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About LinkBacksWhat's that old saying? "Better to have 12 judging than 6 carrying."Originally Posted by mulle46
This is a discussion on BREAKING: Shooting Connecticut Elementary School in Newtown within the In the News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Originally Posted by mulle46 but the teacher wasn't allowed to carry her weapon to work. What's that old saying? "Better to have 12 judging than ...
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What's that old saying? "Better to have 12 judging than 6 carrying."
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Og,your mom might surprise you in a true emergency.quite a few moms have done what's normally impossible/improbable when their kids are in danger
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." . . . You must do the thing you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt
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And what is your definition of high capacity?
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true, but that doesn't come to mind for most people.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." . . . You must do the thing you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt
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agreed, which is why I said could, and not would...a slim chance is better than none, but its a moot point, it ain't ever gonna happen.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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And what do we give up the next time? Why should the actions of a whack job dictate the rights and freedoms the rest of us (who have done absolutely nothing wrong) enjoy? Should all those who enjoy alcohol be penalized when some drunk driver kills someone?
What we detest most in others is what we fear most in ourselves.
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Source of the guns was the first question that came to my mind...assuming this confirmed can you share a link?
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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This is strictly a guess on my part but I'm going to throw this out there because of all the conjecture on what "caused" this tragedy.
In the coming days and weeks I am guessing we'll find out a number of things that clearly illustrate how preventable this situation could have been.
I think we'll find:
1. The guns were legally purchased by the mother as some sort of placation for her son.
2. The son had long standing psychological issues; probably nothing severe, but enough that there is ample evidence of it.
3. The weapons were easily accessible to him on a regular basis.
4. He has been desensitized to violent acts over the course of his short lifespan.
5. Multiple people saw this coming.
I'm not trying to lay any blame or point any fingers, I'm just posting my thoughts on where things will go and what we'll find out.
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My thoughts exactly. I was about to post practically the same thing.
Where I come from in Missouri there are actual police officers in the schools throughout the day. I think that would be a more reasonable option for most people who are uncomfortable with firearms in general. I'm all about having an assistant principle or principle being trained and armed. I won't be putting my daughter in public school with all this stuff going on. It's just terrible. I was watching Obamas speech and it didn't look like he was even actually crying. What a f'n tool. You all have got to be aware that they are wanting to take the guns away. I don't like or respect anyone who is anti-gun or pro-gun control. To me it's un-American. I have buried children before when I worked for a cemetery. It's probably the worst and most emotional type of funeral you can have. Now there are 20 children that are being buried right before christmas. It's just horrible. I couldn't even hold my emotions back putting families kids down in the ground. I hope the families can find some kind of healing through the holidays.
Well it said he was 24 so I'm assuming he was legally able to purchase them? Who knows. I wonder if he played videogames alot and what games, I had a college class on media influences on teenagers and children with the focus on music, movies and videogames. I grew up playing the original Grand Theft Auto, Doom, all those shooting games and I turned out a very respectable honest citizen. Some kids just can't handle their issues and are so quick to pick up a gun. All mine are locked up and not reachable to my daughter at ANY time. I don't even think she has seen any of my guns now that I think of it. We'll get to that several years from now when she has more understanding of things. Sorry I'll stop ranting.
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I think the actual shooter was 20. His brother is 24. Don't know yet if and/or how the brother is involved.
What we detest most in others is what we fear most in ourselves.
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I think every time a politician lies or decieves the public to a destructive end and it gets exposed, we should start calling for restrictions on the 1A. See how the advocates for a more civil and safer society feel when we start restricting their rights because of the actions of a few stupid individuals. I wonder how far that would get before they realized how stupid the same logic is when applied to other rights.
Like, well, that guy over there was growing drugs in his house, so the police don't really need a warrant to search his house because he was a drug dealer...
Sounds kind of rediculous when you think about it.
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