Its always interesting to see how the media and more importantly how society reacts to a shooting. The news media responsibility is to get the facts. To find out the why and how and to report it in an unbiased manner, though I find that depending on the reporting agencies political affiliation varies how the report is broadcast. That in turn sways society's opinion. Not mine.
After the Aurora shooting there were a lot of people that believed that stricter gun laws needed to be put in place. That the list of places that guns weren't allowed should be expanded to include places of large public gathering. That somehow this would keep them safe from those that want to cause harm. That a sign posted on a door would magically keep every gun out. I hate to break it to you, criminals don't follow the law, hence why they are criminals. The only people that those signs affect are law abiding citizens. A law abiding citizen that only wants to protect themselves and those around them. Now tell me, if you were in a shooting, wouldn't you want someone there with a gun that could fight back on your behalf? I would. All to often all we hear are about the bad shootings, but we hardly hear about the times where a law abiding citizen stopped a shooting. I was proud to be a concealed carry permit holder when I heard about the 70 year old man in Florida that stopped the robbery in the internet cafe because he was carrying.
I'm not trying to say that everyone should have to carry a gun. I believe that everyone should have the option to carry if they want to. I respect everybody's opinion even when I don't agree with it. So please don't try to infringe on my right as I don't infringe on yours.
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