On Friday, December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza, carrying three guns which belonged to his mother whom he had possibly killed for. It is confirmed that she is dead however the motive is officially unknown. He then traveled to Sandy Hook Elementary School, home to grades kindergarten through fourth grade, and opened fire on twenty innocent lives, ages six and seven. Among the children, he also fired holes through six adults before ending his own life. It is reported that as many as eleven bullet holes were found in one body alone.
After the news spread of this gruesome crime, voices rang out in horror. Arguments exploded about gun laws, mental health care, morals, etc. It seemed as if everyone was forgetting the lives that were lost. As those mothers and fathers are burying their children today, the last thing on their mind was gun laws. The only thing they care about at that moment is their child. Maybe it's just me but I find it a bit disrespectful to be at each other's throats over guns and healthcare as a child lays cold in his or her own blood. I understand a lot of people are responding with, "If not now, when?" I also understand that there is no "good" time to talk about this. I'm just asking, could we shut our ignorant mouths for a few moments and just mourn?
As for the one's who refuse to give up the argument about gun laws, I have a few things to say about that. Many people believe that tighter gun control will solve our problems. I also heard someone say, when referencing how 'the system' is broken, "We don't hold gun owners accountable when they let others have access to deadly weapons (as is the case here)."
Woah, wait. This is probably one of the most ridiculous things I've heard if this person is saying what I think they're saying. So, what I believe this is saying is that it's Lanza's mother's fault for letting him shoot and kill her so he could steal her guns.
That's as bad as saying that we should make it more difficult for people to get guns so the shootings will stop. I know, you're thinking 'Wait, what's wrong with that?' Well, they tried to make drugs more difficult to get a hold of. If the wrong people want something bad enough, they have no problem breaking the law to get it.
I say we should encourage gun ownership. I'm not saying just hand out guns to anyone. But, we trust our teachers with our children. Why not a gun to protect our children?
If one man out of twenty decides to kill someone, he's going to be less likely to follow through when there are 19 barrels pointed at him. All these shootings are happening but we never consider how different the situation would be if just one person involved had a gun handy.
For some reason, liberals don't like to look at things that way and they say conservatives are more worried about guns than anything else. Guns are just as important as anything else, in my opinion anyway.
Oh look, I've turned this rant political (which I guess it sorta was before considering we're talking about laws to be passed). Kind of how Obama turned the Sandy Hook memorial into a political rally. Oops. Nice to see he finally showed up days later though.
Another topic brought about was mental health care. I agree with many. Our country does not take mental health seriously enough. Even society seems to look down on it. If someone is diagnosed with depression, one might be heard saying 'suck it up', 'life's tough' etc. However, it seems as if every time someone goes out and shoots a bunch of people, they're excused under the assumption of mental illness. Adam Lanza, as far as I believe, was autistic. I know many autistic adults and children and it would never cross my mind that they would harm anyone. We just have to admit that some people are evil. We can't try to fix that and we shouldn't use mental illness as an excuse to justify our crimes.
I also don't find neighbors and siblings of Adam Lanza to be credible sources. The neighbors said that they found him to be a little odd. However, I can say that about many of my neighbors. His brother is the one who mentioned mental illness. We have to consider that this is Adam's brother. He would possibly say anything to make his brother's actions less atrocious.
While we're talking about guns and mental illness, it was suggested that one's mental state should be evaluated before the purchasing of a gun. I don't see how this applies to the Connecticut Shooting being that Lanza was denied a gun a few days prior to the events on Friday. Also, he wasn't given any mental health care at the time so how can we blame the system?
I read a comment online about how a mother thought it was wrong that her child had to go through a drill where he hid in his locker in case an adult decided to get a gun and shoot. Why is it wrong to be proactive? Trying to stop something like this from happening completely without preparing in the event that it should happen is like trying to stop a hurricane without even preparing for the idea that one should come.
I feel as if some people believe that tighter gun laws will allow them to leave their doors unlocked at night. the reality is, we will get tighter laws and nothing will change. If someone has it in their head that they want to harm someone, they will go to any extent to make that happen with or without guns. It's been happening since the beginning of time.
I saw a politician on the news earlier today speaking about guns saying, "You do not need these kind of guns to defend yourself." To that I say, you don't know what kind of gun you need if you don't know the size of the battle you're going to be fighting. I'm not going to go further into this topic online.
Also something to think about:
A statement was released saying that Obama planned that preppers will be the first to have their guns taken away should there be a National Emergency. I typed 'Adam Lanza mother' into Google yesterday to keep myself updated and a new article came up headlining that Lanza's Mom was a Prepper. The media works in mysterious ways. I'll let you dwell on that thought and not bother explaining what I've gotten out of this information because many of you might think my ideas are far fetched. But hey, there's nothing wrong with considering all the possibilities.
I'll leave you with this:
twas' 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38
when 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven's gate.
their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air.
they could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there.
they were filled with such joy, they didn't know what to say.
they remembered nothing of what had happened earlier that day.
"where are we?" asked a little girl, as quiet as a mouse.
"this is heaven." declared a small boy. "we're spending Christmas at God's house."
when what to their wondering eyes did appear,
but Jesus, their savior, the children gathered near.
He looked at them and smiled, and they smiled just the same.
then He opened His arms and He called them by name.
and in that moment was joy, that only heaven can bring
those children all flew into the arms of their King
and as they lingered in the warmth of His embrace,
one small girl turned and looked at Jesus' face.
and as if He could read all the questions she had
He gently whispered to her, "I'll take care of mom and dad."
then He looked down on earth, the world far below
He saw all of the hurt, the sorrow, and woe
then He closed His eyes and He outstretched His hand,
"Let My power and presence re-enter this land!"
"may this country be delivered from the hands of fools"
"I'm taking back my nation. I'm taking back my schools!"
then He and the children stood up without a sound.
"come now my children, let me show you around."
excitement filled the space, some skipped and some ran.
all displaying enthusiasm that only a small child can.
and i heard Him proclaim as He walked out of sight,
"in the midst of this darkness, I AM STILL THE LIGHT."
Written by Cameo Smith, Mt. Wolf, PA
nice.
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