Originally posted by KellyJayNo not at all. I just know how some feel about gun control and when this happened this morning I was very, very upset. So no I'm not blaming them at all. I'm sure everyone is as upset as the next person and will be willing to help this problem out at all cost.
I'm sorry, are you blaming people who had nothing to do with that for that crime?
Kelly
Originally posted by galveston75I feel the same way I did before I knew about the crime, some mad man murdered
No not at all. I just know how some feel about gun control and when this happened this morning I was very, very upset. So no I'm not blaming them at all. I'm sure everyone is as upset as the next person and will be willing to help this problem out at all cost.
people that doesn't mean we blame the weapon it is the wicked sinful hearts of
man that does this. There more than a few people with weapon guns and other
types that never do these types of things, we need to look at the root causes.
We live in a country that glorifies killing in our entertainment as movies and TV
setup people so that they appear justified when they kill others, and we tell
jokes about it then we are shocked when it occurs in real life. Before I’d ban
guns I’d ban the films that make this type of behavior normal and right.
Kelly
Originally posted by KellyJayGood points on the entertaiment issues. It's out of hand and certianly affects ones who do expose themselves to that. And the youger one is the more it would seem to influance their views on life.
I feel the same way I did before I knew about the crime, some mad man murdered
people that doesn't mean we blame the weapon it is the wicked sinful hearts of
man that does this. There more than a few people with weapon guns and other
types that never do these types of things, we need to look at the root causes.
We live in a country that glorifies kill ...[text shortened]... Before I’d ban
guns I’d ban the films that make this type of behavior normal and right.
Kelly
Originally posted by galveston75Don't Canadians consume almost identical entertainment? Why is it less "out of hand" on their side of the border?
Good points on the entertaiment issues. It's out of hand and certianly affects ones who do expose themselves to that. And the youger one is the more it would seem to influance their views on life.
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Originally posted by galveston75No. You misunderstand. I am not asking you about what Canadians think. I am asking you what YOU think might be the actual applicability of the 'entertainment argument' in your country when it does not apply in the same way a few hundred metres across an invisible national boundary.
I have no idea what Canadians would think of her comment.
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Originally posted by FMFWho says it does or doesn't apply to Canada? I have no idea. If they have a better record then the USA that is great.
No. You misunderstand. I am not asking you about what Canadians think. I am asking you what YOU think might be the actual applicability of the 'entertainment argument' in your country when it does not apply in the same way a few hundred metres across an invisible national boundary.
I'm not familiar with their gun laws or what they watch so I can't help you out much here. Perhaps you can research this for yourself on the internet.
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Originally posted by KellyJayWhat do you make of the contrast with Canada in terms of the correlation of movies and TV and gun crime?
We live in a country that glorifies killing in our entertainment as movies and TV
setup people so that they appear justified when they kill others,