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January, 1963. The author shown with cowboy uniform complete with toy guns strapped to his waist. “Do you want to be the good guy or the bad guy?” I would sometimes ask my friend as a child. We always had such a wild imagination. We would dodge behind trees with a plastic weapon that would… Continue reading Should we be able to own a weapon of war?
As mass shootings become rampant in our schools, teachers, students, and citizens alike are desperate for a solution. I loved my high school teachers. Most were kind. Some were funny. All were smart. The president has been pushing his idea of these same teachers to conceal weapons. Since a military-style AR-15 is the weapon of… Continue reading Teachers are not Killers
Arming teachers with guns must have been an off the cuff remark by the President. And although I believe he knows it was a ridiculous thing to come from his lips, it is not Trumps style to admit that this preposterous idea would actually add potential harm to our teachers and students. I know nearly… Continue reading Guns and Teachers do not Mix
After the Texas mass shooting that killed 26 people, or 4% of the little towns population, I hope we will all get a good nights sleep tonight. The shooter is dead. After all, guns don't kill people, you say. People kill people. But is there another shooter out there somewhere? Why do we love guns?… Continue reading The Shooter is Dead. Should We Feel Safe?