Boehner’s Plan B

Kabuki TheatreJohn Boehner is going to get the GOP to violate their pledge to not raise taxes, via his Plan B.  The DEM/MSM is already portraying Beoehner as having “conceded” on Wednesday.

Boehner will let the Demorats have their way, and then call it a victory.  I quantify it via one word only: capitulation.

George HW Bush broke his word to the taxpayers in 1988, in re “read my lips: no new taxes.”  And it ended his tenure.  Bang.

Yes, the Republicans cannot block tax increases.  But apparently they may sign off on Obama’s will to cut another $100 BILLION dollars from defense.  That is insanity personified — if for no other reason than because of the profligate manner in which Obama himself is applying our American military in numerous theaters around the planet.

And none — none — of the Republicans apparently have the huevos to publicly stand against Boehner and stand on a refusal to increase taxes.  With a singular exception: I listened to Marco Rubio speak on Hannity’s show indicating so.

Hugh Hewitt and his callers excoriated Plan B.  He wrote on Wednesday:

Plan B raises taxes.

A yes vote on Plan B violates the pledge many if not all GOP candidates took, and convoiuted logic won’t change that and Grover’s pardon won’t matter.

After the routine violations of the “Pledge to America” of 2010, GOP credibility is in tatters.

MSM will begin every story on taxes for the next two years with “The GOP once before broke its pledge not to raise taxes, so…”

Plan B cuts defense by $100 billion.

Plan B won’t pass the Senate.

So why exactly did this get pushed forward, without consultation with the Senate leadership and without any chance for the GOP base to weigh in?  At what point does GOP leadership figure out the “representative” part of their job?

This is a huge, indeed potentially catastrophic mistake, and the Speaker ought to withdraw the plan and send everyone home with a vow to make any tax cuts in the new year retroactive.  We will go over the president’s cliff, but the GOP will have some credibility left and may yet remember that the party of Reagan defends the military that defends us and, crucially, doesn’t raise taxes.

Thank you Hugh.  Precisely.

The Fed has already said it will print a TRILLION dollars next year.  Inflation is going to hit, in 2013, in a way and manner that harkens back to 1980 — where I was paying 12% for a home loan with a minimum of 20% down, and vehicle loans hovered around 20% to 25% or more.  Or worse.  Much worse.

Recognize this: HALF of the people in the US don’t have a mortgage, so the elimination of the mortgage deduction means nothing to the bulk of the Free Cheese electorate.  But what might you then conclude about the already-poor health of the housing market if this deduction is eliminated?

Boehner is not taking this crisis seriously.  Obama is not taking this crisis seriously.  No one in Congress is taking this crisis seriously.

Let me state things as bluntly as possible: these assholes have no skin in the game and play, cavalierly, with your “skin.”  That is because Congress does and has historically exempted itself from the bulk of the bills it passes — plus —  by the time each individual has reached DC they have a sufficient layer of fiscal scams and insularity as to guarantee their continued profit but upon retirement.  There is always another high-paying job awaiting for Congress Critters because that is their nature and their history and their linkage.

Congress simply has no skin in the game.  And they are not held to answer save “censure” or harsh language or perhaps a bit of sarcasm or temporary embarrassment via some red cheeks.

This is generational theft.  This is immoral.  It borders on actual evil because it is planned and plotted and designed and calculated to the Nth degree.

Make no mistake: on both sides of the aisle.

It’s all Kabuki Theater at this point.

BZ

 

 

 

Mental issues: “I am Adam Lanza’s mother”

Adam LanzaI wrote that guns weren’t the problem in Newtown, Connecticut.

I believe that the individual psychotic or mentally-impacted person is the issue.

Hence,

I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother

Liza Long

Three days before 20-year-old Adam Lanza killed his mother, then opened fire on a classroom full of Connecticut kindergartners, my 13-year-old son Michael (name changed) missed his bus because he was wearing the wrong color pants.

“I can wear these pants,” he said, his tone increasingly belligerent, the black-hole pupils of his eyes swallowing the blue irises.

“They are navy blue,” I told him. “Your school’s dress code says black or khaki pants only.”

“They told me I could wear these,” he insisted. “You’re a stupid bitch. I can wear whatever pants I want to. This is America. I have rights!”

