I am getting so sick and tired of the FBI dropping the ball; this latest school shooting in Florida had so many warning signs available it was ridiculous.

I also am getting sick and tired of the media glorifying the shooter. Stop revealing their names and photos. Stop making them famous. It is OK to explain age, race, family background, motive, etc. ... but stop showing him/her and saying his/her name(s).

Lastly, the anti-gun people are hypocrites. If loss of life is so terrible, then where are their voices against drunken drivers, and those who kill their babies? Both of those separately kill more people than all the school shootings together. Neither of these are protected by the Constitution, so creating laws to prevent these deaths should be easy, right?

Guns don't kill anyone. Place a gun (of any type) on your front porch for a week, month, or even years ... by itself it will not kill anyone. Someone would have to take it, load it, and fire it in order to kill someone. People kill, not the guns.

May I quote from the 1953 movie "Shane: “A gun is a tool, Marion. No better and no worse than any other tool — an axe, a shovel, or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.”

Lastly, isn't it amazing the threat was eliminated when someone else with a gun arrived on scene? Let that sink in a bit.

Douglas Hornburg



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