GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

[blueberryhill]

On Facebook, there are several sites honoring victims of Sandy Hook and parents' dedication to stopping gun violence, and plans to sue gun maker. I posted my comments as a tribute to the parents and you would not believe the comments, i.e, the usual '"guns don't kill people", guess i will sue my knife as it cut me, and the most ludicrous of all, it was all a hoax.... What.....people really believe that. We have all talked about guns in the hands of crazies, more mental health facilities, earlier identification of potential killers, etc. There is no one solution, but it should not be easy to obtain a gun in our country. We lead the World in deaths by guns (and I don't want to hear about how you are going to sue your car for making you crash or whatever). Yes there are crazies with gun, but we read every day about stupidity. Several people suggest arming school teachers. Is that really probable and a good decision overall. There are some of you I would want around me if threatened by someone. However, i think i believe that many of us, 5'6" and 125-130 lbs, even armed with a gun, would be overpowered by the bad guy and they (me) would be shot dead. Anyway, I told these crazy nutcases to get off of these sites unless they could respect the parents/families of victims and offer possible solutions to problem instead of whining, arguing incessantly about guns and saying this never happened. It dawns on me how many stupid, clueless people out there should never own weapons of any kind. How can we keep weapons out of their hands? I know this won't stop criminals, etc from getting guns. I have heard all the arguments, but to do nothing is irresponsible IMO. You may not agree with my analogy, but 2 years ago in May, I had a bad case of shingles (no, it is not a venereal disease). You have virus in you if you ever have chicken pox. People are more prone to getting it as you age. Stupid me didn't know there was a shot to prevent it, but there is...get one. Anyway, pain is unbearable...i had shot in spine, strong drugs, nothing worked except oxycodine or something like that. I still have couple pills left over from that prescription in May 2012. Now, if i get a repeat of this disease or something equally painful, it is more difficult because abuse of these drugs is out of control. In summary, it is more difficult for me because of those who abuse drug, but I tolerate it for the sake of the abusers.....Now if we could do this with guns, e.g, do more in-depth background checks, require references, etc.....get my drift? I am left with this thought. Several people have posted on a thread honoring the victims of Sandy Hook, that this really didn't happen, it is just a part of a Gov't cover-up. Can we continue to deal with such assholes? Let's round them up and have a firing squad take care of these crazies. As i have said many times, i really have to stay off of Facebook. I hate people more every day.....