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Shocked Mom Asks Why Her Black Son Was Put On Front Line During Shooting Drills, Doesn’t Expect This Response
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In the wake of the mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida, parents are having tough conversations with their children about how to prepare for the unthinkable. One of them, Tanai Bernard, a teacher from Texas, had an exchange with her son Dezmond, asking him about safety drills in his school. The single mom wanted to make sure that her 10-year-old boy was taking them seriously and wasn’t using them “as a time to socialize and goof off.” His, answer, however, shocked Tanai so much, she just had to share it on Facebook. Scroll down to read Dezmond’s words that have accumulated over 310K reactions and 150K shares, and let us know what you think about them in the comments!
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Nadine Ducca 6 years ago
It's so sad, disturbing and disgusting that children growing up in what is considered one of the most advanced and important countries in the world have to be trained on how to react in the even of mass school shootings. Things have gotten out of hand when the fear and the possibility of it happening are so real that teachers must prepare their students. When I was little and growing up in Southern California, we had fire drills and earthquake drills, but drilling for the (ever more likely) chance of having a psycopath break in and gun children down? Chilling.
Matthew Hyder 6 years ago
Yeah, I'm from around Austin, Texas, but I grew up in the 90's and early 00's and I don't remember having anything like this happen. :(
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Katinka Min 6 years ago
Trust me, Nadine - outside the US very few countries consider the US to be one of the most advanced countries.
Beverly Tipton 6 years ago
You are absolutely right, Katinka. I have many, many friends in other countries that don't understand our idea that we are the best of everything. They look at us as arrogant and purposely ignorant. Americans are taught that we are exceptional and we actually believe it until we go travel to other countries. They are proud to learn several languages and to have social programs that help all their citizens. All of them value a good education and the government makes sure those opportunities are there without crippling debt afterwards.They don't even think about if they are or are not the "greatest country on the earth". It's time Americans woke up and joined in with the rest of humanity to make the world a better place. The most glaring difference is our treatment of guns. We idolize the gun and lust over the power it gives us. No wonder we are the gun death capital of the world. We never should have gotten to the point of shooter drills.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 6 years ago
@Thomas O'Keefe: The USA are a very interesting and scintillating place of dreams. It's been a land of endless opportunity for a long time, and I'm sure there are still very many good opportunities for education and research. Yes, the USA are fascinating. A large part of that is due to the good press they have - be it movies or series or maybe even history. What a lot of people don't know or maybe overlook and sometimes have to learn the very hard way is that it's not perfect, that you may have a lot of opportunities but if you fall, you fall hard. Very hard. Maybe the fallen still live better than in their original country, but for a person from Europe, it's pretty unbelievable that breaking your arm could lead to you losing your job and everything you own because there is not a lot of social security. So yes, a lot of people would like to go to the USA. The poor, the hopeful, the curious and some who would love to see its incredible beauty. (tbc)
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 6 years ago
Again to Thomas O'Keefe: The thing is - it's all a bubble. Unless you are wealthy or have a very good contract for a job, you will have to struggle and fight and if you are not white-skinned, you'll have to fight a bit harder even. If you are from a "shithole-country", you will get a chance -but current climate would also make you grow a thick skin. The president asked why nobody from Norway would want to immigrate to the US, why always the poor countries. Though I'm sure some Norwegians would love to go, the majority is very fine in their own country. Wonder why that is... I am in awe of a lot of things the American people managed to do in history by sheer will and stubbornness and smarts. I am also appalled by a lot of things they managed to do because of the same traits. I'm not sure what to think, but I'm sure sad about the way the US is digging its own grave right now. (thinking the same of my own country, but I can at least do something here!)
Thomas O'Keefe 6 years ago
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You're wrong, Katinka. The United States remains the top choice among the people of ALL nations as the place to which they hope to immigrate. The innovations of this country in medicine, software, and all manufacturing continue to lead the world beyond that of any other nation. There are many great nations in the world. But none even remotely compare to the U.S,
Ms. Terious 6 years ago
My daughter does this at her school, she says her teacher "literally doesn't care about nothin".
Mark Fuller 6 years ago
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While your son's selflessness is beautiful and commendable, the fact that kids in the US even have to do such drills is so tragic. The U.K. is faaaar from perfect, but there's some things we have got right: And not giving everyone a constitutional right to bear firearms is one of them.