“You can’t wear whatever pants you want to,” I said, my tone affable, reasonable. “And you definitely cannot call me a stupid bitch. You’re grounded from electronics for the rest of the day. Now get in the car, and I will take you to school.”

I live with a son who is mentally ill. I love my son. But he terrifies me.

A few weeks ago, Michael pulled a knife and threatened to kill me and then himself after I asked him to return his overdue library books. His 7- and 9-year-old siblings knew the safety plan—they ran to the car and locked the doors before I even asked them to. I managed to get the knife from Michael, then methodically collected all the sharp objects in the house into a single Tupperware container that now travels with me. Through it all, he continued to scream insults at me and threaten to kill or hurt me.

That conflict ended with three burly police officers and a paramedic wrestling my son onto a gurney for an expensive ambulance ride to the local emergency room. The mental hospital didn’t have any beds that day, and Michael calmed down nicely in the ER, so they sent us home with a prescription for Zyprexa and a follow-up visit with a local pediatric psychiatrist.

We still don’t know what’s wrong with Michael. Autism spectrum, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant or Intermittent Explosive Disorder have all been tossed around at various meetings with probation officers and social workers and counselors and teachers and school administrators. He’s been on a slew of antipsychotic and mood-altering pharmaceuticals, a Russian novel of behavioral plans. Nothing seems to work.

At the start of seventh grade, Michael was accepted to an accelerated program for highly gifted math and science students. His IQ is off the charts. When he’s in a good mood, he will gladly bend your ear on subjects ranging from Greek mythology to the differences between Einsteinian and Newtonian physics to Doctor Who. He’s in a good mood most of the time. But when he’s not, watch out. And it’s impossible to predict what will set him off.

Several weeks into his new junior high school, Michael began exhibiting increasingly odd and threatening behaviors at school. We decided to transfer him to the district’s most restrictive behavioral program, a contained school environment where children who can’t function in normal classrooms can access their right to free public babysitting from 7:30 to 1:50 Monday through Friday until they turn 18.

The morning of the pants incident, Michael continued to argue with me on the drive. He would occasionally apologize and seem remorseful. Right before we turned into his school parking lot, he said, “Look, Mom, I’m really sorry. Can I have video games back today?”

“No way,” I told him. “You cannot act the way you acted this morning and think you can get your electronic privileges back that quickly.”

His face turned cold, and his eyes were full of calculated rage. “Then I’m going to kill myself,” he said. “I’m going to jump out of this car right now and kill myself.”

That was it. After the knife incident, I told him that if he ever said those words again, I would take him straight to the mental hospital, no ifs, ands, or buts. I did not respond, except to pull the car into the opposite lane, turning left instead of right.

“Where are you taking me?” he said, suddenly worried. “Where are we going?”

“You know where we are going,” I replied.

“No! You can’t do that to me! You’re sending me to hell! You’re sending me straight to hell!”

I pulled up in front of the hospital, frantically waving for one of the clinicians who happened to be standing outside. “Call the police,” I said. “Hurry.”

Michael was in a full-blown fit by then, screaming and hitting. I hugged him close so he couldn’t escape from the car. He bit me several times and repeatedly jabbed his elbows into my rib cage. I’m still stronger than he is, but I won’t be for much longer.

The police came quickly and carried my son screaming and kicking into the bowels of the hospital. I started to shake, and tears filled my eyes as I filled out the paperwork—”Were there any difficulties with… at what age did your child… were there any problems with.. has your child ever experienced.. does your child have…”

At least we have health insurance now. I recently accepted a position with a local college, giving up my freelance career because when you have a kid like this, you need benefits. You’ll do anything for benefits. No individual insurance plan will cover this kind of thing.

For days, my son insisted that I was lying—that I made the whole thing up so that I could get rid of him. The first day, when I called to check up on him, he said, “I hate you. And I’m going to get my revenge as soon as I get out of here.”

By day three, he was my calm, sweet boy again, all apologies and promises to get better. I’ve heard those promises for years. I don’t believe them anymore.

On the intake form, under the question, “What are your expectations for treatment?” I wrote, “I need help.”

And I do. This problem is too big for me to handle on my own. Sometimes there are no good options. So you just pray for grace and trust that in hindsight, it will all make sense.

