Virginia Tech Tragedy

[Capt Reggie]

Let us all take a minute and give thanks for those that survived this latest diatribe of violence against our America. Further, let us send prayers to the families and loved ones of those that did not make it out of the dorm and the classrooms!
As a Vietnam Veteran, former law enforcement officer, medic, and security officer, I feel what these agencies are going through as they try to survive the bombardments from our news "journalists", etc., and a, sometimes, indifferent society.
It is a "tough love" lesson our society must learn...this will not be the last time our freedoms are tested!
Yet, we, as a society, must not let the "insanities" of our world hold us back...we must go on to find a solution to the polution to it all!
I believe in America...I believe we will learn from this disaster...I believe we will try to prevent such again (if that is possible)...and, I believe in keeping the Constitution, with it's Bill of Rights. as is! "Guns don't kill, people do"!

[fishful_thinkin]

Well said
Prayers sent

[jsuber]

We live in a coutry that is more free than any that I have ever traveled too, or lived in. Unfortunately some take advantage of that and deprive us of our safety, security, and shelter from harms way. One of my co-workers has a daughter going to school there and she lived down the hall in the dorm of the first incident. She is fine and stayed at a friends house in town after they closed off the dorm last night.

[One Keeper]

I'll never understand why some people do the things they do Prayers sent

[Dubble Trubble]

Well Said.

I also noticed a story on the news today that is interesting.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070417/wl_ ... epeat_dc_3


I especially noticed the line that said:

"Japan has very strict gun control laws and firearms are mostly in the hands of "yakuza" gangsters or hunters"

Remember when they start yelling (and they will)"Ban Guns" that phrase:

"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns"

I can guarantee you if one of those teachers had had a gun in their possession, they could have stopped it much sooner.

You will NEVER be able to stop violent criminals by taking away the citizens right to defend themselves.

Dubble

[mjsigns]

http://www.vt.edu/

[SHOWBOAT]

well said Capt.

A sad day for all, but well said.

[Jumptrout51]

Hitler implementd a gun control policy.

Gun control should be 1. knowing where the safety is and how to use it,2. being able to hit your target.

[weaver brown]

Availabilty of guns is not a problem. Breakdown in society is a problem. Guns have always been available. My friends and I carried them to school because we went hunting before and after school. I don't remember anybody in my school ever being threatend with a gun or a pocket knife.

[Tom Keels]

Availabilty of guns is not a problem. Breakdown in society is a problem. Guns have always been available. My friends and I carried them to school because we went hunting before and after school. I don't remember anybody in my school ever being threatend with a gun or a pocket knife.

[dolphinatic]

Availabilty of guns is not a problem. Breakdown in society is a problem. Guns have always been available. My friends and I carried them to school because we went hunting before and after school. I don't remember anybody in my school ever being threatend with a gun or a pocket knife.

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[Reel Cowboy]

I noticed an article this morning about how all of our fine presidental canidates have taken this tragedy and wrapped themselves in it. Its sad that our leaders sometimes seem to be no more than ambulance chasers. That's just my opinion.

I agrre whole heartedly:
"I think that people who want to take this within 24 hours of the event and make it their political hobby horse to ride ... I've got nothing but loathing for them," Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine said. "To those who want to try to make this into some little crusade, I say take that elsewhere."

The great majority, it seems, no longer teach kids to be respectful and the moral values that our parents taught us. That's the problem, not easy access to guns, like so many others I remember taking guns to school for after schools skeet shoots or because we didn't have to time to take them home after a morning of hunting. Nobody bothered you about it, everbody did it and it was okay becasue we knew how and when to use them. That wasn't ten years ago. I kept a pocket knife all the time, everbody did and I don't recall any stabbings. I guess I am part of the last generation that were taught how to act and the consequences of acting any other way. I don't know what happened to our society, but we need to start right now and fix it. Teach our kids right from wrong and that life isn't fair but that's life, deal with it. I say all of this a 26 year old that was taught this things. Parents need to raise their kids at home and let the teachers teach math and reading not the family values and morals it takes to be human. We need respect for one another and thiongs like this won;t stop until we do.

Again this is only my opinion.