Thoughts on Connecticut.
I haven’t said much about this outside of my own head. It’s hard. I’m very conflicted in my head and my heart. I offer no real solutions so if your expecting some, you’ve come to the wrong place. I’m not picking a side. Or a political stand. It’s just thoughts. And confusion. It’s about guns, control, mental health and being a parent.
What happened to those children was the kind of thing I dream about fairly often. Horrible things happen in this world. The unimaginable pain of losing a child. Horrible. I can’t say more then that it I’ll stop typing.
There’s so much talk of gun control. I think the interesting word here is control. Control is an illusion. Both sides make great points. I don’t have a problem with guns. You have the “right to bear arms” and I respect that. You should be able to hunt. To defend your family. To come together and overthrow your government too for that matter. You know what you don’t need to do all that? More then 2 guns. Guns that are semi-automatic, clips that hold more then 10 rounds. You know why? Cause if a hand gun and a shot gun or rifle don’t fit your needs you got far bigger problems.
They say things like “bad people will get guns and do bad things, better arm the good guys too” or “that wouldn’t have happened if so and so had a weapon”. The problem I have with that is it makes the assumption that good people will be Heroes when given the chance. I hate to say it but statistically that isn’t true. Good people make bad choices. Good people act in fear. The best people can be cowards. Do you know why you call 911? Not because you need a person with a gun. You call because you need a person who has been trained to be brave. A person trained to be calm. A person trained to make choices that go against their human survival instincts. That’s why you call.
Good people knew these killers had mental problems and good people ignored it because they were afraid. Afraid of being wrong. Afraid of getting sued. Afraid of the hassle. And these are the good people you expected to act bravely? We need better, more reasonable restrictions on the number and type of guns available. Better background checks. Harsher punishments. We need better mental health options.
But we also need good guys to start being brave BEFORE these things happen. You don’t need to be armed to the teeth if your brave enough to get the bad guys out of the game before they start to play.
Shit like this shouldn’t happen. That guy in China, he didn’t kill anyone. You know why? It takes more time to stab people then to shoot them. And while no loss i acceptable, reloading takes time, time enough for people to get brave. Just saying.
Getting to the "After" Life 