NRA

[agstar77]

Ronald Reagan brought in the Brady bill and bans on assault rifles and was opposed by the NRA. There is no right side to be on. The fact is there are too many guns and a culture of solving disputes with guns.Those are the problems that have to be addressed.

[haveapulse]

Installing security alarm and cameras is the only way to go. An alarm and camera system would alert teachers upon break and entry.

While guns indeed are an issue, protecting society from the boy next door will be better done more money is and energy is spent around the issue of mental health. Which ironically has been predicted to supercede physical health issues in this millenium as a focus energy for society.

How many of us donate to a mental health cause this last year? How many of us have donated to a physical health cause this year?

Welcome to the new reality.

[BTO_farmall]

Just what We Need, Big Brother watchin our Every Move, Don't Worry Its already Comin Down The Pipe Line. Anyone who Believes this Fairy Tale Story is The One With Mental Health Issues. Yous actually think a Kid that weighs 130 lbs soaking wet at best, Dressed in Full Military Gear can carry 3 guns on him as well as 600 pre loaded Rounds of Ammo into a school unnoticed and then kill 26 people with perfect aim all within 3 minutes??????????????? F#ck You Dumbies are Gullible!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Burbert]

This is a good reason to stay home in
Comedia and enjoy our great nation.
DON'T VISIT Amerika, cousin it is too
dangerous. They are unemployed and are
now spending time playing with their
guns....... God Bless Amerikie yer
gonna need all ya kin get, because this
is only gonna get worse. Lottsa
unemployed angry well train young men
and women, feeling the pressure to
unload their rage somewhere, sometime
soon....

[blackpowder]

This debate is reminiscent of past
ones involving selling wheat. The "usual
suspects" speaking from their world
view.
Good to see BTO and ChuckChuck haven't
become schizoid.
Everyone here is judging as a
foreigner about something we can never
fully relate to. This is an American
issue. Their history, laws and culture.
Don't let our ratings hungry left
leaning Canadian media add to the
irrational fear in Canada.
Points to ponder:
In Canada far far less firearms per
capita. The Civilian M 16 variants are
restricted weapons. Again far less of
them, and more regulation involving
ownership.
1 phone call from a concerned citizen
(disgruntled ex, teacher, anyone
really)and your home can be invaded,
property confiscated, jailed and strip
searched if 'necessary'.
5 round mags are legal maximum
capacity.
Question; why isn't this happening
more in Texas than anywhere else? I
don't have any idea myself. However I
have seen some very chic concealed carry
purses and handbags for ladies.
And finally, God grant me the
strength; so that when my child who
spends hours and hours doing nothing but
violent video games, starts mutilating
himself; I remove all weapons from the
home and get the appropriate help!

[haveapulse]

US schools are already locked down and employ are far greater degree of entry security than Canada. Cameras, and entry alarms are merely a method to give a reaction time to forcible entry and a security forces.

If you are worried about cameras enforcing security and watching every move stay on the farm.

[farmaholic]

Blackpowder: surely you don't mean
"personal responsibility" do you? Some
of these cowards don't even have the
courage to keep themselves alive to face
the consequences.

Haveapulse: you make an excellent
point. Mental health is no joke and
doesn't get the attention it deserves.
I still say there is something wrong
with the way today's society lives that
encourages it, not that it never existed
before, but....

[haveapulse]

Watched a show on the 12-21-12 Mayan end of the world theory, the suggestion was perhaps not the end of the world, but a changing social order.

Peaceful here today, light snowfall drifting...baking, making ice for the Grandkids pond, lots of snow for the snowpile, we are so fortunate.

[15444]

We need a return of mental institutions to send mentally ill people for the remainder of their lives. Worked years ago.

But now everybody thinks you can help loonies with talking and drugs. Only works if they take the drugs. Once they stop, they go squirrly real quick.

[pgluca]

The fact that children (and adults)see multiple murders in graphic detail every day if they watch television, and that there are dozens of violent video games causes desensitization. It also has a tendancy to normalize violence. North Americans uncritical support of violence in the popular media is the root of the problem. With that exposure it is only a small step over the edge for some..........