[TheForge] todays shooting in school.

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Just to raise a little sand:
I'd note that we , as smiths, are part of a tradition of weapons makers,
and so part of the onus lies on our shoulders.
Still:
We see this hysteria saturating the news and it fills our awareness totally...but ,
This is a news event more than anything.
We kill more folks in traffic every single day.
There are less than 30 dead out of a nation of millions!
We've lost all sense of proportion.

The automatic weapons are already out there  and impossible to recall.
A few gallons of gasoline is more available and could easily have made this tragedy even more horrible.
Adequately funding mental health and education would be a more constructive response.
...plus a snip from smith richard ferguson...

The highway death toll in the USA is about 90 people per day, the lowest it has been since 1949.  

The suicide rate is a little higher than the highway death toll, at 105 per day.

The homicide rate in the USA is also at a historic low, around 40 per day.



On Dec 14, 2012, at 3:15 PM, Bruce . wrote:

How about a national dialog about this too obvious problem?  Two
shootings in one week -- in the holiday season, no less?  Seems to me
it's time to form some sort of national policy.  Ignoring the issue is
not working.

On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 6:05 PM, terry l. ridder <terrylr at blauedonau.com> wrote:
> hello;
> 
> there is not much to say.
> 
> just take a moment and pray for the parents who have lost a child and
> the families who have lost a parent. there is nothing that may be said
> that will ease the pain and heartbreak these parents and families are
> feeling.
> 
> hug your children and spouse tonight and tell them you love them.
> 
> --
> terry l. ridder ><>
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