This past week a mad man killed six people and shot thirteen others in Arizona. His intended target apparently was a Congresswoman from that state. Before I go any further let me say I could not be more saddened at this great tragedy. None of those people deserved to be hurt or killed by this nut. But as I expected this has once again set off an attack on the legal gun owners of this country.
What I fail to under stand is once again a person with all kinds of warning bells going off has slipped through the cracks of the "system". He had made threats both on line, to family, and facility at his school. Did no one think to point him out to the proper people? It seems to me some one should have said something.
If you think this doesn't effect you your wrong. The press has latched on to the fact that not only did he have a gun but he also had an "altar" set up. They will ultimately try to tie him in with some type of " Group" thing to further sensationalize this tragic event.
Why is it the press will bring in the "Experts" who will say for the most part not to give the suspect a lot of press because this is what they want in the first place. They will also warn not to do this because it could inspire copy cat attacks. And yet this is what they do each and every time.
I'm a gun owner and have been one since I was 10 years old. It makes me shudder every time some thing like this happens. For I know the the attacks will start up again. Most of the firearms I own have a military history behind them. I am interested in not only shooting them but also there progression of development. Some people will say you can study them in books and get the same information. I say they are wrong that until you fire and tare one down you really don't understand it.
There are millions of us who own firearms and seldom is it one of us that does a thing like this.
Again my heart weeps for the people caught up in this tragedy
I hope this makes some type of seance. I would also like others to voice their thoughts on both sides of the issue.
What I fail to under stand is once again a person with all kinds of warning bells going off has slipped through the cracks of the "system". He had made threats both on line, to family, and facility at his school. Did no one think to point him out to the proper people? It seems to me some one should have said something.
If you think this doesn't effect you your wrong. The press has latched on to the fact that not only did he have a gun but he also had an "altar" set up. They will ultimately try to tie him in with some type of " Group" thing to further sensationalize this tragic event.
Why is it the press will bring in the "Experts" who will say for the most part not to give the suspect a lot of press because this is what they want in the first place. They will also warn not to do this because it could inspire copy cat attacks. And yet this is what they do each and every time.
I'm a gun owner and have been one since I was 10 years old. It makes me shudder every time some thing like this happens. For I know the the attacks will start up again. Most of the firearms I own have a military history behind them. I am interested in not only shooting them but also there progression of development. Some people will say you can study them in books and get the same information. I say they are wrong that until you fire and tare one down you really don't understand it.
There are millions of us who own firearms and seldom is it one of us that does a thing like this.
Again my heart weeps for the people caught up in this tragedy
I hope this makes some type of seance. I would also like others to voice their thoughts on both sides of the issue.
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