Will our anger be buried alongside Newtown’s dead?
A flag flies at half mast on a dark, wintry night in Newtown, Conn. This week, the townspeople will bury their dead, including the bodies of 20 young first-graders murdered by an assailant who broke into their school. Coffin manufacturers have donated the 20 small caskets that will be needed in the burials. (AP)
The Bushmaster .223, the weapon used by Adam Lanza to kill 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Each victim had been shot three to 11 times, according to the coroner's report. Lanza is reported to have brought multiple 30-round magazines to the school, and at the time of his death at his own hand still possessed hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
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Robbie Parker, the father of six-year-old Emilie, has had to explain her death to her two siblings, ages 3 and 4. "They seem to get the fact that they have somebody they're going to miss very much," he said.
An excerpt from President Barack Obama’s message to Newtown and the nation, delivered at a prayer vigil Sunday night (entire text available here):
“Someone once described the joy and anxiety of parenthood as the equivalent of having your heart outside of your body all the time, walking around. With their very first cry, this most precious, vital part of ourselves — our child — is suddenly exposed to the world, to possible mishap or malice. And every parent knows there is nothing we will not do to shield our children from harm.
And yet, we also know that with that child’s very first step, and each step after that, they are separating from us; that we won’t — that we can’t always be there for them. They’ll suffer sickness and setbacks and broken hearts and disappointments. And we learn that our most important job is to give them what they need to become self-reliant and capable and resilient, ready to face the world without fear.
And we know we can’t do this by ourselves. It comes as a shock at a certain point where you realize, no matter how much you love these kids, you can’t do it by yourself. That this job of keeping our children safe, and teaching them well, is something we can only do together, with the help of friends and neighbors, the help of a community, and the help of a nation. And in that way, we come to realize that we bear a responsibility for every child because we’re counting on everybody else to help look after ours; that we’re all parents; that they’re all our children.
This is our first task — caring for our children. It’s our first job. If we don’t get that right, we don’t get anything right. That’s how, as a society, we will be judged.
And by that measure, can we truly say, as a nation, that we are meeting our obligations? Can we honestly say that we’re doing enough to keep our children — all of them — safe from harm? Can we claim, as a nation, that we’re all together there, letting them know that they are loved, and teaching them to love in return? Can we say that we’re truly doing enough to give all the children of this country the chance they deserve to live out their lives in happiness and with purpose?”
I’ve been reflecting on this the last few days, and if we’re honest with ourselves, the answer is no.”
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The answer is no.
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– Jay Bookman
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td
December 17th, 2012
1:19 pm
Corbin Sharpe. Baby Boomer…and Ban the Gun Thug!
December 17th, 2012
1:14 pm
Chr5istian Conservative,
“Wow what a display of “Christian love” you show. And no, a fetus is NOT a living thing.”
Only by legal definition.
“it is an appendage in the woman’s body until it draws its first unassisted breath outside her body.”
Not a true statement. Even the SCOTUS talks about the rights of the unborn when they are considered to be able to live outside the womb. This is the reason a person that kills a pregnant woman can be charged with a double homicide. Remember you can not kill a fetus by your definition.
getalife
December 17th, 2012
1:20 pm
I see two issues going forward.
Mental health and assault rifles and clips.
Let the debates begin.
getalife
December 17th, 2012
1:21 pm
Abortion is not the debate td.
RB from Gwinnett
December 17th, 2012
1:21 pm
“but i don’t think arming a citizen with assault weapons is the answer.”
Yea, we could just throw rocks at the troops like they were doing in Libya and Egypt earlier this year.
Does anybody know why the people in Cuba don’t just leave? Think about it…
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
December 17th, 2012
1:21 pm
td @ 1:14
THANK YOU !
The other half of your brain.
