A better question: why should we impeded good honest people their weapon of choice for self protection against evil dooers?

Take a minute and think. Just suppose the Uvalde shooter instead of using an AR-15 rifle as his chosen weapon, instead had used a sword. Now rather than shooting his victims he locks himself in that classroom and periodically and systematically decapitates children and teachers.

Do you suppose our citizens who today blame guns as the problem and demand more of what they call, common sense gun laws, would now be vocalizing for common sense sword control laws? I think not. But something like this might drive into their brains the fact that mental illness is the problem, not guns and not the sword, as they are only a tool used to carry out the shooters mission. Then: maybe we could begin working towards finding workable solutions to fixing the real problem mental illness; instead of subverting our efforts by blaming guns

All of them I hope! How could they stand outside that class room door, hear the shooting and not know what was gong on and still do nothing. And, where did the police chief get the idea and think it was a barricade situation rather than an active shooter or is that just a made up excuse afterwards. I don't care what their orders were sometimes you just have to overlook orders and simply do what's right. And, were there no windows where they could have possibly from outside fired trough to try to stop the shooter?

Don't know about the truck but according to the news credit card on the guns. He probably had a credit limit above what he actually spent

Your right but that was a single incident not a repetitive one like we are having here in the US these days. Also, that was during a war and if my memory doesn't fail me like it is known to do at times I think that village was suspected to be the enemy or collaborators with the enemy not that justifies what happened.

My wife just heard something similar a few minutes ago. Think she was watching CNN?

Your right but to have a successful conclusion we have to attack the right part of the problem. Seems like all we hear is trying to solve the problem using guns as the answer. A friend said to me, "maybe we are lucky he had a gun. Without one this sick individual might have used a huge bomb instead that he learned how to build from the internet".

Well, as of this writing here we are the day after another mass shooting and the TV is alive with the story of the 18-year-old shooting and k*****g 21 people (mostly 2nd thru 4th grade kids) and wounding 17 others in a school. He also shot his grandmother with whom he lived. Everyone knows this had to be an extremely sick depraved individual to perpetrate his rage on innocent kids and a few adults.

As expected the news media, our political leaders and talking heads have wasted no time in expounding on how something needs to be done and saying or implying that again; guns are the problem so we obviously need more gun laws. Right; more like the laws we already have that are being obeyed by these sick individuals.

When I hear this it makes my blood almost boil. Every time something like this happens we hear “we’ve got to do something”. And, what do we actually do: “BASICALLY NOTHING” except talk until things die down a little and then it’s business as usual? How many times have we heard a short discussion on things that probably could help, like metal detectors at any entry point or points, one-way locks on all other entry ways that will not allow entry unless unlocked from the inside in an emergency. But when the discussion ends so does the opportunity to fix something.

I read this today in a publication I received daily:

“At my grandsons' schools, it is impossible for an outsider to get into their schools without being buzzed in. Once in, there is a second door that must be unlocked before one can enter the office. On the occasion that my wife has had to go to the office, she has even had to show her driver's license. The doors are locked. You can't just enter the school. When students enter during the morning, there are a couple of burly teachers checking everybody to make sure that they belong. I even wonder if they are armed. Bottom line, every school in the country needs security like this.”

Locked doors like any restrictive measures and having to herd a couple hundred or so students and adults through metal detectors is inconvenient. Speed limits, stop signs, screening at airports, etc. are also inconvenient. But, isn’t doing something that’s inconvenient worth it if it might save lives? Isn’t it time we actually start doing something that could make a difference instead of just talking? First stop blaming guns for these horrific crimes and admit the problem is far more complicated than that. Fact: a gun is nothing more than a tool that is incapable of doing anything without the shooter. When will we as a nation quit overlooking the real problem and actually start doing something? When will we start holding our elected officials accountable for their continuous verbal flatulence but doing little or nothing to actually start solving the problem? Most hard working, honest, mentally sound gun owners simply don’t commit these kinds of crimes. It’s time we admit the real problem is mental illness and the problem is not going away. It is a serious problem and much harder to recognize and fix, than just blaming guns.

Still think guns are the problem and not mental illness. All the years growing up, during my vacation tour in Vietnam in 1964-65 and probably up through the 70’s I don’t remember ever hearing about mass shootings like today. Most of us had guns. They really haven’t changed much since then. Oh, like cars today they are more modern, more bells and whistles but about the same thing as they were back then. Back then people generally owned guns for three things: target practice, hunting and protection just like today. So, what’s changed? People and for many the lack of affordable inpatient and outpatient mental health care when needed coupled with a society that doesn’t seem to have the moral compass of the past.
I saw Texas Gov. Abbot on TV a few minutes ago mention mental illness. Same song different verse. I have never heard any of our supposedly leaders really openly discuss ways to locate and help mentally challenged people who might have a propensity towards violence.
The time has come: in fact, it’s way past time to put our legislators on notice and on the hot seat and let them know we expect and demand they enthusiastically work to find solutions instead of just giving lip service until the next time something happens. And it will, over and over and over until we find a solution to the real problem.

5/25/22

I will never understand why the anti-gun folks can't seem to grasp this the t***h. Some definitely suffer from plain ignorance and I guess others just plain ole frustration and so they blame something they can see rather than the real problem which is something that can't be seen or touched.

When will i***ts learn that guns are not the problem, they are only a tool. The recent NY shooter who massacred all those innocent people in the grocery store should never have been able to purchase a firearm. The system and gun laws we have failed as the shooters mental evaluation was never properly reported and therefore he was able to purchase a gun.

I like many others have a gun. So far it has never shot anyone or attempted to do so. It just sits there at the ready and does nothing; just in case it’s needed.

Isn’t it about time to admit it’s not the guns that are the real problem they are simply nothing more than inert objects. It’s the hands that holds the gun and the minds that drive the hands that’s the real problem. It’s about time to admit the t***h for once and stop the lies: quit blaming guns and address and work to solve the real problem?

I am using Drive. So far no problem.

We get local news and also ABC news regularly where they say illegal guns were confiscated or used in a crime.

Just listen to your local news.

Yep and most by illegal guns. Tells us how well gun laws work doesn't it?

If you call the police don't be offended when they do their job. If you don't like that my question is why did you call the police in the first place? If you don't like the way they handle things then don't call them. Handle it yourself including if someone is trying to take your life, etc. And give me a break on this story. The kid was well known by the police as he is not just some poor kid that did something wrong the first time and got caught.