Breaking: 2nd student from Ohio school shooting has died

[Are_grits_groceries]

Jim Roberts (@nytjim)
2/28/12 6:54 AM
“@fieldproducer: RT @CBSNews: BREAKING: 2nd victim from #Ohio school shooting has died from his injuries, authorities confirm”

***sigh***

[liberal N proud]

1. So sad

[ananda]

2. This is all so sad.

I wonder if bullying was involved in the motive.

[rfranklin]

3. If only there had been more guns there!

This tragedy could have been avoided!

[Are_grits_groceries]

5. That is easy to say.

If you have an unknown number of guns in the hands of people with disparate training levels then who knows? In addition, they are panicked. That could lead to a bigger tragedy.

There is no easy answer IMHO.

BTW I worked in a school where I was very sure that there would be return fire. Jesse Jackson spoke there, and he asked how many kids knew someone who had brought guns to school. A lot of kids raised their hands. The teachers I was standing by we're horrified. I asked them if we taught in the same school. I never heard any names, but by keeping my ear to the ground, I heard a lot from the kids.

[ellisonz]

20. I think that was sarcasm above. n/t

[Are_grits_groceries]

22. I took it the wrong way.

I thought he meant it could have been avoided if others had guns.
Thanks...

[DrDan]

4. what an absolute shame . . . another senseless gun tragedy

[Sinistrous]

6. My deepest sympathies to the family and friends of this child.

[Chipper Chat]

7. I'm expecting Santorum to exploit the shooting for political purposes.

(I hope not, but....)
He will say 'if only God was let back in to the schools things like this wouldn't happen'.
'Liberal teachers should be fired or sent to concentration camps.'
'Allow all teachers to carry guns in school.'
..This will get him the NRA vote.

[MoonRiver]

8. More innocent lives cut short. So tragic.

But of course this won't stop Republicans from demanding guns for all.

[DrDan]

9. there are some here who believe there should be no restrictions on gun ownership

no age restrictions
no mental-health restrictions
no felony restrictions

NONE

[badtoworse]

11. There are also some with equally asinine views on the anti-gun side.

[DrDan]

13. I fail to see how anything could be equally as "asinine"

[badtoworse]

14. I know you spend time in the Gungeon, as do I

So it just comes down to your point of view. There have been posters there that advocate total bans on the private ownership of handguns or any firearms at all for that matter. Others have proposed taxes that would make ammo cost hundreds of dollars a round. Those ideas are just as asinine as allowing felons or mentally disturbed people to have access to guns.

The great majority of pro-gun people that post on DU favor reasonable regulations, such as allowing access to NICS for private sales. I don't have any recollection of any pro-gun people actually coming out in favor of children, felons or the mentally disturbed having guns. Maybe you can cite some examples.

[jpak]

15. Sorry - many people do not "reasonable regulation" but GOP/NRA gun nuttery.

yup

[MoonRiver]

12. Here's hoping none of them will find themselves in a madman's line of fire.

But in this gun happy society, one never knows.

[PavePusher]

16. Cite, please. n/t

[MoonRiver]

17. That would violate DU rules about calling out a member.

This is a big forum, with many trolls. I'm sure some on this site love their guns to death.

[DrDan]

18. I have posted it a number of times - it was a poll on the old DU

5 responded that there should be no regulation on gun ownership

[hamsterjill]

10. This is simply heartbreaking!

So much sadness in this incident. Sadness for the students killed and injured. Whatever they did, as high school kids, they certainly didn't deserve this.

Sadness for their friends and families.

Sadness for the shooter who evidently had been dealt a life with so much strife and heartbreak...but he still shouldn't have done this.

Sadness for his friends and family, especially the grandparent(s) who were caring for him.

Pride and relief for the way the first responders handled this, the coach who stepped in, the other faculty members who saved lives with calm heads.

[Bluerthanblue]

19. so very well said-

[spanone]

21. there are three dead now.