Parmeisan 6 years ago
Technically, (as I understand it), the Americans don't have that constitutional right, either. What they have is the right to form and arm a local militia (and not even specifically guns). Somehow through public misunderstanding and continual support of that notion through precedence in courts, it has morphed into being nearly the same thing.
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Barry Parker 6 years ago
No, it's saying BECAUSE a militia is necessary for a free state, the right of the PEOPLE to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Part one about the militia is the justification for why part two , the right of the people, should never be infringed. If you start taking away the right of the people to keep and bear arms, they won't have the tools necessary to form a militia and defend their states when and if necessary. Specifically, government run military and militia is spoken of in another part of the Constitution so there is not doubt about the meaning.
Tracy Gordon 6 years ago
Parmeisan you would technically be wrong. If you read the other writings and letters of the people that actually wrote the founding documents and created these "Rights" you would understand clearly that they wanted an armed populace to prevent any government even our own from violating the rest of the rights. The second amendment was a direct response to what the crown tried to do to the colonies.
Jarrett Edwards 6 years ago
When people make this argument, to appear smarter, they show that they do not understand what the definition of the militia was. The Militia Act of 1792 considered every free able bodied white male between 18-45 to automatically be a member of the militia, which was those considered citizens at that time. Since our definition of who is a citizen has expanded since then to include women and racial minorities, it would therefore be logical to conclude that even if we followed the milita reading it would still mean that every free and able bodied citizen between 18-45 would have the right. Which is also supported by reading the writings of the framers. Also, concerning the UK, the US 2nd Amendment is directly descended from the English Bill of Rights of 1689 and English Common Law, the difference is that we decided to have a written constitution whereas the UK has an unwritten one that is much easier to change as the Government sees fit.
Unslaadahsil 2 years ago (edited)
I asked a pro-gun guy once to explain that to me: he said that 1) the NEED for a militia is a justification as to why the right of the people to bear arm cannot be infringed and 2) that THE PEOPLE are considered as "the militia" in this context, as the thought process back then was that, in case of an unfit government or an attack, the people were supposed to grab their arms (rifles, gun, what have you) and join together in local militias, each town and city having its own, and repel any invaders that way. Which makes sort of sense from back then. They had just gone to war with their government because said government wouldn't allow them representation in the parliament, so obviously there was a strong "Don't let the government have all the power" sentiment going around. On the other hand, this is something written almost 250 years ago and people are still trying to claim it is valid today. Laws NEED to be updated. Pro or anti gun doesn't matter, it needs a make-over.
Abdul Khan 6 years ago
Voting, commerce, money, land and naval forces, courts, slavery, land, guns. Those are the mentions of "regulate," or "regulations" in the constitution. There is no inalienable right to them. They exist to be controlled by the government.
Cecelia Garrett 6 years ago
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All these comments about how bad America Is? Why is it that EVERYBODY wants to to be here?
A S Koziol 6 years ago
I remember attending school in Oxforshire, England in the mid-80's and we had 4 bomb threats in one year (and 3 actual bombs removed). You don't need guns to hold a school hostage.
dlc1281 6 years ago
The only ones covered under the 2nd Amendment are the Law Abiding Citizens of this Country. Everyone has the right to bear arms until proven otherwise. You do not given a Constitutional right to someone, they are born with that right. Sounds like you want to play God. Clean up your own house before attacking mine!!!
Gorilla Hunter 6 years ago
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Instead, you let in muslims who do fun things like throw acid, run people down, knife attacks, and chop heads off! And the best part, you have no way to protect yourself from them! https://www.thedailybeast.com/two-men-convicted-of-british-soldier-beheading
Mont 6 years ago
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It's shocking that @Eric C*x's comments are being downvoted. He is just stating facts about the constitution. Our culture is sprinting towards fascism with open arms.
Johnathon Schulz 6 years ago
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https://youtu.be/iERLyAxddVE
Eric Cox 6 years ago
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The thing about constitutional rights is they aren't given they are innate.
AnnieLaurie Burke 6 years ago
Perhaps you could explain how the "right" to own an assault rifle -- a weapon designed to kill humans -- is "innate". Innate does not mean what you seem to think it means.
iblowsheep 6 years ago
what about the right to go to school without a fear of getting shot at by a lunatic with an assault rifle? guess Mr. innate just looked over that one huh?
