gun shootings — Christian Debate

AMERICAN SCHOOLS: COUNTDOWN CLOCK

C Mc — Mon, 21 May 2018 06:46:44 +0000

Those who can do something about guns in America don't care. They are numbed to grieving families and funerals. They have mastered the empty phrase, "our prayers and thoughts are with you", after each mass slaughter of innocent people, especially children. Schoolhouses, students, human decency have been placed on the back burner of safety to the NRA, lobbyists, Second amendment, name-calling, and sold out Christians for the continuation of unchecked gun-sales, large bullet magazines, bum stocks, concealed and opened carrying of guns. Unlimited ownership of weapons of war (guns) have become a way of life and the NEW NORMAL **in America. To help with the routine responses and talking points one can set his or her clock to measure the intervals. The name and faces may be different, but the pretentious take will be the same. **THE COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN TO THE NEXT MASS KILLING: It's not cruel. It happened many times before. It's just a matter of time. Why set the timer? The NRA doesn't like keeping records of gun-related incidents affecting mass killing of students. The really sad truth of it all, nothing is going to happen. CM

My Personal Experience With School Shootings and Gun Violence

dct112685 — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:18:01 +0000

A lot of people here seem to think I do not understand what people are going through or the emotions that come along with the gun control debate. Because of this I want to share some personal history. Names/Places will be changed to protect the innocent and other victims.

I was in the 7th grade when Columbine happened. 1999, the year before Y2K, things were supposed to be getting better. The world was supposed to be a better place than before. Then it happened. Students shot and bombs exploding in a high school in Colorado. It was surreal and shocked the nation.

The fear was after Columbine that there would be copycats. And there were. Including a small town in a southern state.

I was sitting at the lunch table. There was a boy, we will call him John.

John was troubled, had a rough home life, and was always in trouble at school. One day at lunch, about a month after Columbine, John looked at me and another girl and said: "I'm going to shoot this school up and I am going to start with you and you."

John normally joked and was a prankster but it shook me and the other girl. We told our history teacher what had happened. Within an hour, John had been detained and we were talking to detectives about what had happened.

The day finally came when John said that he would do something. Police had been watching him. They arrested him in a vehicle that was not his and found he did have guns ready and loaded.

This would have been another mass shooting. But it wasn't. Why? Students said something. The warning signs were not missed.

We did not need more gun control. We needed bravery to say something and a police force that did their job. Gun control is not the answer. It never has been the answer.

The point is, John had issues. Mental health issues as well as home issues. Sadly, he committed suicide several years later. John needed help. That help would not have come from more gun laws. He needed mental help. He needed support for his horrible home life. He needed friends that would love and support him. Unfortunately we the students of that school did not give him that last part that we could have helped.

The problem is not guns. The problem is culture.

Interesting Read: School Shootings Are Rare

dct112685 — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:07:38 +0000

This definitely contradicts the mantra of the day. I've also heard the "18 shootings this year in schools bit" and this article proves the stats given by the mainstream media on school shootings are total garbage.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/02/22/friendly-reminder-school-shooting-are-still-rare-more-kids-are-killed-walking-to-school-n2452642