[DAWN MARIE]

Originally Posted by Parker

We immerse our young in violence, from hyperviolent movies to blood-drenched vicious video games, which is how many entertain themselves. Children used to go outside and play games which taught things like fair play, taking turns, contribution to the team, etc.

Is it any wonder that some of them take that frightening bedrock learning out into the world? It isn't guns that are cool, its gratuitous violence that is cool, revenge is cool. The stress of our world only aggravates this. God help us all.

Yes, this is sooooo important. The externals are just indicators as to what is going on internally. Everything starts with a thought. Everything. So what our kids are being fed is going to eventually come out.

God is the answer. Might not be the popular answer but it's the truth.

[buggyone]

I really wonder what the motive of the shooting was. Former or disgruntled employee of the store, extremely angry customer, jilted boyfriend, or just plain random psycho shooting?

It was not a spur of the moment shooting like the psycho police captain in the movie theater but was fully planned out. How does someone bring a shotgun into a taxi and a mall unnoticed? It might have been wrapped in a blanket but still...?

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Parker

We immerse our young in violence, from hyperviolent movies to blood-drenched vicious video games, which is how many entertain themselves. Children used to go outside and play games which taught things like fair play, taking turns, contribution to the team, etc.

Is it any wonder that some of them take that frightening bedrock learning out into the world? It isn't guns that are cool, its gratuitous violence that is cool, revenge is cool. The stress of our world only aggravates this. God help us all.

Well said. Sadly read.

[DonH57]

Originally Posted by buggyone

It is downright amazing that some people actually believe school teachers should carry sidearms in a holster during classtime in case of a shooting at the school.

The odds are pretty good that a student would take the gun from the teacher's holster and start playing with it and shoot someone - or the teacher might just have a really bad day and pump out a few rounds into the classroom.

Did you know that here in Florida that any veteran with a DD214 can get a concealed carry permit for only the application fee and fingerprint fee without any gun range training or practice or proficiency test? The last time most of the veterans in The Villages fired a gun under stressful situations was anywhere from 20-40 YEARS ago.

I did not know that about here in Florida about veterans. When I was still active duty and processing my retirement papers for whatever reasons they checked to make sure my qualifications were valid for a year on my retirement date. Made no sense to me but I enjoyed any visit to the range.