Gun store opening next door to Franklin Sherman Elementary in Mclean

[Anonymous]

Um there's not any history of bank robbers with guns taking the time to get to a nearby school to kill people. There's also no history of drunk drivers plowing into the school before, after, or instead of a liquor store. We have several shootings of innocent targets at schools now. And a few happening at movie theaters. I also wouldn't vote to approve a gun store next to a movie theater.

[Anonymous]

Even in Texas there's an issue with gun stores next to schools

http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/08/in-farmers-branch-concerns-over-turning-post-office-into-a-gun-range-store-next-to-a-school.html/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:and lets remember our dear Barbara Comstock

another NRA lover.

who is supporting the gun store

who voted to close the government as another spineless politician

I'm curious. Barbara Comstock is our 10th Congressional District Rep. - In Congress, not local McLean. Just where exactly has Barbara Comstock said anything about the local gun shop? Citation please. Now John Foust, our local supervisor ad a Dem. has stupidly taken on this issue even though there is no legal support whatsoever for him. This is why he lost the 10th congressional district to Comstock (and ran a very dirty race) and will lose the Supervisor's seat to Jennifer Chronis. Virginia is an open carry state, folks. People can open carry. People can conceal carry with appropriate training and licensing. Lots of people in McLean open carry or conceal carry and they don't care about the soccer moms who can't explain their position beyond a whiny "but it's wrong" and Foust has really pissed people off so has sacrificed his seat for a issue that is not defensible. People who shoot up schools do not buy their guns at a gun shop in McLean. You do know that you have to get ATF clearance and file your registration to get a gun? Which are used shooting clays or self-protection. The guys shooting up schools, committing the bank crimes in McLean either steal their guns or get them from the underground. They don't go into a respectable McLean business, turn over their license, and buy a gun registered with the ATF. If anything, the school kids are MORE safe having the gun store there than they would without it. I conceal carry and would have saved lives today in Oregon. Unfortunately, the school was a gun-free zone with one officer with no gun,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and lets remember our dear Barbara Comstock

another NRA lover.

who is supporting the gun store

who voted to close the government as another spineless politician

I'm curious. Barbara Comstock is our 10th Congressional District Rep. - In Congress, not local McLean. Just where exactly has Barbara Comstock said anything about the local gun shop? Citation please. Now John Foust, our local supervisor ad a Dem. has stupidly taken on this issue even though there is no legal support whatsoever for him. This is why he lost the 10th congressional district to Comstock (and ran a very dirty race) and will lose the Supervisor's seat to Jennifer Chronis. Virginia is an open carry state, folks. People can open carry. People can conceal carry with appropriate training and licensing. Lots of people in McLean open carry or conceal carry and they don't care about the soccer moms who can't explain their position beyond a whiny "but it's wrong" and Foust has really pissed people off so has sacrificed his seat for a issue that is not defensible. People who shoot up schools do not buy their guns at a gun shop in McLean. You do know that you have to get ATF clearance and file your registration to get a gun? Which are used shooting clays or self-protection. The guys shooting up schools, committing the bank crimes in McLean either steal their guns or get them from the underground. They don't go into a respectable McLean business, turn over their license, and buy a gun registered with the ATF. If anything, the school kids are MORE safe having the gun store there than they would without it. I conceal carry and would have saved lives today in Oregon. Unfortunately, the school was a gun-free zone with one officer with no gun,

What is wrong with common sense gun control? No one wants to trample on your 2nd Amendment rights. We just want common sense controls so that we can send our kids to school without worrying about some crazy mass murderer. And plenty of them bought their guns legally or took them right out of their own homes where they were bought legally by someone else.

Can we not agree that these mass shootings have reached such a shocking level where we must seriously reflect on what kind of society we want to live in and leave to our children? Do we have the humanity to come together to protect our children? To say enough is enough?

And if reasonable gun control is not the answer, what is? I ask that sincerely, as I think we desperately need to find a way to stop this madness.

[Anonymous]

If you shut down every legal gun shop/sale across America,
is the next step to sweep through and inspect every private home to confiscate every found weapon?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and lets remember our dear Barbara Comstock

another NRA lover.

who is supporting the gun store

who voted to close the government as another spineless politician

I'm curious. Barbara Comstock is our 10th Congressional District Rep. - In Congress, not local McLean. Just where exactly has Barbara Comstock said anything about the local gun shop? Citation please. Now John Foust, our local supervisor ad a Dem. has stupidly taken on this issue even though there is no legal support whatsoever for him. This is why he lost the 10th congressional district to Comstock (and ran a very dirty race) and will lose the Supervisor's seat to Jennifer Chronis. Virginia is an open carry state, folks. People can open carry. People can conceal carry with appropriate training and licensing. Lots of people in McLean open carry or conceal carry and they don't care about the soccer moms who can't explain their position beyond a whiny "but it's wrong" and Foust has really pissed people off so has sacrificed his seat for a issue that is not defensible. People who shoot up schools do not buy their guns at a gun shop in McLean. You do know that you have to get ATF clearance and file your registration to get a gun? Which are used shooting clays or self-protection. The guys shooting up schools, committing the bank crimes in McLean either steal their guns or get them from the underground. They don't go into a respectable McLean business, turn over their license, and buy a gun registered with the ATF. If anything, the school kids are MORE safe having the gun store there than they would without it. I conceal carry and would have saved lives today in Oregon. Unfortunately, the school was a gun-free zone with one officer with no gun,

