If massacre of 20 children in Newtown doesn't bring gun control, what will? ~ Elie Wiesel

[mzmolly]

If massacre of 20 children in Newtown doesn't bring gun control, what will?



Disbelief, horror, revolt: This is what we all felt when the news arrived. By its magnitude and cruelty, it surpassed everything else. We were not ready for it. Earlier tragedies should have immunized us. But they didn’t. Not to this violence, to this bloodshed.

A young man assassinates his mother with her own weapons. Then, he goes to an elementary school and murders 20 children, one after the other, firing more and more bullets into their small bodies.

Why?

The need, the desire to understand is as strong as the pain itself.

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[99Forever]

1. Indeed.

How much evil is required. How many pounds of baby flesh must be sacrificed at the alter of the gun freaks, before the insanity ends?

No more excuses.

[mzmolly]

2. Great sigline.

Yes. No more excuses.

[99Forever]

4. Feel welcome to use it and pass it around.

[ellisonz]

10. Done.

[mzmolly]

19. Will do.

[davidn3600]

3. Then what? Ban video games? Ban action movies? Ban rap music? Ban football and boxing?

[mzmolly]

5. No, just ban weapons that serve no useful purpose

other than slaughtering human beings in mass numbers.

[ellisonz]

7. ?

[Mel Content]

6. a ruthless dictator with an iron fist.

they tend to dislike an armed populace.

[ellisonz]

8. What're you trying to say there, Mel?

[Mel Content]

12. that in the u.s. meaningful gun control is more likely under dictatorship than the current situation

comprehension problems...?

[ellisonz]

13. Probably the lack of a complete, clear sentence...

[Mel Content]

20. it was a complete, concise response to the question posed in the OP title.

[JI7]

15. well, we should be allowed to have tanks, nukes, drones etc if we are going to fight the govt

[Mel Content]

18. who said anything about fighting the government?

oh yeah- you.

[JI7]

14. don't you know, if the Jews and other minorities had guns the holocaust would have been prevented

they would have been able to fight the bombers, tanks etc.

[ellisonz]

17. The Gungeon likes to remind me of that at least once a week...

[mzmolly]

21. Good thing we live in a democracy. Does the dictator in your vision, have an army

at his command? What about nukes or drones?

I don't think the well armed American populace you note, is as powerful as they'd like to think?

We have a say with our votes.

We're no longer fighting King George's empire.

If you want a handgun in your home, fine. No one wants to take it from you.

[hunter]

23. Someday we will have that dictator, Mel. You will fight for him or he will take your guns.

Dictators are born of people's fears, Mel, and you are feeding those fears.

If you don't want the dictator, put away your guns, love your neighbor, and live without fear.

[ellisonz]

9. "What else do we need for preventing further horrors such as this?"

Only God Knows...

[libdem4life]

11. It will bring changes. It does put a "face" on what our culture has never had to assimilate...

but now must acknowledge head on. Domestic terrorism. I truly believe that as horrible as it is, it gives our President...who is an amazing father...and a visionary leader ... a very loud and powerful bully pulpit to move this cause forward.

Remember, we could have had "the other guy". Thank god.

[mzmolly]

22. I just thought about that today.

Remember, we could have had "the other guy".

[Pretzel_Warrior]

24. Meh. What does Mr. Weisel know about death of innocents?

Yes that is sarcasm.

[mzmolly]

25. Sadly

he knows much too much.

[COLGATE4]

26. Elie Weisel should be the last person

asking "why", since he has experienced the same type of nameless purposeless murderous behavior up close and personal.