Did a Religious Argument Lead to San Bernardino Shooting? Ban Terrorists from Getting Assault Weapons

Now that the FBI is treating this as an act of terrorism it begs the question WHY did the shooters have 6,000 rounds of ammunition and 12 pipe bombs, yet chose a workplace target where they took only one pipeline instead of attacking a shopping mall or a big venue like in Paris?

It may well be because a religious argument spurred the shooters to target the husband's workplace first.  One of the victims killed was Nicholas Thalasinos, "was a Messianic Jew, which means he accepted Jesus Christ as his savior, and a passionate defender of Israel. According to his wife, Jennifer Thalasinos, he was not shy about proselytizing, or criticizing Islam, even to Muslim co-worker Syed Rizwan Farook, who has been identified as one of the shooters."

It seems very possible that Thalasinos getting into an argument putting down Islam to Muslim co-worker Farook is what led to his leaving and coming back with his conservative Pakistani/Saudi wife to make a religious "statement" as a workplace violence episode.

If not for that, they may have been planning to hit another site --we'll see what the FBI investigation of their computer records show.  That raises the bizarre situation of the Farook's house being opened to reporters who roamed around taking video of drivers licenses, social security cards, photos, etc. WHY didn't the FBI take those items to put in their evidence files? That is the strangest part of a strange story of parents of a six-month old basically blowing it all on an office shooting.

Moral of the story: When you insult another person's religion don't be surprised if this is the end result--because this kind of sectarian killing is how it rolls as a daily experience in Syria and Iraq. If you aren't Sunni they kill you because you are Shiite, or Christian or for being an atheist.

The wife shooter was so conservative she would not even be in the same room with her husband's male relatives. She always wore a face covering. That may fit Saudi culture but it doesn't fit American culture. It's possible that after coming her on a fiancée visa that our culture that treats women equally just blew away her ultra-conservative mindset. She lived for years in Saudi Arabia that encourages ultraconservative Wahhabism that has been the root of groups like ISIS.  Her husband was exposed to it on his trips there to see her.

This is the same kind of terrorism that we saw in the Planned Parenthood shooting or any other mass shooting. ALL mass shootings are terrorism.

Just because the shooters are Muslim doesn't make the carnage from Assault weapons any less. "How can someone buy that much of military bullets that pierce armor without detection?"  In 2004 the ban on assault weapons expired and a GOP Congress and GOP White House allowed it to happen. This is the result.

This Congress two days ago even refused to change the law that allows people on the "no fly" list to buy guns including assault weapons!  They are making the USA a terrorists dream. 

How many more "mass shootings" do we have to endure before they act? Today it is reported that a hostage situation is occurring in Wisconsin. We are having a mass shooting EVERY DAY yet the question remains, when will Congress act to eliminate assault weapons -- designed to kill en mass in war -- from the weapons allowed to civilians who aren't supposed to be killing people en mass? 

These weapons didn't exist when the 2nd amendment was written and states it is subject to "a well regulated militia." That is different from a non-regulated civilians, terrorists, and the mentally ill.

Gyro Copter Disaster - Now the Bad Guys Know How EASY it Would Be

The mailman who flew a Gyro Copter to the Capitol building said on TV that he is convinced that "it was a good idea."  He has no idea the gravity of what he did.  I say that as one of the few who predicted 911 and am a pilot.

He exposed how EASY it would be for the terrorists to storm our government with current low tech technology combined with guts and military grade explosives that can make a tiny flying bicycle into the equivalent of a 500 lb. bomb (or more).  Had our mailman's package included delivery of some C4 military explosive that can be molded to fit into an aircraft frame and reached the Congress' dome and exploded -- hundreds of Congressmen would be DEAD or injured right now! People would finally be paying attention. Think about that.

Our flying mailman has played the role of fool not patriot.  Whatever message he hoped to send has been lost in the realization that he was able to land on the south lawn and was not intercepted or shot down, even after giving warnings.

It showed the weakness everyone assumed did not exist. Because of that, no one tried.  Now they WILL try. Congress itself could pay with their lives as a result of this stunt.

Terrorists can now see that they don't need Boeing 767's. By using low tech means they "could send a message." That would include domestic extremist terrorists, the Tim McVeigh types, who are far more dangerous than the foreign ones at this point because they are far more numerous -- and they live here.

What if an anti-Obama right wing fanatic group -- or young jihadis --  with easy access to guns, explosives and hate, flew one or more gyro-copters (or small planes) on a suicide mission into Congress in session or the White House? What if a couple guys jump the fence and show up at the back door with AK 47's and grenades and try to kill them! 

Upgrading that security zone now is paramount.

"Upgrading" means that the next fool who tries it needs to be forced down --or shot down as extreme as it sounds-- because if he isn't, you have given a green light to the people or groups who will use it to violent ends.

No Mr. Mailman, it was not a patriotic thing to do. You have jeopardized the very government you wanted to improve. Now it is more dangerous. We have all seen the flaw.  It's only a matter of time when the real terrorists take advantage of that knowledge that there is not a real "no fly zone" around our capitol.

I am a pilot.  I have flown "hedge hopping."  Small ultralights do it all the time. There are literally tens of thousands of small aircraft available to anyone and everyone in the USA as it should be. In the wrong hands they are also potential weapons, just like a car can be a car bomb. We don't ban cars for that.

Mr. mailman wanted to be a hero. But he should have talked to me first. He has opened Pandora's Box on security in our own backyard.

Stay tuned.

One of my past articles was on what would happen if the 911 Flight 93 had made it back to DC and hit its intended target, either the White House or Congress. It turns out that there is no easy replacement for house of representative members, while Senators can be appointed by the Governor. House members would take special elections. Government would stop for months and put everything into chaos.

 Let's hope we don't have to go down that road ...

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