A prayer is needed....
Tuesday, April 17, 2007 by Skinhit | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Reply #4 Tuesday, April 17, 2007 3:04 AM
...So many lives lost, so many people affected.
Reply #5 Tuesday, April 17, 2007 3:57 AM
I don't pray becouse its no use doesn't affect people's life in the past nor the future. I feel sorry for the loss off everyone however and hope the system and the humanity once grow up and reallize that taking away people's life is the worse thing ever.
Reply #6 Tuesday, April 17, 2007 4:17 AM

Reply #7 Tuesday, April 17, 2007 6:41 AM
I wish all those that need it, the strength to get through the pain of the next few days. I know from experience that eventually, survivors & relatives of those who died, will respond with a dignity that will help your whole Country begin to heal.
Andy
Reply #8 Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:33 AM
will not try to make sense of a sensless act, but I'll pray for those and for all of us as we work through it...
Reply #10 Tuesday, April 17, 2007 11:25 AM
Reply #11 Tuesday, April 17, 2007 11:45 AM
I don't know what's wrong with you jm speakman. This time, I for one will give you the benefit of the doubt and guess that you posted your message in the wrong thread by mistake.
As for the topic...
Very very sad. My thoughts and prayers as well go out to the friends and families of the fallen.
Reply #15 Tuesday, April 17, 2007 1:14 PM
why is it that these types of events seem to be increasing in frequency & devastation?
I wonder what can be done to prevent this type of horror from occurring again in the future?
Reply #16 Tuesday, April 17, 2007 1:38 PM
unclerob, it IS odd that we notice these events more frequently, and they seem to get worse as time goes on. i only hope that we don't have any more of these instances.
Reply #17 Tuesday, April 17, 2007 2:00 PM
Reply #18 Tuesday, April 17, 2007 11:50 PM
Reply #19 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:09 AM
Some of the issues to consider in preventing the repeat of this horror:
Virginia laws allow any state resident over 18 to buy a firearm, including assault weapons, if they pass a check of any possible criminal background against state and federal databases.
Buying and owning a gun in Virginia does not require a permit, but without a gun permit only one handgun purchase per month is allowed, and there is no waiting period to acquire the gun.
The state maintains "no restriction on the sale or possession of rapid-fire ammunition magazines that can fire up to 100 bullets without reloading."
The law is broad enough to allow people to buy assault guns and magazines without limit such as AK-47s and Uzis, the Brady report points out on its website.
Reply #20 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 4:38 AM
Just as with terrorism...you can never stop something like this from happening. When someone snaps and decides thats they are going to take the course of violence...thats it. Pondering this question of how to stop something like this from happening is an exercise in futility. Gun laws are not going to stop it from happening either......criminals do not respect gun laws...only the law abiding citizen does. If a criminal wants a gun he is going to get it...period. The only thing you can do is grieve for the people who have been subjected to the violence and be glad it wasn't you.
And I get tired of hearing that "he was a loner"...as though this is a prerequisite or character flaw that causes violence. I consider myself a loner with tons of grievances but I have no desire to go out and kill innocent people because of it. Everybody has a bad day...tomorrow is a new one. Whenever I feel I'm having a bad day, I think about people that are having a bad life that are still plugging away to try and make it better. Right now...in some part of the world...I guarantee you there is someone suffering much worse that would trade places with you in a heartbeat.
"In a world that couldn't care less...we should be people that couldn't care more"
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Reply #1 Tuesday, April 17, 2007 12:26 AM
but why
bless all of us
we sure need it