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To: Akula who wrote (4416)	10/22/1999 7:15:00 AM
From: MikeH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6418

<<the problem has its roots in the accessability of weapons.>> So, enlighten us on how you can guarentee that improper people cannot get weapons? Or, if you support total gun confiscation, how you can guarentee that criminals will not smuggle them up from Mexico, like cocaine.

To: Akula who wrote (4416)	10/22/1999 9:14:00 AM
From: Null Dog Ago	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 6418

That doesn't answer my question. Let's just say that was one example of a bigger problem I'm seeing. In Truedog's day, guns were less regulated, right? We both agree? Well why, now that there's more regulation, are these extremely violent incidents becoming more common, or even occurring in the first place? There was nothing even near the scale of Columbine, etc, when I was in school (If you don't believe me that these horrific acts are taking place with the youth of this country, give me some time to research the instances I can only vaguely recall so I can give you the where, when and what). And why was pezz's and Chris's Woodstock all about peace and love and getting muddy naked, while this last was a disastrous display of violence and destruction?

To: Akula who wrote (4416)	10/23/1999 2:27:00 AM
From: chalu2	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 6418

When I was growing up there certainly always was an in group and an out group, and the out group never took up arms against the in group. No one could even imagine it. Why have times changed? Because we changed the family support structure when we propelled tens of millions of formerly at home mothers into the workforce. Now we have a majority of latchkey keys with two parents who are too busy and tired to provide much guidance and support. With this weakened support system, anger at the "missing" parents is projected out at in group members who also are "rejecting" the latchkey nerds. Without peer or family support, the nerds take up arms against the jocks, or panic and indiscriminately shoot up a bunch of people. Of course, this is very un-P.C. But what else has been the biggest change in the middle class family structure since the fifties, where there were practically no such incidents?