What to say?
Words to describe the evil that was visited upon this small town will always seem inadequate. As you will have seen though, that doesn't stop the 'talking heads' jumping to all sorts of conclusions and such. I guess that includes me!
Also included among these is President Obama who has rushed in to say that 'meaningful action' must be taken. He is referring to trying to push through some kind of gun control laws in the wake of the Newtown horror. Don't be surprised! Like all socialists, Obama looks at all events through a political prism - how can I use this to push 'the agenda' forward? In this case, how can I put forward a plan for greater state control? He is aided by the usual suspects such as Diane Feinstein of California. Surprisingly, there is no rush to say that treatment for mental health should be improved, though one must believe that the killer cannot have been anything but insane!
For Europeans, gun control is 'accepted' - as in, 'the powers that be' impose it and that's it. No democracy, no popular vote, just 'we know best'.
Britain had its own horrific event at Dunblane and then rushed through legislation which had the effect of removing legally registered guns from most law-abiding citizens but not affecting the criminals nor the mentally unbalanced that commit such acts and can always seem to find weapons, when they need them.
Does anyone see the LA gangs giving up their hardware? Or will it just be the law-abiding people in small, isolated communities, who are then exposed to the gun-toting criminals, who don't give-up theirs?
Now though, is not the time for politics.
Now we should really reserve our thoughts and prayers for the families that found themselves, with holes in their lives, suddenly appearing last Friday. I am truly amazed when I hear these people speak. Their love for the children is obviously apparent but their compassion towards the surviving members of the Lanza family is truly Christian.
Many of the teachers are being hailed as heroes and rightly so, but I also think these suffering parents deserve this accolade for the dignified and spiritual way that they are facing this tragedy.
Keep them and the departed in your prayers.
Politicians - please resist the temptation to intervene!
Words to describe the evil that was visited upon this small town will always seem inadequate. As you will have seen though, that doesn't stop the 'talking heads' jumping to all sorts of conclusions and such. I guess that includes me!
Also included among these is President Obama who has rushed in to say that 'meaningful action' must be taken. He is referring to trying to push through some kind of gun control laws in the wake of the Newtown horror. Don't be surprised! Like all socialists, Obama looks at all events through a political prism - how can I use this to push 'the agenda' forward? In this case, how can I put forward a plan for greater state control? He is aided by the usual suspects such as Diane Feinstein of California. Surprisingly, there is no rush to say that treatment for mental health should be improved, though one must believe that the killer cannot have been anything but insane!
For Europeans, gun control is 'accepted' - as in, 'the powers that be' impose it and that's it. No democracy, no popular vote, just 'we know best'.
Britain had its own horrific event at Dunblane and then rushed through legislation which had the effect of removing legally registered guns from most law-abiding citizens but not affecting the criminals nor the mentally unbalanced that commit such acts and can always seem to find weapons, when they need them.
Does anyone see the LA gangs giving up their hardware? Or will it just be the law-abiding people in small, isolated communities, who are then exposed to the gun-toting criminals, who don't give-up theirs?
Now though, is not the time for politics.
Now we should really reserve our thoughts and prayers for the families that found themselves, with holes in their lives, suddenly appearing last Friday. I am truly amazed when I hear these people speak. Their love for the children is obviously apparent but their compassion towards the surviving members of the Lanza family is truly Christian.
Many of the teachers are being hailed as heroes and rightly so, but I also think these suffering parents deserve this accolade for the dignified and spiritual way that they are facing this tragedy.
Keep them and the departed in your prayers.
Politicians - please resist the temptation to intervene!
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