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Guns were the same.......I grew up on a farm in Oregon in the 50's and 60's and guns were everywhere, pickups had gun racks all over. I used to ride around on my motorcycles with a Ruger Buntline on my belt. A small grocery store near where I lived I would take it in there and nobody even noticed. Today that would be a swat alert with helicopters on the news. We trusted our fellow citizens back then who were trained by families to use guns safely and correctly.
The leftists mantra of removing all guns is ridiculous, and that ship sailed long ago.....the media just has to blame somebody and they blame the GOP every time a shooting happens. I'm sick of the Schumer/Pelosi gun grab sound bytes. GUN FREE ZONES are invariably the places where people get shot and its obvious why, the shooter may be crazy but he's not dumb enough to go where he thinks HE will get shot. Same reason gun ranges and police stations aren't attacked. It's time for the public to wise up........even churches are starting to set up concealed carry members to guard the troops. Schools need to do the same, authorizing a few willing members to carry concealed (AND POST the same around the school) and my bet is school shootings drop to near zero.
Everybody sits around and whines and does nothing. Candles and vigils bring nobody back........wise up and look for a solution instead of somebody to blame.
Guns were the same.......I grew up on a farm in Oregon in the 50's and 60's and guns were everywhere, pickups had gun racks all over. I used to ride around on my motorcycles with a Ruger Buntline on my belt. A small grocery store near where I lived I would take it in there and nobody even noticed. Today that would be a swat alert with helicopters on the news. We trusted our fellow citizens back then who were trained by families to use guns safely and correctly.
The leftists mantra of removing all guns is ridiculous, and that ship sailed long ago.....the media just has to blame somebody and they blame the GOP every time a shooting happens. I'm sick of the Schumer/Pelosi gun grab sound bytes. GUN FREE ZONES are invariably the places where people get shot and its obvious why, the shooter may be crazy but he's not dumb enough to go where he thinks HE will get shot. Same reason gun ranges and police stations aren't attacked. It's time for the public to wise up........even churches are starting to set up concealed carry members to guard the troops. Schools need to do the same, authorizing a few willing members to carry concealed (AND POST the same around the school) and my bet is school shootings drop to near zero.
Everybody sits around and whines and does nothing. Candles and vigils bring nobody back........wise up and look for a solution instead of somebody to blame.
Really, they has AR-15's in the 50's! Wow, who knew.
Guns were the same.......I grew up on a farm in Oregon in the 50's and 60's and guns were everywhere, pickups had gun racks all over. I used to ride around on my motorcycles with a Ruger Buntline on my belt. A small grocery store near where I lived I would take it in there and nobody even noticed. Today that would be a swat alert with helicopters on the news. We trusted our fellow citizens back then who were trained by families to use guns safely and correctly.
The leftists mantra of removing all guns is ridiculous, and that ship sailed long ago.....the media just has to blame somebody and they blame the GOP every time a shooting happens. I'm sick of the Schumer/Pelosi gun grab sound bytes. GUN FREE ZONES are invariably the places where people get shot and its obvious why, the shooter may be crazy but he's not dumb enough to go where he thinks HE will get shot. Same reason gun ranges and police stations aren't attacked. It's time for the public to wise up........even churches are starting to set up concealed carry members to guard the troops. Schools need to do the same, authorizing a few willing members to carry concealed (AND POST the same around the school) and my bet is school shootings drop to near zero.
Everybody sits around and whines and does nothing. Candles and vigils bring nobody back........wise up and look for a solution instead of somebody to blame.
The world and the people in it are not the same, not by a long shot.
These types of shootings aside; I wonder what happened in the 1960's that caused violent crime to increase dramatically, only decreasing starting in the 90's, but still well above pre-WW2 levels. It is not access to firearms, that has always existed, is it drugs? Did the 1960's hippie movements cause a large breakdown in social/cultural norms? What caused this and is it related to incidents such as school shootings?
"It was shortly before noon on a sweltering Monday morning, Aug. 1, 1966, when architectural engineering student and Marine-trained sniper Charles Whitman climbed to the observation deck of the 27-story clock tower in the heart of UT's flagship Austin campus, armed with rifles, pistols and a sawed-off shotgun.
He killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 others before authorities gunned him down."
Back in the 50 and 60s you could walk across town and do a lot of things without parents hovering around... As we became further and further liberal in society... You are no longer safe in your own home... Pedophiles are all over the place and your kids could be in danger any moment in time... How do I get the society where I don't have to worry about my kids all the time... Do I ban liberals like liberals want to ban guns?
In the 50's light high capacity assault weapons weren't available to the public. Nowadays they are almost as easy to buy as a Big Mac at McDonalds. And back then most firearms users were focused on hunting. Today there's a well oiled NRA funded media campaign that promotes the purchase of infantry grade multi shot weapons as a political statement. Years ago if a homeowner wanted protection he might have a revolver or shotgun. I know people who have enough firepower at home to supply a combat unit operating in the Middle East.
"It was shortly before noon on a sweltering Monday morning, Aug. 1, 1966, when architectural engineering student and Marine-trained sniper Charles Whitman climbed to the observation deck of the 27-story clock tower in the heart of UT's flagship Austin campus, armed with rifles, pistols and a sawed-off shotgun.
He killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 others before authorities gunned him down."
These types of shootings aside; I wonder what happened in the 1960's that caused violent crime to increase dramatically, only decreasing starting in the 90's, but still well above pre-WW2 levels. It is not access to firearms, that has always existed, is it drugs? Did the 1960's hippie movements cause a large breakdown in social/cultural norms? What caused this and is it related to incidents such as school shootings?
Bad parenting or lack of it. Both parents found they had to work to keep up with the Jones. Kids weren't spending enough time with their parents to learn the rights and wrongs of life.
Don't blame the hippies. They wanted peace and love, not war and mayhem.
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