I am sure that most of you have heard about what happened today at the elementary school in Connecticut. Sometimes this world we live in can become so ugly and pain filled in just 15 minutes that we sit stunned and shocked unable to take what happened in. My heart goes out to the parents, families, teachers and students who were forced to face that horrible situation today.
Does it seem that this is happening more often, or I am alone in that perspective? Last week it was a mall in Portland. Before that in Aurora, CO. the movie theater horror. Offices that a disgruntled and disturbed employee returns to seek their brand of justice. Are there more psychotic people out there today than before? Or just more of them that have access to guns?
I have a lot of friends that puff up and spout on about 2nd Amendment rights and their need to have a gun of their own. If it had been their family member, their child, would they be so quick to say that their right should not be taken away ? At the very least it should be made much harder to get a gun. Not just government and law enforcement searches, but psychological testing as well. All these shooters had one thing in common, they were 'disturbed' individuals. Clearly it was seen by friends or family that something was not right with them. I know it's naive to believe that they could not find another way to arm themselves, but it should be made more difficult for them to arm themselves.
I mourn for the children that were lost, there will be no consoling the ones who were closest to them, that pain will never go away. I wish that there was some magic answer to stopping these senseless murders from occurring. Prayer would be a good place to start.
k
**pardon the whited out..I did everything I could think of with this blog editor and I still could not fix it. If you highlight the white bars you can read what was written, sorry.
Does it seem that this is happening more often, or I am alone in that perspective? Last week it was a mall in Portland. Before that in Aurora, CO. the movie theater horror. Offices that a disgruntled and disturbed employee returns to seek their brand of justice. Are there more psychotic people out there today than before? Or just more of them that have access to guns?
I have a lot of friends that puff up and spout on about 2nd Amendment rights and their need to have a gun of their own. If it had been their family member, their child, would they be so quick to say that their right should not be taken away ? At the very least it should be made much harder to get a gun. Not just government and law enforcement searches, but psychological testing as well. All these shooters had one thing in common, they were 'disturbed' individuals. Clearly it was seen by friends or family that something was not right with them. I know it's naive to believe that they could not find another way to arm themselves, but it should be made more difficult for them to arm themselves.
The 2nd amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791. The world was a very different place then. Having a gun meant protection from wild animals, food on your table, Indian attacks, etc. Yes people say that they only use their guns for hunting, but a bow would do the same, and is not an automatic weapon.
Is it really necessary to have a gun for home defense? I believe that we live in a very paranoid world. Having a gun at home did not help the ones who were lost outside of it.
Is it really necessary to have a gun for home defense? I believe that we live in a very paranoid world. Having a gun at home did not help the ones who were lost outside of it.
I mourn for the children that were lost, there will be no consoling the ones who were closest to them, that pain will never go away. I wish that there was some magic answer to stopping these senseless murders from occurring. Prayer would be a good place to start.
k
**pardon the whited out..I did everything I could think of with this blog editor and I still could not fix it. If you highlight the white bars you can read what was written, sorry.
3 comments:
Very well, and thoughtfully written. I cannot begin to understand what all the families, victims and killer's, are going through.
Did you know that in schools now, they have fire drills, tornado drills and intruder drills? Yep, heard about that from Jaydin. What does that say about our world? Our country?
Love, Mel
A horrific tragedy, and I am sure there will be much discussion for years to come. But as a legal gun owner, I have to disagree with your assumption that tougher gun laws would prevent such things as this. They won't. The state with the highest murder rate? Those states with the strictest gun laws. Chicago being one of the tops!
And as to why the Second Amendment exists? It the right to bear arms is protected so that the people will always have the ability to protect themselves from tyranny from any source, including the goverment!
Anyway still wanna get together soon!! Big hugs!
Calli aka V
V/Cali,
I know that you have a gun, I read your posts too! Quite a few of my friends also have guns, and they frequently talk about them. To be fair I feel that it is the assault weapons that DO NOT belong on the streets. Using a weapon like that for hunting is over kill. They are meant to kill people.
I once dwelt in the house of high paranoia,(you know who)but I have since toned down my view a bit on government conspiracies. I know that they are there, but I just cannot picture myself shooting at some poor kid with the National Guard just doing what he was told. I do respect others in their beliefs regarding gun ownership.
I just don't believe that the kind of guns used in Aurora and Newton should be easily attained.
Hugs, k
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