John and I Just got back from a wonderful vacation.....friends allowed us to use their home in Florida and we just chilled and didn't do much of anything. I'm not sure I used a complete brain cell in the entire two weeks. I didn't fret over work, or what was happening at home. We just took one day at a time with wonderful friends and enjoyed life and laughed a lot!
Then we woke up on Friday to the awful news of the massacre in Colorado. I wasn't going to watch the news concerning it because I tend to get caught up in the story and the people. However, as the day progressed there was no ignoring it. I'm afraid I have not been able to shut my mind off since. What a world we live in. All I have are questions and no answers. Below is my list of questions and if anyone has the answers, please feel free to speak up, because quite frankly I'm at a loss.
Why.....what happened that one individual decided to do this? What happened? He just woke up one day and thought this was a good idea? Why did he turn his apparent brilliance into evil? What happens that nobody sees this? Why do we feel the need to have semi automatic weapons or worse? Why do we feel the need to tell others they can't have the right that is theirs under the constitution of the United States of America, Why don't we put the responsibility where it really should go....on this one individual? Why when there is a catastrophe like this do we turn on one another? Why is it Obama's fault or the Republicans fault? Why is the responsibility of the NRA? Why can you purchase 6000 rounds of ammo over the Internet and not be put on an FBI watch list? What makes us think if we ban guns, the insane won't find some other form of terrorist weapon? How did the terrorists of 9/11 pull off crashing four planes within hours, with nothing more than box cutters as their weapons? ( OK planes were their weapons also, but they got possession of the planes through box cutters) You can make weapons out of various household chemicals.Again I ask....WHY DO WE NEED AUTOMATIC AND SEMI AUTOMATIC WEAPONS!? Why should people like my dad, who loves to hunt, be penalized because some dumb ass did something heinous? Are violent movies to blame? Are violent video games to blame. How much can we possibly place the blame on outside influences? What about this kids parents? Did they know he was crazy? Did they ever see any signs that he was a danger to society? How do they feel? Do they feel responsible? Should they feel responsible? When your son or daughter does something like this, does a part of you hate them? How do you find the strength to move on? To face him again? How do the survivors feel? How do they move on? How do the families of those who are lost move on? How do they not let hate consume them? Is forgiveness possible?
As you see the questions can go on and on. I have my opinions on some of these questions. Some I'm on the fence about. We will never live in a sterile world. There will always be crazies. I believe no amount of regulating is going to eliminate a single crazy person. They will find a way to spread their carnage. Too many people have sacrificed their lives for our freedoms. We should never be too eager to give those rights up. Laws are made because we have people that need controlled. When we stop taking personal responsibility, someone else will take responsibility for us. I prefer to make my own decisions rather than let a government do it for me.
I feel so terribly sorry for the victims and their families, but I also feel bad for the parents of this boy. From all accounts so far, he came from a "normal" family. They must be devastated, worried, scared, mad, and feeling awful that a part of them could do such an evil act. All I know is my God is big....bigger than any of this and I believe one day there will be no sorrow, no pain, no tears, no sickness and no evil. We will one day live in eternity with only joy and happiness in our hearts.
More later......
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