Wetcoaster Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Then perhaps gun control debate should have it's own ongoing thread. It shouldn't be tainting threads like this one. And after all the gun control debates there have been on this board, it's still the same people having the same debate. You're preaching to the same choir, Rupert. Should there be debate? Debate away.....but perhaps it should be in it's own thread. Count back and see just how many of the last posts have even mentioned the thread topic. Not many, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truculence Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 And then Harper got elected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus099 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I don't what it is in the U.S but lack of gun control isn't the problem, in Israel and Switzerland for example a license to get a gun is available to every single law abiding citizen and are easy to get in both countries, and they both allow concealed weapon carry. Yet their murder rates are much lower than the US despite home gun owner rates being just as high as in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truculence Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Israel and Switzerland both have mandatory military service. Every citizen is trained on weapon use, care, and storage. In the US, any barely functioning jackass can own an assault rifle. And many do. Who also often secure them in their sock drawers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
î мцšт вяздк чфµ Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 guns are a problem. crazies are a bigger problem, lock up the crazies and you're taking a step in the right direction to fix things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EX_Bert_Worshipper Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I try to watch as many documentaries as I can and for some reason I never got around to watching this even though it is to a lot of people one of the best docs they've seen. I will definitely watch it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyfan87 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 guns are a problem. crazies are a bigger problem, lock up the crazies and you're taking a step in the right direction to fix things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
î мцšт вяздк чфµ Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 The USA locks up more "crazies" than anyone else. How is that working out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Fatigue Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 My god. Just hearing about this. My heart bleeds for these children and their families. America needs to look within and see the trouble of it's people. Corporate agendas should be on the backburner and health, safety and welfare of Her people should come first. I'm not a religious man in the least but my prayers will be with the victims of this terrible tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBUTANS Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Keep guns off the streets and hands of people. Take away weapons if mass destruction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EX_Bert_Worshipper Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I know that one cannot get into the mind of someone like this, but why the H-E-double hockey stick does someone feel the need to take other's lives before taking their own? I'm sure the self-inflicted wound is pre-meditated, too, so why do you need to destroy so many lives prior? So horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi Babe Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I know that one cannot get into the mind of someone like this, but why the H-E-double hockey stick does someone feel the need to take other's lives before taking their own? I'm sure the self-inflicted wound is pre-meditated, too, so why do you need to destroy so many lives prior? So horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EX_Bert_Worshipper Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Apparently Adam Lanza had a history of autistic behavior. That might shed some light. Not that there's much to be had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi Babe Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 If his mom was a teacher, I'm sure she'd be aware of various agencies that could help. It's so disheartening to know that there is simply not enough support for people with mental illnesses (I'm going back to that SFU student). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 The article I've linked to says that his mom had retired from teaching in order to care for him. Just a horrible situation. One of the quotes from the article Heartbreaking....everyone hug your children extra tight tonight and tell them you love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom52 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I feel so terrible for the parents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 So many lives ended far too early. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denguin Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I actually cried a bit in the shower this morning just wondering what it must've been like to be one of those parents who received no news about their kid even after all of the unharmed ones were allowed to be found by their parents in the firehall... So sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 The article I've linked to says that his mom had retired from teaching in order to care for him. Just a horrible situation. One of the quotes from the article Heartbreaking....everyone hug your children extra tight tonight and tell them you love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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