10-04-2017, 11:43 AM
I agree with you HotD.
My point was aimed at how gun lovers understand there is and always will be collateral damage, damn everybody who doesn't understand that.
I've stated in here too many times to count, that I personally don't want to see Americans have to give up their guns.
However, the idea that we can't do away with a few/some of the things that you mentioned above after these unbelievable atrocities, is absolutely mind-boggling.
I almost feel like we need explicit photos of the carnage plastered on our TV screens to get people to understand what's happened.
But, we cover up the images, because they're so grotesque, hideous and scary that we can't do that.
So, when a story breaks of 58 slaughtered and 500+ injured, without images, it doesn't really register.
What if we had to see pictures of 20+ 6-year olds shredded to pieces in their classrooms?
Do you think America would just *yawn* and move on so easily?
Doubt it.
My point was aimed at how gun lovers understand there is and always will be collateral damage, damn everybody who doesn't understand that.
I've stated in here too many times to count, that I personally don't want to see Americans have to give up their guns.
However, the idea that we can't do away with a few/some of the things that you mentioned above after these unbelievable atrocities, is absolutely mind-boggling.
I almost feel like we need explicit photos of the carnage plastered on our TV screens to get people to understand what's happened.
But, we cover up the images, because they're so grotesque, hideous and scary that we can't do that.
So, when a story breaks of 58 slaughtered and 500+ injured, without images, it doesn't really register.
What if we had to see pictures of 20+ 6-year olds shredded to pieces in their classrooms?
Do you think America would just *yawn* and move on so easily?
Doubt it.