I am sharing this story because I am Adam Lanza’s mother. I am Dylan Klebold’s and Eric Harris’s mother. I am Jason Holmes’s mother. I am Jared Loughner’s mother. I am Seung-Hui Cho’s mother. And these boys—and their mothers—need help. In the wake of another horrific national tragedy, it’s easy to talk about guns. But it’s time to talk about mental illness.

According to Mother Jones, since 1982, 61 mass murders involving firearms have occurred throughout the country. Of these, 43 of the killers were white males, and only one was a woman. Mother Jones focused on whether the killers obtained their guns legally (most did). But this highly visible sign of mental illness should lead us to consider how many people in the U.S. live in fear, like I do.

When I asked my son’s social worker about my options, he said that the only thing I could do was to get Michael charged with a crime. “If he’s back in the system, they’ll create a paper trail,” he said. “That’s the only way you’re ever going to get anything done. No one will pay attention to you unless you’ve got charges.”

I don’t believe my son belongs in jail. The chaotic environment exacerbates Michael’s sensitivity to sensory stimuli and doesn’t deal with the underlying pathology. But it seems like the United States is using prison as the solution of choice for mentally ill people. According to Human Rights Watch, the number of mentally ill inmates in U.S. prisons quadrupled from 2000 to 2006, and it continues to rise—in fact, the rate of inmate mental illness is five times greater (56 percent) than in the non-incarcerated population.

With state-run treatment centers and hospitals shuttered, prison is now the last resort for the mentally ill—Rikers Island, the LA County Jail and Cook County Jail in Illinois housed the nation’s largest treatment centers in 2011.

No one wants to send a 13-year-old genius who loves Harry Potter and his snuggle animal collection to jail. But our society, with its stigma on mental illness and its broken healthcare system, does not provide us with other options. Then another tortured soul shoots up a fast food restaurant. A mall. A kindergarten classroom. And we wring our hands and say, “Something must be done.”

I agree that something must be done. It’s time for a meaningful, nation-wide conversation about mental health. That’s the only way our nation can ever truly heal.

God help me. God help Michael. God help us all.

God help us all.  Because our government isn’t helping.  Nor is it interested in helping in a personal or cultural fashion.  It involves mental instability.  PROFOUND mental instability.

BZ

 

 

Let the knee-jerk anti-gun legislation commence:

Penn Jillette BANFirst, outright confiscation is advocated by MSNBC’s Leftist Ed Schultz on Twitter:

Ed Schultz ‏@WeGotEd @gt500cws who’s facts ? I have a fact for you. We are the Constitution and we as a people can change whatever we want. Get ready Dude !

Ed Schultz ‏@WeGotEd @gt500cws a Glock pistol qualifies as an assault weapon.

Ed Schultz ‏@WeGotEd The NRA needs to state the case why assault weapons are needed by anyone.

Ed Schultz ‏@WeGotEd @gt500cws a Glock pistol qualifies as an assault weapon.

Ed Schultz ‏@WeGotEd Write all the feel good laws you want, it’s the confiscation of these types of weapons that counts and will have an impact.

Ed Schultz ‏@WeGotEd Why should anyone own an assault rifle ? We need to be realistic about the 2nd amendment..society has changed, views have changed.

“Write all the feel good laws you want, it’s the confiscation of these types of weapons that counts and will have an impact.”

Two Demorat senators want an outright assault weapons ban here.

Fornicalia Senator Diane Feinstein, 79, said on Monday:

“This is really the straw that breaks the camel’s back.  I’m beside myself over this.”

She’s going for “assault weapons,” she states.

Adam Lanza was, in fact, “deranged.”

And so-called “gun-free zones” do nothing but guarantee, to an offender, that they will not be met with resistance of any kind.  A bit of an obvious conclusion, yes?  But, of course, not to Leftists, Progressives and Demorats, who possess not the capacity to understand such concepts.  They act and react only upon emotions, not logic or common sense — a sense of which is not common any more.

Further, let us harken back to Eric Holder in 1995: “we need to brainwash people against guns.”

How about this, Mr Holder: we portray crime and criminals as they are?  Losers.  Cultural losers.  And to whom are you aiming this ire?  Truthfully: to large and compacted cities such as Detroit, Chicago, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Los Angeles — cities that are packed with a high “minority content” (Though, in Fornicalia, as a Caucasoid I am now the literal statistical minority.) that belong to gangs because they have no two-parent families.  A paradigm that was eliminated by the very federal government with which you now work.  At one time the black family was the tightest nucleus possible.  But when you — the federal government — paid black women for more children absent a male in the household, the nuclear black family was inexorably doomed.  By Demorats.  Leftists.