You aren't out there saving lifes, just getting in the way of reasonable gun laws that might save them, and we are paying a heavy price for your delusions and your bullshit rhetoric.

The store near the McLean school should be closed immediately, out of respect to the latest victims and as a matter of common decency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and lets remember our dear Barbara Comstock

another NRA lover.

who is supporting the gun store

who voted to close the government as another spineless politician

I'm curious. Barbara Comstock is our 10th Congressional District Rep. - In Congress, not local McLean. Just where exactly has Barbara Comstock said anything about the local gun shop? Citation please. Now John Foust, our local supervisor ad a Dem. has stupidly taken on this issue even though there is no legal support whatsoever for him. This is why he lost the 10th congressional district to Comstock (and ran a very dirty race) and will lose the Supervisor's seat to Jennifer Chronis. Virginia is an open carry state, folks. People can open carry. People can conceal carry with appropriate training and licensing. Lots of people in McLean open carry or conceal carry and they don't care about the soccer moms who can't explain their position beyond a whiny "but it's wrong" and Foust has really pissed people off so has sacrificed his seat for a issue that is not defensible. People who shoot up schools do not buy their guns at a gun shop in McLean. You do know that you have to get ATF clearance and file your registration to get a gun? Which are used shooting clays or self-protection. The guys shooting up schools, committing the bank crimes in McLean either steal their guns or get them from the underground. They don't go into a respectable McLean business, turn over their license, and buy a gun registered with the ATF. If anything, the school kids are MORE safe having the gun store there than they would without it. I conceal carry and would have saved lives today in Oregon. Unfortunately, the school was a gun-free zone with one officer with no gun,

Foust has not lost any voters. The voters who support the gun store have never been his supporters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and lets remember our dear Barbara Comstock

another NRA lover.

who is supporting the gun store

who voted to close the government as another spineless politician

I'm curious. Barbara Comstock is our 10th Congressional District Rep. - In Congress, not local McLean. Just where exactly has Barbara Comstock said anything about the local gun shop? Citation please. Now John Foust, our local supervisor ad a Dem. has stupidly taken on this issue even though there is no legal support whatsoever for him. This is why he lost the 10th congressional district to Comstock (and ran a very dirty race) and will lose the Supervisor's seat to Jennifer Chronis. Virginia is an open carry state, folks. People can open carry. People can conceal carry with appropriate training and licensing. Lots of people in McLean open carry or conceal carry and they don't care about the soccer moms who can't explain their position beyond a whiny "but it's wrong" and Foust has really pissed people off so has sacrificed his seat for a issue that is not defensible. People who shoot up schools do not buy their guns at a gun shop in McLean. You do know that you have to get ATF clearance and file your registration to get a gun? Which are used shooting clays or self-protection. The guys shooting up schools, committing the bank crimes in McLean either steal their guns or get them from the underground. They don't go into a respectable McLean business, turn over their license, and buy a gun registered with the ATF. If anything, the school kids are MORE safe having the gun store there than they would without it. I conceal carry and would have saved lives today in Oregon. Unfortunately, the school was a gun-free zone with one officer with no gun,

What is wrong with common sense gun control? No one wants to trample on your 2nd Amendment rights. We just want common sense controls so that we can send our kids to school without worrying about some crazy mass murderer. And plenty of them bought their guns legally or took them right out of their own homes where they were bought legally by someone else.

Can we not agree that these mass shootings have reached such a shocking level where we must seriously reflect on what kind of society we want to live in and leave to our children? Do we have the humanity to come together to protect our children? To say enough is enough?

And if reasonable gun control is not the answer, what is? I ask that sincerely, as I think we desperately need to find a way to stop this madness.

