Guns dont kill People, People kill People.

March 12, 2009

Article from CNN: Loners, Losers, and…Killers

This article reminds of the saying, “Guns dont kill people, people kill people.” And it’s true. There is no doubt gun violence is associated with the majority of murders and suicides in the U.S. However, if guns did not exist does this mean the violence would go away? Guns are just one way to an end, a means to an end if you will. If you take away guns, then we must remove knives, machetes, pills, ropes, peoples hands, and whatever else one could use to cause harm on an individual or self.

And quit blaming society or video games for the problems of our youth. Where are the parents? Where are the parents of the kids who act out like this. These kids must be screaming for help and if the signs are subtle why arent parents noticing? From WiKipedia, there is good knowledge to soak in…

Parenting is the process of raising and educating a child from birth, or before, until adulthood. Usually, parental figures provide for a child’s physical needs, protect them from harm, and impart in them skills and cultural values until they reach legal adulthood, usually after adolescence.

Providing physical security refers to a safety of a child’s body, safety of a child’s life. Developing a child physically refers to providing appropriate conditions for a healthy growth of a child. Intellectual security refers to the conditions, in which a child’s mind can develop. If the child’s dignity is safe, that is nobody encroaches upon a child physically or verbally, then he is able to learn. Intellectual development means providing opportunity to a child to learn - to learn about laws of nature and moral laws. To provide security to a child is to help protect and shield the child’s fragile psyche. It is to provide a safe loving environment, give a child a sense of being loved, being needed, welcomed. Emotional development refers to giving a child an opportunity to love other people, to care, to help.