If the kids in that school or any school were armed, there would most likely be more injuries and maybe more dead. Guns in schools would only multiply the violence, not reduce it.

I don't know where this kid got the gun, but parents with guns stored unsafely in the house are often to blame. Teaching your kid that guns are necessary for self-protection not only makes them paranoid, it makes them turn to guns when their minds go off track. It makes sense that kids whose minds are gun-free, who have never seen a gun, or thought of it as a handy thing to solve problems with, might not leap to the idea of a gun as fast as those raised with weapons in the house.

Look at the problem. Most of the shooters in the these massacres were outcasts, misfits, mentally fragile people. Why not work toward creating a society that addresses these problems? Just arming ourselves against them is sooo futile.

Having the right to bear arms doesn't mean you have to bear arms.

Justin,
If you are referring to me as one of those guys, could you kindly re-read my post and show me where I mention owning or carrying a firearm? Why is it that progressives react with such venom to progressives who disagree with them on issues concerning the 2nd Amendment? It's ridiculous the same thing happens on DU all the time. Pro 2nd Amendment and you are cast down with the likes of Limbaugh, Hannity, Etc. We are supposed to be the mind open big tent party. Just as long as you don't disagree on this issue I suppose, and we call Bush a fascist.

Justin,
Take another dose of your meds and sit down, concentrate and try real hard to type out an intelligent response. Never mind go back to watching SpongeBob. That will give your brain all the workout it can handle. Can we honestly expect people to take us seriously on issues when we post responses like Justin's? I'm going back to Democratic Underground. We'll never change East Tennessee anyways.

It was meant sarcastically I hope

You're kidding, right?

Carol,
You wrote, "but there are those out there who are proposing lettng kids take guns to school." Please enlighten us on who these people are. Links would be nice or at least a referrence to a web site. People on DU all the time make comments about overthrowing this regime but I couldn't say that liberals are proposing an armed insurrection. From the tone here though our insurrection in East Tennessee would have to be an unarmed one. To the topic at hand, no serious organization or person has suggested arming school children and to suggest otherwise is misleading.