All my love to the families in Newtown, CT and to all those who have been hurt by someone who took your loved one away from you.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Stand Tall...
We can't keep allowing for this to happen in our schools and I don't believe gun control is the answer. A few weeks before the tragedy in Newtown, CT. two guys were arguing on the train in Philadelphia about a Sixers VS. Bulls game and when the Sixers fans got off they turned around and opened fire into the train...OVER A BASKETBALL GAME?!!! So I believe I have the right to bare arms and protect myself against people like this, against people who might hurt me or my family. Yes, perhaps we need stronger background checks, or maybe check to see what kind of people are living in the same home as the gun owners, but we also need to arm our schools. This is happening too often in a place that is supposed to be safe for our children, so why aren't we hiring armed security to stand tall at EACH and EVERY School in America?? If someone was there, if there was an armed guard there, this tragedy may not have happened. We arm our malls, so why not arm our schools where our children are for most of the day? Taking guns away from the right people is not the answer because the bad guys will always find a way to illegally have weapons of any kind whether it's a gun, a knife, a bat, etc. Stand tall and fight for the 26 lives that were horribly taken away from their families.
All my love to the families in Newtown, CT and to all those who have been hurt by someone who took your loved one away from you.
All my love to the families in Newtown, CT and to all those who have been hurt by someone who took your loved one away from you.
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This world we live in can be so utterly beatiful and wonderful, but so devastating and scary. We can just hold onto the little things. The love in our lives. And be grateful, right?
You know I love you, Diana, but I have to disagree on these points. I have a post on my blog today about the shooting, too, in which I say that I strongly believe that the increasing prevalence of events like this one is a multi-faceted crisis that needs to be addressed in a comprehensive manner. Easy access to guns, the state of our mental health system, exposure to violence within our culture and the way some young men are socialized surely all play a role in contributing to these types of atrocities. No one factor acts alone, and therefore, there is no "easy fix."
In other words, I believe that gun control is not the only answer, but that it must be part of the solution. Even if it was realistically possible to place armed guards at every school across the country, which I don't believe it is, I don't feel this would solve the problem. First off, an armed guard cannot be in all places on school grounds at once. Armed guards and police officers also die in the line of duty all the time, and there is no guarantee that these guards would always have the upper hand when facing an armed shooter. Guards and police officers can also make errors in judgement and shoot the innocent. The guns could fall into the wrong hands, including if the shooter killed the guard and then took possession of his/her weapon. The shooter could also have more powerful weapons than the guards to begin with. For all of these reasons and more, I don't believe introducing even more guns into our schools is the answer.
Also, even if we were to place more armed guards at our schools, how would this help the children and adults alike who die from gun violence every day in their own homes and neighborhoods? I see your point about the fact that even if we increase gun restrictions, there are still other types of weapons available, including knives, bats, etc. But I would argue that while these weapons can also kill, it only with a gun that dozens of people can be blown away in a matter of mere seconds. If the Sandy Hook shooter had shown up carrying knives instead of guns, many of those who died would likely still be alive today because the shooter would not have been able to kill them all instantaneously with a military-grade weapon. There would have been more of a chance of others taking down the shooter or of law enforcement arriving before it was too late, because knives and other types of hand-held weapons are not as instantly deadly as guns.
All in all, I feel this a very complicated issue that is going to require a lot of in-depth examination.
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