History of Friday the 13th

 According to Biblical tradition -

13 guests attended the "Last Supper" held on Maundy Thursday 3 April 30AD

Jesus was betrayed by Judas Iscariot. 

And Jesus was crucified on "Good Friday" 4 April 30AD. 

Jesus the Christ, the King, the Prince of Peace 3BC - 30AD. 

Also, Eve gave Adam the 'Apple' from the "Tree of Knowledge" on a Friday.

And Cain killed his brother Abel on a Friday.

So, in essence Friday the 13th became known as a day of bad luck and misfortune. 

Historic Events that happened on Friday the 13th -

Friday October 13th, 1307 - the last of the Knights of Templar were executed. 

Friday April 13th, 1912 - the HMS Titanic received the last iceberg warning, 

yet it was never relayed to the ship's Captain, Captain E.J. Smith. 

She struck an Iceberg at 11:40PM and sank at 2:20AM on April 14th, 1912. 

Friday September 13th, 1940 - The German bombing of Buckingham Palace.

Friday March 13th, 1964 - The murder of Kitty Genever in Queens, New York.

Friday November 13th, 1970 - Cyclone kills 300,000 in Bangladesh.

Friday October 13th, 1972 - Chilen Airforce Plane disappears in the Andes  

Friday September 13th, 1996 - Death of rap-star Tupac.

Friday January 13th, 2012 - The crash of the Costa Concordia cruise ship.

However, there are many other historic bad luck events that did NOT happen on 

Friday the 13th like...

The bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in Scotland on December 21st, 1988.

The crash of flight 1285R of a MD DC-8 on Thursday December 12th, 1985

which killed 248 US Soldiers and 8 crew.

The Vanishing of Malaysian Airlines 370 (MH 370) in the South China Sea on 

March 8th, 2014.

The Beirut Barricks Bombing in Lebanon on October 23rd, 1983

which killed 220 US Marines, 18 US Sailors, 3 US Soldiers, and 58 French Military Personnel.

This led to the Multi-National Peacekeeping Force and the Battleship New Jersey BB-62

to be extendedly deployed in which we Battleship Sailors Beach Bombarded (BB) them.

And the 2 worst things that happened in my nearly 60-year lifetime:

1. The 9/11 (September 11th, 2001) attacks by "Islamic Extremists",

destroying the Twin Towers of New York, flight 77 attack on our Pentagon, 

and the attempted Capital attack foiled by the crew of United 93 

which crashed in a field in Shanksville, PA. In total killing 2,963 souls.

This was the worst attack by foreign terrorists on U.S. soil!

It led to the "Global War on Terrorism" in which I did two tours in Iraq.

in which I was in a distant IED explosion causing me PTSD, imbalance, 

and ringing in the ears. 

And led to us being in Afghanistan for over 20 years...

2. The January 6th, 2021, Insurrectionist Capital Attack, by domestic terrorists,

Right Wing Nationalist Extremists, the MAGA cult, caused by the lying rhetoric of Trump, 

in which sadly he, the ringleader, is running for president again. WTF!!!

So, yes, a lot of bad things did happen on Friday the 13th,

but a lot of bad things happened on other days as well...

Thoughts and Prayers are NOT going to be enough this time!

 Thoughts and prayers are not going to be enough.

It is time to take action!
Let us end these senseless school shootings.
When I was a kid we had fire drills,
now it is mass shooter drills at schools.
WTF!!!
Enough is enough!!!

Let us enact common sense gun reform:
1. Expand background checks nationwide,
2. Enact Red Flag Laws across the board,
3. Let us ensure everyone that owns or wants to buy
a firearm is trained and licensed,
4. Ban Ghost Guns and Gun Kits,
5. Reenact the Assault Weapons Ban.
It is common sense gun reform.
And the time is now to finally get it done!

Us Democrats do NOT want to take away guns,
but to make our streets and schools safer from
senseless gun violence.
After all we own guns too.
I AM a gun owner.

The 2nd amendment states -
A well-regulated militia,
for the necessity of a free state,
the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

If the Militia or Military is well-regulated,
then those who own and keep arms shall also be well-regulated.