Looking back over the past, the Democrat Party has long sought control over firearms in America and has used unusual and rare incidents like Sandy Hook to mainstream the gun control debate. In the aftermath of tragedy, while emotions run high, (never let a good crisis go to waste! - Rahm Emanuel), and, while children's bodies are prepared for burial, Democrat Party lawmakers have routinely and disrespectfully pushed for political advantage, cynically exploiting funerals for television backdrops. The Republican Party, on the other hand, enjoys no such history and has held firm on the issue. By casting everyday Republican political positions against the Sandy Hook massacre, rather than everyday Democrat political positions, the Decatur Daily endeavors to shape popular support in favor of gun control legislation. In much the same manner, the Decatur Daily highlights legislative action introduced at the height of the debate, when a ban on certain firearms was being considered and imposes that action against the end result, to wit, background checks, a clever tactic, the most important elements of which are timing, article placement, content, and tone. It is here that the Decatur Daily lacks any measure of sophistication and, in the end, following defeat after crushing defeat, is invariably reduced to ridicule - you folk are "bizarre", and, you are "scaremongers"!!!!!!!!!! To the editorial board: The community is tired of your tactics and bored by your name calling. The readership would much rather entertain a spirited argument. Truly, is this what passes for intellectual pursuit in the editorial boardroom? Crude name calling? Herewith, a prediction. The journalists and editors at the Decatur Daily will remain forever condemned to small, rural newspapers if, for no other reason than fundamental grammatical error.

Very well said Otis, liberalism is the latest "trend" and like all fads it will soon pass. I experienced a liberal trend for myself when I was in my 20s but once I got a "real" job I became more conservative. DD is a small town paper and it makes them feel cool and important when they post lib

Excellent editorial. Here's hoping others actually read it.

"From my cold, dead hands"

your priorities in life are out of whack if you can say that with a serious, straight face.

I would love to be a fly on the wall at the DD's next board meeting.

And I will celebrate the day that this liberal rag of a newspaper goes bankrupt.

THE DECATUR DELAY DEMOS speak!

Universal background checks as proposed go much further than private sales at gun shows, it would impact you giving your son a gun for a gift, it is possible it could impact the loaning of a gun to a friend to go hunting with you. It certainly would impact you selling your gun to your brother.

Vaneesa,

Today, the federal form you fill out when buying a gun asks if you are buying this gun as a gift or to give to someone else.

If you answer yes. Your application is denied. Legally, you can't buy a gun to give to your son, even today.

Billy that is what I am saying, I can not buy a new gun for someone else from a dealer, however I can currently give my son a gift of his grandfathers rifle. Under some proposed legislation that would no longer be the case.