This has been very difficult. As a Connecticut resident and having a friend who lives only 7 miles from the school where this horrific event occur it has hit close to home.
ANYONE who makes this dumb argument that 'if only the faculty had been armed this would not have happened' needs to be laughed at and then ignored. Anyone who says something so stupid is not living in reality. Anyone who believes this lives in their own gun loving fantasy world. If a mad shooter goes on a killing spree in a movie theater and one of the patrons is armed and decides to pull a George Zimmerman and play cowboy because they want to A) use their gun and B) pretend to be a hero they will more than likely be killed. Why? Because during a moment of confusion like this no one can tell who the bad guy is and who the hero is. Only the gun loving morons who think more people armed is the answer think like this.
To most intelligent people, the theater now has two gunmen shooting at people.The only person who should be in there with a gun is a uniformed cop. Civilian's pretending to be Cops is not the answer.They are the problem. If I see a shooter killing people and then see another guy pull out a concealed weapon, I'm gonna assume the same thing anyone else is,including a trained police officer. That they are also a crazy nut going on a shooting spree. So, spare me this crap about how more people need top be armed. This is the most armed country on the planet and look at how many gun deaths we have a year.
I saw this on another forum and thought I would share.
"We have elevated gun lust to a religion in this country
And those blaming our horrible mental health system are using it as a smokescreen as usual. I've dealt with a family member who is mentally ill and can tell you that unless he or she is a danger to themselves or others,there is nothing you can force them to do regardless of one's ability to afford good mental health care.You can't force them to take their meds and you can't force them to seek therapy. My family member is not the least bit violent and the vast majority of people suffering any form of mental illness aren't either. I get so tired of hearing that America is a deadly country because of our health system,America is a violent culture because we have elevated arming ourselves to the teeth to a gawd given right regardless of the consequences to society,internet gun forums are filled with wanna be law and order cowboys and paranoid freaks who believe the government is an enemy we need to defend ourselves against along with those 'urban' people who cause problems. Let's not forget modern day cowboys like this:
A Florida gun collector has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge alleging that he opened fire on a car full of unarmed teenagers, killing one, in an altercation that police say stemmed from loud music.
Michael David Dunn, 45, acted 'as any responsible firearms owner would have,' his lawyer said of the Friday evening incident at a gas station outside a convenience store in Jacksonville, Fla.
Dunn and his girlfriend were in Jacksonville for his son's wedding when they pulled up in their car next to the teens. Police allege that while the girlfriend was in the store, Dunn told Jordan Russell Davis, 17, and his three friends to turn down their music.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/28/15513847-florida-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-shooting-teen-to-death-over-loud-music?lite Our main problem is that we live in a country that has elevated guns as a panacea for our problems and have allowed right wing organizations like the NRA,Fox News and right wing radio to define what 'freedom' means in a democracy and that freedom revolves around arming ourselves."
In my opinion, so true,so true!
'There are three sides to every story. My side, your side, and the truth. And no one is lying. Memories shared serve each one differently'
-Robert Evans-
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