But what will Demorats and Leftists and Progressives fail to mention?  Yes.  That would be statistics.  As in: violent crime has been trending down for the past 20 years.

Yoni the Blogger writes more truth:

Rampage violence is not solely an American problem.

It is a world wide problem.  Since 1904 the world has seen over 1,261 such incidents.

They happen in free countries such as America, and they have happened in dictatorships such as the former USSR and China.

The weapons range from edged weapons, firearms and metal bars.

I predict that America will see new gun control, over the latest school shooting. Despite the evidence of the good that guns have done in two of the latest incidents.

But prepare to be confronted with Truth that NO ONE in the DEM/MSM has mentioned, and that most persons fail to mention.  Truth:

We know that the shooter in Oregon was confronted by a civilian that was carrying a pistol, the civilian held fire because of people being behind the shooter. The shooter was working to try and clear a malfunction in his rifle, he saw the civilian aiming at him.

The shooter only fired one more round, the one that took his own life.

We know at the Sandy Hook, that when the shooter heard the first responders approaching he took his own life.

It is time we have a serious discussion about the positive aspect of gun ownership.

Guns in the hands of good people, prevent violence.

Israel proved that guns in our schools, stopped our schools from being targeted by terrorist.

Gun free zones create a pool of victims for these sick individuals.

I promise you, let a teacher kill one of these crazies and the rampage violence at schools will stop.

Precisely.  Because America and American politicians are addressing the wrong issue.  They are — of course, once again — taking the EASY WAY “out.”

Just as cash is an “answer” and is completely impersonal, so is addressing the tool in violence — the gun — an “answer” and is completely impersonal.  Because “impersonal” won’t cost votes.

Because Demorats and Leftists and Progressives and the DEM/MSM refuse to address the true issue: PEOPLE.

Why?

People VOTE.  Tools and cold pieces of paper and metal do not.  People — votersdon’t want to hear or read that they are the problem.

However, the Second Amendment has been upheld:

Most recently, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Dec. 11 struck down an Illinois law that prohibited most individuals other than hunters or law enforcement personnel from carrying weapons in public. The ruling relied, in part, on a 2008 Supreme Court decision striking down Washington, D.C.,’s strict handgun ban.

“The constitutional right of armed self-defense is broader than the right to have a gun in one’s home,” Judge Richard Posner wrote in striking down the Illinois law.

There are serious issues here.

Issues that the Demorats are truly unwilling to address.

BZ

P.S.
I will write about the “mental health” factors later — a much-needed issue to be discussed.

 

 

Reflections upon the Newtown, Connecticut shootings:

Newtown 1A great tragedy occurred last Friday.

Twenty small children and six adults were killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.  One adult, the mother of the suspect, was killed first, in her home.

Since then a major fuse has been lighted due to the significance of the event, and (predominantly in the DEM/MSM) the obvious and simple solution is to confiscate your weapons and proscribe personal ownership of firearms.  Then, clearly, all will be well with the nation and the world.

In the meantime, the bloody deaths of small children is fodder for competition, job advancement and ratings in the national media:

Tweet for Childrens' DeathsNothing that any logically-thinking and informed American didn’t already know and expect, however, from the DEM/MSM maggots.

[A small aside for those unfamiliar with the firearms industry in America: there are, to the best of my knowledge, at least seven firearms or firearms-associated manufacturers located in the state of Connecticut, to include Smith & Wesson; Colt; Sturm, Ruger & Co.; Mossberg; Winchester; Remington; and Martin Firearms.]

Mr Obama made it very clear that he believes immediate action is necessary:

“And this must change.  We can’t tolerate this any longer.  These tragedies must end.  Are we prepared to say that we’re powerless in the face of such carnage? That the politics are too hard? Are we prepared to say that such violence visited on our children year after year after year is the price of our freedom?”

Good and true words.  To be utilized — like any tool — for good or for ill.

