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Statue of hero in Littleton criticized
Navy Seal Danny Dietz, killed two years ago in Afghanistan while defending our freedom, is being honored with a statue in his hometown of Littleton, Colorado, to be placed in the neighborhood where he grew up, across from the elementary school he attended. Dietz was also awarded the prestigious Navy Cross for “extraordinary heroism in actions against the enemy.”
All is not well, however, as “concerned citizens” object to placement of the monument because it depicts—gasp—a soldier with a gun. After all, in the eyes of children, “it’s just a nine-foot guy with a gun.” The town is also the site of the infamous Columbine High School shootings in 1999, a “stigma” for Littleton “whether they like it or not,” said one parent who objects to the statue.
Fortunately, most Littleton citizens are more reasonable than the naysayers. “If they object to children seeing guns, they better object to every TV in the house. They’ll see more guns there than anywhere else,” said one local supporter.
Would that all gun dissenters remember the words of Darrell Scott, father of Columbine High victim Rachel Scott, who, testifying before a House Judiciary subcommittee on crime, said: “What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence and when something as terrible as Columbine’s tragedy occurs politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA... We do not need more restrictive laws... No amount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre. The real villain lies within our own hearts.”
Navy Seal Danny Dietz, killed two years ago in Afghanistan while defending our freedom, is being honored with a statue in his hometown of Littleton, Colorado, to be placed in the neighborhood where he grew up, across from the elementary school he attended. Dietz was also awarded the prestigious Navy Cross for “extraordinary heroism in actions against the enemy.”
All is not well, however, as “concerned citizens” object to placement of the monument because it depicts—gasp—a soldier with a gun. After all, in the eyes of children, “it’s just a nine-foot guy with a gun.” The town is also the site of the infamous Columbine High School shootings in 1999, a “stigma” for Littleton “whether they like it or not,” said one parent who objects to the statue.
Fortunately, most Littleton citizens are more reasonable than the naysayers. “If they object to children seeing guns, they better object to every TV in the house. They’ll see more guns there than anywhere else,” said one local supporter.
Would that all gun dissenters remember the words of Darrell Scott, father of Columbine High victim Rachel Scott, who, testifying before a House Judiciary subcommittee on crime, said: “What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence and when something as terrible as Columbine’s tragedy occurs politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA... We do not need more restrictive laws... No amount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre. The real villain lies within our own hearts.”
May I not so respectfully suggest that those who have the duty of having this statue emplace tell ALL of those whiny, STUPID, gutless wonders, to just shut up and move on! 
