Our government has been waiting to disarm us since we showed some spine over the Vietnam war. At Kent state it was our government who shot up the students.

Every student on the campus of VT and all campuses should be trained to watch for out-of-control classmates. In our current society where rage is within many of us, to even talk about disarming Americans is ridiculous.

I see no problem with a University advertising that their students and staff are armed and ready to protect themselves and their campus. I see no reason this same campus can’t teach gun use and how to spot someone who is unbalanced.

Americans are angry, and rightly so. That same government who wants to disarm us has caused more unnecessary deaths than any kid on a campus. Parents can’t seem to train behaviors and character building so let the schools teach self-defense.

Not all schools should be armed but many could be trusted to protect their students using their own judgment with their own arms.

Guns did not kill those kids, a wacked out armed kid did. A lazy and inept College Administration did. Baning guns would have not deterred him for a minute.

We don’t need to ban weapons, but we need to severely restrict when and where they can be used. And maybe we need to consider firearm insurance

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#2 VT was told they had a problem student. They did not act responsibly. This individual needed Mental Health Care desperately. The school failed to follow up.

#3 Prior behavior was another failure. There was a stalking event, which was not followed up on.

#4 There was a report from the Parents to authorities that they felt that their son was suicidal, which was not followed up on.

I saw the official report this morning. A whole lot of people in charge were ducking for cover. Police, VT, Medical Care, and the entire system let us down.

We’ve all witnessed how law enforcement treats protestors at recent political conventions; i.e., the Republican convention etc. It was revealed that NYC law enforcement personnel fanned out across the country infiltrating groups for “intelligence” gathering purposes…huh?! Mind you, city based, law enforcement is engaged in the extra-jurisdictional HUMINT (Human Intelligence) business by fanning out nationally…?!

There’s a current case where some folks were thrown out of a gathering that was hosting Bush as the featured speaker. They didn’t act up at the gathering but some “volpo” spotted some “End the War” type stickers on their cars, so they decided to pre-emptively expel them from King George’s presence…?! I could go on and on how these elected mattoids trample our rights every day and push it to the envelope.

Now think for a just a minute what might keep them from declaring martial law at the drop of a hat and overtly enslaving Americans. They’l allow America’s tabloid-brained citizens to shop until they drop, but they darest not question the State. We see how Russia treated protestors recently. All they have have is bottles and rocks to resist an incredibly well-armed bunch of statist criminals that control Russia. Yes, the citizens are very “safe” indeed without having arms to protect themselves from massive government intrusion if the need should come. I guess they’l all carry flowers and lit candles while they march around in front of Putin and his cronies who fear no serious resistance from “law abiding” civilians… ) Russia has for all practical purposes reverted back to it’s old Sovietski self. It’s now a hybrid of Communism and “pirate capitalism”; i.e., the absolute worst traits of both “isms”.

I’m not preaching revolution, but as long as elected mattoids have it in their ever-grasping heads that mayhem would occur if they try to pull something off they’l tread lightly. I’ve always like the old colonists battle flag showing a coiled, ready-to-strike rattlesnake, “Don’t Tread on Me”…!

I’m not an NRA member, nor am I a “gun nut”, but I do believe in “concealed carry” being allowed for law-abiding citizens who have been trained to use and maintain their weapon of choice. So once certified they’ve gone through an appropriate program they can apply for a “concealed carry” permit. It’s a proven fact that crime both property and personal attacks have dropped dramatically in those jurisdictions that allow such disposition of a weapon. These classes should also discuss the use of deadly force and the legal ramificatons if they should use such force. To me a gun is a tool, no different than a good shovel, axe, or a chainsaw and used intelligently for what it’s designed; i.e., to bring home game if necessary or to terminate a deadly threat, then it has a place in the land of the “free” and the home of the brave. It’s mandatory that every Swiss household be armed. Switzerland is the longest standing democracy on the planet, at 700 years. If the arabs entrust the Swiss to hold most if not all of their gold, then that’s testament alone to what it means to be a nation that’s ready to protect itself from all aggressors both foreign and domestic. Every Swiss citizen is also “required” to participate in their governmental processes. No whiners, slackers and butt-sliders there.

For the bleeding heart, feelgood types that think disarming Americans is the answer then you best do a pre-signup for your UPC tattoo and your micro-chip implant immediately if not sooner! Any politician especially the disgusting likes ot Ted Kennedy and others that might pander to this tragedy in Virginia for voter appeal, needs to be summarily kicked out of office for once and all. They need to focus on getting our butts out of this criminal engagement in Iraq and Afghanistan asap.

Gun control is nothing but hype. Australia had one of these similar mass shooting tragedies about 15-20 years ago and guns were outlawed. Armed crime soared because criminals don’t follow the law they “break the law”…get it! Only peaceful law-abiding citizens end up being enslaved. Are there any questions folks…?! Carl Nemo**==

The truth is, we can have both safety and liberty if we return to the common sense concepts of our Constitution, and step forward to resume our responsibility as a people for the safety and defense of the communities in which we live. The answer is not gun control, but self-government, self-defense, and self-control. We must act to live as free people, else like sheep for the slaughter, we will die, and freedom with us.

Stop relying, be SELF RELIANT…

How does all these mass killings constitute a “rush to judgment”??? Isn’t it obvious we need to have stricter gun control??? How many more people have to die before congress quits bowing to the NRA lobbyists????

Are you aware the the State of Virginia and the University implemented many of the Brady/HCI “gun control” measures?

• The mandatory Background check;
• The proof of residency
• The “one gun a month” rule
• Declaring the campus a “Gun Free Zone”

None of these measures did anything more than possibly slow Cho down slightly. He was a criminal who had concocted a plan to do harm, and he was willing to take the steps necessary to achieve his twisted goal.

Criminals are called criminals because they disobey the laws that the rest of us obey. They commit murders, rapes, robberies; they burglarize houses, steal cars, and kidnap children. They also carry firearms without a permit, or where the law doesn’t allow it.

If a criminal is intent on shooting dozens of classmates, or raping a woman, or stealing your car, what makes you possibly think that passing another law is going to change his behavior?

“Oops… I’d better not carry this pistol while breaking into the Smith residence to kill the husband and kids, rape the wife and take all their stuff… Carrying a gun is illegal”

Congress needs to quit worrying about how much money is involved & start worrying about public support & wishes. They seem to think they can do what they want no matter what the public wants. This a government FOR & BY the people???? I THINK NOT!!!!

How about eliminating all of the “perks” and benefits that the members of Congress enjoy, in addition to campaign donations? I say that every member of Congress should earn the “average annual income”, either for their district, state, or nationally. They want a raise? Then get the working men and women one first.

And your complaint of an unresponsive government sounds similar to the complaints of the American Colonies circa 1774… Remember the Boston Tea Party, and “No taxation without representation”? They complained of not being heard as well.

The next step of King George’s plan was to send in his Army to disarm the colonists, so he had a company in the Massachussets Garrison mobilized.

The cause of the resulting battles (Lexington and Concord) were remembered by the Founders, which is why they wanted to ensure our ability to defend ourselves and our way of life from criminals and predators, whether as a person or as a people.

Are you happy with living under the Patriot Act AND not having any guns?

Forget abandoning only the 2nd Amendment… get ready to lose the rest of them too, once we yield up our “liberty teeth”.