tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post6929451701602446252..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: National InsanityOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-41074242154710278792022-07-31T12:50:46.356-04:002022-07-31T12:50:46.356-04:00With all of those guns, there are bound to be mist...With all of those guns, there are bound to be mistakes made, SM -- and those mistakes compound the problem.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-21405392619710676222022-07-31T12:30:47.112-04:002022-07-31T12:30:47.112-04:00As obvious as the noses on our faces, Gordie.As obvious as the noses on our faces, Gordie.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-48613221373561808832022-07-31T12:29:37.522-04:002022-07-31T12:29:37.522-04:00It's not helpful and not practical, CD. What c...It's not helpful and not practical, CD. What chance does a teacher with a nine-milometre pistol stand against a shooter with an AR 15?Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-52833357789547474582022-07-31T12:26:21.809-04:002022-07-31T12:26:21.809-04:00Even more than insanity, Lulymay, there seems to b...Even more than insanity, Lulymay, there seems to be a national crisis of cowardice.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-36239708886786419522022-07-31T12:24:53.245-04:002022-07-31T12:24:53.245-04:00Her sense of desperation is real and I am sure she...Her sense of desperation is real and I am sure she is not the only one realizing that solutions are not coming from institutions or elected officials. I wouldn't be so quick to suggest that the teacher is a Republican. See "They’re Afraid. They’re Buying Guns. But They’re Not Voting for Trump." https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/10/25/first-time-gun-sales-not-voting-for-trump-430310<br /><br />It is a dangerous idea of course. Accidental gun deaths only occur when there is a gun.<br />SMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-56563994086535589272022-07-31T12:16:48.851-04:002022-07-31T12:16:48.851-04:00A few weeks ago, just after Shinzo Abe was killed ...A few weeks ago, just after Shinzo Abe was killed by a gunman in Japan, I heard on the news that Japan has very strict gun laws and gun murders are extremely rare in Japan...something like one per year. The conclusion seems obvious. Gordiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847854895781055944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-24408594524653337982022-07-31T12:05:06.876-04:002022-07-31T12:05:06.876-04:00I also have been a teacher - for 29 Years - and co...I also have been a teacher - for 29 Years - and considering how police stood by for over an hour while a gunman shot and killed students and faculty in a small Texas school, I understand why a teacher(perhaps many teachers) would feel the need to arm themselves. It's tragic that a teacher should feel the need to do that: gun-carrying teachers could cause more deaths than they prevent, and might serve by their example to encourage even more people, including students, to arm themselves out of a belief that the world in general is a threatening and murderous place - hardly a healthy attitude for young and impressionable people to learn in school. Politics aside, this knee-jerk reaction to the students murders is "not helpful".<br /><br />CD Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-59622964887502901582022-07-31T12:04:56.274-04:002022-07-31T12:04:56.274-04:00So, tell me about how all those guys with guns sta...So, tell me about how all those guys with guns standing out in the hallway helped the situation and gave support to the teacher and children on the other side of a door that the gun holders did not venture through to try and save them.....<br /><br />There are obviously much bigger problems south of our border that no one seems to be able to sort out.Lulymaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-63871051673573920522022-07-31T11:12:32.257-04:002022-07-31T11:12:32.257-04:00Regardless, Cap. It's crazy.Regardless, Cap. It's crazy.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-68525061322131989012022-07-31T11:06:03.618-04:002022-07-31T11:06:03.618-04:00How convenient that the NYT can't report the G...How convenient that the NYT can't report the Glock-toting teacher's last name. That way we'll never find out if she's a long-time NRA member and the spouse of a Republican politician. Those are the kinds of details that tend to leak out after other NYT reports on controversial issues. <br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com