Involving Mr Obama and Demorats, Leftists and Progressives — in consideration of my inherently doubting and questioning nature — I cannot help but think that what Mr Obama has in mind isn’t really much of an observance of our Bill of Rights.

But instead, something more along the lines of what Mr Bush created with Homeland Security — and worse.  Much worse.

Texas Fred has an excellent installment regarding his post-Newtown thoughts here.

Further: “we all know that guns are evil,” but do they ever save lives — and — who advocates them?  None other than black rapper Ice-T:

Asked by a London news anchor about America’s gun culture, Ice-T said: “Well, I’d give up my gun when everybody does. Doesn’t that make sense?  If there were guns here, would you want to be the only person without one?”

Anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Channel 4 News: “So do you carry guns routinely at home?”

Ice-T: “Yeah, it’s legal in the United States. It’s part of our Constitution. You know, the right to bear arms is because that’s the last form of defense against tyranny. Not to hunt. It’s to protect yourself from the police.”

Anchor: “And do you see any link between that and these sorts of (Aurora-type) incidents?”

Ice-T: “No. Nah. Not really. You know what I’m saying, if somebody wants to kill people, you know, they don’t need a gun to do it.”

Anchor: “It makes it easier, though, doesn’t it?”

Ice-T: “Not really. You can strap explosives on your body. They [Muslims!BZ] do that all the time.”

Anchor: “So when there’s the inevitable backlash of the anti-gun lobby, as a result of this instance, as there always is–“

Ice-T: “Well, that’s not going to change anything.  The United States is based on guns.”

Alas, finally, a truism.  One that we must all face.  Because history precludes us.

There is an American gun magazine that has featured a monthly column, for years, documenting incidents where the presence of a gun saved lives.

Check this from John Stossel:

Outrageous.  More guns lead to more violence.  Plainly.  Or — dare we say it? — not?

But: “if someone breaks into your house, which would you rather have?  A handgun, or a telephone?”

Clearly, Leftists, Demorats and Progressives would prefer this sign on their front yards:

Unarmed HomeOh wait.  No they wouldn’t.  Because those signs don’t exist on front yards.  ANYone’s front yard.  Does that mean that — gulp! — Demorats and Leftists and Progressives are slightly smarter than your average houseplant?  Answer: yes.  And calculatingly so.  They say one thing and espouse and live another.

Yes, I know you’re quite shocked.  Shocked, I tell you!

Various other killings stopped by armed citizens?  Click here.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch:

Democrats vow to push for gun control measures in Congress
Progressives Plan March On NRA In DC Monday

But if you’re not retarded or an idiot or a Demorat or a Leftist or a Progressive or immature or ill-educated or homeless or autistic or a GOWP or a parasite or an advocate or consumer of Free Cheese.  .  .

.  .  . then your gun rights are under assault.

Oh, right.  That would equate to a normal human being protected by the Constitution of the United States of America.

BZ

 

 

27 people dead in Newtown, Connecticut school shooting

Let me write the truth, where few will dare to go:

Guns were not responsible.

An evil human being, beyond description, was responsible.

You’ve likely noticed the number of persons killed as statistically incorrect.  But I count only the worthy.  Hence: 27 persons were killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, CTInformation is still rather sketchy and inconclusive but — despite that — massive conclusions are already being drawn.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, in this statement:

With all the carnage from gun violence in our country, it’s still almost impossible to believe that a mass shooting in a kindergarten class could happen. It has come to that. Not even kindergarteners learning their A,B,Cs are safe. We heard after Columbine that it was too soon to talk about gun laws. We heard it after Virginia Tech. After Tucson and Aurora and Oak Creek. And now we are hearing it again. For every day we wait, 34 more people are murdered with guns. Today, many of them were five-year olds. President Obama rightly sent his heartfelt condolences to the families in Newtown. But the country needs him to send a bill to Congress to fix this problem. Calling for ‘meaningful action’ is not enough. We need immediate action. We have heard all the rhetoric before. What we have not seen is leadership – not from the White House and not from Congress. That must end today. This is a national tragedy and it demands a national response. My deepest sympathies are with the families of all those affected, and my determination to stop this madness is stronger than ever.

Rupert Murdoch, billionaire, wrote on Twitter:

Terrible news today. When will politicians find courage to ban automatic weapons? As in Oz after similar tragedy.

