@truth_seeker
This is a problem with multiple-roots,and none of them involve guns.
What the roots are is a result of the culture change in America in the last 30 or so years. Below is a list of what *I* see as the root problems,not necessarily in importance.
1: No more "Leave it to Beave" typical homelife,where the dad works,the mom stays home to mind the children,and the children are raised to know and accept they have responsibilities. The typical parent of today barely even knows their children. They both go off to work each morning pretty much leaving the kids to manage their own lives until 5 PM or so. What eventually happens is you get a group of strangers living together than don't really have much in common. The kids can relate to each other,but their parents are little more than adults that happen to share living space with them.
2:Technological advances. Oftentimes today children have "I-POD Babysitters",and the sad,sad truth is the video games and smart phones are probably the best babysitters ever if you seek a babysitter that keeps your kid mostly quiet and totally distracted. There damn sure ain't any actual human contact/interaction happening there though,so a LOT more kids grow up with the label "troubled loner" now than ever before. Making this MUCH worse is the abundance and popularity of the violent "shoot 'em up!" games. These kids "kill" hundreds of people daily,sometimes with very real images. They are pretty much immune to the IDEA of violent deaths by the time they are 10. Doesn't mean a thing to them because children have a hard time separating reality from fiction when the fiction they see is so life-like.
3: The inclination of what amounts to "part-time parents" to overlook problems when they first start,and the reluctance they have to do or say anything because they feel a little guilty about neglecting them. NOT guilty enough to lower their standard of living to the point one of them has to drive a used car and they can no longer live in a neighborhood they can't afford,mind you. Most of this could be avoided if mom or dad,it doesn't matter which,was there in the morning to make their breakfast and see them off to school,and there again in the afternoon,where they are EXPECTED to return immediately after school to discuss today's issues,if any, with a parent,and to ASK PERMISSION to go to a friends house,etc,etc,etc. Kids like this know that things are expected of them,and that gives them a sense of belonging.
I am sure there are others you could mention,but this ain't my book to write,so please feel free to add any you think of.
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You thoughtful comments are certainly worthy.
Yet suggest you avoid ZERO, a relentless windbag whose, only interest
is argumentative yip-yap but never pause, reflection and counter-point.
As a result, all postings terminate in a predictable urinary contest.
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Instead a reflection for you on the Gun Issue.
Our 2nd Amendment of 1791, protected the right to keep and bear arms,
a statutory right that is virtually non-existent in the rest of the world.
Then in 1871, the NRA was formed and self-labeled as a civil rights
organization protecting the 2nd Amendment, raising a serious question.
During the preceding 80 years, there was no record in our history of
any political pressure to abrogate or repeal the right to bear arms.
As such, what was the NRA protecting???
While giving Capitalism its fair due you have been one who
sees crony capitalism for what it is. So let me pose a question.
Is the NRA the protector of the 2nd Amendment or rather are they the
DC Lobbyists for our Firearms Industry or is this just a matter of semantics?
Dayton and El Paso are only the latest in an increasing crescendo of gun
violence engulfing our urban centers.
As a result, it is increasingly likely that serious restrictions are coming.
This question is now being asked, yet unfortunately its our political
assholery and cowards who will decide the answer!!!
