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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1071109" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>The answer to the problem of school shootings is both complex and comprehensive.</p><p></p><p>It will <em>not</em> be found in simplistic, feel-good, sound bite "buzzword" solutions like "ban assault weapons" or "no guns in schools" or, even "arm the teachers."</p><p></p><p>We need to take a long hard look at how mental health care is delivered in this country. We need to take a long hard look at how easy it is for the mentally ill to obtain firearms. And we need to be brutally honest with ourselves about what a dismal failure the so-called "gun free zones" have really been in terms of preventing the tragedies at Thurston...Columbine...Virginia Tech....Aurora...Clackamas Town Center... Sandy Hook Elementary...and all of the <em>other</em> places where criminals who <em>ignored</em> the laws were granted a <em>legal monopoly of force </em>on helpless victims.</p><p></p><p>Both "sides" are going to have to "give" something up on this one. There arent any quick and easy answers that will fit neatly into anyones preconceived notions about guns or the mentally ill or violent media or the breakdown of the family unit in todays society.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1071109, member: 14668"] The answer to the problem of school shootings is both complex and comprehensive. It will [I]not[/I] be found in simplistic, feel-good, sound bite "buzzword" solutions like "ban assault weapons" or "no guns in schools" or, even "arm the teachers." We need to take a long hard look at how mental health care is delivered in this country. We need to take a long hard look at how easy it is for the mentally ill to obtain firearms. And we need to be brutally honest with ourselves about what a dismal failure the so-called "gun free zones" have really been in terms of preventing the tragedies at Thurston...Columbine...Virginia Tech....Aurora...Clackamas Town Center... Sandy Hook Elementary...and all of the [I]other[/I] places where criminals who [I]ignored[/I] the laws were granted a [I]legal monopoly of force [/I]on helpless victims. Both "sides" are going to have to "give" something up on this one. There arent any quick and easy answers that will fit neatly into anyones preconceived notions about guns or the mentally ill or violent media or the breakdown of the family unit in todays society. [/QUOTE]
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