[ScottinVA]

But in order to fix it, we need to understand what's broken.

Therein lies the rub. Microwave-mentality Americans want a quick, feel-good response to virtually every tragedy. The problem is, Americans aren't renowned for critical thinking that's needed for a step-back-and-look, comprehensive approach to problem resolution. They want a quick fix, and they want it yesterday. As a result, the necessary in-depth examination never really seems to occur.

[haffast]

I visited a friend in the hospital this past week after he had had surgery. This hospital has a prominent maternity focus. At each new birth, a sweet lullaby plays over the intercom announcing every precious arrival.

The thought occurred to me, with the recent uproar about gun control brought on by the deaths of the CT children and the Demo-MSM drumbeat equation of guns = dead children, what if outside each abortion clinic it was required that a shot be fired for each abortion performed.

Total number of abortions in the U.S. 1973-2011: 54.5 million+

234 abortions per 1,000 live births (according to the Centers for Disease Control)
Abortions per year: 1.2 million
Abortions per day: 3,288
Abortions per hour: 137
9 abortions every 4 minutes
1 abortion every 26 seconds

CT pales by comparison. Maybe it would be more graphically effective if the shots could be fired outside the Whitehouse or Congress. Would anybody be shamed?

[SECURE AMERICA]

Nothing strikes deeper to the heart than the loss of children

Really? In America the land of abortion?

[cripplecreek]

One thing to consider is the fact that there are over 100,000 schools in America and this is an exceedingly rare event that EVERYONE is overreacting to.

[jimsin]

MUCH TO CONSIDER....INDEEED..
.......NOT SO MUCH ACTUALLY....

There are really only 2 things we have to consider. Number one is how fast we can shake enough money out of the politicans to provide real protection to our schools by following the inestimable MR WAYNE LAPIERRE’S prescient/obvious admonishmnet....”The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun’
I guess we have to wait till the grandstanding libs get done grandstanding... ..meanwhile they they should .consider how many other maniacs there are ...sitting in their basements ...planning away....

[oldbrowser]

This is the most thoughtful article I have read on this tragedy.

It brings to mind a man I knew years ago who was a WWII Navy vet, a deacon in his church, and a retired milkman. At any social gathering he would always seek out the most "socially awkward" person in the room and make small talk with them and make them feel welcome. This article sheds some light on his motivation.

[BitWielder1]

The libs have been waiting for an event like this to bring out the ready-made plan to call for more gun control.
It happens every time a tragedy strikes and it will happen again.
There are 300 million guns in this country, if guns are so bad how come any of us are still alive?
Because the vast majority of gun owners are responsible people, that's why.
Additional gun laws will only make it harder for law abiding citizens to mount a defense and will do nothing to curb criminal use of guns.
We have to stick to our guns, literally, on this and not let a tragedy be used to erode our rights. That will only make it even more tragic.

[combat_boots]

To our guardian angels and to the archangel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaI-mzeqVuI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ-QLl5qjLg