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   Ms. Ima said, 5 months ago

   The Christmas Story all he wanted was a Red Rider BB gun.
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   cdward said, 5 months ago

   @ScottPM

   Actually, they do. They still sell BB guns (my son has a Red Rider), they sell Air Soft guns and they sell all sorts of guns that don’t shoot anything.
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   bcunning said, 5 months ago

   right on, Jeff – our home prohibited toy weapons on the property – a few awkward moments for friends of my daughter and guests
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   masterskrain said, 5 months ago

   Folks, I’m NOT getting into “Pro Gun” vs. “Anti Gun” today.
   Please just try to remember, whatever your politics and feelings, that there are twenty families that have to bury their children on the week before Christmas!
   Have a LITTLE compassion for them, please.
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   ossiningaling said, 5 months ago

   @cdward

   I think it depends on where you live. I live in cities where realistic guns are often banned as kids have been shot by playing with them near police officers.
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   Omnius said, 5 months ago

   I didn’t grow up to be a mass murderer just because I played with toy guns, I think Danziger missed the point. Danziger should be making fun of the damned video games that make light of gun violence and glorify crime. More needs to be done educating kids and parents about the dangers of guns and the wrongness of abusing guns to solve problems. We also need a permanent law banning assault weapons and large ammo clips.
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   greyArea said, 5 months ago

   I realize this may seem insensitive at the moment, and not PC, but does not the mother of THIS shooter share culpability for leaving deadly weapons unsecured? Would it be wise to leave a hand grenade with an emotionally unstable individual?
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   Darren Blair said, 5 months ago

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   No, he’s right.
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   Remember the Ft. Hood Massacre?
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   There were “gun control” types spouting off before the bodies were even cold.
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   Meanwhile, I was trying to find out whether or not several people I knew who were on-base at the time were still alive.
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   Larry said, 5 months ago

   This cartoon is right on target. Glorifying guns and the violent solution to conflict is much of the problem.
   Yes, video games and weapon toys DO promote violence.
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    The Wolf In Your Midst said, 5 months ago

    @Omnius

    “Danziger should be making fun of the damned video games that make light of gun violence and glorify crime.”
    -
    Danziger should be calling out the parents who buy the games for these kids and allow them to play unsupervised. There are easy-to-understand ratings printed on the back of any video game released in this country, but parents just blindly buy whatever their kids ask for just to keep them quiet- then turn around and complain about “all those violent games my kid is playing”.
    Part of being a parent is controlling what your child has access to.
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    prfesser said, 5 months ago

    Never gave my kid a gun. Toy or otherwise. I don’t have to hunt for food, and neither does he. I don’t need to kill animals for entertainment, and neither does he.
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    THEVIC IOUSDOUG MARTIG said, 5 months ago

    My two cents worth of opinion for today; I do not blame the murderer’s mother for failing to act upon the fact that she knew her son had “A problem” and prevented another horrible tragedy, I do not blame the school for having inadequate security, I do not blame the gov’mnt for too soft or too hard gun laws, But I DO have questions for the members of the Senate and The Congress for not voting more sensibly regarding the gun laws, why is it that the Lobbyists have more power than we the people? Why is it that getting their pockets lined with “Campaign Contributions” is more important that making our society feel more secure and the future of our children more safe and keet their innocence free from fears and uncertainties? When are we the people going to demand our right to get our taxes moneys real worth? please someone answer that for me! Thanks for allowing me to rant! I could not hold it any more!
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    Justice22 said, 5 months ago

    @prfesser

    I bought my son a BB gun for Christmas. He’s 44 years old now and trained in it’s safe use. Believe it or not, it was his request.
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    I Play One On TV said, 5 months ago

    I was attending an ocular trauma lecture a number of years ago. A slide was projected, showing a BB floating in the fluid in the back of an eye. The lecturer said: “I don’t have to tell any of you what this is.” After a pause, he added: “I hate Christmas.” and then he moved to the next slide.

    You really can “put your eye out”. But it’s such a cute movie.
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    ansonia said, 5 months ago

    I agree with Omnius.
    Violence in games, movies and TV tends to desensitize children.
    But “where it all started” is actually wth celebrity status and wanting to be famous. The media elevates these shooters to superstar status. They have a place in history. For kids who are mentally unbalanced, this is appealing. Negative attention is better than no attention.
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