Another shooting at a school.

Jason P

An unnamed AP source said that .223 rounds were involved.

That's an assault rifle round.

blackredyellow

Just saw this on twitter from someone:

"There are parents in Connecticut who are going home to hidden Christmas presents for children who are dead."

I'm a 38 year old man (and father) who doesn't cry often... reading that statement made me cry at my desk at work.

I'm at a loss...

JonnyPistachio

QuarterToTen wrote:

The fact that the word Another is in the thread title is absolutely beyond heartbreaking.

norm wrote:

i'm speechless...i no longer have the words to put these shootings into perspective...i'm completely confused

:( ....

This news story is really the saddest thing I think I've ever heard. I feel numb thinking about it and wondering what its going to take to stop this kind of thing. Barbed wire fences around schools with metal detectors and armed guards?

Its absolutely sickening that kids, little children, the most innocent of all, have to endure this shit. Fuckin a.

PJ_Soul

Oh my God, this is just AWFUL. :( :( :( I cannot begin to imagine what the parents of the missing or dead children are going through (and even just any parent of any kid at the school, not to mention the families of the staff) - my heart really goes out to all of them. What a horror.

It seems to early to turn this into a debate - that should come when we know more about what's happened and what's up with the shooter. Also, this is not an American symptom. These incidents happen in Europe and China too (surprisingly often).

elvistheking44

blackredyellow wrote:

Just saw this on twitter from someone:

"There are parents in Connecticut who are going home to hidden Christmas presents for children who are dead."

I'm a 38 year old man (and father) who doesn't cry often... reading that statement made me cry at my desk at work.

I'm at a loss...

+1 I can't wait for this day to be over and be home with my kids......

comebackgirl

blackredyellow wrote:

Just saw this on twitter from someone:

"There are parents in Connecticut who are going home to hidden Christmas presents for children who are dead."

I'm a 38 year old man (and father) who doesn't cry often... reading that statement made me cry at my desk at work.

I'm at a loss...

Heartbreaking. I just really really want this to not be true

javis el errante

Argentine news network states shooter killed by police
CNN states deaths close to 30

ledvedderman

I absolutely cannot wait to pick my 4 year old son up after work.

keeponrockin

blackredyellow wrote:

"There are parents in Connecticut who are going home to hidden Christmas presents for children who are dead."

I'm a 38 year old man (and father) who doesn't cry often... reading that statement made me cry at my desk at work.

I'm at a loss...

21 year old crying in his cube here.

riotgrl

There are just so many things wrong with our society that brings us to the point of people being so screwed up that they kill children. Children! It's time we start to address some of the very real problems in our country instead of continuing to sweep them under the rug. All of these issues that so many refuse to compromise upon are at the expense of our children. Sick, disgusted, and at a loss about what to do and where to go from here :(

chadwick

comebackgirl wrote:

blackredyellow wrote:

Just saw this on twitter from someone:

"There are parents in Connecticut who are going home to hidden Christmas presents for children who are dead."

I'm a 38 year old man (and father) who doesn't cry often... reading that statement made me cry at my desk at work.

I'm at a loss...

Heartbreaking. I just really really want this to not be true

JOEJOEJOE

IMHO:

We, as a society, need to treat each other better, because you never know what may drive someone to snap. The ills of our society should not be ignored, because they will eventually effect us all.

We need more stringent gun laws. When the constitution was written, I doubt the framers of the constitution envisioned how low we could possibly sink as a society.

Did the framers think we needed arms to protect us against foreign invaders (which was appropriate at the time), or thieves who may try to steal someone's plow?

We need to pay more attention to everyones' mental health.

27 families whose lives are forever damaged. 27 families who may, understandably, dread the holiday season for the rest of their lives.

chadwick

again... if i were a parent my kids would not be going to school any longer. we'd have to figure something else out, home schooling or something, private schooling, something, anything but this.

PJ_Soul

keeponrockin wrote:

blackredyellow wrote:

"There are parents in Connecticut who are going home to hidden Christmas presents for children who are dead."

I'm a 38 year old man (and father) who doesn't cry often... reading that statement made me cry at my desk at work.

I'm at a loss...

21 year old crying in his cube here.

Tears at my desk too - the tragedy of this, with so many children, is overwhelming.

shetellsherself

I just want to run to the schools and get my kids and hug them tight. My thoughts and prayers for the families that are going through this.

Something must be done about gun availability and violence. What will the last straw be? How far does this have to go? I'm sick and angry and sad. That's not enough.

ledvedderman

PJ_Soul wrote:

keeponrockin wrote:

blackredyellow wrote:

"There are parents in Connecticut who are going home to hidden Christmas presents for children who are dead."

I'm a 38 year old man (and father) who doesn't cry often... reading that statement made me cry at my desk at work.

I'm at a loss...

21 year old crying in his cube here.

Tears at my desk too - the tragedy of this, with so many children, is overwhelming.

Make that three

chadwick

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

IMHO:

We, as a society, need to treat each other better, because you never know what may drive someone to snap. The ills of our society should not be ignored, because they will eventually effect us all.

We need more stringent gun laws. When the constitution was written, I doubt the framers of the constitution envisioned how low we could possibly sink as a society.

Did the framers think we needed arms to protect us against foreign invaders (which was appropriate at the time), or thieves who may try to steal someone's plow?

We need to pay more attention to everyones' mental health.

27 families whose lives are forever damaged. 27 families who may, understandably, dread the holiday season for the rest of their lives.

these families are having the worst day(s) of their lives here on out... fucking sickening that someone can pull something like this off.

like you say... we gotta treat one another better. "the ills of our society should not be ignored"...fact

JC29856

chadwick wrote:

again... if i were a parent my kids would not be going to school any longer. we'd have to figure something else out, home schooling or something, private schooling, something, anything but this.

how about requiring all parents to take anti-depressant drugs and having armed federal marshalls in every classroom... im sure we can figure out a way to administer the drugs like we administer flu shots (free on every corner) since the flu shots rid of us the flu

mydogmookieblaylock

my body feels cold reading all of this. i don't think i can articulate anything past that.

Its Evolution Baby

JC29856 wrote:

The number of firearms is a symptom, not a cause. If firearms caused
murder, then Switzerland, Israel and Norway would have murder rates
similar to the US, and places like Ireland, Scotland, Mexico, Jamaica,
Bermuda, Bahamas and Sri Lanka would have low rates.

Read more: http://stason.org/TULARC/society/guns-c ... Mt1GqwvAk0#ixzz2F3P7rOsW

Exactly. When I have symptom for an illness I take some medication. If guns are the symptoms for our mass violence then its time for our country to take our meds.

Look I don't know to many people who out and out want to ban guns but if this keeps up and the NRA keeps being defensive about it, that is where we will end up eventually.