Comments on: “I Think We Woke Up The Children…”

By: Ginny McKinney

Ginny McKinney — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:13:01 +0000

In reply to Sally. I don’t want anyone taking my guns either. I just want it to be more difficult to get. ❤️

By: Sally

Sally — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 16:34:21 +0000

In reply to Ginny McKinney. yes, lol...sorry but I see the right to keep and bear arms as the #1 right that guarantees all other freedoms won't be stripped away. When it's gone, say goodbye to the rest. I think it prevents a tyrant from being able to take over our country. So, I'm very passionate about it even though I only have one small gun, rarely shoot and rarely think about guns unless they are in danger of being taken (at least in my own perspective). Then I get concerned.

By: Ginny McKinney

Ginny McKinney — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 03:16:10 +0000

In reply to Sally. I would have made a great mediator. ❤️

By: Sally

Sally — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 03:12:14 +0000

In reply to Ginny McKinney.

Thank you for being able to look at all sides of an issue. I have ancestors who fought for our rights in the armed forces. I think of the millions who have done so and many who have died to protect the Constitution. And because of a few people pushing to ban one type of weapon (and they don’t even know what type of weapon they are believing they are discussing a ban on…it would do nothing because it’s already hard to get an actual assault weapon.)…it’s just not acceptable to me. I understand their anger. I’m outraged the people who should have intervened didn’t. I am so sorry for the kids who died and their families. BUT it’s not the fault of all other gun owners. It should not be the reason to take away a Constitutional right.

By: Ginny McKinney

Ginny McKinney — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 05:19:17 +0000

In reply to Sally. I totally get what you’re saying, Sally. It’s a very complicated issue. I continue to pray for all involved. ❤️

By: Sally

Sally — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 00:45:29 +0000

I would like it a lot better if 1) they understood what they are asking for-the gun used isn’t an assault weapon,it’s a semi-automatic rifle like millions of others in the U.S. It was designed to look ‘cool’ so people think it’s an assault rifle, and it isn’t. It just happens to be very popular model because people like a cool looking gun for the same reason they like a cool looking car, good fitting jeans, etc.
It’s already difficult to buy a true ‘assault rifle’ which means a fully automatic (machine gun) weapon.
2) To ban the gun used, you would have to ban all semi-automatic weapons. This means you would be stopping the sale of almost all guns. There would still be millions of them out there. What next? Will police invade homes and try to rip them away from responsible legal owners? What other rights will we give up when we allow the wholesale confiscation of weapons? There are millions of responsible gun owners in the U.S. and a handful of school shootings. To take away the rights of many because the people who should have intervened dropped the ball (the FBI, the people he lived with, the school counselor whom he told he was going to buy a gun and knew he was self harming, the armed security person who was too chicken to enter the building and knew kids were being shot…there is a long list of authorities who failed. Do you think I will let them take away my Constitutional right to keep and bare arms? No.

Sally

By: Ginny McKinney

Ginny McKinney — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 21:20:37 +0000

In reply to Bernice benesch. ❤️

By: Bernice benesch

Bernice benesch — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 19:20:18 +0000

Great comment! I remember the similar one from WWII-
“I think we have awakened a sleeping giant”- Admiral Yamamoto, Japanese Naval Officer?