All I can I'd that no matter what you do with gun control or background checks , there are always going to be people that do wrong, and yes for no good reason at all. Trust God and acknowledge Him in all that you do and it will all work out.

I am personally upset. In a time like this we can only turn to a Holy God.

If we live in fear then evil wins. Be cautious and careful but not fearful. We put ourselves at risk everytime we get in a car but we don't stop driving. I believe we should continue to live our lives and be grateful for every day God has planned for us. As a Christian I know my final destination and trust that God already knows the number of my days and that faith is what caries me.

I've read a lot on social media about this tragic event, and usually it comes back to a few opinions - first being God in schools, and second being stronger gun control laws, and people are on both sides of the fence on this.

I for one do not believe this has anything to do with God not being in schools - God fearing Christians supplement the 7 hours their children are in school with faith based lifestyles outside of school - and as a parent can only raise my child within faith, and hope others do as well.

Secondly, gun laws.. I agree with ammo limits for high powered weapons, and illegal status for automatic rifles and bullet proof vests, but for the most part, laws for the lawful are fine - this happened in Connecticut which has some of the toughest gun laws in the country. The problem is restricting how law abiding citizens get weapons isn't going to stop the criminals from finding weapons - it will just create more victims who cannot defend themselves.

These issues come down to mentally ill people and poor parenting,

We're not seeing the big picture here. The school had locked doors, the killer broke in. Did they have school resource officers like we do? What other safety measures did they take. Georgia schools have armed officers at the schools at all times. We've not had this kind of killing spree here. Is that what is needed in other states or have we just been lucky?

We have extended family that have children at the school where this occured. There were pretty strong preventative measures in place, as there are with most schools - processes and procedures no doubt instituted after Columbine. The problem was like you alluded to - this person was determined in their attempt and shot themselves into the school. The 911 call came 1 minute within entry. This type of senseless violence could occur anywhere in our country. That's what is so scary about it

I went to the Hiram Post Office a week or so ago to check my mail. It was on a sunday but it is always open. There was a trash can with fluid leaking out of it, and it smelled like someone used it as a toilet. Nasty. I will not be checking my mail during non-business hours again.

There is definitely less respect for human life in our world than in times past.
I want to pose a question about violent video games that are so prevalent these days. If you combine mental illness with hours of killing "people" playing these games, could it lead to total callousness when shooting real human beings?

I think that one of the things that bothered me when this first happened, was that there were photos of children walking behind law enforcement agents who were holding rifles. We've reached a sad place where we see things like that. And saying that there should be armed guards in our elementary schools. How horrible is it that we have to raise our children that way? Of course, if there had been an armed guard in Sandy Hook, all of those children and adults would still be alive. I honestly don't think there is any good way to stop things like this from happening. Apparently locked doors don't work very well.

People are now saying teachers need to be armed. Really, saying more guns Is the answer is equivalent to a doctor telling a smoking-related cancer patient that they need more tar.

As a Christian I say we no longer want prayer back in schools. When one is "saved" then he or she already has God in school. Other non-Christian religions do not want to hear a prayer to Jesus anymore than Christians want to pray to Mohammad. If Christians were to try to get prayer back in schools then the Supreme Court would have to be even-handed or fair and allow all religions to have their God and prayer introduced into the schools. I had rather have my children pray at home each morning then be forced to pray at school to a God that was foreign to them.  

Schools are safer that most places. I just hate politicians are using this as an agenda to get something"done" so they can feel good about themselves.

There is way too much violence in the movies and video games. But don't look to Hollywood to change. That's were the money is being made....violent movies. And the current administration isn't going to try and change that because that is where they get their money to run for office. Guns are a scapegoat. Remember when Rosanne Barr complained about guns? She always had armed body guards.

Americans get more upset every day. We want more guns on the street. People do not want health care for the less-fortunate. Men shooting innocent bystanders. Citizens want to overthrow the government. At times, it seems like Americans are contestants on "Are You Smarter Than The Third Reich."

With regards to school shootings...its every parents nightmare. The person that shot and killed those innocent children at that Conn. public school this past December, was an adult....who had gotten ahold of his mothers firearms, that she aquired legally. It's goes without saying that anyone who has a family member with a mental illness or condition, really might ought to consider not having any weapons period...after all when it comes right down to the nitty gritty....we can defend ourselves with just about anything around us if we had to...right? With regards to school safety...pull your children from public school if you feel their not safe enough. I did. The public schools do not have enough insurance coverage PERIOD for these catastrophes. Betcha everyone who enrolls their kids in school this year will rethink this aspect more seriously. It's become an enter at your own risk deal...if you will. And, its not just school safety alone...it's moral safety. And, with regards to the "0-tolerance bullying" issue...well those are comforting posters, but the reality runs a little deaper than that. Our educators and principles are some of the biggest bulliers/intimidators I have the dispriveledge of witnessing first hand. They talk a good talk, but what really happens after the first bell rings would shock the public! A local principle in our community turned a deliberate blind eye to e-mails and repeated phone calls when my oldest child was bullied!

Something happened in Sacramento, California on new year's eve that bears thinking about. Some idiot went into a bar out there and started shooting a gun. He did manage to kill two people, but an armed security guard managed to shoot him before he killed anybody else. Of course, the security guard got shot, but both he and the shooter were not killed. Maybe armed guards in most public places is a good idea. As long as the guard sees the shooter before the shooter sees him. Just like, it's great to have a guard dog, but dogs can be shot. If a bad guy isn't scared away by a bark, more than likely your dog isn't going to stop anybody.

You cannot eliminate crazy.. You can only hope to contain it, and rules and regulations and laws are in place to do that..

That said, I find it a much better mission for our military to have a deputized soldier posted in every school rather than fighting a hopeless holy war in the middle east. Wouldn't cost us a dime more in taxes than what we already pay...