Connecticut school shooting: Lawmakers offer prayers amid calls for gun control

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But you would not shoot a man killing kids… because thats eye for an eye.

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Worse, he wants to prevent anyone else from being able to stop this tragedy. I don’t care if someone doesn’t want to own or carry a firearm. But don’t tell us that we can’t just because you don’t want to, or don’t understand it, or are afraid of it.
 
It is very sad to me that you believe you must have a weapon to feel safe in your life living where you are.😦
Peace, Carlan
Do you believe a baby should feel safe in the womb of their mother??

Let’s be consistent then. I understand this is an emotional issue for you!

Though it is off topic, let’s not forget those who would like to be seen as standing up for life now, indeed did not seem to have such positions in the past.
 
How have I affected your life by owning an AR? The answer is I haven’t. Neither has anyone else who has guns and doesn’t use them for evil.

The only thing that matters is how they are used. Owning them is harmless.
Yea, guns don’t kill people, people kill people…and the majority of them use guns to do it.
 
Worse, he wants to prevent anyone else from being able to stop this tragedy. I don’t care if someone doesn’t want to own or carry a firearm. But don’t tell us that we can’t just because you don’t want to, or don’t understand it, or are afraid of it.
Oh, who stopped this tragedy? The gunman did when he took his own life.

I served and carried a gun. I’ve worked in corrections and carried a gun. I understand it, and don’t think all guns need be available to anyone that wants.
 
Yea, and look at those that ‘stood up for life’ now. Life doesn’t matter, if it’s someone else and might affect their rights to own any type gun they want. I’m sure we will convince others of our pro life intents when they see us arguing for gun rights over these children that died. Or are we trying to cloud this issue with another?

See, that’s where we differ. I am pro life for ALL from conception to natural death, even if I have to sacrifice some of my rights to achieve it.
Owning a gun doesn’t equal mass murder, but abortion does. There’s no comparison.
 
The man in the theater, the mall, and now this school, were all stopped by a man with a gun…after they killed innocent people, they took their own life.
Then of course we have those police officers in New York who shot nine bystanders during a gun battle with one man standing upright in the open. Now imagine that in a school. Yeah, great, they got the guy but not before maiming innocent people in the process. Of course, what really amazes me is that conservatives want to rag on teachers, reduce their pay and benefits, then give them guns. :rolleyes:
 
Yea, guns don’t kill people, people kill people…and the majority of them use guns to do it.
no!! the majority of people killed in this country is alcohol and driving!! Now people may have more intent to kill with a gun more so then drunk driving. but it doesn’t make it any better of a crime!!
 
Owning a gun doesn’t equal mass murder, but abortion does. There’s no comparison.
There is a comparison evidently, or you wouldn’t be bringing up another issue. This discussion is about living people that had their lives taken, the same as those aborted, yet these might affect someone’s gun rights, and we can’t have that.:rolleyes:
 
no!! the majority of people killed in this country is alcohol and driving!! Now people may have more intent to kill with a gun more so then drunk driving. but it doesn’t make it any better of a crime!!
Oh, two wrongs make a right? Or since laws don’t stop murder, robbery, rape, etc. I guess we need to stop those laws too?
 
Then of course we have those police officers in New York who shot nine bystanders during a gun battle with one man standing upright in the open. Now imagine that in a school. Yeah, great, they got the guy but not before maiming innocent people in the process. Of course, what really amazes me is that conservatives want to rag on teachers, reduce their pay and benefits, then give them guns. :rolleyes:
that is all based on ASSUMPTION!!
we can all play that game, but it doesn’t answer anything. but so far u have been accustomed to that 👍
 
Then of course we have those police officers in New York who shot nine bystanders during a gun battle with one man standing upright in the open.
Are you saying it’s better to do nothing when someone with a gun is shooting at everyone because if you try to shoot him to stop it you might miss? Or maybe your point is that police should not have guns? :whacky:
 
Worse, he wants to prevent anyone else from being able to stop this tragedy. I don’t care if someone doesn’t want to own or carry a firearm. But don’t tell us that we can’t just because you don’t want to, or don’t understand it, or are afraid of it.
Yes… making a conscious decision beforehand, that you will not kill a shooter that’s killing children or allow anyone else to do it…

can only be cowardice or evil… or both

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The man in the theater, the mall, and now this school, were all stopped by a man with a gun…after they killed innocent people, they took their own life.
Exactly. Wouldn’t it have been better if someone had stopped them earlier? Why wait for them to do it?

The man in the theater was restrained and arrested—by people with guns.
 
Oh, two wrongs make a right? Or since laws don’t stop murder, robbery, rape, etc. I guess we need to stop those laws too?
not at all. u r demonizing guns and sayin they kill MORE people then anything! u r INCORRECT!!

more people die from heart problems and obesity. where is the outrage against forks??

U can’t have it just yer way!! 😉
 
Yes… making a conscious decision now that you will not kill a shooter that’s killing children or allow anyone else to do it… can only be cowardice or evil.
I fully believe that it is immoral to require people to be defenseless, especially when they are responsible for the safety of children.
 
Exactly. Wouldn’t it have been better if someone had stopped them earlier? Why wait for them to do it?

The man in the theater was restrained and arrested—by people with guns.
So the losses are acceptable, as long as they are stopped somewhere in their spree, if it’s themselves, or others that stop them? I can’t see any of these kids as acceptable losses.
 
There is a comparison evidently, or you wouldn’t be bringing up another issue. This discussion is about living people that had their lives taken, the same as those aborted, yet these might affect someone’s gun rights, and we can’t have that.:rolleyes:
Therein lies the heart of the matter… a lack of respect for life… a lack of a sense of value for life…

Again as though it seems like a lot, it’s a relatively small number of “whacko’s”. But most of them have given up and know they are going to die by their own hands or others. Why is there such despair and hopelessness. Such low self esteem? Those are the root causes. Not guns.

Do we teach respect for life in our schools. Do we teach values. Do we have a national vision. Where we were, where we are, where we want to be and how are we going to get there. The most popular books in high schools all seem to be about suicide and mass murder (Columbine). What happened to Mark Twain and John Steinbeck for goodness sake…
 
I fully believe that it is immoral to require people to be defenseless, especially when they are responsible for the safety of children.
Agreed. It goes against our Catholic faith which teaches that we have a duty to do whatever is in our power to protect children from violent aggressors.
 
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