04-18-2007, 09:52 AM
I'm keeping my guns, why? Because I own them legally, this is a free country and taking my guns away from me isn't going to do a damn thing to prevent this kind of thing. This kid wanted to kill people, he went out and bought a gun and clips and ammo to do this WELL in advance. He didn't buy a Glock 19 (the 19 means 19 ROUNDS per clip) because he gets a sore finger from pushing the clip release button. He bought a BUNCH of ammo and extra clips, he knew what he was going to do. He could have just as easily been turned down to purchase a gun and went out and bought 50lbs of fert and diesel fuel and made a BOMB, now what? You going to take that away from me too? So now my lawn looks like shit and I can't drive my Superduty truck, what's next? See where this goes? What do we take away next after guns? Anything.
The sad truth to this is there is NOTHING that can be done to prevent such a tragedy from happening again, no matter how much you, the news or the VT kids want it to prevent it. Ever heard of a SuperMax prison? Those inmates have ZERO rights, they are stripped searched daily, bunks turned over daily, locked down 23.5hrs a day. However people still manage to DIE in them, granted, not by guns, but now I have to eat my soup from a plastic spoon. You going to turn every school into a supermax prison and hope for the best? No, you are not. The people won't go for it. Instead of trying to regulate each and everything thing EVERYONE does it would be better to teach people how to spot troubled individuals. So many students have come out to say he was a loaner, didn't talk, etc. Maybe had someone reported this to the proper person (spend the money there) they could have talked to him and gotten him help.
Guns are not to blame for what happened Monday, the School Administration isn't to blame, the police are not to blame, no student is to blame, the parents are not to blame, the chains he used to lock the door isn't to blame, the only person to blame for what happened Monday is guy that pulled the trigger. The sooner people get over themselves and their personal agenda's and realize this the sooner real action can take place to ensure it doesn't happen again.
The sad truth to this is there is NOTHING that can be done to prevent such a tragedy from happening again, no matter how much you, the news or the VT kids want it to prevent it. Ever heard of a SuperMax prison? Those inmates have ZERO rights, they are stripped searched daily, bunks turned over daily, locked down 23.5hrs a day. However people still manage to DIE in them, granted, not by guns, but now I have to eat my soup from a plastic spoon. You going to turn every school into a supermax prison and hope for the best? No, you are not. The people won't go for it. Instead of trying to regulate each and everything thing EVERYONE does it would be better to teach people how to spot troubled individuals. So many students have come out to say he was a loaner, didn't talk, etc. Maybe had someone reported this to the proper person (spend the money there) they could have talked to him and gotten him help.
Guns are not to blame for what happened Monday, the School Administration isn't to blame, the police are not to blame, no student is to blame, the parents are not to blame, the chains he used to lock the door isn't to blame, the only person to blame for what happened Monday is guy that pulled the trigger. The sooner people get over themselves and their personal agenda's and realize this the sooner real action can take place to ensure it doesn't happen again.