We protect our Mayors with men with guns; we protect our Governors with men with guns; We protect the House and the Senate and President, with men with guns; We protect our courts, our banks, our jewelry stores, our sports arenas, and our pawn shops, all with men with guns....

However, Our most precious possessions, our children we protect with a piece of paper and a sign(Guns Free Zone Law).

Now in response to the slaughter of 20 innocents, we propose to punish those (gun owners) who are innocent, and protect our most cherished possession, our children, with a another piece of paper (a new gun law).....

This is insanity...

I´ll amen that Shadow. All a gun free zone does is let felons know there is no opposition.

Agree, #1.

We even have our "celebrities" protected by guns. Recall Rosie O´Donnell arguing with Tom Selleck about guns on her TV show, and we later found out Rosie´s own bodyguard carried a gun!

Indeed, how does an idiot become a billionaire?

Excellent article.

Basically NONE of the "facts" in the NYTimes article are accurate, it´s the ranting of lunatics - or liars.

Oddly enough, when things are going horribly, horribly wrong, we frequently call....

....people with guns.

Odder still, those people with guns (and badges) usually don´t get there in time to prevent the carnage.

Why are there chalk outlines on the sidewalk?

Because the Police are usually five minutes away.

The left is obsessed with creating a culture of sitting ducks.The left thinks there´s never been a better time to wipe republicans off the map then now. So any issues coming up is going to be met by the swarm media pushing their absolutist theories.

I don´t have a problem with more through background checks but something like that isn´t good enough for the left.

Great article...the Slimes shows once again that they are merely the propaganda arm of the totalitarian communist tyrants.

The NY Slimes...all the lies fit to print. Is Barry slipping them money to keep them afloat? Enquiring minds want to know.

Barry and the Saudis both would be my guess.

Dumb article. No, Russia is not a "wealthy" country. And as is so often the case, the article ignores the simple fact that the rationale behind gun violence is very different among violent subcultures, such as parts of Chicago or Soweto, and the seriously mentally ill suffering from delusional thinking. The solutions are very different for these groups. For the mentally ill, making it more difficult to access guns will save lives - not only of strangers, such as in this horrible tragedy, but also it will reduce suicides and murder of the families of the people with these illnesses. On the other hand, violent subcultures require a completely different approach in which violence is not equated with manhood.

Criminals don´t register their guns. The purpose behind ´gun control´ is to prevent law abiding citizens from owning them. And that is the real liberal agenda.

The entire MSM embarrasses itself on guns, again and again, but the gullible lap it up. It also embarrasses itself on economics, and again these same gullible lap it up. The list goes on, and these same gullible elected King Barrack I.

Just found out yesterday that the most powerful alderman in Chicago, alderman ed burke, is a trained private detective and can "carry a semi/automatic" weapon".....

Surprise -- surprise!! He wants to "restrict" MY carry -- but HE can carry because he´s "special".... Watch his vote on the gun law in Illinois....

Hypocrits!! Looks like I´ll be applying for a private/eye´s license.....

LZK

every dam won of these make up your own word for them has armed body gards or a carry permit or both libs are unbelable and more so every day

#1 & #12 are right on and so are the rest. The only way to stop someone with a gun is for someone else with a gun to do it. The problem is today too few people conceal carry. We must be willing and able to stop evil doers from doing evil. Far too many of us are unwilling and unable to confront evil and rely on others to do that for us. Gun free zones are nothing but killing zones for those bent on harming others and doing evil. Evil does exist as we just saw in CT.

If they´re going to take away our guns, can they at least have the common courtesy to start with the inner city gang bangers?

They´re the ones committing 99+% of the gun violence, and their guns are unregistered and therefore already illegal.

Dianne Feinstein had a cc permit and carried. (Go to Mark Levin show.com to listen to her speech).
Chuck Schumer had an unrestricted pistol permit.
Harry Reid carried "everywhere he went".
How about a sworn statement from every Congresscritter showing WHO carries what.
These jerks are going to make LAW to prevent us from owning guns, but be exempt, as they are with Obamacare?

#1--I can´t say anything to improve on your post--insanity is very accurate.

This is why schools are safe in Israel.

http://imgur.com/fdZSw

Wasted breath... facts are irrelevant in the face of panic and widespread demands to "do something"...

Remember- we often ridicule the Left for empty gestures such as Ribbons and Vigils- things that have no tangible meaning, yet make the ribbon-wearer or candle-lighter feel as though they have "done something".

The Leftist elite- led by Obama - will now take advantage of the sheeps´ desire to "do something" by proposing Unconstitutional measures to restrict weapons, based on the emotional and fact-free editorials like that of the NYT...

I do not think I would get a permit to carry a gun now. I do not want the government donkeys to know it. I do not have a gun now because right arm and hand do not work right and have no strength in those appemdages. I live in a good neighborhood and don´t worry too much, but I would feel better if I had a lightweight gun available. Ask around and I bet you can get guns from other sources.

#1 nails it.

Laws will not STOP anybody from doing anything. They only justify society in punishing those who do break the laws, and hopefully keep us safer by taking the lawbreakers out of the general population.

But they can stop nothing. Just go out driving today and watch all the people who are speeding or punching through red lights right after the light changes. They are not stopped.

If merely passing a law makes that behavior stop we would not even be having this discussion since murder has been illegal in all civilized societies for centuries.

The left wants themselves protected but no protection or self defence for others. Many jurisdictions also outlaw pepper spray as a defence! What is the possible objection to that? People should be content to be robbed or killed and all means of defence should be outlawed, just wait till the police get there! Mark Levin featured clips of the hypocrites Harry Reid and Feinstein admitting they carry and have guns for self defence.