December 17th, 2012
1:22 pm
No Artificial Flavors
December 17th, 2012
1:16 pm
As a hunter, I am not allowed to have more than 3-5 rounds loaded at a time depending on the game and the state therein. If you need more than 5 round then you probably shouldn’t hunt. Kind of ironic that we can have 30 rounds to hunt humans. That goes for the police too. (Military is different)
Flavors, What is the difference if he had 10 magazines with 5 rounds each? Would that make anyone feel better?
td
December 17th, 2012
1:22 pm
No Artificial Flavors
December 17th, 2012
1:16 pm
As a hunter, I am not allowed to have more than 3-5 rounds loaded at a time depending on the game and the state therein. If you need more than 5 round then you probably shouldn’t hunt. Kind of ironic that we can have 30 rounds to hunt humans. That goes for the police too. (Military is different)
There is nowhere in the 2nd amendment that addressing owning guns for hunting reasons. You are giving a false argument.
Jefferson
December 17th, 2012
1:22 pm
They are scared when they buy a handgun and are scared if it is taken from them.
Pump shotguns offer the best home protection one would ever need.
mbtc
December 17th, 2012
1:23 pm
kayaker71:”If the anti gun lobby would take away semi-automatic assault weapons and leave it at that, lots of people would be willing to talk. However, they are intent in making the armed criminal the only one with a weapon.”
I call BS on this NRA created cliché. No one, democrat, progressive, whatever has ever called for the removal of all weapons. What Jay and others are saying is that we have limits on the type of guns people own and who is qualified to own them. Just as we have limits on how fast cars are allwed to go and the competancy of the driver. The NRA has always been a master, take-no- prisoners, propagandist organization who’s over-the-top rhetoric has become the model for all types of conservative causes. This argument of “they’re coming to take all your guns” has always been a pack of lies.
indigo
December 17th, 2012
1:23 pm
Kamchak – 1:13
If it’s a choice between putting some soldiers that may have stress anxiety on guard duty around our schools or letting more shooters get at our children, I suggest we vote for the soldiers.
As for training, it’s pretty simple.
The soldiers stand guard over the schools. They are already trained to stand guard.
getalife
December 17th, 2012
1:24 pm
Abortion, Libya, Cuba, Egypt is not part of this debate cons.
Focus, you are all over the place as usual.
Nunna Yobinnes
December 17th, 2012
1:24 pm
getalife – just curious, do you think a person who experiences occasional depression, and is on depression medication should be banned from owning a firearm? Should they be automatically be institutionalized?
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
December 17th, 2012
1:24 pm
RB from Gwinnett @ 1:21
“Think about it…”
The libs. can’t because they don’t understand (inspite of the recent Supreme Court ruling) why the 2nd Amendment is there.
“Heller v. D.C.”
Page 24
b. SECURITY OF A FREE STATE
“The phrase “security of a free state” meant “security of a free polity” not security of each of the several states.”
“There are many reasons why the militia was thought to be “necessary for the security of a free state” ……….. Third, when the
able bodied men of a nation are trained in arms and organized, they are better able to resist tyranny.”
Page 25
3. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PREFATORY CLAUSE AND OPERATIVE CLAUSE
“That history showed that the way tyrants had eliminated a militia consisting of all the able bodied men was not by
banning the militia but simply taking away the people’s arms, enabling a select militia or standing army to suppress
political opponents.”
Page 26
“It was understood across the political spectrum that the right helped to secure the ideal of a citizen militia, which might
be necessary to oppose an oppressive military force if the constitutional order broke down.”
The other half of your brain.
December 17th, 2012
1:24 pm
RB from Gwinnett
December 17th, 2012
1:21 pm
“but i don’t think arming a citizen with assault weapons is the answer.”
Yea, we could just throw rocks at the troops like they were doing in Libya and Egypt earlier this year.
Does anybody know why the people in Cuba don’t just leave? Think about it…
That’s an easy one, half of them are in Miami, and the other half don’t have boats to get here plus the Coast Guard will not let them touch our shores, when caught.
