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Old 12-14-2012, 01:22 PM
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Mass Killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown Conn.

I woke up to the news report of a mass killing at an elementary school. Early reports at least 20 to 28 dead, mostly students.
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Old 12-14-2012, 01:38 PM
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I stopped by a store to get stocking-stuffer items for an 11 year old boy (Sunday School project) - reminded me of getting ready for Christmas when my kids were younger. Got out of the store, and was listening to the radio on my way to the office - heard the reporter talking in a sort of monotone about big numbers of kids and teachers killed by a gunman. By the time I got to work, I was bawling. I don't have an answer for any of this madness. Right now, I have nothing but sadness.

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Old 12-14-2012, 01:38 PM
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That's awful!

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Old 12-14-2012, 02:03 PM
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I think serious gun control needs to over power the NRA.
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Old 12-14-2012, 02:04 PM
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I think serious gun control needs to over power the NRA.
Just how bad does it need to get?



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Old 12-14-2012, 02:25 PM
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When it touches someones family, personally.



I don't need to personally be effected to see the urgency with this problem. Others a blind because of selfish reasons that they use weak arguments to justify.




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Old 12-15-2012, 08:26 PM
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I think serious gun control needs to over power the NRA.
I am not a flaming Conservative but, what gun control do you propose?

I am also not in favour of throwing people in the loony bin without just cause. Do they still have a loony bin or is it now called privatised jails and prisons.

As most of you know here I am not an anti gun nut. I don't know what the answer is. The one thing I do know, is when income inequality or better said reward inequality exits in a society of monkeys, apes, human children and adults, to the point where they feel "cheated"; shit happens that isn't pleasant. There are many studies. You can google them if you want too.

God rest the souls of all the victims of senseless shootings.

More later, I had some emergencies at work I
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Old 12-15-2012, 08:43 PM
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I am not a flaming Conservative but, what gun control do you propose?

I am also not in favour of throwing people in the loony bin without just cause. Do they still have a loony bin or is it now called privatised jails and prisons.

As most of you know here I am not an anti gun nut. I don't know what the answer is. The one thing I do know, is when income inequality or better said reward inequality exits in a society of monkeys, apes, human children and adults, to the point where they feel "cheated"; shit happens that isn't pleasant. There are many studies. You can google them if you want too.

God rest the souls of all the victims of senseless shootings.

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Really? I thought we were all supposed to celebrate being cheated and idolize those who have grown fat from the fruit of our labors.............

I'll have to dig up one of those (obviously communist) studies you speak of.

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Old 12-14-2012, 02:07 PM
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It doesn't work.

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Old 12-14-2012, 03:17 PM
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It doesn't work.

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Really? So when was the last mass killing in Canada and Europe that diid not involve terrorists.

Of course considering that this country was born in violence you are probably right.
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