Saturday, January 18, 2014

Saturday Morning Gun Violence and School Shootings

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE OLD ENOUGH TO RECALL THE GOOD OLE DAYS WHEN THE SATURDAY MORNING TV CHANNELS WERE FILLED WESTERN SHOOT 'EM UPS AND YOU COULD WALK DOWN TO THE LOCAL HARDWARE STORE AND BUY A GUN ON THE SPOT WITHOUT ANY I.D. AND NO WAITING PERIOD OR JUST SIT DOWN AND THUMB THROUGH THAT OLD SEARS AND ROEBUCK CATALOG AND ORDER THE GUN OF YOUR CHOICE AND HAVE IT DELIVERED BY MAIL TO YOUR DOOR.  AND WHILE YOU ARE REFLECTING ON THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS, DO YOU RECALL KIDS SHOOTING UP THEIR SCHOOLS AS THEY DO TODAY?  OF COURSE NOT?  SO WTF HAPPENED?  IF GUNS WERE EASIER TO COME BY IN THE PAST AND THE AIRWAYS WERE FILLED WITH JUST AS MANY SHOOT OUTS, THEN WHAT BROUGHT ABOUT THIS SICKENING CHANGE IN AMERICA.  PERHAPS WE SHOULD LOOK TO THE HOME AND AT TODAYS PARENTS AND AT OUR SCHOOLS AND AT MODERN SOCIETY WHERE "ANYTHING GOES" IS THE RULE AND NOT THE EXCEPTION.

2 comments:

Sandee said...

Yep, it's all about what's in it for me anymore. It's all about me.

Have a fabulous day. ☺

Woodsterman (Odie) said...

Remember when?