It was a surprise that we were not inundated by rhetoric calling for banning guns after the attempt on Donald Trump’s life, though the media has often been silent after other attempts on the life of prominent conservatives so it doesn’t bring attention to it, so it is not too surprising. President Biden called for us to tone down the rhetoric and draw together as a nation. That is surprising for him though it may relate to the fact that it is approaching election time and he is suffering from miserable polls. Most of the hate speech has come from Democrats who have demonized their opponents and called on their supporters to drive people out of restaurants and other public places for wearing MAGA hats and T-shirts. They refuse to debate issues and attack their opponents character and families to divert attention away from the issues. Though some Republicans have also, it has predominantly been prominent Democrats like President Biden and Nancy Pelosi. In addition, Democrats have continued to claim that Republicans are responsible for the violence and continually bring up January 6th, although the January 6th “riot’ was not really very violent. There were no guns used or rocks and bottles thrown. The people merely pushed their way into the capital building and the only person shot was a woman who was trying to stop the rioters and she was shot by a security guard. They completely ignore the left-wing gangs like Black Lives Matter and others who have terrorized cities attacking police and prominent Democrats who have called for defunding the police. The violence went on for several years and involved millions of dollars in destruction and numerous police and innocent bystanders being killed or injured. Their idea of violence is standing outside an abortion clinic praying or standing up in a school board meeting and questioning why the school allows boys to share the girls restrooms and showers with the girls. Apparently they don’t feel that the continual burning and vandalizing of churches and pro-life women’s clinics falls under the category of violence, because they would rather hunt down and prosecute people praying in front of abortion clinics and parents objecting at school board meetings then investigate the continual vandalism and destruction of churches and pro-life centers. It is important that we elect candidates that respect life and the rule of law.