The Newtown, CT, shootings have sparked an outpouring of support from across the country and the world.
In New Hampshire, a student created a makeshift candlelight memorial for the victims.
On Long Island, a neighborhood turned off its holiday lights in the wake of the shooting that killed , at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday.
A blogger from Atlanta wrote a riveting Christmas poem in which he asked Santa to "take my presents and change them into hugs. And throw them down their chimneys with all your Christmas love." More than 1,000 Facebook users have shared Brandon Kelley's post.
As of Sunday, more than 1,400 Patch users have posted this four-word comment—"I want to help"—on an article created for people seeking to be auto-notified about ways they can support the devastated community of Newtown.
The offers and expressions of support have been heartfelt.
Virginia's Emily R. Doll wrote a letter to Newtown. In it, she says that while she's never been there, "my heart shattered for you today in a way I can’t comprehend."
An American artist from 3,000 miles away in the far reaches of the Pacific Northwest wants to draw a keepsake portrait for every victim's family.
And then there is Alysa White of Illinois, who created the Facebook group "Teddys for Newtown," which already has nearly 1,000 likes.
The 20-year old's simple, but loving, goal—collect Teddy bears for each of the children who attend Sandy Hook Elementary School.
More importantly, there are many ways around background checks that could be tightened. Why not start there?
http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-I-Need-An-NFA-Firearms-Trust?&id=4240545
by: Sharyl Attkisson "A gun found at the scene of a shootout between a Mexican drug cartel and soldiers where a beauty queen died was part of the botched “Fast and Furious” operation, CBS News reports. Authorities had said that Maria Susana Flores Gamez was likely used as a human shield and that an automatic rifle had been found near her body after the Nov. 23 shootout. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, tells CBS News that the Justice Department did not notify Congress that a Fast and Furious firearm was found at the scene in Sinaloa. CBS News learned the Romanian AK-47-type WASR-10 rifle found near her body was purchased by Uriel Patino at an Arizona gun shop in 2010. Patino is a suspect who allegedly purchased 700 guns while under the ATF’s watch. The “Fast and Furious” operation was launched in 2009 to catch trafficking kingpins, but agents lost track of about 1,400 of the more than 2,000 weapons involved." http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/12/18/cbs-news-fast-and-furious-gun-found-at-site-where-mexican-beauty-queen-killed/
"I mean the results here are the same, yet your positions are completely different." I think you need to explain your position that abortions and this tragedy are equivalent, because that is a substantial logical leap.
HHHMMMM - maybe this puts him in the same class as the occasional Coach Bag spammer that throws his ads onto every thread. I'll have to think about whether to click on the "flag as inappropriate" button - maybe there will be yet another suspension coming...
I thought this was about stopping gun violence - you folks will do anything to change the subject when your losing the argument, won't you. This is the "sooner or later" moment for gun control. Better get used to the idea.
Jokes to undermine the poster. Check I don't understand the equivalent of govt. funded abortion (otherwise known as killing of unborn babies) to this tragedy. Check Sarcasm Check This was a horrible situation. But by the time it takes me to get to work and come home, I am sure 26 opportunites to live and experience life have been snuffed out. Not by a madman, but by a legal and approved procedure. And we as society have let this continue. If we look to ban these weapons, fine with me - but we as society must also take this time look at our actions and what we support. Money and things come and go -but our morals and values are our legacy.
If we allow mental health issues to be ignored, some for of these recent tragedies will occur again and again.
The faces of those killed bring tremendous sadness to all of us. But what about those faces of babies we will never go to see, and their killings are done out front for all to see? They never got a chance in life either. I don't understand how one can correctly feel deep sadness for these young children gunned down and not feel the same sadness for those who never had a chance to be born and do great things - and want to change both of those situations. We are actually PAYING doctors for these procedures. Both situations are morally the same. Question for you - how are they different? Please give specifics. How can you or anyone be horrified of these disgusting killings, but not be horrified of the killings routinely done during business hours and the industry that has been created?
I didn't insult you or use sarcasm. You wanted to know why someone might have different opinions since you equate them. I don't equate them, so I don't see anything logically inconsistent about having different opinions. How do you equate them? Do you equate euthanasia to this tragedy?
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2012/12/post-editorial-2nd-amendment-obsolete.html