Was that enough thought?
indigo
December 17th, 2012
1:25 pm
getalife
Did Jay appoint you to tells us what we can and can’t say here?
Doggone/GA
December 17th, 2012
1:26 pm
“Did Jay appoint you to tells us what we can and can’t say here?”
Scroll wheel still broken I see. You know, a new mouse is really cheap to buy these days.
barking frog
December 17th, 2012
1:27 pm
will our anger be buried alongside Newtown’s dead ?
yes.
No Artificial Flavors
December 17th, 2012
1:27 pm
No I’m not setting up false argument just stating an ironic conflict ion of laws. What are you talking about. I didn’t say I was for banning large clips. Just pointing out that hunting with large clips is illegal. But a mental reject can buy large clips for non hunting purposes no problem. Btw, carrying ten or twenty clips is a pain in the ass.
Matti
December 17th, 2012
1:28 pm
“Will our anger be buried alongside Newtown’s dead?”
Anger? No. I’m still stuck in shock and grief — for these children, and all of them. Look around. Look in the mirror. What have we become? Even the self-proclaimed “Christians” I see around here are running low on apparent redeeming qualities. Anger? Lord help us when that day comes! Still cannot see past the grief.
getalife
December 17th, 2012
1:28 pm
” just curious, do you think a person who experiences occasional depression, and is on depression medication should be banned from owning a firearm? Should they be automatically be institutionalized?”
I have argued that half our country of cons are mentally ill inflicted with the genetic defect of conservatism. I have argued that their brains need to be studied like concussions. I stand by these positions.
What to do about it is best left to professionals with greater minds than mine. I think our President agrees and will listen to all proposals and ideas.
Oscar
December 17th, 2012
1:30 pm
The shooter was diagnosed with a personality disorder while he was still in grade school. The mother had disagreements with the school over how they were dealing with him and removed him from school.
We need to address how these disorders can be treated. With proper treatment, the chances are good that this shooting could have been avoided.
The answer, as much as there is one, depends on how we raise our young people, and how we diagnose and treat those that are seen to have personality disorders at an early age.
Those behaviors can be corrected with proper treatment.
middle of the road
December 17th, 2012
1:31 pm
“So, give me an example of an unfunded entitlement? Looking at my pay stub I see they take out money for fica and medicare, wouldn’t that be funded???”
Fica (social security) is mostly funded. Medicare is partly funded. Medicaid, welfare (SNAP, WIC, EITC) do not have a dedicated revenue stream.
Doggone/GA
December 17th, 2012
1:33 pm
“Those behaviors can be corrected with proper treatment”
And the money to pay for it
getalife
December 17th, 2012
1:33 pm
“Did Jay appoint you to tells us what we can and can’t say here?”
Deflecterbation should not be done in public.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 17th, 2012
1:33 pm
indigo — “The soldiers stand guard over the schools. They are already trained to stand guard.”
And unless they’re also trained MPs, chances are very poor that they’re trained in how to disarm or neutralize an armed intruder without injuring or killing nearby unarmed bystanders.
Oscar
December 17th, 2012
1:35 pm
do you think a person who experiences occasional depression, and is on depression medication should be banned from owning a firearm
___________
Weapons should not be kept in the same house with young men who have known personabliy disorders or mental illness.
The mother made a tragic mistake by keeping the weapons in the house knowing her son was disturbed.
td
December 17th, 2012
1:35 pm
mbtc
December 17th, 2012
1:23 pm
I am calling BS on your statement. We already have extreme limits on guns in the books in every state and at a national level. What you want is just another step towards taking all guns away.
Oscar
December 17th, 2012
1:36 pm
And the money to pay for it
_____
Which means people should pay taxes.
Madmax
December 17th, 2012
1:36 pm
Dharma Bum
So you object someone telling you what to do with your body. Now you give the mother life or death rights over the fetus. News alert – It’s the fetus’ body that is being butchered, not the mothers.
