A Pattern Emerges. The killers at Columbine, Virginia Tech, Fort Hood, Aurora, a Sikh Temple, Charleston, Colorado Springs, and San Bernardino are all nuts with guns, though their motives may differ.
They are all nuts. Fix the mentally ill problem. You don’t punish those who are not guilty and don’t have a problem with firearms by making it harder for law abiding citizens to enjoy their constitutional right.
Yes, these are nuts with guns (you missed Umpqua Community College), but the simple fact is, “mentally ill” folks are only responsible for 5% of mass shootings. Most are committed by gangs, criminals, or sometimse ticked off family members who “lose it” in a moment of violence.
And, I didn’t even list all the OT verses commanding genocide against religious enemies; but I suppose you, being a good christian, don’t consider the OT to be part of god’s word (except the part about owing as many guns as you want, of course).
Yes, access to guns in America is too easy, and yes, more controls need to be put in place. However, as some here have alluded, the problem is of course not just the guns, it is the minds of those who act out in these ways with them. I agree with Samuel L. Jackson when he says: "I don’t think it’s about more gun control. I grew up in the South with guns everywhere and we never shot anyone. This is about people who aren’t taught the value of life.” I would amend his statement to read, “I don’t think it’s only about more gun control,” but otherwise he is right. The world as a whole – as the problem is not limited to America by any means – needs to change. People everywhere need to ultimately realize that we are all one. Easier said than done…
louieglutz over 8 years ago
let’s get the nuts off the streets.
ARodney over 8 years ago
Maybe do something about the guns?
BigShell over 8 years ago
They are all nuts. Fix the mentally ill problem. You don’t punish those who are not guilty and don’t have a problem with firearms by making it harder for law abiding citizens to enjoy their constitutional right.
Jeff1159 over 8 years ago
Don’t watch Faux News, and don’t go to church.
Dtroutma over 8 years ago
Yes, these are nuts with guns (you missed Umpqua Community College), but the simple fact is, “mentally ill” folks are only responsible for 5% of mass shootings. Most are committed by gangs, criminals, or sometimse ticked off family members who “lose it” in a moment of violence.
ZomVee over 8 years ago
Why would you disarm yourself at this time in history, we are at war with wahhabi islam, the most evil cancer the world has seen.
Diane Lee Premium Member over 8 years ago
Depends on whether the voice is saying something you want to believe.
markjoseph125 over 8 years ago
And, I didn’t even list all the OT verses commanding genocide against religious enemies; but I suppose you, being a good christian, don’t consider the OT to be part of god’s word (except the part about owing as many guns as you want, of course).
æ² over 8 years ago
Yes, access to guns in America is too easy, and yes, more controls need to be put in place. However, as some here have alluded, the problem is of course not just the guns, it is the minds of those who act out in these ways with them. I agree with Samuel L. Jackson when he says: "I don’t think it’s about more gun control. I grew up in the South with guns everywhere and we never shot anyone. This is about people who aren’t taught the value of life.” I would amend his statement to read, “I don’t think it’s only about more gun control,” but otherwise he is right. The world as a whole – as the problem is not limited to America by any means – needs to change. People everywhere need to ultimately realize that we are all one. Easier said than done…