Dan Minette wrote: >Talking with my wife last night, I tried to understand why things >have changed. Even though I favor gun control, it can't just be the >availability of guns. Where I grew up, lots of kids had guns for >hunting. I think it may be involved with the fact that most people >now have guns for protection instead of hunting. Plus, instead of >gun safety almost being a religion, the gun is just bought and put >in a drawer for just in case.
First, I hope your daughter's friend is going to be OK. My feeling is that there are more kids today growing up with the belief that human life doesn't have any value. They don't value their own lives, or the lives of others. And the fact is, any kid can get a gun. Quick anecdote: Several years ago I lived outside of D.C., and I used to enjoy playing hoops at the local blacktops and gyms. I'm in a gym in Bethesda when these two kids (maybe 19,20; I was 26 or so at the time) started arguing over a call, and it degenerated into pushing and shoving and threats. As it settled down, two other kids the same age were talking about it, and I quote, "He talkin' 'bout how he gonna go out to his car and get a gun. Man, everybody got a gun." And I sat there thinking, "Um, I don't got a gun..." The idea that these kids thought nothing of shooting each other over a pick-up basketball game was chilling. Jim ------------------------------------------------ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
