Oregon school shooting

[hurley842002]

If they couldn't get anything through congress after Sandy Hook they aren't getting anything through congress ever. Period.

This.....

If congress couldn't get anything passed in the wake of the Newtown shooting, what makes you think they'll get anything passed now?

And this...

Prepare to be steamrolled by congress. I feel some big bullshit is heading our way.

It's statements and thought processes such as this, that cause panic buying and complete hysteria throughout the gun community.

[hurley842002]

Huh? When I was teenager attending Boulder High in the early 90's, we owned one gun safe, and I kept the keys to it, having access to pretty much anything I wanted at anytime. If the only thing keeping your kid from going on a shooting spree is the lock on your gun safe, you have got WAY MORE SERIOUS problems than just firearm access...

My son is eight now, and I plan on the his gun rack up in his room later this summer for his BB gun(s).

Exactly!

Once I was of a reasonable age to be familiar with, and respect firearms (which was likely younger than these psycho shooters) , I pretty much had unrestricted access to the gun safe. The only thing that was asked of me when going shooting was to clean the weapons, and don't go crazy on dad's ammo supply. I never once had any thoughts of going on a "spree", STOP blaming the guns, or even access to the guns.

[Mtn.man]

Psycho got your ass beat when I grew up so much so it beat the PSYCHO outa ya. No drugs just a can O' whoop ass.

[XC700116]

This just in via CNN


Speaking in Washington, President Barack Obama said the nation should be ashamed of its inability to get tougher gun restrictions through Congress in the aftermath of mass shootings that he said have become commonplace in America.
"Our levels of gun violence are off the charts. There's no advanced, developed country on Earth that would put up with this," he said in response to a question about gun violence.
Most members of Congress are "terrified" of the National Rifle Association, the President said, adding that nothing will change until public opinion demands it.
"The country has to do some soul searching about this. This is becoming the norm, and we take it for granted, in ways that as a parent are terrifying to me," Obama said.



Prepare to be steamrolled by congress. I feel some big bullshit is heading our way.

No chance in hell they'll do it, mid term elections are way too close and the dems instantly hand control of the senate off to the R's in a heartbeat. Now, if they retain control, they'll probably try something but will instantly get slapped back in check when they do.

[Mtn.man]

That damned NRA is the problem.

[Zundfolge]

That damned NRA is the problem.

Yes they are ... God bless 'em

[Lurch]

I can't figure out what we have more of school shootings or government coverups?

[Mtn.man]

I can't figure out what we have more of school shootings or government coverups?

Pretty much both, and maybe they are somehow tied together. (see conspiracy theories)

[rbeau30]

Huh? When I was teenager attending Boulder High in the early 90's, we owned one gun safe, and I kept the keys to it, having access to pretty much anything I wanted at anytime. If the only thing keeping your kid from going on a shooting spree is the lock on your gun safe, you have got WAY MORE SERIOUS problems than just firearm access...

My son is eight now, and I plan on the his gun rack up in his room later this summer for his BB gun(s).

I respect your opinion, and that your 8 year old is mature enough to handle that. Mine however are not, and just as you are engaged enough with your child to know at what point he is ready for that, I am engaged enough with my child and can say he is not. Your child is not like all of the children of the world and mine are not as well.

This is more than a shooting spree, this is about accidents, injuries, and NDs. And a heck of a lot more than a child shooting up some place.

I had access to all my father's guns while I was in high school. My parents taught me responsibility but they also took an active interest in my life. It's not the availability of guns or even the kinds of guns available, if the AR and the AK were responsible fore mass shootings, we'd have seen these shootings happen 50 years ago. I don't know how much the media can use this, because all they care about is body count.

Thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the victim. May these horrible events stop soon.

This is correct, While I still have an active part in their lives, I as a responsible parent can safely say that at least one of my children are not ready for firearms to be readily available in the house. Not a particular one but any.





My thoughts are this: I am not going to be the Parent on some stupid liberal news outlet saying to everyone, " he was a good kid, I have no idea why he did what he did". No Sir.

It is all about teaching them and exposing them to things that they can handle IAW their maturity. If this was about some other tool and not about firearms: If did not believe that my 13 year old could not operate a knife at the dinner table to cut his steak without cutting himself or the person next to him, I would not give one to him to hang over his bed. I would tell him exactly why he is not allowed to have a knife at the dinner table and if he wants to make becoming more mature his priority in life I will see some change.

They are exposed to firearms, NOT shunned away from them. However they ARE exposed to them in a manner in which I think they can handle mentally.

Parents are failing, and the laws and regulations and stupid "child behavior specialists" who have never parented in their life are making it easy for a parent to fail.

[Ronin13]

What ADVANCED countries is the lying ass MOFO talking about.

The ones that instead of gun violence have knife and other violence... (See China, U.K., South Africa)