"...an armed society is a polite society..."

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22. Yeah I can see how polite it has been lately

I just don't understand why this senseless violence continues. How many people have to die before we have the discussion about who should and who should NOT have access to guns? People have the right to own guns--however, they do not have the right to kill innocent people. This whole "Guns don't kill people. People do" is pure BS. People use the guns to do the killing. How many lunatics have to shoot up theaters, malls and classrooms before we scream enough is enough? Why in God's name do these nuts have access to firearms? Why aren't there more waiting periods to make sure these people are of sound mind and body to carry around a lethal weapon?

I'm a teacher of little ones--and looking at their innocent faces today made me cry. I could never imagine something like what happened today happening at my school to my students--but it could. I'm also a parent--and I kiss my son everyday as he leaves for school fully expecting I will see him safe and sound when I return. But I have no guarantees. I could never imaging what it would feel like to lose a child--and I hope I never do. And I'm sorry, but I would NEVER have a gun at school. I'm not Rambo or John McClain and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have the mindset to go get my gun and shoot that guy myself. I'd probably be so scared I'd freeze up.

When are we going to stop pretending that everything is fine--when it is WRONG and needs to be addressed? How many innocent children must die before this stops? It sickens me to watch people on TV defend the use of guns yet weep for the innocent deaths, and then scream about how we don't' need stricter gun laws. My cousin spews that quote you posted all the time--but lately she has been quiet. I wonder if she is having second thoughts about that whole polite thing. There is nothing polite about someone walking into a school and gunning down anyone in his path.