Newtown, CT
On the one hand, there are no words to express the sadness I feel for those who are going through this ordeal. Nothing is adequate, nor can it be.
But.
We need to talk about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. We need to do it now. We need to ask the Supreme Court to define "well-regulated militia."
I want to make it clear that I am not opposed to gun ownership. I am not opposed to hunting (although I prefer it to be skilled not just "lay down covering fire and hope it finds a deer."). I am opposed to concealed weapons being legal for anyone other than law enforcement officers. I would like to discuss the regulation of hand guns and assault weapons whether automatic or semi-automatic.
Even better, I would like this conversation to be held among civilized people without one side spouting bumper sticker slogans at the other (and, frankly, both liberals and conservatives are guilty of this particular sin).
I was evacuated from Vietnam at age 3. No one was shooting at me, but I still had to deal with PTSD that occurred years later. These kids should, when they're older, be able to look back and say "at least my trauma provided some good for my future and my country."
But.
We need to talk about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. We need to do it now. We need to ask the Supreme Court to define "well-regulated militia."
I want to make it clear that I am not opposed to gun ownership. I am not opposed to hunting (although I prefer it to be skilled not just "lay down covering fire and hope it finds a deer."). I am opposed to concealed weapons being legal for anyone other than law enforcement officers. I would like to discuss the regulation of hand guns and assault weapons whether automatic or semi-automatic.
Even better, I would like this conversation to be held among civilized people without one side spouting bumper sticker slogans at the other (and, frankly, both liberals and conservatives are guilty of this particular sin).
I was evacuated from Vietnam at age 3. No one was shooting at me, but I still had to deal with PTSD that occurred years later. These kids should, when they're older, be able to look back and say "at least my trauma provided some good for my future and my country."