Equippers

the whole argument"gun don't kill people, people kill people" used by Conservatives and many Christians on "why" there should not be a sensible gun control policy is a complete fallacy it is NOT about blaming the gun, not the shooter, how ludicrous for you to make this kind of statement? if this is the case, why do you think the shooter killed himself? if he thinks HALF of the USA is going to place the blame on the weapon he used rather than the fact that it was HIM who pulled the trigger? DUH! now it is true that guns in some ways are merely a neutral instrument, it is ultimately the sinful nature of men that is the problem however, does that mean there should be no policies that help address that sinful nature of men could lead to abuse of weapon which led to tragedy such as this? it is the access to guns that is the problem here recently i watched this old Front line documentary on US's effort to fight crystal meth epidemic that has been spreading through US. one of the way they are combating this epidemic is restrict people's access to this particular drugs, including putting the common cold medicine that contains ingredients that could be used to cook up crystal meth, which in turns helps to contain the epidemic or do you think the US government should be using the same logic many of you are using, and that is crystal meth don't kill people, it is people who chose to use it that kill themselves, therefore it makes absolutely no sense for US to tackle this problem by restricting access to this particular drugs including access to the key ingredient that is needed to make this drug? lastly, if this whole idea that guns don't kill people, people kill people is true, then can you think of another Western country that has the problem of mass shooting and individual shootings like US? can you even name one? if you can't, then why is it? no offense, even a person with the IQ of 30 (and you come across as very intelligent) could tell the difference between US and other Western countries is the fact ownership of guns is so rampant, and it is much much easier to gain access to an firearm so please, drop the whole rubbish argument that gun don't kill people, people kill people argument

anti-gun brigade? you meant people who think there should be sensible and rational policies on ownership of guns?

everyone defines real friendship differently, and lets face it, there is no such thing as a perfect friendship but for the purpose of this thread , there are four criteria for the kind of friendship i am talking about here 1 there has to be genuine love 2 when you are down, you know they would be there for you, no just dispensing bunch of quick advice that costs them nothing, but they are actually willing to (to a certain extent) face whatever that comes at you side by side. 3 when you succeed, they are genuinely happy for you 4 when they sinned against you , you are able to have a honest conversation with them, and you know they love you enough to be willing to make a change rather than just brush you off.

thank you for posting this Steve_K it is definitely a good reminder for the rest of us

what do you mean when you say you are too old to witness outside? do you mean you have mobility issues? if it is just to do with age, start a blog? offer encouragements on forums such as this? anyway, welcome!