Perspective: When One Of Your Good Friends Has Lost A Child In A School Shooting

[Barry Bonds]

With everything that has been in the news lately, I thought I'd write a little about what I've learned from having made a good friend whose child was killed at Columbine in 1999. I met Darrell Scott in 2003, and we have shared many conversations since.

He remembers his own high school days, when it was common to take shotguns and hunting rifles to school, put them in your locker, and take them out for hunting after school. He said there was the usual number of fights in his school, yet it never crossed anyone's mind to get a gun to settle a fight at school. Imagine that now.

You never get over it. With the passing of time, you remember the good times more and more, and the bad times less, but you never stop thinking about it. Holidays with the empty place at the table are the worst.

In their case, there were MANY warnings that these two boys were unstable. Death threats against a former friend. Reports of bomb making. The leader was under the care of a psychiatrist. All the details are sealed for years.

"Gun control" is not the answer.

[BrbGettingSwole]

That heart warming story (about how kids used to bring guns to school and used them for hunting, and never thought to use it against each other) has completely changed my opinion on gun law. Thanks for sharing kind sir

[mslman71]

That heart warming story (about how kids used to bring guns to school and used them for hunting, and never thought to use it against each other) has completely changed my opinion on gun law. Thanks for sharing kind sir

Big Misc ----------->

[BrbGettingSwole]

Big Misc ----------->

I'm not trying to be a troll. The past was better than the present in many ways, but th fact of the matter is that we live in the present. We cannot ignore the change in circumstances and technology and allow the past to dictate how we should act today. I meant no disrespect

[mslman71]

That heart warming story (about how kids used to bring guns to school and used them for hunting, and never thought to use it against each other) has completely changed my opinion on gun law. Thanks for sharing kind sir

The past was better than the present in many ways, but th fact of the matter is that we live in the present. We cannot ignore the change in circumstances and technology and allow the past to dictate how we should act today. I meant no disrespect

If so you would've started with the second statement and not the first.

Either way, the past should never be discounted. As a Law School Brah I would think you would appreciate that.

edit: The question should be what has changed between now and then and can we leverage what we understand about that change to improve the situation rather than discount it altogether and simply jump on the ban wagon (IMO).

[SP1966]

edit: The question should be what has changed between now and then and can we leverage what we understand about that change to improve the situation rather than discount it altogether and simply jump on the ban wagon (IMO).

I agree! Jumping on the ban wagon has never done anything for Bodyhard, yet he continues to do it!! LOL