There was a major attack today at the airport in Istanbul, Turkey. As of the latest count, at least ten are dead and many more wounded. Reports say that this is a suicide bombing. There are also reports that armed men were seen running from the airport building at the time of the blast. No one knows for certain what terrorist group is responsible or even how many more people have been killed.
This is a terrible act by some terrible people. There was no one at that airport who had done anything to deserve this or anything like this.
It's worth considering a few things in connection with this latest attack:
1. There is no right to own a firearm in Turkey.
2.. Ownership of automatic and semi-automatic weapons is prohibited in Turkey.
3. No one may purchase a gun without first passing a vigorous background check and also providing a reason for purchase which the government deems acceptable.
4. There is no anti-Moslem violence or prejudice in Turkey; nearly everyone in the country is a Sunni Moslem. The terrorists were not motivated by Islamophobia or any insult of years gone by to Islam.
5. Despite all this, there was still a major terrorist attack at the airport in Istanbul.
If there were Democrats in Turkey, I wonder how they would explain away this attack.
UPDATE -- The latest is that there are over 50 dead and over 100 wounded. It also appears that this was an attack by ISIS although that has not been finally confirmed. It's worth keeping in mind what true evil really looks like, and it is THIS.
This is a terrible act by some terrible people. There was no one at that airport who had done anything to deserve this or anything like this.
It's worth considering a few things in connection with this latest attack:
1. There is no right to own a firearm in Turkey.
2.. Ownership of automatic and semi-automatic weapons is prohibited in Turkey.
3. No one may purchase a gun without first passing a vigorous background check and also providing a reason for purchase which the government deems acceptable.
4. There is no anti-Moslem violence or prejudice in Turkey; nearly everyone in the country is a Sunni Moslem. The terrorists were not motivated by Islamophobia or any insult of years gone by to Islam.
5. Despite all this, there was still a major terrorist attack at the airport in Istanbul.
If there were Democrats in Turkey, I wonder how they would explain away this attack.
UPDATE -- The latest is that there are over 50 dead and over 100 wounded. It also appears that this was an attack by ISIS although that has not been finally confirmed. It's worth keeping in mind what true evil really looks like, and it is THIS.
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