Virginia Tech...

Still no definite word. Evidently there were shootings in two separate places on campus. One in a dorm and one in a classroom. They think the gunman is dead, but, I think the campus is still on lockdown. It's on msn.com, and, probably other news sites.
 
I can't believe it. It was just horrible. This is the second shooting at that campus in one year! I mean, what the heck?!? If one of my kids were there I'd be pulling them out in a heartbeat.

I tear up thinking about the families and friends who lost their precious loved ones in the prime of their lives in such a senseless, brutal act.

I know if someone wanted to do this they would find a way, but would it hurt to make it a little hard for them and put gun control back into effect???

Just a thought...

Take care everyone, and be safe...


Carrie
 
This is just beyond words :-( Seems like we never go long without a mass shooting like this. So incredibly frightening and sad.


Debbie


I'm not gaining weight. I'm retaining food.
 
What the hell is happening to our society?? This is beyond horrible..
I am not a parent, but cannot imagine the absolute heartache these people are going through.
Hold your babies close.
 
I just got home from work and looked on MSN.com and a local news site, I can't believe it.
If I had a child at school there, I would be in a panic attack mode right now.
( I have no kids)
 
My husband graduated from Virginia Tech. I went to Radford College, about 30 minutes from Tech for my first two years of college; I partied there and even attended some summer school classes there. Working as I have for architects and engineers, I know so many Va. Tech graduates, because of its wonderful architecture and engineering schools. I am broken hearted and am fearing that the names of some of the victims may be friends' children.

I'm speaking here, not in anger, but in frustration. Some, here and on TV, have said if they had children at Tech, they'd take them out immediately. I completely understand that feeling, but, please tell me, where is safer? A small high school in Littleton, CO? An elementary school in Scotland? A little Amish school in Pennyslvania? Your office in the World Trade Center? Or maybe, like friends of mine, in your own home with your family, on a bright sunny New Years Day?

Where are we absolutely safe? Gun control? Yes, I'm for it. But would it have stopped this guy today? I mean, if you're determined enough, you can learn how to make a bomb on the internet. The men who killed my friends and their children didn't bring any murder weapons with them. They made them from razors and knives they found in the house.

But, I'm not without hope. We have to live our lives. I refuse to act like a victim. As tempted as I am to crawl under a blanket and not come out, I just can't. Somehow, though, we MUST try figure out how these people turned into monsters.

Guys, it's been a rough day. Just hug your family really close tonight. I know I will.
 
This is so disturbing because we can't understand it. I am a teacher and am required to keep my classroom door locked at all times. We all have a small magnet that we put in the door jam so the door can still be somewhat closed, but the principal, parents (who have signed in at the office and have a name tag), and other teachers can come in and talk to us without much disruption. As soon as we know there is a lock down I pull the magnet and shut the door and we move away from the windows and doors. I live in a small area, but am very clear we are not exempt with random acts of violence. The kids know it too. They are 5th graders and watch the news. I just don't get it and it makes me really sad.
 
My best friend's boy is there, and MANY of the best and brightest from our small southern VA town....those children are any of our kids but for the grace of God.....how will, how CAN those parents EVER go on living again?

The shooter - appears, as a nurse, I've seen his type, I may be wrong....brilliant (the parts to make those illegal guns are legal to buy, and an ENGINEER could easily make them), and probably schizy...

Tragic for his parents too......
 
Hitting close to home for me too, in a way. My brother and his wife graduated from VT last year - my brother has his degree in engineering. Spent a LOT of time in that exact building and his wife lived in that same residence hall.

Apparently he has several friends that have accounts of the tragedy - one of the lab techs was even in the lab when it occurred. So far, he's not lost any acquaintances...so far...

That poor community will be scarred and bruised forever as will those poor families. I've been sick about this all day.

Heidi
 
What a terrible day this is, not only for those of us who have connections, but for all of us. I graduated from Tech in '91, lived in that same dorm, and have always looked at that period in my life as safe, wonderful, and happy. I feel awful, not only for the people that have lost their lives and their families, but for the students who will never have those lovely memories I have. Blacksburg is a charming, beautiful small town and it's just yet another example of how unsafe we really are and how fragile life is. Tomorrow will be a day for me to reconnect with fellow alumni, find out how I can help, and remember how precious life is.
 
It's awful... I live in Harrisonburg, VA [about 2 hours north of Blacksburg], and I am a James Madison University alum -- Tech is our big rival. I had a lot of friends there. It's just unbelievable...
 
>We need scrict gun control! There is no other option!


I agree with a few of the other posters. Even with gun control, this guy would have found a way - homemade bombs, etc. And you're never going to keep the guns away from the criminals. They will always find a way to get ahold of them. It's the everyday person who wants a gun for protection who will not be able to get one.
 
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