A. This is tragic and we should mourn with the Blacks."He became upset about something," she said, "And we know that he walked into a gun shop at 11:02 (a.m.), they wan a background check on him, the credit card receipt from the gun was 11:26 (a.m.), and somewhere between three and four that afternoon, he shot himself."
Black's newspaper obituary asks that in lieu of flowers, Vermonters ask that those who wish to honor Black's life to consider lobbying legislators with the following:
'In honor of Andrew R. Black, we ask that you work for legislation that imposes a reasonable waiting period between firearm purchase and possession to provide a cooling off period to guard against impulsive acts of violence.'
"It was way too easy for this 23 year old kid to go down and buy a gun - if nothing but 24 hours to just cool down and realize that...it wasn't the answer," said Black's father, a combat veteran who owns guns and keeps them locked up when not out for target practice.
Black's mother and father want to make it very clear: they don't want this to be political - they're not part of any lobbying group and they are not anti-gun.
"We are responsible gun owners, we believe in our second amendment right to own guns, but we also think 'what's the big deal? What is 24 hours?'" his mother said.
B. The emotion of the moment has overcome their better judgement and now they are betraying the oath taken as a combat veteran. This attack on the Constitution should have consequences. Instead, they are going to profit from the death of their son, they're ghouls, not patriots. They failed as a family to raise their son and now they're going to cash in on it.
C. On policy: "What is 24 hours?" To the lady who needs protection from an angry stalker, a life. To people who have restraining orders, protection. This man waited 3 or 4 hours before acting, it didn't matter.
D. The State cannot save anyone. They're not interested in anything like Liberty, just their own lust for power over their subjects. There is no goalie --The GOP, SCOTUS, POTUS, NRA, military families like the Blacks-- name me a protector and I'll show you how flawed they are.