Restricting access to guns is not the answer. I wish it were that simple. As has been pointed many times, the cities and states with the strictest gun control laws, also have the highest number of gun shootings and deaths. Why is that? It’s because criminals don’t obey any laws. And those same criminals know that law-abiding gun owners aren’t likely to have the means to defend themselves.
As I have pointed out before and even a Libtard with half a functioning brain cell should realize that it isn’t access to guns that is the problem. When I was in high school, back in the Dark Ages, farm boys drove their pick-ups to school and parked in the student parking lot. And, every one of those trucks had a rifle or shotgun proudly displayed across the back window. Access was never a problem. So, what is the difference today?
I believe one huge part of the difference was, every one of those boys had a dad at home. How many of these mass shooters were raised without a dad in the home or at the least, very involved with them, even if divorced?
I understand the anger and resentment that prompts a woman to expunge an ex-spouse as far out of her life as possible. Been there! But, we women have to understand that these men we have grown to resent or even hate, are still loved by our children. Unless there is abuse, physical or sexual, or serious addiction, we should make an effort to include the fathers in their children’s lives to benefit the children. The State of Kentucky has just passed a law making it much easier for men to actually be a stabilizing presence in their children’s lives. Mothers might think they can do it all, but as important as they are in a child’s life, it isn’t enough, especially a boy’s life.
I think another aspect was taking physical discipline out of the schools. I’m sure there were cases of over-reaction. But, as I told my daughter’s teacher. “You have my permission to paddle her if she needs it. But, I would ask that the principal or another teacher apply the board, not the teacher she ticked off. Removing physical punishment was another Libtard brain-fart idea. By the time my son was in school, physical punishment was no longer allowed. I actually overheard a particularly unruly boy taunting the teacher. “You can’t touch me. You’ll be arrested.” Honestly, my hand was itching!
That is too simplistic to be the sole reason as well. Another aspect has been the effort to tear men down. What is it called these days? Toxic Masculinity? It might have had it’s start in the 60’s feminist movement. But, by the mid 90’s I began to see TV commercials and sitcoms where men were made to look lame, stupid and not worthy of respect. First it was white women making fun of their clumsy, clueless husbands. Later, it moved to black men making fun of white men. I had a serious talk with my son about this so he wouldn’t internalize the message being subliminally projected, that men, especially white men had no worth.
None of these changes in society were accidental. A quick review of the planks of the Marxists plan to take America down, sounded a lot like Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals. Rather than me list them here, I would rather encourage readers to check them out for themselves. They are truly eye opening, as we realize how much we’ve been manipulated.
Another important aspect is the poor support and funding for mental health in this country. When I was doing my internship for Chemical Dependency Counseling, I noticed again how most of the patients came from either abusive or broken homes. Usually the father was absent in their lives. Some hadn’t seen their fathers since the parents divorced. And a handful didn’t know who their dads were. What does that do to the self-esteem of a child that one of their parents wants or has nothing to do with them?
One interesting thing I notices in studying human behavior, was the difference in the way girls and boys reacted to abandonment, physical or sexual abuse. Girls tend to turn their anger inward, cutting themselves, acting out sexually or by abusing drugs and alcohol. It wasn’t unusual for a girl to engage in prostitution, shoplifting, even preying on younger children, which, by the way, boys did as well. Boys generally turned their anger outward. I was finally able to prove to my supervisor the connection as I saw it between sexual abuse and arson with boys.
So, since children are a nation’s future, our caring politicians would move to ensure funding for mental health facilities. If only! It has been my experience that any time there needed to be a budget cut, mental health was the first victim on the chopping block. Yet, 40 Billion to Ukraine? For what? To make sure that Russia will fire on us? It was a no-brainer to predict an uptick in social violence as a result, including school shootings. So, what is the answer? There are many answers. Throw out the Socialist/Marxist at every election, all across our country. Make sure our politicians understand that we are serious about educating our children without the WOKE BS taught in many schools today.
Also, in schools where possible, train and arm teachers and staff or hire an armed guard or two, depending on school size. Make very sure by using a good alarm system, that our schools are next to impossible to breach. And, if I were the Superintendent, any teacher or staff who blocked a door open, would be immediately fired and blackballed from ever holding a teaching job again.
To my fellow women, do not be in such a hurry to marry before getting to know the man and listen to your parents and friends, instead of rushing to defend him for past bad behavior. No, you are not any man’s savior. You are not going to fix any broken wing with the power of your love. Sorry. In spite of Mister-Mister’s beautiful song, it isn’t likely to happen. Burn your romance novels or understand that they are fiction.
Referring to the past again, there was a reason for long engagements in the past. With most people, the brain isn’t fully developed until around around the age of 25. Your parents are mature, your friends are not emotionally attached. People are fully capable of pretending to be something they are not. But, it is really hard to maintain that image over, say a year. Sooner or later, Mr. Hyde will over-power Dr. Jekyll and you will see what you are agreeing to honor and stay with for a lifetime.
Marry in haste, repent in leisure is a saying that has stood the test of time. Of course, it works both ways. That hot girl may not be the best wife and mother material. But, whatever the equation, the important thing is for children to have the benefit of being raised by both parents. I truly believe we would see a significant drop in, especially boys, acting out.
And, do I dare mention the violence celebrated in movies and video games? As I watched the short video found in Iraq, of our military taking out A.P. reporters, who had children with them. I couldn’t help but notice the similarity to some video games I had seen.
“Oh, there’s another one!” “Yeah, we got him.” Look, that one’s still moving.”| “Yes, I got him too.”
What in the hell are we teaching our future generation? That human life has no value? Parents, teachers, law enforcement, school counselors, pay attention when a young person, usually a boy, talks about acting out-whether suicide or homicide, Don’t assume they are just letting off steam. How many of these shooters have been known previously by comments made or sometimes, involvement with police to be potential killers
It seems like every time there is some young person who goes on a rampage, slaughtering as many people as he can, afterwards we find out that the police were aware of him; he’d been in trouble in school a lot; friends, neighbors and fellow students had noticed and commented on his behavior in the past. But, nobody did anything until one or more people died. I understand the police can’t arrest someone until they have committed a crime. But, when they arrest someone like this, can they not turn them over to mental health? When a teacher has a student that raises a red flag, wouldn’t it be more beneficial to society as a whole to try to help these people before they flip out?
These comments and actions are a cry for help. A plea to be stopped, because on some level, they know they need help. We are failing these kids and the people they murder by acting like bleeding heart libtards and thinking they don’t really mean it. Let’s pay better attention to the children in our midst who seem to be troubled. Don’t be afraid to talk the authorities, teachers or mental health people if you think someone you know might be a potential risk.
And remember who is in charge in your home. Every child in the world will try to sway you with the comment. "My friends parents let them"...fill in the blank. Parenting is not a popularity contest. My son was very unhappy that I wouldn’t allow him to have movies and games that popularized violence or theft. I said, “I know you will watch or play it at your friend’s house, but I’m not going to have that kind of movie or game in my house.” It is a parents job to set the rules. It is a child’s job to test those rules. I know it is hard to believe, but rules and consequences make a child feel comfortable and safe. No matter how much they wail, “It isn’t fair!” Stand your ground. Help that child to understand that there will always be rules in life, no matter from what source. And there will always be consequences for breaking those rules. If they are taught that at home, society won’t have to teach them and there will be far less acting out in violence on our streets.