Welcome to the Occupation
December 17th, 2012
1:37 pm
Scout: “The libs. can’t because they don’t understand (inspite of the recent Supreme Court ruling) why the 2nd Amendment is there”
Oh I understand perfectly, and that’s why I want to see that crushed.
Confiscation. Confiscation. That’s what’s going to be necessary. And that’s just for starters.
You afraid yet, Scout? (You said yesterday you thought the constitution was there to ‘protect’ you from people like me)
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
December 17th, 2012
1:38 pm
Weapons should not be kept in the same house with young men who have known personabliy disorders or mental illness.
At the very least they should be locked in a gun safe and these individuals should not have the combination or keys.
Doggone/GA
December 17th, 2012
1:38 pm
“Now you give the mother life or death rights over the fetus”
Hate to break it to you, but it was GOD who gave womne that right.
getalife
December 17th, 2012
1:40 pm
I think we should wait for all the facts to come in before we even begin this debate. The full medical history of this kid is not known. His Mother and Father’s help for this kid is not known. His computer was smashed so his computer records are not known. Medications are not known. The motive is not known.
Like with Libya, how in the world can you start a debate without all the facts? You can’t, you are just speculating again just like Libya.
Corbin Sharpe. Baby Boomer...and Ban the Gun Thug!
December 17th, 2012
1:41 pm
http://www.demandaplan.org/stories
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
December 17th, 2012
1:42 pm
SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS!, Jay.
17 pages over the weekend and now another 8+.
Mick
December 17th, 2012
1:43 pm
The libs…such weak minds that have to stereotype every damn issue and break it down to that, pathetic…
Crazy Peeps
December 17th, 2012
1:43 pm
ban shoot’em up video games
Crazy Peeps
December 17th, 2012
1:44 pm
and ban shoot’em up movies
Doggone/GA
December 17th, 2012
1:44 pm
“The libs…such weak minds that have to stereotype every damn issue and break it down to that, pathetic”
but of course you would NEVER stereotype “the libs”, would you? Heaven forbid!
Doggone/GA
December 17th, 2012
1:45 pm
“and ban shoot’em up movies”
What are parents for?
Joe Hussein Mama
December 17th, 2012
1:45 pm
Mick — “The libs…such weak minds”
Irony meter PEGGED
Mick
December 17th, 2012
1:46 pm
doggone
No
Crazy Peeps
December 17th, 2012
1:46 pm
“What are parents for?”
Driving kids to movies.
Other than that, parents have abdicated responsibility.
getalife
December 17th, 2012
1:47 pm
The knee jerk reaction from both sides is a sight to behold.
I think our President nailed it. Let all the facts be known, listen to the professionals and then act.
The speculation is usually dead wrong.
Nunna Yobinnes
December 17th, 2012
1:47 pm
Crazy Peeps – I would not necessarily have a problem with banning those video games, but for the life of me, I don’t understand why parents would allow their children to own or play such games.
UNCLE SAMANTHA
December 17th, 2012
1:47 pm
how did Newt Gingrich get a yankee town named after him?
NEWTown
They BOTH suck
December 17th, 2012
1:47 pm
Kam
Jay is probably easing into the holiday………
Doggone/GA
December 17th, 2012
1:47 pm
“No”
Liar
Doggone/GA
December 17th, 2012
1:49 pm
“Other than that, parents have abdicated responsibility”
Wrong. There are millions of people in this country who DID NOT go out and shoot up an elementary school. Their parent have done a good job.
getalife
December 17th, 2012
1:49 pm
Thank God the adults are in charge.
UNCLE SAMANTHA
December 17th, 2012
1:49 pm
getalife
December 17th, 2012
1:47 pm
The knee jerk reaction from both sides is a sight to behold.
I think our President nailed it. Let all the facts be known, listen to the professionals and then act.
The speculation is usually dead wrong.
