VA Tech

I know you all know what happened.

Could it have been different? Possibly. But then, some know better.

http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/04/va_tech_official_praised_defea.php

How is that working for you now, Hincker?

Bah, he's anti-gun. He doesn't care about people's safety. Just as long as he gets what he wants.

The Second Amendment will now be under serious assault. If it goes away, watch as the others go as well.

The First is already under attack (though they won't say it) because of the Don Imus uproar. People are already saying "We must ban these words".

So now we will have the First and the Second under attack.

Again, without the Second, there is NO WAY to protect the rest.

Many years ago we, the U.S., weren't real concerned about coward attacks.

How has that been working for us?

 

Just so all know, I think it is terrible what happened there. But it could have been prevented. At least most of the deaths.

Most of us do NOT EVER want to have to pull our weapons. But I can guarantee you we would DIE trying to save any that we could.

The Military is comprised mostly of college aged individuals. Yet some, for some reason, don't feel college citizens are able to be responsible with a firearm. A car and a keg...no prob!!

I can tell you that most people who carry a gun legally are VERY AWARE of the responsibility of what they are doing.

I hear it time and time again, and I know it from experience....we act nicer. Why? Because we want NO REASON to have to pull. If we can avoid it, we will.

You strap on a firearm and walk around in public, you will, if you have any sense of RESPONSIBILITY, be the nicest person around.

But, dammit, if someone on that Campus had been legally armed where this criminal was, and allowed to carry on that campus, we wouldn't have had this many deaths. I GUARANTEE IT.

Again, murder is illegal. Didn't stop this guy.

Don't prevent law-abiding citizens from protecting themselves and others (possibly you) from those who don't follow the law.

Oh...Gun Control does NOT equal Crime Control. Just ask England and Australia.

Sorry for the rant, but history does repeat itself. Think about Germany and their gun confiscation, to "make everyone safe". Or just look, like I said, at England or Australia. Great crime rates, if you are into big numbers.

 

By banning guns completely may have made this worse. Nut job could have made a bomb, since he couldn't get a gun without some work.

Oklahoma City ring any bells as to what BOMBS can do?

Suicide bombers do more damage than this, if they get in a populated area.

Or, nut job could have just used a car and started running people down. Perhaps ban cars.

Perhaps we should just ban ANYTHING that can kill. The first thing to go would be, of course, HUMANS.

You will hear how Britain's handgun ban has worked (usually by some Brit's who are just mad because we ran them out of our country with, imagine this, GUNS).

Here is what is really happening

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/crimedebate/story/0,,1056411,00.html

http://johnrlott.tripod.com/op-eds/BritainToyGunsWSJE.html

Someone even said this...

I wish!!
Besides, you'd have to have some serious money to obtain a machine gun, then lots more to even fire the thing. A .50 cal semi-automatic rifle (legal to buy) is expensive. The bullets alone cost around $1.50 or more for ONE ROUND.

What is getting really sad is the security companies. They see this as the big "cha-ching". "They need more cameras". Like that will help. "They need more security guards". Unarmed security guards means nothing.

The colleges HAVE security, FREE security, if they would just let the law-abiding students carry.

 

That would be nice, but the Anti Second Amendment people aren't doing that.

The longer the Pro Second people sit around, the more the Anti Second gain ground.

Sarah Brady and her group are already sending emails.

And they are encouraging that the email to be sent to "those you know". There is also an address to send your donation to the Brady Campaign.

 

In fact, here is the email

"This is a college Columbine."
-Virginia Tech Student, Fox Television News, April 16, 2007

Dear (name removed),

Yesterday, we witnessed America's worst mass shooting on the campus of Virginia Tech. Thirty-three students and faculty were killed, including the gunman. At least fifteen more were wounded.

How many deaths and injuries must we endure before our nation's elected officials act to end gun violence? We must ask our leaders: "What are you going to do about it?" What are you going to do to make our schools, workplaces, and communities safe from gun violence?

