Father of SB shooting victim pins blame on ‘craven, irresponsible politicians and the NRA’

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

But but but all we needed was a good guy with a gun.

Addressing the media, the heartbroken father of one of the victims of Eliott Rodgers’ shooting rampage in Santa Barbara blamed “craven, irresponsible politicians and the NRA” for being complicit in his son’s death.

Richard Martinez, father of 20-year-old Chris Martinez, said he was speaking for the family and told the assembled reporters, “Our son, Christopher Martinez, and six others are dead. Our family has a message for every family out there: You don’t think it will happen to your child until it does.”

“Chris will a really great kid,” Martinez said, “His death has left our family lost and broken.”

Why did Chris die,” Martinez continued, his voice rising. “Chris died because of craven, irresponsible politicians and the NRA. They talk about gun rights. What about Chris’s right to live?”

“When will this insanity stop,” he said. “When will enough people say ‘stop this madness, we don’t have to live like this.’”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/24/father-of-sb-shooting-victim-pins-blame-on-craven-irresponsible-politicians-and-the-nra/

[etherealtruth]

1. "... craven, irresponsible politicians and the NRA ..."

That sums it up for me. Of course there are other contributing factors ... craven, irresponsible politicians and the NRA are something we can control

[roguevalley]

2. oops. dyslexia on short articles. Does anyone know what the

shooter's family has said, if anything?

[pnwmom]

3. This father had ZERO responsibility for the shooter because he's a VICTIM'S father. n/t

[rollin74]

4. Chris Martinez was one of the victims, not the shooter

[roguevalley]

13. i have a masters degree and still struggle with reading, just so bwe are clear

[JimDandy]

14. Yikes... looks like the poster got a pile-on.

I'll delete mine. Sorry for your struggles.

[roguevalley]

15. its okay. really, I have to be more careful. Thank you though, honey

Hugs.

[napkinz]

5. ...

[Brother Buzz]

8. More discussion on the same subject here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4996916

[Botany]

9. it's the guns end of story

n/t

[Iggo]

10. He ain't wrong.

[aikoaiko]

11. CA has strict gun laws, is an anti-NRA agenda state, and scores high by Brady Campaign

And yet it still happened. Unless you're willing to ban and confiscate all guns, this might have happened regardless of gun laws.

Of course this is a grieving father and I respect his emotions and right to express himself.

I can't imagine his rage, sorrow, and grief.

[AlinPA]

12. "They talk about gun rights. What about Chris’s right to live?". Exactly-gun rights trump everything

in the US. Even the lives of the children in Connecticut who were butchered with a "legal" gun.