Veterans

We all know how at times Washington short changes our veterans, the brave men and women who fight for our freedom and the State of Connecticut does to some extent make up the slack, but more should be done.
Let's talk a little about modern warfare, particularly IED's. Actually these so called "shaped charges" were first developed by the Navy over 120 years ago. They work by creating an intense pressure wave that drives a slug of metal thtough the thickest armor. But this same pressure wave can travel through the human brain tearing apart neurons that took decades to connect themselves throughout the victim's life. The victim might show no outward sign of injury, but will never be the same again. These and more obvious injuries might need a lifetime of care and that we must do and if we do not, we should hang out heads in shame. I am not in favor of raising taxes, but if the only way to take proper care of our veterans was to raise taxes, I would vote for it in a heartbeat.

Guns

The shooting in Manchester today was another awful tragedy and our prayers go out to the victims families. I wasn't going to say much about guns. The reason is no matter what gun laws are in place in Connecticut, as long as you can buy a gun from a flea market in New Hampshire or a Gun Show in Maine with no checks whatever, the Connecticut laws don't matter that much. In this particular case we do not know if the gun was legal or not.
However the question keeps on coming up and I am talking to people in order to come up with a considered and researched position.