Jesse Valcore 6 years ago
We protect our politicians with armed police and military. We protect our public school children with a sign that says, " Gun Free Zone" INSANITY
Eric Cox 6 years ago
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AnnieLaurie Burke http://www.dictionary.com/browse/innate Looks like it means exactly what I thought. When you're done reading that check out the Preamble to the Constitution.
Petra Christovová 6 years ago
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Yeah, because such b******t like freedom to protect yourself is useless. Why waste bullets when you can defend yourself with plastic chairs or waste bins like in UK. Hooray.
Petar 6 years ago
There is something fundamentally F-ed up in the mentality of the average american! Sorry but if this an example of 'the greatest country' in the world I can't imagine the worst. Such drills were typical for countries that are actively involved in military action on their soil. To put a black paper over the window, to cover it.... What?! This really sounds like they are expecting this to happen every day. What about gun control and not sell M16 to everyone? The rest of the world is doing just fine without the "constitutional rights" or "patriotic thoughts" (laughable things in this context) being violated.. ;)
Mia D 6 years ago
It's effed up for sure. As an American kid, it's ridiculous I have to worry about this stuff. I'm going into highschool next year, and this stuff is honestly insane. It stinks we have to prepare for this, but with an unstable president (to say the very least), and no immediate action being taken, it seems like it's probably the best thing to do. It's horrible we've had SO many shootings this year, it's unexceptable. The amendment people are using as evidence to prevent gun control laws is outdated and was made in a very different time. It allows Americans to have "a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State" which is also the "right to bear arms". Its outdated doesn't exactly apply to today. Our president is more interested in the financial benefits than the lives of kids like me, and it's scary. I feel like we've been desensitised to these things, because in any other first world country, one incident like Columbine or Sandy Hook or Parkland would be
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enough for immediate action. But I have confidence that my generation will be the one to change things for the better. I have lots of opinions on this, but I'll spare you on them for now :) I think the best thing I can do at this point is support others, spread love, and stand up for what I believe in, because this is going to change.
Dawn Paskiet 6 years ago
There have been shootings under the past Presidents as well,so while I'm not a fan, these aren't political in nature. These are children with mental illnesses. Our health care system needs to change in how it treats mental illness and the laws that prohibit them from reporting people with mental health issues need to change as well.
Carolyn Wright 6 years ago
Ok, first of all the M16 is not sold to everyone and the AR-15 is not an "assault rifle." The AR is an acronym for ArmaLite. SMH. Our "Constitutional Rights" is to protect our Country from tyrannical government!
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 6 years ago
Oh? So you could grab your Arma-Lite and go shoot the President if he became tyrannical? Would you (not you-specifically but you-the-people) even recognize a tyrant once he's been elected into office? Turkey is an interesting example here - Erdogan was elected and is in many places still placed in highest regard. From outside, Turkey is already ruled by a tyrant - from the inside, everyone who suggests so is imprisoned for treason.
RaY1 6 years ago
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The average gun owning american definitely does not own an M16 haha fully auto weapons were banned by democrats a number of years ago in an effort to decrease violent crimes (which obviously didn't work).
Johnathon Schulz 6 years ago
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Heather Bateman 6 years ago
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We also didn't have "gun free zones" advertised before 2000 or so. I graduated in 1995 and some of my friends were hunters and still carried their rifles to school after hunting early in the morning (this was South Florida by the way, near Coral Springs where the last shooting just occurred). Guns are not the problem. Advertising areas where there will be no one with a gun and there will be easy targets with mass fatalities IS the problem. GUN CONTROL ONLY AFFECTS LAW ABIDING CITIZENS!!!
anarkzie 6 years ago
And yet in countries around the world that have gun free schools this is not a problem, the last uk mass school shooting I can think of was Dunblaine in 1996 in which we changed laws to make it harder to attain a gun, as such 10yo kids are not thinking about becoming a martyr to save their friends.
Parmeisan 6 years ago
You should probably check out some statistics on that claim. Countries with gun control have far fewer - FAR fewer - shooting deaths per capita per year than countries without. Keep in mind, gun control doesn't mean you can't have or use a gun. It just means you have to show you're competent and then the fact you have it is logged into the system. It makes it harder for would-be criminals to acquire firearms, and even harder to commit a crime with one without being found. So, it's kinda the opposite. Gun control only affects people who don't intend to abide by the law.
