tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315622674616774363.post3782285159976304334..comments2023-11-06T07:16:36.431-06:00Comments on The Cataract Club (formerly known as) The Musings of a Middle Aged Woman: Bang, Bang, he shot me down...bang bang...I hit the ground...bang bangoklhdanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371904174197202740noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315622674616774363.post-47456241497211326552016-06-21T13:48:04.865-05:002016-06-21T13:48:04.865-05:00It is sickening, if that is even a strong enough w...It is sickening, if that is even a strong enough word, to think of little children being taught lock down drills in case a shooter enters their school, it is beyond all reason or rational thought. How did we get to this place as a society? I cannot even begin to fathom it. Children have a right to feel safe and secure in the care and decision making of the adult world around them. We have a problem in our society today that goes deeper than clamping down on gun laws I'm afraid, because it is a malaise with the people who carry those guns, although I would surely like to see much more stringent gun laws put in place. That at least would be a common sense start. Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189685470219445294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315622674616774363.post-39797074859786585772016-06-19T10:13:23.659-05:002016-06-19T10:13:23.659-05:00We have ended up this way because we keep electing...We have ended up this way because we keep electing people who are in bed with the gun lobbyists. We (and I include myself here) say we want stricter gun control but do we want it enough to do the work needed to change the laws by electing people who will actually change them? I know I haven't done anything more than pulling a lever on Election Day. I've never participated in my county or state political conventions, I've never canvassed a neighborhood or manned a phone bank, and I've never donated to a person running for office. We have to change the state and national legislatures if we want reasonable gun laws. Florencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01157294752967287405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315622674616774363.post-21616676080764984582016-06-19T08:15:16.546-05:002016-06-19T08:15:16.546-05:00I agree with you Betty.I agree with you Betty.oklhdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371904174197202740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315622674616774363.post-2518525022255130092016-06-18T22:35:16.869-05:002016-06-18T22:35:16.869-05:00We need to stop blaming "others" for the...We need to stop blaming "others" for the shootings and admit that the worst episodes have been perpetrated by Americans, some of them hiding behind religion. We need to stop being in denial about guns, especially automatic weapons of war, and ban everything except hunting rifles and, maybe, handguns that should be kept at home at all time. No real need to carry guns around with us. It's ridiculous to think that everyone having guns will be a deterrent. Oops! You got me started. lolBettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07309266986583326824noreply@blogger.com