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    It's really unfortunate that the founding fathers didn't have the foresight to include a "Right to go to school without getting murdered" into the constitution.

    • yep true. weird thing is these dumbass gun laws made sense at the time - new forntiers and all that but now they just seem ridiculous.fadein11
    • And noone is saying ban them - just regulate them tightly...fadein11
    • Have you read the federalist papers? their letter or speeches? there is critical component missing from your intellect.yurimon
    • I'm sorry that you are oppressed in your emotions. fear governs your life and you hate personal responsibility. the microcosm of your emotional life ayurimon
    • How about restricting access to ranges. Nobody needs to take one home.monoboy
    • reflection of your ignorance.yurimon
    • We just need super control and background checks. We also need a solid education to go with the gun. Too many deaths out of blatant laziness/ignorance.formed
    • How about dealing with the core causes of problems instead of being ignorant. that would be something new for a change.yurimon
    • Ok, let's try to solve every single other related problem first. Let's see if that works. I'll be here, let me know when everyone's agreed to solve everything.nb
    • once again yuri, it made sense at the time, but now they seem somewhat ridiculousmonospaced
    • and that doesn't mean we can't ALSO focus on some of the other related core problems... one of them happens to be an over abundance of gunsmonospaced
    • core of the problem is systemic in how society is formed in the first place. how we interact, consume things, relationship with ourselves most crucial.yurimon
    • The majority of Americans want stricter gun controls. But I suppose the will of the people isn't in the constitution, either.nb
    • Its supposed to be a republic. If you read the founding fathers, They never dismissed the quality of people in a society. to them freedom was a path for anyurimon
    • Not ignorance Yuri, just re-affirming the sentiment made here that what made sense in 1778 doesn't in 2015.monoboy
    • Like swallowing Mercury for stomach problems.monoboy
    • opportunity for mans enlightenment. freedom is tied to responsibility. this problem you are trying to solve is a crisis of many things, aside from theyurimon
    • politically solutions presented to us. I can sympathize with you because, i am not a fan of gun. and my background would be that of liberal idealist.yurimon
    • that being said. at some point i recognized that I was a programmed reactionary to social problems, we all are, this becomes an inner battle of our programingyurimon
    • and a healing of the disease that society creates.yurimon
    • I disagree, How do you know that we are not taking mercury for social problems at this point. figuratively speaking.yurimon
    • Who are you to decide if people need guns or not mono, such arrogancegilgamush
    • There is an assumptions about the past. there are certain tech advantages. But what they presented was more that of nature of man.yurimon
    • they weren't perfect that what they produced is timeless in that they tried to remedy the repetition of historical mistakes people make that leads society toyurimon
    • tyranny. its cycle and there is wisdom to try to prevent the decline from freedom and quality of people society.yurimon
    • yurimon is right, so deal with your kids getting shot till we fix everything else. TRUMP 2016!moldero
    • ^ in society i mean. However what you enjoy now was paved in blood, in trying to break free from a king grasp. now you have a new set of rulers making way inyurimon
    • and it'll continue to be paved in blood.monoboy
    • Thats something we can try to avoid if we get our acts together.yurimon
    • Sincerely hope so.monoboy
    • If Founding Father ideals are the answer to violence, why was there so much violence and oppression back in the 1700/1800s?yuekit
    • The occasional shooting aside, we actually live in a much more peaceful enlightened society today compared w/ the racism, religiosity and violence back then.yuekit
    • Yes, we do live in a safer, smarter, more rational society than ever. Globally, everything is better, on average. Still, the US needs to end these massacres.nb
    • Please realize that it is the gun-lobby and industry that keeps the guns in the hands of Americans. The vocal minority does not speak for the average American.nb
    • i dont know what you are talking about a minority? and industry stuff coming into the mix. you took a from 300 mil peeps survey?yurimon
    • lol, survey of 300 mil peepsyurimon
    • Actually reviewing this incident. I think this belongs in the terrorist attack category.yurimon
    • I just love how gun advocates turn a reasonable discussion, trying to find a solution, into a heated debate about their "rights" and taking away "freedoms".formed
    • I can't tell if that's naive fantasies talking or a deliberate attempt to change the subject.formed
    • Either way, it does nothing but make one look like a childish bullyformed
    • You are saying words but i dont know if you know what you are talking about. its like an Ai interface with you and programmed speech patterns or something.yurimon
    • yuri the wizemoldero

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