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it was a spontaneous protest from a horrible video that lead to the Benghazi incident!
wait what? armed thugs dont spontaneously protest?
barking frog
December 17th, 2012
1:49 pm
Dr. Phil could have prevented this tragedy. A law requiring all 15-25
year old males to watch Dr. Phil daily will prevent future massacres.
JamVet
December 17th, 2012
1:49 pm
What you want is just another step towards taking all guns away.
Fainting couches aside, considering that you want to execute women for having abortions, in your case, I almost agree…
Granny Godzilla
December 17th, 2012
1:50 pm
Mick
December 17th, 2012
1:43 pm
The libs…such weak minds that have to stereotype every damn issue and break it down to that, pathetic…
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monkey poop.
getalife
December 17th, 2012
1:51 pm
Crazy uncle,
Than you for proving my point.
The reports are not in yet, but you chose top speculate.
Dead wrong.
Doggone/GA
December 17th, 2012
1:51 pm
“A law requiring all 15-25year old males to watch Dr. Phil daily will prevent future massacres”
Yeah, by driving them all to suicide
Mick
December 17th, 2012
1:51 pm
What I was saying and not very clearly, was all the people on here stereotyping “the libs” they are the weak minded! I refuse to be categorized but then, con is such an apt descrition…
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
December 17th, 2012
1:51 pm
BOTH
“easing into the holiday”
I’m sure there’s a risqué comment to be made somewhere.
Don’t wanna get red-carded this close to Xmas, you know — Santa’s naughty/nice list….
Nunna Yobinnes
December 17th, 2012
1:52 pm
Ah yes, the constitutional Dr. Phil amendment.
Mick
December 17th, 2012
1:53 pm
doggone, granny, jhm
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!!
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
December 17th, 2012
1:55 pm
What I was saying and not very clearly, was all the people on here stereotyping “the libs” they are the weak minded!
Yeah, I got that.
But I had to assume you were our regular Mick and not some drive by.
barking frog
December 17th, 2012
1:56 pm
Nunna Yobinnes
Ah yes, the constitutional Dr. Phil amendment.
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only for 21-25 ages, the minors can be deprived..
Crazy Peeps
December 17th, 2012
1:56 pm
“Wrong. There are millions of people in this country who DID NOT go out and shoot up an elementary school. Their parent have done a good job.”
There’s always a party pooper.
We don’t need the games and movies. Time to end them. Junk food rotting the brain.
Nunna Yobinnes
December 17th, 2012
1:57 pm
“A law requiring all 15-25year old males to watch Dr. Phil daily will prevent future massacres”
Yeah, by driving them all to suicide”
I would add to that list “The People’s Court”, “Judge Judy” and other such television programs. Mass suicides would be imminent.
Mick
December 17th, 2012
1:57 pm
Some days, you just can’t catch a break, monday, monday…
getalife
December 17th, 2012
1:59 pm
The new word for today is speculatebates.
Debates based on speculation.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
December 17th, 2012
1:59 pm
We don’t need the games and movies. Time to end them. Junk food rotting the brain.
Same thing can be said about talk-radio, but there’s that whole 1st amendment thingie. It will have to be done through willful consumer action.
Just stop buying it.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 17th, 2012
2:00 pm
getalife — “The new word for today is speculatebates.”
Specubation?
barking frog
December 17th, 2012
2:01 pm
Doggone/GA
Yeah, by driving them all to suicide
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suicide, for mass murderers, seems to be a solution. earlier would help.
getalife
December 17th, 2012
2:01 pm
Joe,
Works for me but wanted debates in the word too.
Peace
December 17th, 2012
2:02 pm
Indigo@1:18: My wife miscarried our first child, a boy. We have three beautiful daughters. I love them dearly, and I still grieve for the loss of our son. Hope this answers your question.
too little time
December 17th, 2012
2:02 pm
The reason we don’t hear about the gun slaughter epidemic in Chicago, which is ongoing and unspeakable, is because of racism pure and simple. It’s in “that” part of town, so naturally it would occur. Our position, even if unspoken, is: those people are basically animals anyway, so, what do you expect?
