Sixth grade girl opens fire at middle school, injuring 3 (suspected, gun, Austin)
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It was years ago but I recall it being a very good experience. Think of it as a gun safety class tailored for the age group.
Correction, I was in Cub Scouts. It's technically a branch of the Boy Scouts of America. I was just on the first level. We never did anything with guns when I was 8 or 9 years old.
I am all for responsible gun ownership. Grew up around them both in home (responsibly) and also exposed to it when others carried illegally... I certainly want people to have the right to protect themselves.
The constitution is a living document and can be amended. It is not set in stone.
My concern is that if we keep repeating "it is a right" thereby ignoring the problem we have in the US, at some point that right can be removed. I understand peoples' passion for gun ownership/rights but sentiments like this isn't really helping the cause.
Yikes, clearly you don’t know what the word “disproportionate” means.
It means we blacks are 14% of the population so we cannot commit more than 14% of the mass shootings in America, but we do. That’s why it’s called disproportionate.
I do know what it means and you said "mass shootings" which my response is correct...
100% agree with you. Sadly, people try to make everything racially motivated and created divides.
Also, people need to stop guessing at motivation.
Imagine if the gal wasn't bullied but instead had a more selfish motive and you're posting in here about bullying while the shooting victims lay in hospital beds.
Holy ADD Batman, people just can't wait for reality.
There are many things in which race is a factor. This particular shooting is not one of them. Why people were bringing race into this, well, I have my theories as to why.
Back to the shooting. The girl who committed that shooting did something horrible. I wasn't even going to talk about the bullying. I just wonder what kind of 11 year old would do that. I also starting thinking about the parents. What kind of parents does she have?
To me, this isn't about race or the 2nd Amendment. This is about some parents not doing their job, and a child who is basically a psycho.
Agreed. This has "Parenting FAIL !" written all over it. Keeping personal firearms secure in a gunsafe is necessary. But that goes back to the parents.
Agreed. This has "Parenting FAIL !" written all over it. Keeping personal firearms secure in a gunsafe is necessary. But that goes back to the parents.
And it is parenting that needs to be brought up. I find it sad and rather surprising that parenting was not the first thing brought up.
Agreed. This has "Parenting FAIL !" written all over it. Keeping personal firearms secure in a gunsafe is necessary. But that goes back to the parents.
Keeping the guns locked up in a safe renders them useless during a break in. It leaves people unable to defend themselves.
To me, this isn't about race or the 2nd Amendment. This is about some parents not doing their job, and a child who is basically a psycho.
Yes I would also be interested to understand the child's home environment, parenting, and how she obtained the weapon.
However, my town experienced a tragic suicide of a girl of similar age a year or so ago. From what I can tell and hear (small town), the parents and home were pretty normal. They were good parents. However, this girl was bullied in school and everyone let her down.
We have to understand that parents are not the only figures in a child's life that mold and influence. Schools, teachers, town are all influencing factors. A child growing up in a bad neighborhood (as I did early on) is has the potential to get thrown off track no matter how good the parenting is at home.
My feelings is we don't empower bullied children to come forward and support is lacking. If bullying is a primary factor in this girls actions, its not just the parents...
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