I'm not disrespecting, ignoring or failing to honor the sacrifice made by brave members of our military. Thank God for themandthank the for their heroism and service.
But kids in school, folks in theaters, on our streets and in temples and churches were not killed as combatants. They are innocent Americans suffering from unnecessary gun violence.
Your analogy is heartfelt, but wholly inappropriate in comparison with a kid at school.
I know what I'm talking about. Bag the insults.
So, again, you're full of shit. Let's ban ALL GUNS, KNIVES and BALL BATS. Satisified??
So, then when a kid brings a hammer to school and bludgeons 8 kids to death, then what? We ban HAMMERS? Then what about rocks? Slingshots? How about straws that shoot spit wads?
I will ALWAYS be the first to tell you that this is not the America I grew up in. IT IS GONE. Your idea of banning our way to some supposed "peaceful world" is as crazy as you are. It is as impotent as continually throwing MONEY at the school system - it DOES NOT get the desired result any more than banning any and everything would achieve the desired "results".
It has nothing to do with schools or weapons or ball bats or hell, even dodgeball. It is PEOPLE. This country has changed, is changing, and no matter how much you don't like it, it is what it is. Hell, take it up with the mental health "professionals" that refuse to do their jobs or the video gaming industry that glorifies killing. But dammit, stop blaming inanimate objects for this country's shortcomings.