Obama and Romney must take an action on how to end gun violence, condolences is not enough

Dallas : TX : USA | Aug 14, 2012 at 5:25 AM PDT

By Mary Grace Keiner

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Another gun violence occurred near the Texas A&M campus in College Station on Monday. Three people were killed including a police officer and the suspected gunman. Four other people were injured in the incident.

The suspect was identified—35-year-old Thomas “Tres” Caffall, was shot and taken to College Station Medical Center, where he pronounced dead.

Last week, seven people were killed at Sikh Temple shooting in Oak Creek, Wis., when a gunman open fired outside the Temple that killed two and four others inside the Temple. Later the gunman was killed when he exchanged gunfire with an officer.

Who can forget the Colorado Theater shooting, where everyone in the Theater never expected to saw a gunman wearing a gas mask just like in the movie “Batman,” who also set off an unknown gas inside the theater. Twelve movie watchers were killed and injuring 58 others.

President Obama addressed condolences to the victims, so Mitt Romney. If this two politician who are aiming to rule the country, thinks on how to end gun violence, more Americans will be save.

Gun-related violence is most common in poor urban areas and in conjunction with gang violence, often involving juveniles or young adults.

U.S. policy aims to maintain the right of most people to own most types of firearms, while restricting access to firearms by people considered to present a high risk of misuse.

Guns are use for protection not for killing innocent people, high profile official like Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King.

Condolences and giving help to the families of the victims ease their pain for a short period of time. Their voices for justice still remain as they wait for the government to take an action about gun-related violence.

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Mary Grace Keiner is based in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, United States of America, and is an Anchor for Allvoices.

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Rosco1776 | 9 months ago

Yes but cars and doctors kill more people per year than guns,......
Where are all the stories in the news of people protecting themselves with guns against attackers, it's not in the msm. Government's job is to keep us safe from foreign invaders and yet the border is wide open and the government themselves handed thousands of guns to criminals which are making their way back into the US. Where is the outcry over this? Government is not the answer, it's the problem.
They have ruined the economy and bailed out the banks and violence increases when there are more jobless and people are stressed. Keep our money from going overseas and help our own first!

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Rosco1776 | 9 months ago

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NVMike | 9 months ago

Where are your concerns for the dozens and hundreds of gun related gang killings in Chicago? Or is it because 80% are black on black (and are acceptable) and you think that only white violence is bad?

And Obama gladly takes millions of dollars from the entertainment community that glorifies the violence that you are condemning!

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springton | 9 months ago

"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"

~Adolph Hitler, 15 April 1935, in address to the Reichstag

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NVMike | 9 months ago

And a little off-topic, but springton will see the connection:

“It is the State which educates its citizens in civic virtue, gives them a consciousness of their mission and welds them into unity.”

“Fascist education is moral, physical, social, and military: it aims to create a complete and harmoniously developed human, a fascist one according to our views.”

― Benito Mussolini

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BonSue | 9 months ago

Although it may be true that cars and doctors kill more people each year than guns do, their PURPOSE is not to kill. This is not true for guns. Their purpose is to kill. We could eliminate a lot of gun violence if only we would: 1) restrict ownership of automated weapons to military and police, 2)restrict the number of guns each adult person could legally own to one handgun and one rifle, 3)license each gun (make/model) 4)require adults to show their license each time they purchase ammunition, and 5)limit the amount that can be purchased at one time. If we took these five steps, sure, we would still have criminals, but it would absolutely cut down on gun violence and make stealing guns less appealing, while still allowing citizens to own a gun if they want to hunt or feel they need a pistol for protection.

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springton | 9 months ago

BonSue,

The purpose of guns is to kill? The main purpose of guns is defense. Although some use guns to provide food and others for sport. Yes, we understand that you want to take away another right from the people. Create more dependency on the State.

Do you know that in areas with gun restrictions violent crime is far higher than areas the do not have restrictions? Do you know that burglary is much higher is communities that are demographically similar that have gun restrictions? Do you know that when Great Britain passed an increasingly restrictive gun legislation violent crime went up substantially?

The vast majority of gun users are normal people. Many of them have them for personal security. We should, however access a tax or fee for those that don't have guns. That would be in order to pay for their defense since there is an increased need for police when people are unable to defend themselves.

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BonSue | 9 months ago

Please re-read my initial post without adding all of your own opinions about what I must REALLY mean. I'm not trying to take away anyone's right to own a gun or two. Most of the members of my family own guns and are pretty normal people, so I'm not calling gun owners crazy. I would like to see limits put on the number of guns a person can own and I would gun owners to only be able to purchase ammo for the guns they legally own. This would not in any way stop normal, sane people from owning guns or defending themselves from an intruder. However, I stand by my statement that the purpose of guns is to kill (whether hunting or defending oneself.) I also stand by my statement that no one needs automatic weapons for self defense unless they are in the military or law enforcement

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Mike Won | 9 months ago

Bah-Humbug! Pish posh! Try this argument over at kissmybooboo.net. Culpability is with the shooter alone. Being armed, prepared and dropping the culprit before allowing him to become a mass murderer is thwarted by lily livered, nit wit gun control advocates too dim to recognise the benefit of every US Citizen learning, owning & using weapons for protection from mentally ill, pill popping, psychopathic killers. Mary Grace Keiner is a bleeding heart nitwit!

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springton | 9 months ago

NVMike.... Yep. Got it.

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Mary Grace Keiner | 9 months ago

Guns are to be use for protection but it should be limited and ristricted. Crimes in some or majority of the states might be lowered than the past years but innocent people killed in some areas by gangs who think they own the area by using their weopons like guns. A lot of issue that our government should focus on but safety of our countrymen is important. We don't need to be popular for growing economy if they are taking our friends lives.

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