tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63535302771376344.post611784393740043381..comments2023-06-25T06:07:14.706-05:00Comments on O-L-I [Opinionated Layman's Input]: A Time to MournTim Laitinenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07659772910035894952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63535302771376344.post-27566319818670062782012-12-17T11:18:17.887-06:002012-12-17T11:18:17.887-06:00Perhaps I have not explained well enough that I be...Perhaps I have not explained well enough that I believe people who drive under the influence make - whether overtly or subconsciously - the decision that other peoples' lives aren't worth taking a cab home, and therefore, they commit the same sin - willingness to destroy life - as Lanza did.<br /><br />You are correct in saying that the basic purpose for a gun is killing. If you and I were around during the drafting of the Second Amendment, we both would probably be closer in agreement that the 2nd is a poorly-thought-through amendment. However, Switzerland is awash in guns, yet they have nowhere near the violence per capita that we do. I don't think the answer is curbing access to guns. It's our love of violence and our lack of love for our fellow man. Tim Laitinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07659772910035894952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63535302771376344.post-44255151395282341022012-12-17T11:00:15.969-06:002012-12-17T11:00:15.969-06:00Well, Tim, I agree and don't agree. How's...Well, Tim, I agree and don't agree. How's that for wishy-washy?<br /><br />I don't agree in that I think the principal difference is that Lanza deliberately and with malice aforethought planned and executed his rampage. People that drive under the influence are not in that same category, which is why--probably--the laws distinguish between murder and manslaughter.<br /><br />Finally firearms, in the final analysis, are devices that are made for killing, be it gophers, deer, or people. Cars are nowhere near there. Nor is beer or whiskey.<br /><br />But I certainly agree that we all need to be more aware of the consequences of DUI, and prepared to mourn those that die as a result.<br /><br />FWIW. DaveDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736276320585369788noreply@blogger.com