Brenda Huffer 6 years ago
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September 11, 2001 was a horribly tragic, MILITARY ACTION on our soil. Call it what you will ANY TIME someone decides to harm one of our most precious treasured citizens that is an act of WAR. I will not get into a gun debate on here but I will say that psychopaths use all manner of weapons, and their rage is not limited to the US.
Nadine Ducca 6 years ago
It's so sad, disturbing and disgusting that children growing up in what is considered one of the most advanced and important countries in the world have to be trained on how to react in the even of mass school shootings. Things have gotten out of hand when the fear and the possibility of it happening are so real that teachers must prepare their students. When I was little and growing up in Southern California, we had fire drills and earthquake drills, but drilling for the (ever more likely) chance of having a psycopath break in and gun children down? Chilling.
Matthew Hyder 6 years ago
Yeah, I'm from around Austin, Texas, but I grew up in the 90's and early 00's and I don't remember having anything like this happen. :(
Load More Replies... Katinka Min 6 years ago
Trust me, Nadine - outside the US very few countries consider the US to be one of the most advanced countries.
Beverly Tipton 6 years ago
You are absolutely right, Katinka. I have many, many friends in other countries that don't understand our idea that we are the best of everything. They look at us as arrogant and purposely ignorant. Americans are taught that we are exceptional and we actually believe it until we go travel to other countries. They are proud to learn several languages and to have social programs that help all their citizens. All of them value a good education and the government makes sure those opportunities are there without crippling debt afterwards.They don't even think about if they are or are not the "greatest country on the earth". It's time Americans woke up and joined in with the rest of humanity to make the world a better place. The most glaring difference is our treatment of guns. We idolize the gun and lust over the power it gives us. No wonder we are the gun death capital of the world. We never should have gotten to the point of shooter drills.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 6 years ago
@Thomas O'Keefe: The USA are a very interesting and scintillating place of dreams. It's been a land of endless opportunity for a long time, and I'm sure there are still very many good opportunities for education and research. Yes, the USA are fascinating. A large part of that is due to the good press they have - be it movies or series or maybe even history. What a lot of people don't know or maybe overlook and sometimes have to learn the very hard way is that it's not perfect, that you may have a lot of opportunities but if you fall, you fall hard. Very hard. Maybe the fallen still live better than in their original country, but for a person from Europe, it's pretty unbelievable that breaking your arm could lead to you losing your job and everything you own because there is not a lot of social security. So yes, a lot of people would like to go to the USA. The poor, the hopeful, the curious and some who would love to see its incredible beauty. (tbc)
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 6 years ago
Again to Thomas O'Keefe: The thing is - it's all a bubble. Unless you are wealthy or have a very good contract for a job, you will have to struggle and fight and if you are not white-skinned, you'll have to fight a bit harder even. If you are from a "shithole-country", you will get a chance -but current climate would also make you grow a thick skin. The president asked why nobody from Norway would want to immigrate to the US, why always the poor countries. Though I'm sure some Norwegians would love to go, the majority is very fine in their own country. Wonder why that is... I am in awe of a lot of things the American people managed to do in history by sheer will and stubbornness and smarts. I am also appalled by a lot of things they managed to do because of the same traits. I'm not sure what to think, but I'm sure sad about the way the US is digging its own grave right now. (thinking the same of my own country, but I can at least do something here!)
Thomas O'Keefe 6 years ago
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You're wrong, Katinka. The United States remains the top choice among the people of ALL nations as the place to which they hope to immigrate. The innovations of this country in medicine, software, and all manufacturing continue to lead the world beyond that of any other nation. There are many great nations in the world. But none even remotely compare to the U.S,
Ms. Terious 6 years ago
My daughter does this at her school, she says her teacher "literally doesn't care about nothin".
Mark Fuller 6 years ago
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While your son's selflessness is beautiful and commendable, the fact that kids in the US even have to do such drills is so tragic. The U.K. is faaaar from perfect, but there's some things we have got right: And not giving everyone a constitutional right to bear firearms is one of them.
Parmeisan 6 years ago
Technically, (as I understand it), the Americans don't have that constitutional right, either. What they have is the right to form and arm a local militia (and not even specifically guns). Somehow through public misunderstanding and continual support of that notion through precedence in courts, it has morphed into being nearly the same thing.
