5 Responses to “From Now On…”

1. justplainangry Says:
   June 19th, 2017 at 8:41 am

   Time to renew your CCL and practice, practice, practice.

2. MacArthur Wheeler Says:
   June 19th, 2017 at 11:20 am

   right on cue:
   https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/06/19/shootings-kill-or-injure-at-least-19-us-children-each-day

   I always love how these studies NEVER delineate how many of these “children” are involved in criminal activities

3. Joe Doakes Says:
   June 19th, 2017 at 1:54 pm

   The sad part about those articles is the rote recitation of facts without context.

   “. . . with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk . . . The yearly toll is nearly 1,300 deaths and almost 6,000 nonfatal gunshot wounds — most of them intentional.” Most of the people who are intentionally shot are young Black men. I suspect that is a cultural problem, not a tool problem.

   “Homicides fell from 2007-14, from 1,038 to 699, the rate dropping by 36 percent to less than 1 per 100,000.” The problem is Not getting worse, it’s getting better.

   “Suicides increased from 2007-14, from 325 to 532 . . . One-third of these kids were depressed and most had experienced a recent crisis, including relationship breakups and problems at school.” Mental health care reform is needed.

4. justplainangry Says:
   June 19th, 2017 at 2:15 pm

   Mental health care reform is needed.

   How about: Parenting and getting rid of PC screwls reform is needed?

5. Mammuthus Primigenius Says:
   June 20th, 2017 at 12:52 pm

   “Gimmee your drugs!”
   “No, you gimmee your drugs!”
   Bang!
   Bang!
   “Aaargh!”
   “Aaargh!”

   “Two children were killed in a hand gun related incident today. Tragically, the pair of young gun-violence victims were said to have known each other and had attended the same school . . .”

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