[AJ32162]

Originally Posted by janmcn

WOW...in the time it took you to type that post, the number of people killed by doctors increased by 100,000. That is a lot of people dead in a short amount of time.

We can work on banning doctors and prescriptions and over the counter drugs, but right now the main goal on everybody's mind is banning semi-automatic weapons and mega clips, and making sure all gun owners are licensed and pass a mental exam.

Good luck with that.

[gamby]

I was just making a point to those that say ,ban guns, and I do agree with you about better screening and licensing .
My daughter taught at that school as a student teacher awhile ago and the Principle that was killed lived near her, so I have a personal interest .
I lived in CT all my life.
I think the current talk has focused to much on guns instead of the victims.
I would be in favor of teachers going through training and carrying concealed weapons at work if they wanted to. I don't know how things would have turned out different if this were so; Just maybe some deaths might have been prevented if a teacher was able to try to protect them by shooting the attacker.

[shcisamax]

Not allowing mentally ill people to have guns makes sense. In this case, it was the mother..no history..who owned the four guns and a rifle.

[thekeithfan]

Can you hunt deer with assault weapons? Seems like if you cant get the deer in three shots you need an assault weapon.

[Taltarzac725]

Perhaps, we need more education about guns as well as mental health issues.

While I was fighting for better access to information for victims/survivors of violent crimes through libraries during much of the 1990s and half way into the 2000s, I tried to link up as many public and law libraries to victim rights groups and resources. I was using approachs taught to me at the University of Denver School of Librarianship and Information Management from which I received a MA in 1984.

TOTVers should contact their public and other libraries nearby and ask them what kind of materials they have that would help other people manage mental illness in their families and in their communities as well as how to deal with the proper handling of guns and the like.

Maybe, if we all look out for another we can curb some of this violence commited by people with mental illnesses.

Also contact groups like NAMI and Victim Resource Providers to see what they might like to see in local public and other type libraries. Resource for finding support for those with mental illness

Link for victims of crimes looking for information about area resources

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[Monkei]

Well we can ignore all this data and do nothing ... Imagine what it will be like 20 years from now.

[Golfingnut]

So, lets find a better way to stimulate, manipulate, reroute thoughts within the brain through surgery rather than over medication. Medication works very well for some, where others need more serious intervention like surgery. In the mean time, Drugs are certainly better than not doing anything.

[PaPaLarry]

Why can't we as citizens of this great country, come together for a solution?? At least sit down with each other and think this out? Everytime there is a killing with a gun (regardless what type) you touch hundreds of people!! (family, friends, neighbors, doctors, nurses, plus community etc.) I'm not a gun owner, but believe in protection if the citizen chooses to own one. I hope and pray, that everyone can come to common ground, and come to some type of regulation, and laws that will satisfy everyone, so we too can have the low numbers that the UK has now when it come to gun killings. (In fact, I think in the UK the police don't carry guns? Not sure!) It takes a tragedy like this one, for people to speak up, and discuss ways that will satisfy everyone. Here its Christmas and those poor famlies are mourning, and I grieve with them. God love them all!!!

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by PaPaLarry

Why can't we as citizens of this great country, come together for a solution?? At least sit down with each other and think this out? Everytime there is a killing with a gun (regardless what type) you touch hundreds of people!! (family, friends, neighbors, doctors, nurses, plus community etc.) I'm not a gun owner, but believe in protection if the citizen chooses to own one. I hope and pray, that everyone can come to common ground, and come to some type of regulation, and laws that will satisfy everyone, so we too can have the low numbers that the UK has now when it come to gun killings. (In fact, I think in the UK the police don't carry guns? Not sure!) It takes a tragedy like this one, for people to speak up, and discuss ways that will satisfy everyone. Here its Christmas and those poor famlies are mourning, and I grieve with them. God love them!!!

Nice post.

Newtown only has one funeral home. Very sad that mutiple funerals are being held at once.

Let us have prayers for the little ones as well as the heroes.

Hug you grandchildren and love one's today.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by PaPaLarry

Why can't we as citizens of this great country, come together for a solution?? At least sit down with each other and think this out? Everytime there is a killing with a gun (regardless what type) you touch hundreds of people!! (family, friends, neighbors, doctors, nurses, plus community etc.) I'm not a gun owner, but believe in protection if the citizen chooses to own one. I hope and pray, that everyone can come to common ground, and come to some type of regulation, and laws that will satisfy everyone, so we too can have the low numbers that the UK has now when it come to gun killings. (In fact, I think in the UK the police don't carry guns? Not sure!) It takes a tragedy like this one, for people to speak up, and discuss ways that will satisfy everyone. Here its Christmas and those poor famlies are mourning, and I grieve with them. God love them!!!

That is just how I feel. Thank you for putting it into words.

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