Heart goes out to those in Connecticut

[mimi]

Yes, when will responsible gun laws come to pass in the U.S.A.? The gun groups such as the N.R.A. have only commented to say they won't comment until all info is available. Cowards. Since children have been murdered, I will be less polite and politically correct and state that any country that allows its citizens to legally own an assault rifle should have their heads examined.

If you are a hunter, I assume part of the challenge is to fire that "single" shot to down the animal. So what are you exactly up to or what do you expect to happen that requires you to think you need an automatic weapon?

Solidad O'Brien took a brave stance as a reporter this morning (and I paraphrase) that here again she is at the sight of a mass shooting reporting on the devestation. She stated again, there is talk of changing the gun laws after each mass shooting occurence (remember when everyone thought something would change after Columbine?). She said she is tired of this becoming a constant pattern when there's a shooting, talk of gun control and then life goes on and it's not really brought up again until the next time.......and there will always be a next time.

As a Canadian I am grateful we have gun laws in place and I would like to see still a tougher stance.

Persons might say that the gun is not the problem but the person who is in possession of it. Well, since someone, for what ever reason, decided to murder the innocent is a good idea, wouldn't it be in the best interest for everyone for him/her not to have a selection to chose from in their own home? Yes, they could pick another weapon, but something tells me automatic rounds fired in such quick succession give them the most results in the least amount of time.

Finally, I know this is a forum about daycare and perhaps not the first place this discussion should be held, but in my original post I only mentioned the loss and grief for these children and teachers. It was other posters who expressed their gun control opinions that made me decide to express mine.