Now we're told his mother may not have had a professional connection to the school, and suddenly the speculation on whether or not the father of the seriously troubled Adam Lanza was killed is not mentioned in recent articles/blogs. Everyone has gone mum on that one. At least at the time of this posting. So, who was the body that was found in New Jersey? Why was the initial assumption by "authorities" that it was his father who lived at the New Jersey location when, in fact, reports now tell us that the father lived in CT – just in another part of the state? Was Lanza even involved with whatever went down in New Jersey? Doesn't seem like he was involved; however, the muddied waters of Breaking News Journalism remains true to form in dropping the subject, moving on to the understandable focus on the victims now that they have been identified and we are now seeing pictures of a few of The Unfortunates.
Maybe one day the erroneous information will be cleared-up. Until then, the world continues to mourn the 20 little victims and the six adults who died trying to save the children in their care from whizzing bullets.
As mentioned many times, the typical Gun Control debate is in full frenzy at the moment. I'd like to say that because Little Children were the main victims more support for stronger gun regulation could finally gain traction longer than the usual month these horrors play out in the media before another slaughter diverts our attention from the strong words and urgent missives for Washington To Get Their Gun Shit Together and side-step the long rifley-arm of the NRA Lobbyists.
But, as so many have written, why does it take the brutal deaths of children to wake everyone up? Because of the "Innocence." That means that the deaths of adults and teens throughout the past few years aren't as important, despite verbiage to the opposite perception. But it's true. People need to FEEL the tragedy, and the thought of kids aged 6 and 7 dying in such carnage is apparently where the line is drawn.
I am not backing-down in the least from my belief that in too many ways it is "too late" for the U.S. to ban the sale of weapons. It is almost futile to expect any change until it is a reasonable balance between allowing the 2nd Amendment to thrive, while, at the same time, strictly enforcing the Background Checks, Waiting Period, and a serious muzzle placed over the Gun Shows where the above isn't part of the weapon buying. I'm not against having a weapon for self-and-family protection – as well as small biz owners. I'm with those who want semi-automatic weapons off the street and a far more rigorous vetting of everyone concerned with the purchase of guns which belong to official personnel, not your next door paranoid neighbor who is prepping for the Apocalypse with a cache full of Military Quality guns and rifles. That's it. Just be sane about how guns are sold. Is this possible?
We can't take away the illegal weapons so many in this country are hoarding. However, with consistent pressure, it's very possible to begin the containment of further deadly purchases. BUT, once more I will be redundant in saying that no matter how tough the laws may become, a disturbed person will always find a way to carry out their Bloody Fantasies. On the same day as the Sandy Hook murders by a conflicting number of reports on exactly how many guns and the correct caliber of what was used that day, in another country a man dashed into a school and stabbed approx. 20 children/students. To my knowledge, no one died because the knife wounds were not lethal enough. Perhaps that's the biggest argument for and against Gun Control In The U.S. = if guns weren't so easily available through a parent or lax laws, the body counts in mass slaughters would be less if it's only knife-related. A Cray-Cray will find a way. But guns leave more dead in mass encounters than a knife-wielding madman.
Something to think about.
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