I wouldn't bash you. I agree that some parents have little to no time because they are trying to make ends meet. However, there are others that just don't care. So you have kids that grow up with issues. A lot of them get put on meds and think that it will solve the problem. To me, it's just putting a band-aid on it. Most people take the easy route. No one wants to work anymore, at anything. It's sad.
I wouldn't bash you. I agree that some parents have little to no time because they are trying to make ends meet. However, there are others that just don't care. So you have kids that grow up with issues. A lot of them get put on meds and think that it will solve the problem. To me, it's just putting a band-aid on it. Most people take the easy route. No one wants to work anymore, at anything. It's sad.
Having had dinner with Dr. Coburn here in Tulsa at a GOA meeting, I can tell you that he is in the gun rights camp. He might have had a discouraging remark about the NRA because they were to soft on 2A rights.
Also, having worked for a politician that received many many many emails, letters and phone calls, they sometimes write responses that can be patronizing to both sides of an argument while not showing their full intent.
YMMV.
He said he wants an honest discussion. So do I. I want to have an honest discussion with the gun grabbers. I'll be honest with them if they'll be honest with me. We can talk about many different possible solutions if they will be honest and admit that assault weapon bans don't work. Be honest and admit that magazine restrictions don't work. Be honest and admit that gun free zones don't work. Be honest and admit that gun bans, in general, don't work. I'm all for honesty.
Amen brother, keep preaching!
I have a divergent opinion from you on the violence in video games and television. Let me explain.
You and I have talked on the phone and done business together. From all indications, you are a rational, responsible, law abiding citizen. You would never harm an innocent person let alone a child; nor would I. Violence in video games and movies has absolutely zero effect on you mentally and I am the same way. My wife however, works in the social services sector. She deals with individuals who are mentally handicapped on a daily basis. Some of these individuals exhibit homicidal and / or suicidal tendencies. These feelings will often flair up when the individual is exposed to violence and they can and do attempt to act on these feelings. For these people, reality is blurred. I believe these mass murderer's are obviously insane, and with this insanity, I believe their actions ARE influenced when they see violence. If not, why else would James Holmes commit his acts dressed like the Joker?
To summarize, I believe the vast majority of people are not affected by violence in video games or movies. However, these people are not the one committing atrocities; the mentally ill are. I also believe they are affected by violence in video games, movies, and television. In my wife's line of work, these individuals are under the care of trained and qualified individuals that can identify these types of issues. It is those people who are not under psychiatric or patient care that are turning in to mass murderers.
These are both quite true. I know many parents who choose to allow their children to raise themselves because they don't want to accept the responsibility of doing so. I've seen parents tell teachers that it is their responsibility to deal with a child's behavioral issues because they don't have time. Family doesn't mean what it once did. I believe I'm fortunate enough to have had an absentee family that drove me to want to be closer to, and more involved with, my own children. I'm no zealot, but I truly believe some families need to start turning off the electronics and start spending at least a little quality time getting to know their kids.
I had not heard of a study showing a link between violent video games and increased aggression, but the NRA Daily News interviewed a researcher at Ohio State who has. I can't recall which day it was, but it was around December 20th.
This statement and the letter seems to leave open the possibility of registration of firearms, background checks for all transfers, banning standard capacity mags and other "reasonable solutions."
We need to ask him if he opposes these and all other new infringements of the second amendment.
...Done. Here's the e-mail I sent to him:
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I might feel the same way if this was some junior congressman with no record for us to examine. But Coburn has been THE deciding vote several times. It's one thing to "be watchful" but it's another to jump to bad conclusions about one of our most faithful supporters. He deserves better than that.
A couple of weeks ago there was an article in my ABC news app. The title was something like, "The One Man in the Senate who Could Stop Gun Control." And the lead photo was of Senator Coburn. The article reviewed past efforts at gun control and pointed to several votes where Coburn refused to "go along" and let bills be voted on. If he didn't like the bill, he filibustered it whether the GOP officially called for it or not.
I've known the man since before he was elected as a Representative. He's a lot more openly religious than I am but other than that... I go where he goes. I WISH we had more Senators like him as far as the budget and federal debt are concerned! Then we MIGHT actually be able to fix this fiscal mess.
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