No. The reason we don’t hear is because it is Chicago, ILL, home of some of the strictest gun ownership laws in the country. If gun restriction could work, it would work in Chicago. The media doesn’t want you to hear about Chicago’s gun problem. If the left were correct, Chicago’s gun laws should be the gun nirvana that America is looking for. They banned carrying, they banned assault weapons, large magazines, etc, etc. Now, only the criminals and the police have guns. They are the perfect model of gun ownership that left envies, and the left’s vision of our future
Nunna Yobinnes
December 17th, 2012
2:02 pm
I can see it now. The court programs could be made to resemble games shows like “Family Feud”.
“Judge Brown says….”
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
December 17th, 2012
2:02 pm
Mick
Don’t know what it’s like in sunny south FLA, but up here in the Mtns….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm0ZWbMhWrE
JamVet
December 17th, 2012
2:04 pm
and ban shoot’em up movies, video games, etc…
Yes, by all means! Because Prohibition always fixes the problem! I mean the symptom, not the cause.
Senseless, depraved violence is a huge money maker in this country (and nowhere else, really) because so many people here want it. They have been conditioned to like it and now they will pay BIG money for it.
Vicarious bloodlust and wanton violence – all in the name of “entertainment” – is cool, huh? Can you show me the dozens of headless bodies again, please, Mr. Stallone?
Witness the political success of that fantastically wealthy, albeit swinish Schwarzenegger. Did anyone even take a righteous stand against this star and all of the countless others associated with his filth?
No. I think not. But in my estimation the man was not fit to lead the people of California. Certainly from a moral standpoint. And it looks like I was correct.
I’ve done my part, and have for thirty years. I go to ZERO of these movies. I watch ZERO of those TV programs and games. And I have and will continue to denounce by name those who glamorize murder and mayhem for millions of dollars.
Your children will get the idea.
John Wayne is dead and he was fraud anyway…
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
December 17th, 2012
2:04 pm
… and the left’s vision of our future
Not intended to be a factual statement.
Granny Godzilla
December 17th, 2012
2:04 pm
too little time
also too little homework, the chicago ban was overturned.
keep the hell up.
Mick
December 17th, 2012
2:05 pm
kamchak
Just got to make it through the week, will be out in tahoe next week…
Welcome to the Occupation
December 17th, 2012
2:08 pm
Crush the second amendment. That’s for starters.
But of course, that would launch the second civil war.
But of course, that might happen anyway.
Nunna Yobinnes
December 17th, 2012
2:08 pm
“John Wayne is dead and he was fraud anyway”
Uh oh you’ve done it now. John Wayne was an ‘merican hero.
indigo
December 17th, 2012
2:09 pm
Life is a hell of a thing to happen to us.
Joe Hussein Mama
December 17th, 2012
2:09 pm
So Kyle just started a thread on the shootings about an hour and a half ago; he states in his post that he wanted to wait for some ‘facts’ to come out before he commented.
So then he starts his post with a bunch of NRA-friendly ‘facts,’ none of which appear to have jack spit to do with the Newtown incident at all. Instead, the ‘facts’ cited seem to support the NO TOUCH ER GUNZ position more than anything else.
Then again, what else would one expect?
Crazy Peeps
December 17th, 2012
2:12 pm
end the brain junk food
DwayneL
December 17th, 2012
2:12 pm
That’s the exact rifle I’m going get before the commies make them illegal! Come and try to take it too and see what that gets you!
Corbin Sharpe. Baby Boomer...and Ban the Gun Thug!
December 17th, 2012
2:13 pm
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/ns/msnbc-morning_joe/#50222624
Crazy Peeps
December 17th, 2012
2:13 pm
Compromise.
Screw the NRA and Hollywood.
