So I just read an article over on IGN about how the NRA seems to be targeting violence in all of its many forms of media and entertainment,such as Television shows,Movies and Video games.
Of course,from the help second amendment of the constitution and other federal laws. It has become almost too easy for ordinary everyday American citizens to gain access to firearms. Anybody of age can go and buy a firearm at your local Walmart and proceeded to shoot up a school that very day. Not to mention with regulations so lenient,most children can probably find a firearm in most average American homes these days. Its easy enough to point the finger and blame somebody or something else when gun laws make it so easy to get a hold of these weapons in the first place. Lets start there first,shall we?
And then there was more....
Okay...first off,which child has EVER witnessed 16,000 murders? Are we talking about real acts of violence? Or are we talking fictional murders,like you would see in movies or video games per say? Because that would make a boat load more sense.
Secondly,did he just suggest putting police officers in schools? Yes,that will quell and put to rest all the fear and anxiety within this nation gripped by the horrors of mass shootings. As if kids aren't already frightened enough by these scenarios. Having to come to school everyday and seeing an armed officer will reassure kids right? Reassure them of what? That they are protected? Or that they are potentially in eminent danger? In my opinion,all you are really doing is just adding another potential victim here. I counter your firearms with firearms of my own! Is that how the NRA really views things? More guns...that will solve the issue.
I think America really needs to reevaluate their gun control laws. This is a country that is fascinated with their firearms. So much so that they promote not only the use of guns but the availability of them within their own constitution. You don't have to go as far as to outlaw them. However they need to take a serious look at all the laws they currently have in place. Something needs to change or else shit like this will just keep on happening,more and more frequently.
Is the NRA right to blame movies,games ect..ect..?
Who is really to blame for these kind of incidents?
Does American really have to get tough on gun laws? Will that make any difference whatsoever?
With the NRA's suggestion to place law enforcement officers in school,do you think that will be enough to stop these shootings? Is it the right move or are there better answers?
What needs to happen here for American to initiate some kind of change? What does America need to do in order to isolate incidents like this and prevent more innocent people from being slaughtered? What approach would you take?
How many more people have to die before something is done? School shootings,in fact,any kind of mass shooting has become an epidemic within the U.S.A. People are dying,nothing gets done,people bicker endlessly to find a reason,but no solution. People will squabble and debate on this matter and while nothing gets done,there will be more shootings. The parents of the victims will be devastated,a country will mourn and people will once again bicker and point the finger with nothing being accomplished. At the end of the day,you will only have more deaths and families will be torn apart and lye in ruin. My only thought is that this is getting ridiculous. What if your child? What if somebody close to you? How frightening is must be for not only parents but children,knowing that your school could be next. Its heartbreaking to know. Its even more of a heartbreak knowing that nothing is being done.
Sound off below.
NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre said violent crime is increasing and that there exists in this country a callous, corrupt and corrupting shadow industry that sells, and sows, violence against its own people.
Of course,from the help second amendment of the constitution and other federal laws. It has become almost too easy for ordinary everyday American citizens to gain access to firearms. Anybody of age can go and buy a firearm at your local Walmart and proceeded to shoot up a school that very day. Not to mention with regulations so lenient,most children can probably find a firearm in most average American homes these days. Its easy enough to point the finger and blame somebody or something else when gun laws make it so easy to get a hold of these weapons in the first place. Lets start there first,shall we?
LaPierre specifically called out vicious, violent video games with names like Bulletstorm, Grand Theft Auto, Mortal Kombat and Splatterhouse and pointed to a ten year-old flash game called Kindergarten Killer as well as blood-soaked slasher films like American Psycho and Natural Born Killers. LaPierre said such films are aired like propaganda loops on Splatterdays and every day along with a thousand music videos that portray life as a joke and murder as a way of life.
And then there was more....
LaPierre said a child growing up in America witnesses 16,000 murders and 200,000 acts of violence by the time he or she reaches the ripe old age of 18 and called upon parents to protect their children, adding they're our kids. They're our responsibility. And it's not just our duty to protect them it's our right to protect them. Rallying against gun control, LaPierre called upon Congress to put armed police officers in every school in order to make sure that blanket of safety is in place when our children return to school in January.
Okay...first off,which child has EVER witnessed 16,000 murders? Are we talking about real acts of violence? Or are we talking fictional murders,like you would see in movies or video games per say? Because that would make a boat load more sense.
Secondly,did he just suggest putting police officers in schools? Yes,that will quell and put to rest all the fear and anxiety within this nation gripped by the horrors of mass shootings. As if kids aren't already frightened enough by these scenarios. Having to come to school everyday and seeing an armed officer will reassure kids right? Reassure them of what? That they are protected? Or that they are potentially in eminent danger? In my opinion,all you are really doing is just adding another potential victim here. I counter your firearms with firearms of my own! Is that how the NRA really views things? More guns...that will solve the issue.
I think America really needs to reevaluate their gun control laws. This is a country that is fascinated with their firearms. So much so that they promote not only the use of guns but the availability of them within their own constitution. You don't have to go as far as to outlaw them. However they need to take a serious look at all the laws they currently have in place. Something needs to change or else shit like this will just keep on happening,more and more frequently.
Is the NRA right to blame movies,games ect..ect..?
Who is really to blame for these kind of incidents?
Does American really have to get tough on gun laws? Will that make any difference whatsoever?
With the NRA's suggestion to place law enforcement officers in school,do you think that will be enough to stop these shootings? Is it the right move or are there better answers?
What needs to happen here for American to initiate some kind of change? What does America need to do in order to isolate incidents like this and prevent more innocent people from being slaughtered? What approach would you take?
How many more people have to die before something is done? School shootings,in fact,any kind of mass shooting has become an epidemic within the U.S.A. People are dying,nothing gets done,people bicker endlessly to find a reason,but no solution. People will squabble and debate on this matter and while nothing gets done,there will be more shootings. The parents of the victims will be devastated,a country will mourn and people will once again bicker and point the finger with nothing being accomplished. At the end of the day,you will only have more deaths and families will be torn apart and lye in ruin. My only thought is that this is getting ridiculous. What if your child? What if somebody close to you? How frightening is must be for not only parents but children,knowing that your school could be next. Its heartbreaking to know. Its even more of a heartbreak knowing that nothing is being done.
Sound off below.