The store was previously what...3 blocks away from what I understand? That's not gun control. There is no more or less danger with the shop next door.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and lets remember our dear Barbara Comstock

another NRA lover.

who is supporting the gun store

who voted to close the government as another spineless politician

I'm curious. Barbara Comstock is our 10th Congressional District Rep. - In Congress, not local McLean. Just where exactly has Barbara Comstock said anything about the local gun shop? Citation please. Now John Foust, our local supervisor ad a Dem. has stupidly taken on this issue even though there is no legal support whatsoever for him. This is why he lost the 10th congressional district to Comstock (and ran a very dirty race) and will lose the Supervisor's seat to Jennifer Chronis. Virginia is an open carry state, folks. People can open carry. People can conceal carry with appropriate training and licensing. Lots of people in McLean open carry or conceal carry and they don't care about the soccer moms who can't explain their position beyond a whiny "but it's wrong" and Foust has really pissed people off so has sacrificed his seat for a issue that is not defensible. People who shoot up schools do not buy their guns at a gun shop in McLean. You do know that you have to get ATF clearance and file your registration to get a gun? Which are used shooting clays or self-protection. The guys shooting up schools, committing the bank crimes in McLean either steal their guns or get them from the underground. They don't go into a respectable McLean business, turn over their license, and buy a gun registered with the ATF. If anything, the school kids are MORE safe having the gun store there than they would without it. I conceal carry and would have saved lives today in Oregon. Unfortunately, the school was a gun-free zone with one officer with no gun,

Yeah, sure. No one has ever saved anyone with a gun in these mass shootings at schools. At Columbine, there were good guys with guns. You know whatDr did? Nothing. Squat. The bad guys with guns killed and injured many, many kids. So stop it. You aren't going to do squat. You never do. Except make our community less safe and normalize guns.

[Anonymous]

Is the killer's mother Muslim?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and lets remember our dear Barbara Comstock

another NRA lover.

who is supporting the gun store

who voted to close the government as another spineless politician

I'm curious. Barbara Comstock is our 10th Congressional District Rep. - In Congress, not local McLean. Just where exactly has Barbara Comstock said anything about the local gun shop? Citation please. Now John Foust, our local supervisor ad a Dem. has stupidly taken on this issue even though there is no legal support whatsoever for him. This is why he lost the 10th congressional district to Comstock (and ran a very dirty race) and will lose the Supervisor's seat to Jennifer Chronis. Virginia is an open carry state, folks. People can open carry. People can conceal carry with appropriate training and licensing. Lots of people in McLean open carry or conceal carry and they don't care about the soccer moms who can't explain their position beyond a whiny "but it's wrong" and Foust has really pissed people off so has sacrificed his seat for a issue that is not defensible. People who shoot up schools do not buy their guns at a gun shop in McLean. You do know that you have to get ATF clearance and file your registration to get a gun? Which are used shooting clays or self-protection. The guys shooting up schools, committing the bank crimes in McLean either steal their guns or get them from the underground. They don't go into a respectable McLean business, turn over their license, and buy a gun registered with the ATF. If anything, the school kids are MORE safe having the gun store there than they would without it. I conceal carry and would have saved lives today in Oregon. Unfortunately, the school was a gun-free zone with one officer with no gun,

What is wrong with common sense gun control? No one wants to trample on your 2nd Amendment rights. We just want common sense controls so that we can send our kids to school without worrying about some crazy mass murderer. And plenty of them bought their guns legally or took them right out of their own homes where they were bought legally by someone else.

Can we not agree that these mass shootings have reached such a shocking level where we must seriously reflect on what kind of society we want to live in and leave to our children? Do we have the humanity to come together to protect our children? To say enough is enough?

And if reasonable gun control is not the answer, what is? I ask that sincerely, as I think we desperately need to find a way to stop this madness.

The store was previously what...3 blocks away from what I understand? That's not gun control. There is no more or less danger with the shop next door.

Tell me, how many people were even aware that that store was open on Elm Street? Where there any big signs outside the store advertising its presence? Was it located next door to a school so it could generate a lot of free publicity? No. The new location is bigger, more visible, and riskier. It does not belong next to an elementary school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the killer's mother Muslim?

[Anonymous]

I know pro-gun types will jump all over this, but high visibility of guns promotes the idea of violence as a problem solver. Think of the kid on the bus who feels sad and who is mad at a teacher, or another student. Every day, they see the billboard for firearms. Every damn morning, he's sad and angry. Don't you think he'll connect the dots? Find a way to open his parents' gun safe, find a way to get a gun. Maybe he would find another way, but it would not be on the fore front of his mind. It's why signs saying "there is another way" work on bridges and subway stations. Sometimes people are looking for a sign -- any sign.

[Anonymous]

at some point the store owner has to choose a side. Is he indifferent to the dark side of gun violence visited upon schools in this country, or can he respect the fact that the seemingly constant killing of innocent kids in schools makes it indecent to place a gun store directly next to an elementary school over the objection of parents? It's one or the other here. There's no in between.

[Anonymous]

Enough is enough. How many more senseless deaths need to take place before we all agree that the current system of gun ownership is broken and we need to do something to change the status quo? Is there any lesson from other advanced countries regarding gun control that we can learn from? What we have right now is clearly not working and every rational person, both pro-gun or anti-gun should not be happy about it.