The horrible News from Connecticut, today, Friday 15 December 2012, 10 Days before Christmas, has the Nation and much of the World in deep Shock. 28 People died. 20 of them were Children. The Shooter, dead, shot his own Mother before killing himself. He used 3 Guns. All, according to what we know at the Time we are writing this, were purchased by his Mother. She apparently owned 5 Guns, all legally owned, at least one of which (an automatic Weapon), would have had to have been purchased before 1990. Why this Woman felt the Need to own 5 Guns 3 of which, one Way or another, we do not know how, came to fall into the Hands of her Son, is a Secret which she is now taking to her Grave with her.
Parents not only in Newtown, Connecticut but also throught the U. S. are in deep Shock and Fear and rightfully so. A Detachment of Law Enforcement People, Emergency First Response Unit as well as Federal and State Officials were dispatched and descended almost like a Batallion upon this little School in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Police Cars were placed as a Precaution not only at other Schools in Connecticut but throughout the Nation as well. The President appeared on Television, visibly shaken and wiping off more than one Tear.
We should take a Moment to look beyond this Tragedy, not to mention Six other mass Public Shootings in 2012 alone, the worst Year yet for this Type of horrific Calamity.
The Catholic Priest in Newtown held a Mass Vigil at his Church for the Victims, their Relatives and all those near them, which, it can be safely assumed, included just about the whole Town of Newtown, Connecticut and beyond. These 20 Children and the Adults killed along with them will now no longer live to see Christmas 2012. But he also pointed out another important Factor. He made a Connection between the Culture of Violence and the Frequency of this Type of Events.
In ,,Klartext'' what he was referring to is the Culture of Firearms which has not only become pervasive but continues to spread. True, as the Opponents of Weapons Control Legislation point out, a Criminal is a Criminal and (s)he would find one Way or another to kill another Person, if that is his or her Mindset. True, yes, true. But it is a lot easier to pull the Trigger and kill People with mechanical Precision, from a Distance, with a Fireweapon, than to go up to People and slit their Throats.
The other Point is, with all the Police, Security, Screening Systems and other Procedures which are set up at Schools these Days, it is also Time to examine what Kind of Effect the outpouring of Entertainment from Movie, Television and ,,Concerts'' with violent Overtones is having in cultivating what has become a very violent World out there.
In a Society where Freedom is cherished as a supreme Value, being reduced to living, working and functioning in ,,Fortresses'' not only diminishes the Value of Freedom, but it also comes at a Cost, both monetary and human, which is outrageously high. Therefore, examining the Factors which cause such violent and senseless Tragedies to take place is not only sensible from a practical Point of View but may be a fundamental Necessity, to protect the very Value of Freedom.
Parents not only in Newtown, Connecticut but also throught the U. S. are in deep Shock and Fear and rightfully so. A Detachment of Law Enforcement People, Emergency First Response Unit as well as Federal and State Officials were dispatched and descended almost like a Batallion upon this little School in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Police Cars were placed as a Precaution not only at other Schools in Connecticut but throughout the Nation as well. The President appeared on Television, visibly shaken and wiping off more than one Tear.
We should take a Moment to look beyond this Tragedy, not to mention Six other mass Public Shootings in 2012 alone, the worst Year yet for this Type of horrific Calamity.
The Catholic Priest in Newtown held a Mass Vigil at his Church for the Victims, their Relatives and all those near them, which, it can be safely assumed, included just about the whole Town of Newtown, Connecticut and beyond. These 20 Children and the Adults killed along with them will now no longer live to see Christmas 2012. But he also pointed out another important Factor. He made a Connection between the Culture of Violence and the Frequency of this Type of Events.
In ,,Klartext'' what he was referring to is the Culture of Firearms which has not only become pervasive but continues to spread. True, as the Opponents of Weapons Control Legislation point out, a Criminal is a Criminal and (s)he would find one Way or another to kill another Person, if that is his or her Mindset. True, yes, true. But it is a lot easier to pull the Trigger and kill People with mechanical Precision, from a Distance, with a Fireweapon, than to go up to People and slit their Throats.
The other Point is, with all the Police, Security, Screening Systems and other Procedures which are set up at Schools these Days, it is also Time to examine what Kind of Effect the outpouring of Entertainment from Movie, Television and ,,Concerts'' with violent Overtones is having in cultivating what has become a very violent World out there.
In a Society where Freedom is cherished as a supreme Value, being reduced to living, working and functioning in ,,Fortresses'' not only diminishes the Value of Freedom, but it also comes at a Cost, both monetary and human, which is outrageously high. Therefore, examining the Factors which cause such violent and senseless Tragedies to take place is not only sensible from a practical Point of View but may be a fundamental Necessity, to protect the very Value of Freedom.
