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Governor Matt Bevin outlines and then discusses the difference in our society from when we were kids to now concerning school shootings
Governor Matt Bevin outlines and then discusses the difference in our society from when we were kids to now concerning school shootings
Governor Matt Bevin
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Gun Control
2nd Amendment
Schools
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I wasn't around for the 50's and 60's...and only "technically" for the 70s, but I'll offer my insights, such as they are.
Speaking with those who did experience those decades, a few things stand out. First, they seem to understand the difference between justified violence, and un-just violence. Second, they seem to describe a society where petty differences might have led to a fight, but not a murder, let alone mass-murder. Finally, it appears that they have a clearly defined hierarchy of loyalty that begins with their core values, extends to their families, communities, state and then nation.
By contrast, subsequent generations seem "confused" over when and even if violence is ever acceptable towards protecting safety, liberty or justice. So too, do they seem incapable of "measured response", internally, or externally...but this, I mean they lack the ability to place conflict on anything but an "all or nothing" scale. Last, but not least, younger generations seem desperate to take all loyalty and place it in a single "box"; a "yes or no" choice that doesn't allow for anything other than total support for one side, or another.
I think many of the factors influencing the differences can be simply expressed this way; Younger persons have been offered the possibility of a world without conflict, fear or failure...but conditioned to believe entrenched social norms stand in the way.
Speaking with those who did experience those decades, a few things stand out. First, they seem to understand the difference between justified violence, and un-just violence. Second, they seem to describe a society where petty differences might have led to a fight, but not a murder, let alone mass-murder. Finally, it appears that they have a clearly defined hierarchy of loyalty that begins with their core values, extends to their families, communities, state and then nation.
By contrast, subsequent generations seem "confused" over when and even if violence is ever acceptable towards protecting safety, liberty or justice. So too, do they seem incapable of "measured response", internally, or externally...but this, I mean they lack the ability to place conflict on anything but an "all or nothing" scale. Last, but not least, younger generations seem desperate to take all loyalty and place it in a single "box"; a "yes or no" choice that doesn't allow for anything other than total support for one side, or another.
I think many of the factors influencing the differences can be simply expressed this way; Younger persons have been offered the possibility of a world without conflict, fear or failure...but conditioned to believe entrenched social norms stand in the way.
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I would like your input about the difference in society from the fifties, sixties and seventies to today as far as gun control.
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MSG John Wirts
I was in school in the 50s-60s, in grammar school starting at cub scouts every boy carried a cub scout pocket knife with him everywhere. He would clean it, whittle with it, sharpen it, and proudly show it off at show and tell. In high school the boys would have s pickup with a gun rack in the rear window. During pheasant or quail season there would be 2 shotguns in the rack. during deer season there would be 3 rifles in the rack. There would be appropriate ammunition in the truck. I was in the California Cadet Corps(California National Guard sponsored military science course). We had decommissioned "drill rifles", which we used to practice our drill and ceremonies M-1903 Springfield Rifles. Our ceremonial firing rifles were M-1917 Enfield Rifles. We had Remington 513, and Winchester 52,A, B, and C model 22 cal target rifles. We had rifle matches in our indoor on campus firing range. Now even our yearbook pictures would get us in trouble!
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