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Guns do not kill people. People Kill People:

I have never known a case of a gun, on its own, hunting down and killing anyone. McVeigh and Nichols killed 168 people and injured over 800 without firing a shot. They used fertilizer and diesel oil. I can find no evidence that they were even armed. Where is the ban on fertilizer and diesel oil? The terrorists that destroyed the twin World Trade Towers were armed with box cutters. Where is the demand to ban box cutters?

The Boston Marathon Bombers had no guns.  Should we ban pressure cookers?

The latest Ding Dong in DC was only armed with an Infinity.  Luckily she did not kill anyone except herself but now must we ban automobiles?

If we ban guns, the mentally deranged will find other ways to reap mass casualties. Nerve gas is not that hard to make. It is nothing but an organic phosphate compound. Do a Google search and you will come up with some disturbing results. (be sure to delete your browsing history afterwards though! NSA tracks such inquiries! ) Fertilizer and diesel oil are readable available. Black powder and pipe are available in hardware stores and on line or you can make it yourself. So who is the real culprit? Start with the ACLU that has caused action to keep the mentally deranged out of institutions and in our midst. I believe that every single individual or group, with the exception of terrorists, has exhibited mental deficiency characteristics well before carrying out a mass killing. Fifty years ago, they would have been institutionalize. Now they walk among us, killing at random, because to confine them would violate their constitutional rights. What about the rights of those killed? Guess they do not matter.

Guns, explosives, poison gas, etc do not kill people. People kill people. Until that is recognized and addressed, the killing will continue.

Guards in schools, yes, so long as they are properly screened, trained and employed. Yes. Teachers with guns? I don’t think so. Carrying a gun is already too glamorized to children. If Johnny’s fifth grade teacher carries a gun, won’t Johnny think it is “adult” for him to do the same? I believe he will. Do violent video games desensitize children to killing? Possibly, children sometimes have a hard time telling the difference between reality and fiction. Did we play cowboys and Indians when we were kids? I did. I grew up on a ranch in Idaho. I had a .22 rifle when I was 10. I was paid $0.05 cents per ground squirrel that I eliminated. Why, cattle often stepped in the their burrow holes and broke their legs. Did I play cowboy and Indian with the .22? No, I knew the difference between play and reality. I questions that kids now do? Why don’t they? Because their parents have failed to teach them the difference. But isn’t that the job of schools and educators? NO!! It is the parents job, a job that many have neglected. We see the results daily in the news paper

 Did Syria and Assad really use chemical weapons?  The Skunk fully believes that nerve gas was employed but by whom?  Why would Assad use such weapons and risk retaliation from the US, although that retaliation seem a bit slow in coming? Such retaliation would gravely injure his war machine, possibly to the extent that the rebels could prevail. He also would risk World opinion, even the Russians, turning against him.  All for what, a thousand  non-combative casualties?  His military could rack that up in a single night. with no questions asked. Assad had everything to loose and nothing to gain by using chemicals.  It is a loose-loose for him  On the other hand, what if it was the rebels and have blamed it on Assad?   US retaliation could severely cripple Assad’s war machine, allowing the rebels an easier victory.  In addition, the tide of World opinion would be turned for them and against Assad, possibly gaining them more recognition and supplies.  They would have everything to gain and nothing to loose.  For the rebels, it is a win-win situation.

Remember the Gulf of Tonkin “ghost PT boats”?  or the non-existent WMD’s in Iraq?  Who is to say that this is not just another False Flag flown by our so called leaders?  Obviously they know what really happened but are they sharing it with us?  Your guess is as good as mine.