So once again we read of a school massacre, this time in Newtown Connecticut. Twenty seven children murdered at random by a nutter with a gun. America bears a high price for its "Right to bear Arms".
Yes Neptune, yet incredibly they will continue to support that right. It's difficult to get a handle on the American psyche sometimes.America bears a high price for its "Right to bear Arms".
That happened not so long ago Jazper but on that occasion, the lady didn't die but miraculously survived the shooting. It changed nothing! What can one say?I wonder if it was Congresmen and Senators that were the victims of these massacres, would there be a still such a intransigence not to change the law ?
I wonder how many you would have to shoot, to change the law.That happened not so long ago Jazper but on that occasion, the lady didn't die but miraculously survived the shooting. It changed nothing! What can one say?
BBC News - US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot in Arizona
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Come Senators, Congressmen, please heed the call,I wonder if it was Congresmen and Senators that were the victims of these massacres, would there still be such a intransigence not to change the law ?
Hopefully, for America, this tragedy is the 'straw that breaks the Camels back' and some gun control will be forth coming.
Indeed, and Florida also has the cougar (mountain lion, puma etc), the only eastern US state to still have them.The thing is that the USA is a big country with dangerous animals.
I was considering using a canoe to do the 300 miles of the Everglades challenge in Florida.
They warn you that you will probably encounter Whales, sharks, manatees, alligators, crocodiles, Burmese pythons, Bears, all of Florida's 6 venemous snakes besides sub tropical storms!
...and never put to better use than in the film, "Independence Day"There are advantages for the State of course, in particular the widespread skill with a large range of weapons, including machine ones, makes it easy to rapidly enlarge their army in times of conflict.
These are difficult issues, there's always a sound contrary argument to be made. For example, licencing concealed weapons can reduce crime, for the criminally intent can never know what they might suddenly find themselves up against if they choose to attack an innocent person. It could be quite an effective deterrent to committing many types of crime.What is surprising is that more and more states are issuing permits to allow the carrying of concealed weapons.
Difficult indeed! Things have probably changed but I can remember driving across the US and my colleague removing his automatic pistol from the glovebox of the car while we were driving and placing it in a clip on top of the dashboard. I said, "Expecting trouble, are we?" to which he replied, "Nope, we're coming up to the state line and the laws are different."These are difficult issues, there's always a sound contrary argument to be made.
Even in matters that affect virtually everyone. The age of consent in US states varies between 14 and 18 years, so plenty of opportunities to come unstuck on that for the young. A four year discrepancy in a cross border relationship could lead to a long jail sentence.differences between states in many matters can be tricky and like here, ignorance of the law is no excuse.
I can see that...schools with armed 'caretakers'...funded by the NRA....President Obama seems determined to enter the minefield of gun control which no doubt will be a mammoth task to get it passed through Congress, and the vested interests that seem to control it.
If such changes are made, I expect they will be so watered down to placate the arms manufacturing interests, and the wild-west psyche that seems to obsess large numbers of Americans, and have no effect on future tragedies. So the only other solution would be to arm the Teachers to fight back against such lunatics
Many US city schools do have a permanent police officer present, armed of course as usual, and they are often very pro-active with pupil searches for weapons, drugs etc.I can see that...schools with armed 'caretakers'...funded by the NRA....