Shooting at nurse's college in Tuscon, AZ??

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I am watching FOXNews and they just reported they have received a "bulletin" about a shooting at a nursing college in Tuscon. They will break in more more news as they get it. Two women have been shot...No word on condition...I hope they are not seriously wounded.

My prayers are with them.

I have no desire to get into the gun control debate this thread has turned into. The most important thing is the lives that were lost today. Let us all pray for those that lost their lives, those that were left behind and those that had to witness such a horific event. :o The gun control debate can be saved for another day let us leave today to mourn for the losses.

I will chime in and express sadness over this incident where 4 people are killed at the hands of a nusing student. Nursing needs to be protected from shooters, and people who are rude and exhibit negative behavior have no place in nusing. Yet, we want to give everyone a chance. And we want to give everyone a chance to have deadly weapons too. There is no doubt as to how this tragic incident demonstrates how private gun ownership harms. It's so shocking.

The links below will take you to the latest stories. Arizona Daily Star has the most detailed coverage in the form of text, including the gunman's last words. CNN has photos of the slain instructors.

Arizona Star http://regulus.azstarnet.com/hourlyupdate/nightnews_story.php?id=9

MSNBC http://msnbc.com/news/827110.asp

CNN http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/Southwest/10/28/university.shooting/index.html

I was very surprised about this terrible event. If the east coast sniper story did not have the lead, I am certain these killings would have been the most important story. It is fair to say that Americans have put September 11th into the past as they now prove it by killing their own people.

It is hard to imagine why someone would cause such harm. He must have been ill for quite some time. It is all very sad for the victims.

Thanks for the news stories.. differnt perspectives of the events helped me to know what happened.

Originally posted by 2ndCareerRN

sheeple

So what is it with calling names at people who don't agree with you? Just because Mr. Limbaugh does it doesn't make it right.

how absolutely horrible! 4 lives just shot to pieces and the other lives who were married to or children of the murdered people, too.

as an educator/ instructor myself, I've been in pretty scary situations too, being threatened and blackmail-tries and dirty, nasty phonecalls/ letters, I've been afraid a few times................ this doesn't help!!

Thinking about the families and lighting a candle for these collegues.

The MAN was p'd off :devil:... so why couldnt he just have a great loud verbal emission? how in our society does eliminating the source of irritation become OUR right? DEAL with it people, life is stressful. Learn to VENT, verbally!!!! Exercise .... sweat it out, punching bags dont have families beat one up! Geez...TP the professors car, put a frog in her desk....get creative...WHY TAKE A LIFE???????? :eek: :confused:

Specializes in LDRP; Education.

I think the shootings that occur as a result of "not getting your way" are more a reflection of our society than owning guns. Guns were around and owned by people since the start of our country, but the going around and killing people to express yourself is, in my opinion, a reflection of the increased "tolerance" that society practices, the cushioning, and the lessons we seem to be teaching our children: if you don't like something, stomp your feet. You will win. If not, take it to the next level. Just as long as you stand up for what you believe in and die for your cause.

To me, this translates to the lack of respect for life and the immediate gratification personality that we foster in this society. THAT'S why killing has increased. Let's look at our society, and what is different between now and before. Before, guns were owned by private citizens. This type of killing was uncommon. Now, guns are still owned by private citizens. This type of killing is now starting to be common. What in our society has changed? It isn't gun ownership. It's our mentality. Eliminating guns won't change our mentality.

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"Personal opinions (and my tendancy toward bleeding heart liberalism) aside. I need to apoligize for my comments made earlier. As was mentioned, there are better places for this.

Adrienne Needzakikindeeyass"

*Thanks Adrienne! We all need one now and then. - 4xnurse

Regardless of my personal bias, My heart goes out to the victims of this crime. - All of them. The professors that died. Their families. The students who were traumatized. The family of the perpetrator. And all of us, who will question, again, our safety, and that of our loved ones.

Sometimes we are quick to react to a crime like this without getting all of the facts. Let's grieve for our loss, and then, rationally, look for constructive ways to ease the pain that comes from this and so many other situations that come up in a world full of both bad, and GOOD.

Thank You! To all of my colleagues, for being out there trying to ease someones pain, and "make it all better."

just my $ .02

ken :devil:

Originally posted by JMP

If everyone in the US insists on keeping guns at their beckon call...what is the solution? Or is there one? Manditory gun control is one solution but..... there are SO MANY illegial weapons in the US that it would have to be a major undertaking.

So much money would have to go towards it..... it would have to be seen as a major health promotion issue- safety vs violence.

Solutions? Everytime this issue comes up, people tend to wave the flag and state it is there RIGHT to have guns and shoot them. So, then..... what is the answer? Has no one thought about this issue other than Britians and Canadians? I think in retrospective maybe the time to attempt to solve the problem has come and gone. Too late.

So now what? It is not my problem, I live in Canada. But, it troubles me none the les, since the US is our neighbour. So what is the solution or is there one?

The NTSA(National Transportation Safety Agency) reported that in the US in 2001, 42116 people were killed in auto accidents in this country. there were 2,093,000 non fatal injury crashes. With your logic, we need to take automobiles away from people more that we need to take guns away.

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Specializes in LDRP; Education.

Maybe because the thread, was, politely hijacked.

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But there is another thread devoted to remembering those who died....

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