Load More Replies... Barry Parker 6 years ago
No, it's saying BECAUSE a militia is necessary for a free state, the right of the PEOPLE to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Part one about the militia is the justification for why part two , the right of the people, should never be infringed. If you start taking away the right of the people to keep and bear arms, they won't have the tools necessary to form a militia and defend their states when and if necessary. Specifically, government run military and militia is spoken of in another part of the Constitution so there is not doubt about the meaning.
Tracy Gordon 6 years ago
Parmeisan you would technically be wrong. If you read the other writings and letters of the people that actually wrote the founding documents and created these "Rights" you would understand clearly that they wanted an armed populace to prevent any government even our own from violating the rest of the rights. The second amendment was a direct response to what the crown tried to do to the colonies.
Jarrett Edwards 6 years ago
When people make this argument, to appear smarter, they show that they do not understand what the definition of the militia was. The Militia Act of 1792 considered every free able bodied white male between 18-45 to automatically be a member of the militia, which was those considered citizens at that time. Since our definition of who is a citizen has expanded since then to include women and racial minorities, it would therefore be logical to conclude that even if we followed the milita reading it would still mean that every free and able bodied citizen between 18-45 would have the right. Which is also supported by reading the writings of the framers. Also, concerning the UK, the US 2nd Amendment is directly descended from the English Bill of Rights of 1689 and English Common Law, the difference is that we decided to have a written constitution whereas the UK has an unwritten one that is much easier to change as the Government sees fit.
Unslaadahsil 2 years ago (edited)
I asked a pro-gun guy once to explain that to me: he said that 1) the NEED for a militia is a justification as to why the right of the people to bear arm cannot be infringed and 2) that THE PEOPLE are considered as "the militia" in this context, as the thought process back then was that, in case of an unfit government or an attack, the people were supposed to grab their arms (rifles, gun, what have you) and join together in local militias, each town and city having its own, and repel any invaders that way. Which makes sort of sense from back then. They had just gone to war with their government because said government wouldn't allow them representation in the parliament, so obviously there was a strong "Don't let the government have all the power" sentiment going around. On the other hand, this is something written almost 250 years ago and people are still trying to claim it is valid today. Laws NEED to be updated. Pro or anti gun doesn't matter, it needs a make-over.
Abdul Khan 6 years ago
Voting, commerce, money, land and naval forces, courts, slavery, land, guns. Those are the mentions of "regulate," or "regulations" in the constitution. There is no inalienable right to them. They exist to be controlled by the government.
Cecelia Garrett 6 years ago
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All these comments about how bad America Is? Why is it that EVERYBODY wants to to be here?
A S Koziol 6 years ago
I remember attending school in Oxforshire, England in the mid-80's and we had 4 bomb threats in one year (and 3 actual bombs removed). You don't need guns to hold a school hostage.
dlc1281 6 years ago
The only ones covered under the 2nd Amendment are the Law Abiding Citizens of this Country. Everyone has the right to bear arms until proven otherwise. You do not given a Constitutional right to someone, they are born with that right. Sounds like you want to play God. Clean up your own house before attacking mine!!!
Gorilla Hunter 6 years ago
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Instead, you let in muslims who do fun things like throw acid, run people down, knife attacks, and chop heads off! And the best part, you have no way to protect yourself from them! https://www.thedailybeast.com/two-men-convicted-of-british-soldier-beheading
Mont 6 years ago
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It's shocking that @Eric C*x's comments are being downvoted. He is just stating facts about the constitution. Our culture is sprinting towards fascism with open arms.
Johnathon Schulz 6 years ago
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https://youtu.be/iERLyAxddVE
Eric Cox 6 years ago
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The thing about constitutional rights is they aren't given they are innate.
AnnieLaurie Burke 6 years ago
Perhaps you could explain how the "right" to own an assault rifle -- a weapon designed to kill humans -- is "innate". Innate does not mean what you seem to think it means.
iblowsheep 6 years ago
what about the right to go to school without a fear of getting shot at by a lunatic with an assault rifle? guess Mr. innate just looked over that one huh?
Jesse Valcore 6 years ago
We protect our politicians with armed police and military. We protect our public school children with a sign that says, " Gun Free Zone" INSANITY
Eric Cox 6 years ago
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AnnieLaurie Burke http://www.dictionary.com/browse/innate Looks like it means exactly what I thought. When you're done reading that check out the Preamble to the Constitution.
