The violence of life.

I have been hearing about gun control since the Sandy Hook incident. Do I think we need better "CONTROL" laws? Yes. Do I think a band on assault rifles is necessary  Maybe, depends on if someone can give a compelling argument on their use other than it's easier to take out an assailant. The thing I'm completely pissed about concerning the Sandy Hook incident; is that the kid who perforhere are those who have come forth med the shooting is being labeled as having Aspergers Syndrome. The thing that really gets me is the lack of blame that the shooter is getting. This kid, whether he has a mental disorder or not, made a decision. He chose to take guns into a public school filled with young children. He chose to shoot and kill and wound nearly thirty people. I don't know about you, but thirty people is one too many. Most of the people who were killed were children. Now I know that we, as a society, have a lot of violent media that we interact with daily. But seriously, movies and video games are not to blame. Never have been, never will be. The blame falls squarely on the person who thought it a good idea to take a gun into a gods damned school and start pulling the trigger. There are those who have come forth and fought for and against gun control. People who have blamed violent media. People who have blamed guns, and his parents. Well, those things factor in. The kid probably did watch violent movies and play violent video games. It was his parent's job to make sure he knew the difference between reality and fiction. It was his parent's job to make sure that he did not have access to weapons. The blame can be pointed at many things. However, what it should be pointed at is the guy himself. He made a decision. He executed a plan. Then he removed himself from the picture. Plain and simple. Guns are still on the market. So are movies and Video Games that have violent content. 

All in all, I think we need to tell the government, both state and federal, "Whoa! Hold on there! We, the people, demand the right to agree upon and set forth proper gun control laws. Laws that are fair to everyone. Laws that do not infringe on our second amendment right to bear arms." It would take work. A lot of it. But I think we could do it. I think that if the people of these United States that we call America, came together and showed that we will not be ignored. Then the government might just pull their heads out of their stacks of money and realize that the people are not meek or frightened. That we don't cling to our guns and our families awaiting the dreaded G-Men to come and kick down our door.

Signing off till next time. Have a blessed week.

Shadow.


P.S.
For Asperger Syndrome information, please refer to this site for more information; http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/asperger/detail_asperger.htm#218013080

Shadow