President George W. Bush said yesterday that schools should be a place of "safety and sanctuary for every student," but he and other national leaders do nothing to ensure that safety. They provide condolences, and then do nothing to stop future tragedies.

Eight years ago this week, we watched in horror as students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado fled a mass shooting. Twelve students and one teacher were killed. Just seven months ago, five girls were gunned down in a school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

These aren’t isolated incidents. February 12, 2007, Salt Lake City: A teen opens fire in a mall killing five and wounding four. On the same day in Philadelphia: Three men fatally shot and a fourth wounded at a board meeting. January 11, 2007, Indianapolis: A man shoots four fellow employees. The list goes on and on.

There are common threads in all of these tragedies — it is much too easy for the wrong people to get high-powered, deadly weapons and our leaders fail to do anything about the problem.

It is urgent that you email or call your elected officials today.
They must hear that you want action to keep guns out of the wrong hands.

Please make as many of these phone calls as you can:

President George W. Bush 202-456-1414
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi 202-225-0100
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid 202-224-5556


The message for all three calls is simple:

It is much too easy for the wrong people to get deadly weapons in this country. It is time for you to take steps to end gun violence to prevent tragedies like the one at Virginia Tech.
If you can't make the calls, you can click here to send an email, which will go to the President, the Speaker, the Majority Leader, as well as your U.S. Senators and Representative. One click will email all six of them.

The Brady Campaign is working nonstop to get the message out that there are solutions to gun violence. We can ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips that make it so easy to kill quickly . . . we can require Brady background checks for all gun sales, including at gun shows . . . we can stop large-volume gun sales that supply illegal gun traffickers. These are just some of the steps we can take to make it harder for the wrong people to get guns.

We are building a crescendo of public outcry to ensure that action is taken. We are aggressively rallying support among allies for our solutions. And we need your continued support to make it happen. Please make a contribution now to keep the momentum going. When you do, a generous donor will match your gift.

Gun violence is a solvable problem. We know it won’t be easy. But we can make it harder for the wrong people to get their hands on guns through strong gun laws.

It is time for our nation’s leaders have courage to say "no" to the gun lobby's mantra of any gun, anywhere, at anytime for anyone, while wrapping it in distortions about "freedom" and "liberty."

Americans have the right to live free from the constant fear of gun violence. Please take a moment to forward this email to friends and families.

Thank you for your support.


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Didn't take them long to ask for donations. I haven't even asked anyone to donate, just be aware of what can happen. They even mention they have someone to match your donation! So now it is worth even more! Good grief!

They have been losing memberships and donations. So now they have something to prop up donations, and aren't ashamed to use it. That's the Brady Way!

 

First off, I don't pray...not my wont. I act. Action actually works.

I posted because I KNEW the anti-gun and biased media would jump on this like a prey animal on a wounded animal.

And they have.

I just watched 48 Hours. You would THINK that, with this show being a high caliber news show, that they would be unbiased. Alas, I was wrong.

They did not ONCE explore how this could have been averted with legally armed students/teachers. They DID mention how bad guns are. They DID mention how easily (?) guns are to get. (You have to pass a background check to buy a gun, unless at a gun show which is basically like a private sale. Shooter got his gun at a gun shop.) Should we say "Well, he looks like a criminal, so maybe he should be put in jail before he actually becomes one"?

The gun shop owner even mentioned that they turn down some who they think are suspicious, but this nut didn't seem suspicious. What more can you do?

You sit there and pray. I will stand up and do what I can to protect our right to self-defense. Self-defense was taken from these students and instructors, yet noone seems concerned about that.

We are all humans. We have the RIGHT to defend our life. These people, and others around the country, have that RIGHT taken away.

BECAUSE that RIGHT has been taken away on campus, YOU are sitting back and PRAYING.

Don't say I am doing something wrong.

 

Warchilde...I appreciate the support. Thank you!