Petra Christovová 6 years ago
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Yeah, because such b******t like freedom to protect yourself is useless. Why waste bullets when you can defend yourself with plastic chairs or waste bins like in UK. Hooray.
Petar 6 years ago
There is something fundamentally F-ed up in the mentality of the average american! Sorry but if this an example of 'the greatest country' in the world I can't imagine the worst. Such drills were typical for countries that are actively involved in military action on their soil. To put a black paper over the window, to cover it.... What?! This really sounds like they are expecting this to happen every day. What about gun control and not sell M16 to everyone? The rest of the world is doing just fine without the "constitutional rights" or "patriotic thoughts" (laughable things in this context) being violated.. ;)
Mia D 6 years ago
It's effed up for sure. As an American kid, it's ridiculous I have to worry about this stuff. I'm going into highschool next year, and this stuff is honestly insane. It stinks we have to prepare for this, but with an unstable president (to say the very least), and no immediate action being taken, it seems like it's probably the best thing to do. It's horrible we've had SO many shootings this year, it's unexceptable. The amendment people are using as evidence to prevent gun control laws is outdated and was made in a very different time. It allows Americans to have "a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State" which is also the "right to bear arms". Its outdated doesn't exactly apply to today. Our president is more interested in the financial benefits than the lives of kids like me, and it's scary. I feel like we've been desensitised to these things, because in any other first world country, one incident like Columbine or Sandy Hook or Parkland would be
Load More Replies... Mia D 6 years ago
enough for immediate action. But I have confidence that my generation will be the one to change things for the better. I have lots of opinions on this, but I'll spare you on them for now :) I think the best thing I can do at this point is support others, spread love, and stand up for what I believe in, because this is going to change.
Dawn Paskiet 6 years ago
There have been shootings under the past Presidents as well,so while I'm not a fan, these aren't political in nature. These are children with mental illnesses. Our health care system needs to change in how it treats mental illness and the laws that prohibit them from reporting people with mental health issues need to change as well.
Carolyn Wright 6 years ago
Ok, first of all the M16 is not sold to everyone and the AR-15 is not an "assault rifle." The AR is an acronym for ArmaLite. SMH. Our "Constitutional Rights" is to protect our Country from tyrannical government!
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 6 years ago
Oh? So you could grab your Arma-Lite and go shoot the President if he became tyrannical? Would you (not you-specifically but you-the-people) even recognize a tyrant once he's been elected into office? Turkey is an interesting example here - Erdogan was elected and is in many places still placed in highest regard. From outside, Turkey is already ruled by a tyrant - from the inside, everyone who suggests so is imprisoned for treason.
RaY1 6 years ago
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The average gun owning american definitely does not own an M16 haha fully auto weapons were banned by democrats a number of years ago in an effort to decrease violent crimes (which obviously didn't work).
Johnathon Schulz 6 years ago
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https://youtu.be/iERLyAxddVE
Heather Bateman 6 years ago
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We also didn't have "gun free zones" advertised before 2000 or so. I graduated in 1995 and some of my friends were hunters and still carried their rifles to school after hunting early in the morning (this was South Florida by the way, near Coral Springs where the last shooting just occurred). Guns are not the problem. Advertising areas where there will be no one with a gun and there will be easy targets with mass fatalities IS the problem. GUN CONTROL ONLY AFFECTS LAW ABIDING CITIZENS!!!
anarkzie 6 years ago
And yet in countries around the world that have gun free schools this is not a problem, the last uk mass school shooting I can think of was Dunblaine in 1996 in which we changed laws to make it harder to attain a gun, as such 10yo kids are not thinking about becoming a martyr to save their friends.
Parmeisan 6 years ago
You should probably check out some statistics on that claim. Countries with gun control have far fewer - FAR fewer - shooting deaths per capita per year than countries without. Keep in mind, gun control doesn't mean you can't have or use a gun. It just means you have to show you're competent and then the fact you have it is logged into the system. It makes it harder for would-be criminals to acquire firearms, and even harder to commit a crime with one without being found. So, it's kinda the opposite. Gun control only affects people who don't intend to abide by the law.
Brenda Huffer 6 years ago
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September 11, 2001 was a horribly tragic, MILITARY ACTION on our soil. Call it what you will ANY TIME someone decides to harm one of our most precious treasured citizens that is an act of WAR. I will not get into a gun debate on here but I will say that psychopaths use all manner of weapons, and their rage is not limited to the US.
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