Quote Originally Posted by bae View Post
Gosh, what a poor way to craft policy.

Let's just *do something*, *now*, for the children....

We can sort out if it actually works, if we can afford it, if it causes more problems than it is worth, or if it impedes the freedoms of others later! Well, unless American Idol comes on, then we'll all just go watch that!

:-)

I'll ask you, Rob, what have you, personally, done about this event? I have attended two active shooting seminars at a regional law enforcement training facility, and worked with our local law enforcement/emergency services/schools to do training/planning drills on-site here, joined the local fire department and am undergoing my firefighter/emt training.
See what I mean about this society being a poor fit for me? For me personally, the lives of the children lost in the Sandy Hook incident are more important than the rights of citizens to bear arms. This one I am afraid is set in stone for me.....ever since I saw my father pull a gun on my mother in a drunken rage in 1977. I don't know which embarrasses me more - the gun culture in the US or the lack of socialized medicine.....it's becoming a tie for me these days. So if nothing else, you can see how this society might be an ill fit for those who think like me then perhaps. Rob