorado declared it an "act of terrorism". The gunman was Robert L. Dear Jr., who surrendered and is currently held without bond. John Hickenlooper made a connection between this shooting and the mass shooting at the black church in Charleston. We, as Americans in a free country, once again go head to head with the issue of how far our own personal rights go. Should we let people have guns, knowing the risk it presents to the public if one person goes off the deep end? We are forced to think about events like at Columbine High School and the Aurora Theater and wonder if it's worth it. Mike Huckabee also calls this event a form of domestic terrorism. At the church where one of the killed victims attended, church goers and priests prayed for the shooter, Mr. Dear. Mr. Dear will appear in court on Monday and face charges of murder and hate crime. Mr. Dear was caught in an interview rambling about "no more baby parts" after his arrest. No one can determine the specific motivation yet. Vicki Cowart is the President of Planned Parenthood in the Rockies and blames much of the tension against abortion clinics on government officials. Huckabee said, “There’s no excuse for killing other people, whether it’s happening inside the Planned Parent headquarters, inside their clinics, where many millions of babies die, or whether it’s people attacking Planned Parenthood." I personally support what Huckabee is saying. I agree that this event is unacceptable. I'm also against Planned Parenthood. It's hard to say how to fix either issue. Gun violence can't be prevented if everyone has the right to bear arms. Abortion can't be prevented if it is legal. What's the right answer? Everyone has a different opinion.
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