1 20 4 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Elva Orozco Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Santiago Bustelo Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-07-30 Description An account of the resource Creado por Santiago Bustelo April 17th, 2007 La masacre estudiantil en Virginia Tech ocurrida ayer (lunes 16 de abril de 2007) ha vuelto a instalar la discusión de algunos de los valores de la sociedad norteamericana y del resto del mundo... de una manera tan estéril como en ocasiones anteriores. <b>Los cómplices, <i>o el lado correcto de la mira</b></i> En el tema de la regulación de armas, las opiniones en Norteamérica son opuestas. Básicamente, porque dependen de qué lado de la mira esté -o crea estar- quien opina. La Asociación del Rifle Americano (NRA) cuenta con 4.3 millones de miembros, lo que la convierte en la ONG más grande del mundo. En esta ocasión, al igual que en todos los casos anteriores, sus miembros y autoridades están preparados a expresar sus condolencias... y a dejar claro que no creen que la facilidad con la que se pueden conseguir en EE.UU. armas <i>diseñadas para matar a una gran cantidad de gente en poco tiempo y con un mínimo esfuerzo</i>, tenga algo que ver con que alguien haya decidido -nuevamente- ponerlo en práctica. Claro que no sólo en EE.UU. ocurren masacres de este tipo. En el resto del mundo, cada tanto algún Don Nadie se siente inspirado por quienes pasaron a la historia atentando gratuitamente contra la vida de los demás. Que las armas no estén al alcance de cualquiera, impide a la mayoría pasar a la acción. En el caso de la masacre estudiantil de Carmen de Patagones, Argentina, el perpetrador era el hijo de un policía: le bastó con abrir un cajón para pasar a los hechos. Los miembros de la NRA creen que portar armas garantiza su seguridad personal. O sea, que tener un arma les asegura mágicamente estar del lado correcto de la mira, y que otros no los consideren como un blanco posible. Mientras que la realidad es que en el momento en que alguien nos está apuntando, tener un arma (descargada y prolijamente guardada en un lugar seguro para evitar que nuestros hijos se vuelen la cabeza por accidente), difícilmente haga una diferencia. Sería preferible que otro no nos esté apuntando en primer lugar. En la mentalidad de la NRA, la portación de armas es más que un derecho. Tratándose de la "segunda enmienda", se lo compara en importancia a la primera (la que garantiza la libertad de expresión). Veamos qué dice la famosa Segunda Enmienda: A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. En castellano: <i>Siendo necesaria una milicia bien regulada para la seguridad de un Estado Libre, no debe ser vulnerado el derecho del Pueblo de poseer y portar armas</i>. Esto es, el derecho a portar armas tiene para la Segunda Enmienda el <i>propósito</i> de garantizar la seguridad <i>nacional</i>. La seguridad personal no está contemplada como finalidad. Sin embargo, teniendo el ejército más poderoso del planeta, la posibilidad de que EE.UU. sea víctima de una invasión extranjera es prácticamente nula. Más bien, su ejército tiene la costumbre de invadir "preventivamente" todos los países que puedan suponer una amenaza política o económica. El mantenimiento de la <i>Pax Americana</i> debe poco a los más de cuatro millones de miembros de la NRA, a quienes no vemos formando filas quilométricas para partir a Medio Oriente. En lugar de ello, el grueso de las tropas se compone de clases bajas e hijos de inmigrantes. Para ellos, alistarse y arriesgar la vida, es la única manera de obtener una educación y una posición social. <b>Las víctimas, o la cabeza de turco del loco del gatillo</b> ¿Por qué alguien puede alimentar deseos de matar a diestra y siniestra y, peor aún, llegar a hacerlo? Calificar a los perpetradores de estos actos como locos y desquiciados, es la mejor manera de no responder a esa pregunta. Están locos, punto, fin de la discusión. Una veta de "respuestas" aún "mejores" que enuncian algunos norteamericanos, busca culpar al ateísmo (la separación de la Iglesia y el Estado en la educación) o a una "posesión demoníaca", que para esta gente viene a ser más o menos lo mismo. El perpetrador abandonó a Dios, fuente de toda razón y justicia, así que todos sus actos estaban desprovistos de ambas. Y ahora arde en el infierno, fin del problema. De estas maneras, se evita tocar el problema de fondo: cómo una sociedad que valora a sus individuos sólo en base a lo que pueden tener o producir para que tengan los demás, termina alienándolos y convirtiéndolos en Nada, al punto en que pierden el amor a sí mismos y por extensión, al resto de la especie humana. Los alienados y desesperados de clase baja merecen todos los días las páginas de policiales, por su capacidad de asesinar a otro para sacarle dos pesos. El hecho de que en ello no valoren su propia vida (a diferencia de la mayoría de la humanidad, que vive con menos de US$ 1 por día y enfrenta dignamente la pobreza sin matar ni exponerse a morir), queda oculto bajo el motivo de una satisfacción material. Que es la más valorada por la mecánica capitalista: como el capital genera capital, se erige como un fin en sí mismo y como fin último. El Hombre queda desplazado de este círculo, cumpliendo meramente el rol de fuerza laboral necesaria para que la rueda siga girando. El caso de quienes empuñan un arma contra sus compañeros de clase, en cambio, no admite una desesperada necesidad material como explicación. Pero nadie parece dispuesto a analizar qué tienen en común los ricos y los pobres que salen a matar o morir (o ambas cosas). <b>Conclusión</b> Quienes dedican su vida a cualquier rama de la ciencia -tanto <i>exactas</i> como <i>humanísticas</i>-, saben que no existen casos inexplicables. En todo caso, hay casos que los puntos de vista y teorías actuales no contemplan. Y que requieren ampliarlos o reformularlos. Ante las masacres estudiantiles, podemos atrevernos a analizar los valores que nuestra sociedad considera <i>normales</i> y enfrentar las causas de nuestra propia alienación (y las del resto de la humanidad)... o concluir rápidamente que "hay gente muy loca", cambiar de canal y seguir en nuestra cómoda ignorancia. -- Fuente Original: santiago bustelo - detras de las pantallas blog. <a href="http://www.bustelo.com.ar/index.php/es/2007/04/17/virginia_tech_shootings_aftermath/">http://www.bustelo.com.ar/index.php/es/2007/04/17/virginia_tech_shootings_aftermath/</a> Licencia de uso: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ar/"> Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial 2.5 Argentina. Language A language