Hi everyone, When will the madness end? Breaking news is reporting that at least 33 people are confirmed dead at a tech school, Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Virginia. See breaking news online One or more gunmen with automatic weapons have entered the school and started shooting. One of the gunmen has now been found dead in the basement. Several of the dead are people who jumped from upper windows in an effort to escape. This is the worst school shooting in US history. The community of Blacksburg is a small community of just over 39,000 people. I am not one who thinks that guns should be banned, but where is the responsible gun ownership? Who needs automatic weapons for personal use? Why aren't these weapons locked up properly and separated from their ammunition? Why, in so many states, can a person buy virtually any kind of firearm with little or no identification? These are questions I'm sure will be uppermost in many minds over the next days and perhaps weeks. Banning firearms completely isn't going to solve or prevent things like this from happening, but creating some reasonable controls would make it a lot less likely. Locked up firearms are much harder to steal, and much less likely to be used without thought for the consequences. In the mean time, pray for the families involved and who have suffered such a great loss, today. It is a great heartbreak that this kind of thing happens, both for the families of the victims and for the families of the shooters. God bless, Dave

Hello Dave,

I just posted on Terry's forum about this. It is so tragic the whole world will be in tears.

Jen

Hi, Dave,

Yet another tragic story.

It is not the first.

It will not be the last.

The American people have a love affair with guns that I can understand because I have a great affinity with a well crafted weapon.

Unfortunately they also have many examples to show that even infamy is a form of fame and will create a following of blind worshippers and bring them instant tabloid adulation.

The Old Coot

Incidentally, since the YUK government stopped responsible gun owners having their own weapons, the rate of gun crime has escalated out of control. School kids are being shot down at a horrifying rate - maybe not 33 all at once but maybe 33 in a month. This in a country with no tradition of firearms ownership.

Hi Dave,

Its terrible, its the main news item here in the uk.

Terry has done a forum called Our Deepest Sympathy in response to the student murders here http://community.adlandpro.com/forums/thread/649326.aspx

I hope you don't mind me linking it to your forum?

My thoughts and prayers are for the bereft at this time.

John.

Hi Dave, Thanks for this forum, I haven't watched the news in over a week and had no idea what was happening. I am so sorry that this has happened. I am praying for all those involved in this terrible tragedy.

There are no words to explain how these peoples hearts must be broken at this time. I pray for them to have endurance and strength and a whole lot of faith to see them through this terrible thing that has happened to them. In Jesus name Amen.

                            From Diana