Ban automatic weapons. Ban movies and video games with guns and violence.
barking frog
December 17th, 2012
2:14 pm
indigo
Life is a hell of a thing to happen to us
……………………………………
God bless us one and all. -tiny tim
AmericaShrugged
December 17th, 2012
2:14 pm
Not enough info on this incident yet, but Columbine and VTech showed enough evidence of planning that they might have found a way to get weapons anyway. Dylan and Eric weren’t old enough to purchase guns legally. Cho bought a Walther and a Glock, not exactly assault weapons. We need teachers ande parents trined to identify nutjobs and steer them to treatment.
If you read any of getalife’s posts you know that individual is a wacko waiting to blow. Geta – Please seek treatment before you hurt yourself or someone else.
UNCLE SAMANTHA
December 17th, 2012
2:17 pm
too little time
all you will hear is crickets
the liberals and jay will be too cowardly to DEBATE on that subject
Granny Godzilla
December 17th, 2012
2:18 pm
DwayneL
December 17th, 2012
2:12 pm
That’s the exact rifle I’m going get before the commies make them illegal! Come and try to take it too and see what that gets you!
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One of multiple posters here who appear to be ripe for
a mental health screen.
FBI
December 17th, 2012
2:19 pm
We have had the right to own guns in this country since it’s founding. This kind of horrible violence has come about in the last decade or so. Twenty five years or so ago the most popular video games were Mario Bros or Pacman. Today all the most popular games are “Assasin’s Creed, Mortal Combat etc. about criminal activity and mass murder. Even movies are increasingly violent. Compare “The Longest Day” with “Saving Private Ryan”. Both cover the same event,D-Day, but the difference in the on screen violence is striking. We need to stop feeding this kind of violence to our youngsters as if were normal. If any industry needs to be regulated it is the movie and video game industry.
UNCLE SAMANTHA
December 17th, 2012
2:20 pm
oooops i was wrong
granny came in with an ignorant post
but once again proving logic and liberalism are like venus and mars
one is a runaway greenhouse effect …….. i.e. full of hot air
Granny Godzilla
December 17th, 2012
2:20 pm
uncle sammie…
are you referring to
too little times post that contains the glaring error?
you should keep up too…
DownInAlbany
December 17th, 2012
2:22 pm
Crazy Peeps
December 17th, 2012
2:13 pm
Compromise.
Screw the NRA and Hollywood.
Ban automatic weapons. Ban movies and video games with guns and violence.
Automatic weapons are already banned. Banning alcohol really worked during the days of prohibition. The war on drugs has been an overwhelming success. Banning video movies and video games should solve all of our problems.
Granny Godzilla
December 17th, 2012
2:22 pm
uncle sammie
ignorant? have you looked into a mirror?
it’s a shiny thing that reflects your own image.
course, some blood suckers cannot use a mirror.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
December 17th, 2012
2:23 pm
too little time
all you will hear is crickets
the liberals and jay will be too cowardly to DEBATE on that subject
16= pages downstairs suggests otherwise, sport.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
December 17th, 2012
2:24 pm
Automatic weapons are already banned.
Not intended to be a factual statement.
indigo
December 17th, 2012
2:26 pm
Peace – 2:02
No,it doesn’t.
Do you blame God for your tragic loss?
TaxPayer
December 17th, 2012
2:26 pm
Republican anger will not be buried alongside those 20 little children. They’re mad as hell that anyone would dare to even suggest that they should give up any ground when it comes to their gun rights. And don’t even try to hold them accountable or responsible for anything that happens with a gun.
moonbat betty
December 17th, 2012
2:28 pm
I’m sure this has probably been said too many times on the blogs here the last couple of days, but
hopefully this event will make more people aware and responsible for how they raise their children.
Outlawing guns isn’t going to save lives overall in society.
It’s primarily a societal issue, not a gun issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH2efAcmBQM
Blaming dems or cons isn’t going to solve anything. This is an issue that must be addressed by each and everyone of us.
Take responsibility!