5:26 PM – 14 Dec 12 ·

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino also provided a similar statement:

As a parent and grandparent, I am overcome with both grief and outrage by the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. This unspeakable act of violence will forever imprint this day in our hearts and minds. My heart goes out to the families impacted by this senseless tragedy and the many others we have recently witnessed across the United States. As a Mayor who has witnessed too many lives forever altered by gun violence, it is my responsibility to fight for action. Today’s tragedy reminds us that now is the time for action. Innocent children will now never attend a prom, never play in a big game, never step foot on a college campus. Now is the time for a national policy on guns that takes the loopholes out of the laws, the automatic weapons out of our neighborhoods and the tragedies like today out of our future.

What might there be in common with all three of these reactions?  Plenty.

They were issued by wealthy Demorats who each have their own personal protective retinue.  They can have theirs; apparently you cannot have yours.  Because if you conjure that Menino or Bloomberg or Murdoch make one move in public absent an armed protective contingent, you would be horribly wrong.

Further, two of them are mayors of major American cities where people are packed like herring and treated like herring, with a majority clamoring for Free Cheese.  The price for Free Cheese is, obviously, loss of independence, enhancement of parasitism, lethargy of the proles, and an unwillingness of said involved governments to trust their baseline electorate.  I submit: perhaps with good reason, due to voting history.

[A quick question for my readers about recent cultural events: does the current emphasis and popularity in the visual and written media with “zombies” have anything to do with a reflection of the American electorate in general?] 

Make no mistake; elementary school children involved in this kind of trauma will be inexorably scarred for some time, perhaps their entire lives — depending on what they saw and felt and were told — and will be told — to see and feel.

Newtown 2 It was heartbreaking to watch the live feeds of children attempting to relate what they saw and experienced, covered by all the major American media maggots.  Whilst watching the immured reactions of the children, I formulated two immediate questions: 1) What unfeeling bastard could hold a camera in the faces of these kids? and 2) What unfeeling parent could keep from smashing a fist into the throats of these media whores — and, further, would allow their children to be interviewed in the first place?

Answer: immature parents and dupes who are media whores themselves and to whom their children were nothing more than temporary tools for reverse fame.  Infamy.

I won’t waste my time writing about the shooter or his name or influences or his upcoming victimology.  Frankly, he doesn’t deserve the consideration nor do I care if he was abused or had autism or perhaps three nipples.  Because, when the Amercan maggot media is done with him, he will be a victim.  Of his circumstances, of his upbringing, of his environment.

He was Evil, pure and simple.  Evil has its nature, and he fulfilled those metrics.  I have seen Evil, I have faced it, I know its smell, the taste of it on my tongue.  I know how it walks, how it talks, how it lies, and how it revels in its obscenity.  I have arrested Evil.  I have booked Evil.  I have ridden with it up elevators, pushed it into the back of marked units, had it shoot at me, and shot at it.  I have had Evil hit me, punch me, cut me, spit on me, and smile at me with its maniacal grin.

Evil is the topic.  And guns comprise only a miniscule portion of the tools it utilizes, in the past, now, and in the future.

A gun is a tool.  And only that.  A means to an end.  Tools change, circumstantially-dependent.  A tool used one way can harm.  The same tool used another way can liberate and save.

Oddly enough, in a massive thrust of irony — ON THE SAME DAY — that only our Lord God seems to appreciate:

Knife-wielding man injures 22 children in China

BEIJING (Reuters) – A knife-wielding man slashed 22 children and an adult at an elementary school in central China on Friday, state media reported, the latest in a series of attacks on schoolchildren in the country.

The man attacked the children at the gate of a school in Chenpeng village in Henan province, the Xinhua news agency reported.

Police arrested a 36-year-old man, identified as villager Min Yingjun, Xinhua said. It did not give further details of the extent of the injuries.

And this in a country where no personal possession of a firearm is allowed, in any way, for any reason.

A Glock, a Sig, a Bushmaster.  A knife, a machete, a sabre, a broadsword.  A rock.  A baseball bat.  A series of highly-evolved and technologically-advanced drone aircraft.

Check history.  Remember history.  Because this important fact is true: one highly motivated individual, properly prepared, with mental singularity of mission, dedication, and a willingness to die for an ideal, can kill or cause to be killed any person on the planet.

No matter the tool involved.

BZ