March for Our Lives

[BPTactical]

There is an old saying my parents used when I spoke out of line:


"Children should be seen and not heard"





Excellent read:
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2...and-not-heard/

[motoboy]

There is an old saying my parents used when I spoke out of line:


"Children should be seen and not heard"





Excellent read:
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2...and-not-heard/

[cstone]

All of my guns are for target practice.

[Gman]

All of my guns are for target practice.

As long as nobody makes themselves a target, nobody gets hurt.

[cstone]

As long as nobody makes themselves a target, nobody gets hurt.

Shoot the target till it stops being a target.

[Eric P]

Whomever said we need to stop picking on these children...

In war, when a child points a gun at you, the child is a target that needs eliminating. In the war of ideas, this rule applies, destroy the child and their idea.

The enemy uses children to make you hesitate or temper your reaction. Don't fall for it, eliminate the threat by any means necessary, even if it means sinking to their level.

[Gman]

I was just made aware of an article written by my niece's husband, whose family is from New Jersey. They weren't gun people, but they got some hands on education from the family and can now speak from experience rather than ignorance regarding guns.

He's a Social Psychology grad student and this article was picked up by Newsweek; Social Psychology Suggests “March for Our Lives” Is Unlikely to Change Anything. Here’s Why.

He has another article regarding Does Celebrity Culture Contribute to Mass Violence?
I thought they were interesting.

[TFOGGER]

To those that think that bullying causes these events, I have news: Kids have bullied other kids and been bullied for as long as people have lived together in groups. What has changed in the last 50 years is that we started punishing kids for pushing back. it used to be that bullied kids would eventually get fed up and poke the bully in the nose. Everybody learned something in the process. The bully learned that it hurts when you get popped in the nose, the kid that got tormented learned that they could stand up for their self. I know, because I was the kid that got his ass teased and tormented, right up until 9th grade. The difference now is that if there's a fight, everyone gets suspended or expelled, so kids bottle up their anger and frustration until they literally explode, and they figure if they're going to be punished, they might as well go all the way. In the age of "zero tolerance", the school systems have removed a vital pressure relief system, and have reaped the results.

[CS1983]

To those that think that bullying causes these events, I have news: Kids have bullied other kids and been bullied for as long as people have lived together in groups. What has changed in the last 50 years is that we started punishing kids for pushing back. it used to be that bullied kids would eventually get fed up and poke the bully in the nose. Everybody learned something in the process. The bully learned that it hurts when you get popped in the nose, the kid that got tormented learned that they could stand up for their self. I know, because I was the kid that got his ass teased and tormented, right up until 9th grade. The difference now is that if there's a fight, everyone gets suspended or expelled, so kids bottle up their anger and frustration until they literally explode, and they figure if they're going to be punished, they might as well go all the way. In the age of "zero tolerance", the school systems have removed a vital pressure relief system, and have reaped the results.

Excellent analysis, sir.

[Gman]

To those that think that bullying causes these events, I have news: Kids have bullied other kids and been bullied for as long as people have lived together in groups. What has changed in the last 50 years is that we started punishing kids for pushing back. it used to be that bullied kids would eventually get fed up and poke the bully in the nose. Everybody learned something in the process. The bully learned that it hurts when you get popped in the nose, the kid that got tormented learned that they could stand up for their self. I know, because I was the kid that got his ass teased and tormented, right up until 9th grade. The difference now is that if there's a fight, everyone gets suspended or expelled, so kids bottle up their anger and frustration until they literally explode, and they figure if they're going to be punished, they might as well go all the way. In the age of "zero tolerance", the school systems have removed a vital pressure relief system, and have reaped the results.

This was my experience, but my experience was less than 50 years ago. It was about in the 40 year range.