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

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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If massacre of 20 children in Newtown doesn't bring gun control, what will? ~ Elie Wiesel (Original post)	mzmolly	Dec 2012	OP
Indeed.	99Forever	Dec 2012	#1
Great sigline.	mzmolly	Dec 2012	#2
Feel welcome to use it and pass it around.	99Forever	Dec 2012	#4
Done.	ellisonz	Dec 2012	#10
Will do.	mzmolly	Dec 2012	#19
Then what? Ban video games? Ban action movies? Ban rap music? Ban football and boxing?	davidn3600	Dec 2012	#3
No, just ban weapons that serve no useful purpose	mzmolly	Dec 2012	#5
?	ellisonz	Dec 2012	#7
Post removed	Post removed	Dec 2012	#16
a ruthless dictator with an iron fist.	Mel Content	Dec 2012	#6
What're you trying to say there, Mel?	ellisonz	Dec 2012	#8
that in the u.s. meaningful gun control is more likely under dictatorship than the current situation	Mel Content	Dec 2012	#12
Probably the lack of a complete, clear sentence...	ellisonz	Dec 2012	#13
it was a complete, concise response to the question posed in the OP title.	Mel Content	Dec 2012	#20
well, we should be allowed to have tanks, nukes, drones etc if we are going to fight the govt	JI7	Dec 2012	#15
who said anything about fighting the government?	Mel Content	Dec 2012	#18
don't you know, if the Jews and other minorities had guns the holocaust would have been prevented	JI7	Dec 2012	#14
The Gungeon likes to remind me of that at least once a week...	ellisonz	Dec 2012	#17
Good thing we live in a democracy. Does the dictator in your vision, have an army	mzmolly	Dec 2012	#21
Someday we will have that dictator, Mel. You will fight for him or he will take your guns.	hunter	Dec 2012	#23
"What else do we need for preventing further horrors such as this?"	ellisonz	Dec 2012	#9
It will bring changes. It does put a "face" on what our culture has never had to assimilate...	libdem4life	Dec 2012	#11
I just thought about that today.	mzmolly	Dec 2012	#22
Meh. What does Mr. Weisel know about death of innocents?	Pretzel_Warrior	Dec 2012	#24
Sadly	mzmolly	Dec 2012	#25
Elie Weisel should be the last person	COLGATE4	Dec 2012	#26

Response to mzmolly (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 12:11 AM

99Forever (14,524 posts)

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.

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

1. Indeed.

2. Great sigline.

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

10. Done.

19. Will do.

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

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

7. ?

6. a ruthless dictator with an iron fist.

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

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

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

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

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

18. who said anything about fighting the government?

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

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

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

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

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

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

22. I just thought about that today.

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

25. Sadly

26. Elie Weisel should be the last person