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<blockquote data-quote="mydogmeki" data-source="post: 3256222" data-attributes="member: 102497">My sympathies to Mr Kyle&#039;s friends and relatives and fellow veterans.What did strike me about this was the timing of the event - 1 or 2 days after a crazed Vietnam Vet in Alabama hijacked a bus, killed the bus driver and kidnapped a child suffering from Asperger&#039;s syndrome.This all after the tragic events in Conneticut (spelling??) and the re-opening of Gun control legislation questions in the US. There is clearly an under-current of violence and culture with fire-arms in the US unlike anywhere else on the planet.I do not claim to understand the American psyche, but some soul-searching within the hearts of Americans as to why the US is so obsessed with percussive fire-arms, surely will not go amiss.This morning I saw a program on TV about Chicago&#039;s south-side where reformed kiddos were desperately trying to educate themselves and readjust to post gang society. One comment was &quot;Its easier to get a hold of a gun than to get a job&quot;.In tough times, you can see why folks will succumb to guns and the associated social culture and behaviour - and consequences.In Mr Kyle&#039;s case, I doubt he knew any other way to relate to his friend, who he seemed to be genuinely trying to help.&nbsp; Surely there is more to life than Guns for those disillusioned and marginalised in the US?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mydogmeki, post: 3256222, member: 102497"] My sympathies to Mr Kyle's friends and relatives and fellow veterans. What did strike me about this was the timing of the event - 1 or 2 days after a crazed Vietnam Vet in Alabama hijacked a bus, killed the bus driver and kidnapped a child suffering from Asperger's syndrome. This all after the tragic events in Conneticut (spelling??) and the re-opening of Gun control legislation questions in the US. There is clearly an under-current of violence and culture with fire-arms in the US unlike anywhere else on the planet. I do not claim to understand the American psyche, but some soul-searching within the hearts of Americans as to why the US is so obsessed with percussive fire-arms, surely will not go amiss. This morning I saw a program on TV about Chicago's south-side where reformed kiddos were desperately trying to educate themselves and readjust to post gang society. One comment was "Its easier to get a hold of a gun than to get a job". In tough times, you can see why folks will succumb to guns and the associated social culture and behaviour - and consequences. In Mr Kyle's case, I doubt he knew any other way to relate to his friend, who he seemed to be genuinely trying to help. Surely there is more to life than Guns for those disillusioned and marginalised in the US? [/QUOTE]

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