Shooting at Connecticut Elementary School

["DoubleAction"]

"At least 26 dead in shooting at Connecticut elementary school"

www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/14/police-respond-to-shooting-at-connecticut-elementary-school/

usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/14/15907407-26-dead-in-shooting-at-connecticut-elementary-school-official-says?lite

www.cnn.com/2012/12/14/us/connecticut-school-shooting/index.html

["DoubleAction"]

........The World is no longer a safe place to be. This have been my opinion for over 30 years.

........When The VA Tech Shootings took place, We had this forum :

handgunforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=748&page=1

["DoubleAction"]

The Living Proof About Our Justice System

handgunforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=3644

[blueglass]

My sincerest sympathies to any and all parents involved in this trajedy as it is a dispicable thing to have happen anywhere. Even Obama had tears in his eyes it has been reported when told of this terrible thing. Its something we honest shooters and gun people do not need as none of us would ever even dream of doing something terrible like this ever. I have tears for those children lost myself.

["DoubleAction"]

Update on The Shooting at Connecticut Elementary School

Elementary school massacre: 27 killed, including 20 kids, at Connecticut school

usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/14/15907407-elementary-school-massacre-27-killed-including-20-kids-at-connecticut-school?lite

www.ctnow.com/news/hc-police-responding-to-incident-in-newtown-20121214,0,455352.story

["DoubleAction"]

Dec 14, 2012 17:00:07 GMT -5 blueglass said:

My sincerest sympathies to any and all parents involved in this tragedy as it is a dispicable thing to have happen anywhere. Even Obama had tears in his eyes it has been reported when told of this terrible thing. Its something we honest shooters and gun people do not need as none of us would ever even dream of doing something terrible like this ever. I have tears for those children lost myself.

.....This tragedy is more proof that we need security on our school campuses, if they are to remain Gun Free Zones......Violent Killers don't Abide by any Laws.

["DoubleAction"]

The shooter, who sources identified as Adam Lanza, 20, gunned down his mother and her entire class at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., according to sources. Lanza was found dead inside the school, according to officials. Eighteen of the children and six more adults were dead at the school and two more children died later, according to Connecticut State Police Lt. Paul Vance.

Vance would not confirm the shooter's name, and earlier in the day there were conflicting reports over the gunman's identity. Law enforcement sources told FoxNews.com the shooter was Adam Lanza. His brother, Ryan Lanza, 24, was being questioned in Hoboken, N.J., but it was not sure if he faced charges.

www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/14/at-least-27-dead-in-shooting-at-connecticut-school/

["DoubleAction"]

Luby's Massacre

The Luby's massacre was a mass murder that took place on October 16, 1991, in Killeen, Texas, United States when George Hennard (born October 15, 1956) drove his pickup truck into a Luby's cafeteria and shot 23 people to death while wounding another 20, subsequently committing suicide by shooting himself. It was the deadliest shooting rampage in American history until the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luby%27s_massacre

I was among those which changed the State Laws in Texas

Suzanna Gratia Hupp

(born January 1, 1959)

Hupp is recognized as a leading advocate for the Second Amendment and an individual's right to carry a concealed weapon.

She is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, who represented traditionally Democratic District 54 (Bell, Burnet, and Lampasas counties) for ten years from 1997-2007.

She was elected to her first term in 1996 but did not seek a sixth two-year term in 2006.

Her Story

The Death of Her Parents

On Wednesday, October 16, 1991, Hupp and her parents were having lunch at the Luby's in Killeen. She had left her handgun in her car to comply with Texas state law at the time which forbade carrying a concealed weapon. When George Hennard drove his truck into the cafeteria and opened fire on the patrons, Hupp instinctively reached into her purse for her weapon, but it was in her vehicle. Her father, Al Gratia, tried to rush Hennard and was shot in the chest. As the gunman reloaded, Hupp escaped through a broken window and believed that her mother, Ursula Gratia, was behind her. Hennard put a gun to her mother's head as she cradled her mortally wounded husband. Hupp's mother and father were killed along with twenty-one other persons. Hennard also wounded some twenty others. As a survivor of the Luby's massacre, Hupp testified across the country in support of concealed-handgun laws. She said that had there been a second chance to prevent the slaughter, she would have violated the Texas law and carried the handgun inside her purse into the restaurant.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanna_Hupp

LAMPASAS -- Suzanna Gratia Hupp remembers reaching for a butter knife as a madman shot her parents dead at a packed cafeteria one cold October day in 1991.

"I was looking for a weapon, any weapon, because my handgun was 100 feet away, outside in my car. I made an incredibly stupid decision to follow the law, and that cost my family's lives," she says as she reflects on the massacre that ended with 24 people dead inside the Luby's Cafeteria at Killeen, a military town in Central Texas.

The personal tragedy launched her one-woman crusade to permit licensed owners to carry concealed weapons.

Texas lawmakers listened. In January 1996, a law took effect allowing Texans to carry loaded handguns if they obtain a license and complete a safety course.

"A gun is not a guarantee, it simply changes the odds," says Hupp, 37, who rode her campaign to a seat in the Texas Legislature.

www.chron.com/content/chronicle/nation/guns/part2/gunside1.html

["DoubleAction"]

....."Arming Teachers and School Staff With Self Protection"

........Would this be a step in the right direction, to secure the safety of our Children, the Teachers, and the Staff ?

......It saddens me to think that this horrible event is the wakeup call to move in the right direction, for securing the uncompromising safety of our children. .....Didn't anyone learn anything, from the past shootings on This Nation's School Campuses ?

["DoubleAction"]

Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990

"reenacted the law with President Bill Clinton's signature."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun-Free_School_Zones_Act_of_1990

[blueglass]

Our schools up here are all still flying their flags at half mast in respect for the children lost. It has hit Canada very hard with the feelings of support for these families and all who have been affected by this trajedy. I hope like the rest of us that something good does come out of this terrible deed.

["DoubleAction"]

....A lot questions remains unanswered, beginning with this one :

handgunforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=peoplecontrol&action=display&thread=4464

["DoubleAction"]