COMMENTARY
MILT THOMAS
Enough is enough. When are we going to stop judging victims and start defusing the hatred being spread around by sick, anti-social gunman and not-so-presidential candidates. We don’t know yet this murderer’s true motivation, but whatever it is, it is wrong, and at some level, we have to all believe as freedom-loving Americans that it is wrong. Whatever your religious or political beliefs, there is no justification for taking 50 innocent lives. Not in America. Not anywhere. It is a perversion of the greatest magnitude in civilized society.
We can blame the proliferation of guns in America as a root cause of this slaughter, but that is no more a reason than to blame all Muslims for the actions of a few. What we don’t need is the blame game. This is a time to stand together as we did on 9-11.
Indian River Guardian 
One gunman killed a young singer in Orlando. Same weekend, another gunman killed 50 attendees at a gay bar…using an assault rifle (please note, NRA), as well as a handgun. He also had explosive devices, I understand. Unfortunately, it would seem the latter gunman was on a similar (if not the same page) as those who wish to take away gay rights. Regardless, it is a horrible thing to happen. We grieve for all those who lost their lives – we grieve for the families, friends, and associates of them. We grieve for all the senseless killing of human beings.
The “lone” gunman was not alone, he was in deed a member of the “Islamic State! He is part of an Army that wishes to make a change in the “Free World”! If you listened to the Ali Services over the weekend you would realize that most Muslims are peaceful people. They have the same God as we do and the same ideals of respect for fellow men as we do. The problems this Nation faces is with the “Radical” members who claim to be members of the Islamic Faith and have no respect for anyone that does not believe as they do. They certainly are a Barbaric Group and must be destroyed! I also must say that the ownership of automatic rifles outside the military should not be allowed! One person with the proven power to take 50 lives proves that our right to bear arms must be governed by rationality and not insanity!