Hi Hannabee,
Lot of information since you last posted.
Please pipe in again,... assert yourself,... with comments, questions, statements.
There IS a lot of data in this thread. That's because there are a lot of years that have gone into the thought processes of our posters. This Second Amendment IS a big deal,... to ALL OF US. Me YOU,... the entire population of the United States. It is the amendment that guarantees all the other amendments.
I interject here that I just read of another Parkland School tragedy. A young woman, Sidney Aiello, took her own life, survivor's guilt
Please respond to me. Respond to us. Tell us your thoughts.
By the way, everyone's lives are touched by sadness. I heard it said that: Life is just a series of tragedies, broken only by brief moments of happiness. A lot of us old folks know that to be true.
When I was 12 y/o, my little brother, 4, was struck and killed by a car. That year too, I attended the funeral of a ten year old who fell off a tractor. The wagon full of hay crushed his little chest. As I said my prayers at his casket, I remember how they couldn't even clean the dirt from his work calloused hands. One cousin was stabbed to death by a girlfriend. Another cousin, drug od,... and on and on. We all lose friends, family, parents, children, siblings. My best man committed suicide, depression, leaving a wife and four little daughters. I just lost my dog to cancer. Funny how hard my wife and I are taking that. No guns involved in any of that.
Anyway,... chime back in.
Sal