Take a look at gun usage in European crimes.

How many lives would have been saved if the principal had a gun locked up in her office?

Rosie O´Donnell raked Tom Selleck over the coals about guns. Her attitude was so nasty that she appeared to become red in the face. Then it was revealed her body guard had a "gun".

We are surrounded by hypocrites starting with Congress!
As a famous president once said "There you go again.....".The government is never going to stop with trying to control guns. And never stop trying to destroy our Constitution. Their shame is mighty.

The Newtown tragedy could only happen in a gun-free-zone. Liberals are proud to make the repositories of children gun-free-zones, (while humming Kumbaya). Then, when tragedy strikes at their gun-free-zone school, they blame innocent citizens down the street,who deliberately make their children’s home a safe, non-gun-free-zone.

As with stupid, you can’t fix Liberalism.

In the summer of 2011, at an island youth camp in Norway, we had the utopia of a gun-free zone.

When the deranged killer arrived, there were no guns to protect the innocent. 80 died in that totally gun-free environment.

Take guns away from law abiding citizens.
How is that going to stop criminals, including political criminals?

Anyone with common sense can think of dozens of ways criminals and the mentally ill can inflict severe harm on the public in gun-free zones.

The previous posters are correct. The objective of gun control is to remove guns from our society.

Why do we not hear anything about 50,000 people dying on the roads because of drunk drivers - drunk drivers without guns and innocent victims without guns, after all, highways should be gun free.

Lack of guns wouldn´t have deterred Lanza. He was evidently smart enough to make a bomb or concoct a poison to accomplish his murderous goal.

Question: What caused Adam Lanza to stop shooting innocent children and shoot himself?
Answer: His fear of people (police officers) with GUNS!

Question: What lesson should we learn from this?
Answer: That people with guns are an amazingly effective deterrent.

At some point sanity will return to America. A wise man with a plan will STILL have his guns. If sanity does not return to America the wise man will need those weapons . Have a plan sooner than later.

Europe doesn´t have this problem does it?

Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 in Norway on July 22, 2011

Derrick Bird killed 12 and wounded 11 in a shooting spree in Northwest England in June 2010.

Pekka-Eric Auvinen killed 8 in high school in Finland on November 7, 2007.

Robert Steinhaeuser killed 13 high school teachers, 2 classmates, and 1 policeman in Germany on April 26, 2002.

As the holder of a concealed carry permit, I make sure I have a weapon on me when I go to certain areas and events. I could not live with myself if I were involved in a situation where some criminal or idiot decided to kill innocent people and I had no ability to at least try and prevent it. On the other hand, the day I got my permit, I realized the sober responsibilities of carrying a concealed weapon, and that the day I have to use it will be the worst day of my life. As a result, I am determined to do ANYTHING I can before resorting to drawing my weapon and using it. And guess what? That´s the attitude of the vast MAJORITY of those of us who have CCPs. But to the libs, I am, by definition, "unstable" and a danger to society. Bring it on libs: let´s see you try and disarm 45-55 million Americans. You are going to need a very large military/police force to do so.

The WSJ today article on the op-ed page outlines where or killing problems come from and not just with gund , knives cars ball bats ,ect. Mental problems of people and loss of places to take care of them.

#1

* In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. This doesn´t include the 30 million ´Uncle Joe´ starved to death in the Ukraine.

* In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

* Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, leaving a populace unable to defend itself against the Gestapo and SS. Hundreds of thousands died as a result.

* China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

* Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

* Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. The total dead are said to be 2-3 million

* Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, 1-2 million ´educated´ people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

* Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million at a bare minimum.

I´d suggest a 12 gauge shotgun in the principals offices in every US school. Oh, it would shoot low-recoil bean bag shells, if anyone gets incoherent over the mere idea of a shotgun in a school. IF the principal doesn´t seem like the type of person who could handle such a device, that´s a big part of your problem right there. Reality says even an unloaded shotgun, drastically revises the mental script of a criminal. I´d also suggest a ´last stand´ Taser for each classroom teacher. They would be limited to 15 feet or so, but it would be better than a lock or window that could be breached. Again, if it seems like they can´t handle the responsibility, that school has a problem.

As for the times and the barking sheeple who think disarming law abiding neighbors is a great idea, compare Vermont and New York state. NY is a gun control advocates dream and VT their worst nightmare. Been that way for decades. Compare crime, advocates, NYT, I dare you.

I´m going to print out this thread and carry it with me to show to leftist idiots. Especially posts 1 and 34.

Let me give you this hypothesis: What if the 27-year-old kindergarten teacher - who is rightfully being hailed as a hero for using her body to try to shield her students from the gunman - had instead pulled a pistol from her purse and shot the gunman dead before he could harm anyone in the classroom? Would she still be hailed a hero or castigated as a reckless gun owner?

Posts #1 and #12 are right on the money! Here´s a quote for thought:

"One of the ordinary modes, by which tyrants accomplish their purposes without resistance, is, by disarming the people, and making it an offense to keep arms."
-- Constitutional scholar Joseph Story, 1840

This psycho was willing to kill his own mother to get a gun and the liberals think another gun law would have stopped him?

Doesn´t Connecticut already have among the strictest gun control laws in the country?

I´ll give them my gun when they can put a policeman in my back pocket with his gun. Until then a policeman / woman is nothing more than that....to police, and in the military that means to clean up.

They not only embarrassed themselves on guns, they once again picked the most outstanding Marxist for "Person of the Year".

Fact: the Columbine H.S. massacre took place in 1999, that is, in the MIDDLE of the Klintoon-Feinschwein ´assault weapons´ ban.
Worked great, eh, lefties?

Reply # 1 Should be a blanket, that covers it all.