And another mass shooting in OH tonight. I just can't believe it, Gilroy, CA, El Paso, and now Ohio in what, a week? It makes you wonder if you should even go to public places. And we all do.
Than they will just use 98 cents worth of gas as in the Happy Land massacre or a truck full of fertilizer and take out an entire building or drive a truck over 200 people. The two items you mention are simply the tools these two nut jobs chose to use and not the reason they accomplished their carnage.
This is really sad, I can't imagine what the families are going through. The politicians are already using it to further their agenda. which is just as sad. It just goes to show what our society has come to.
I know that most anything can be weaponized. I could wreak havoc in a crowd with a fork. Ken, I agree that if we give a inch regarding 2 nd amendment, they’ll want a mile. Maybe if a majority of responsible adults carried these tragedies would be averted.
Im just very upset.
Right or wrong it’s JMO.
Yeah the Second Amendment is pretty clear in the clause that says "shall not be infringed..."
The answer is to not leave home without your piece. Ever.
If the following is a political statement, then I contest that judgement:
One only has to look at Mexico. Progressive new laws and restrictions over a 35 year period finally ended gun ownership there. Now look at the mess! The Criminals have entirely taken over, the "government" is non-existent, and the citizens are now disarmed and powerless to save their own lives.
We live in world very different that the one i grew up in as a teenager or preteen. I have no idea how as a community we are suppose to deal with this ongoing crisis. What I do know is Americans as general statement are lazy as it relates to change. Given the climate, we have to change how we live and how we do things. Schools, public places home everything. Most Americans walk around obvious to what is going on around them. We have a false send of how things are starting with the police are there to protect us all 100% of the time. This is just not the case with a real-time situation. When you are there standing alone we are on are own. LEO can only respond after the fact for starters. Those that carry see this and under what it is I am saying. Forgetting gun control advocates for a moment, there are those in the community looking to push a button or "take a pill' for a resolution to the problem. This is a much bigger problem and we, the gun owner know taking the gun away from those law abiding will not resolve the problem. We do live in a world of gun control and have since the 30's. I can't put a cannon on the top of my house nor would I want to do so. I would give up the AR-15 if I thought it would solve the problem. I think every reasonable gun owner would, but the rifle is not the problem and removing the right to own forgetting again the political ramifications will not eliminate the crazy. It is people who are the problem. We have to deal with the crazy who does this kind of thing and get our head around this. If it was me my first stop would be hire the Israelis. Have them set the standard for public locations nationwide. This being said, i don' t think we are ready to change for the idea we are still living in the 50 's and 60's.
Prayers for all the families and first responders in CA,OH, and TX.
One issue that should be raised is that the murderers that committed the heinous acts should never be identified in the media. Doing so elevates this person in the eyes of others who would follow in their footsteps or simply adhere to their twisted ideologies. Let's not make a martyr out of them or promote the idea that slaughtering innocent people is a quick & easy way to grab the headlines and get their 15 minutes of fame.
I agree shooters name should be left out. The one in Dayton Ohio took his sister as one of his first victims. My hat is off to my brother officers in Dayton just north of where I work. First shot to dead suspect approximately 24 seconds.
Y'all are going to have to figure this out. It's one of the many things that were not a part of America when I left in 1999. I do love my birth country but, wow, has everything gotten out of hand there. I fear the genie was let out of the bottle and won't be put back in.
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