of the resource spa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial 2.5 Argentina Title A name given to the resource VirginiaTech: 32 muertos, 4.3 millones de cómplices y 6.000 millones de víctimas alienacin nra opinin pblica regulacin de armas Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sara Hood Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-14 Description An account of the resource <b>New bill consistent, sound policy</b> By:Unknown Posted: 5/7/07 Following the Virginia Tech incident, governments have examined many of the legal practices for the sale of firearms. Some of the proposals have come under attack by gun advocacy groups such as the National Rifle Association, including a recent bill granting the attorney general the authority to prohibit gun sales to those on the terror watch list. The terror watch list includes those suspected of being terrorist threats, even when they have not been convicted. As reported by the Associated Press, NRA executive director Chris Cox wrote in a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, "the word &#39;suspect&#39; has no legal meaning, particularly when it comes to denying constitutional liberties." If Gonzalez and the Bush administration show any consistency in their policies, they will support the plan to deny Second Amendment rights to terror suspects, because they have had no problem denying other constitutional rights to those suspected of having terror connections. Those of us who pay attention might remember Guantanamo Bay, where it is a matter of procedure to deny due process and other rights to those accused of having terror connections, and sometimes even those who have been exonerated. Although The Lantern appreciates the NRA looking out for our constitutional liberties, we wonder why all of a sudden gun rights get a special pass. The Lantern believes the rights guaranteed in the constitution are created equal, and the fact that one might come in the Second Amendment makes it no more important than those in subsequent amendments. It is true that the political ideologies in the United States have latched onto certain rights to call their own. Some on the left have taken freedom of religion to mean absolutely no mention of God in public, ever, while some on the right have taken a well-regulated militia to mean an AK-47 in every home. Still, we should remember it takes a significant majority to amend the constitution, which means at one point in time the issues addressed by the amendments were not simply tools for partisan bickering. The NRA is not at fault here, because they exist for the preservation of gun rights and it is their job to advocate against anything they see that would abridge those rights, just as the American Civil Liberties Union should not be attacked for fighting for the liberties of those detained at Guantanamo Bay. In the end, it is probably for the good of the nation&#39;s security that the government have the ability to deny gun sales to those who might pose a serious danger, as the threat of terrorism is one ever growing in a world where the United States continues to make more enemies than friends. Those who support the NRA in opposing this bill, yet were silent when other liberties were denied for the same reasons, are hypocrites taking a stance based on politics rather than philosophy. -- Original Source:<a href=http://media.www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2007/05/07/Opinion/Terror.Gun.Control-2896363.shtml> The Lantern - May 7, 2007</a> Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Lantern Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource GERRICK LEWIS <lewis.1030@osu.edu> Title A name given to the resource Terror gun control gun control gun policy nra ohio state university Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kacey Beddoes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Can Tran Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-04-19 Description An account of the resource By Can Tran April 16, 2008 April 16, 2008, marks the one year anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre as Korean student Cho Seung-hui in a fit of madness and depression went on a shooting rampage as he took the lives of thirty-two students and teachers on the Virginia Tech campus, before turning the gun on himself. This day would forever be engraved as a moment of darkness in the history of twenty-first century American let alone for Virginia Tech. While a year has pasted with many working hard to move away from the dark incident, there are those that are still coping. Many have lost friends and family members in the Virginia Tech shooting. Bryan Cloyd lost his daughter Austin, in the VT shooting. "I won&#39;t be able to walk my daughter down the aisle at her wedding. I won&#39;t be able to bounce her children on my knee," Bryan Cloyd said. He added: "And I don&#39;t think it&#39;s helpful to dwell on that, because where that leads is just more sadness. I think what&#39;s helpful to do is to dwell on what can be. What can we do with what we have?" In the case of Cho, the one responsible for the shooting; there are no public memorials planned. In related news, eight months after the Virginia Tech shooting, 21-year-old Korean student Daniel Kim had taken his own life. His father, William Kim, said that the school was not taking the warning signs of suicide that serious. In the case of Daniel Kim, he fell into state of depression out of fear that he could be mistaken for Cho Seung-hui. The scars of the Virginia Tech shooting could extend towards South Korea, whose government had issued an apology for Cho&#39;s actions. On an interesting note, the one year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting comes on the same day as the Democratic debate in Pennsylvania between Democratic frontrunners Senator Hillary Clinton of New York and Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. On that note, the hot button topic could be gun ownership rights. In Pennsylvania, there are almost one-million licensed hunters. There are at least 250,000 registered members of the NRA living in the state of Pennsylvania, making it the one state with the largest number of members. However, there is at least one gun-related death a day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For that reason, Philadelphia is known as "Killadelphia." However, the issue of guns could possibly be overshadowed by "green jobs." The day of the April 22 Democratic primaries is the same day as Earth Day. 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Title A name given to the resource When massacres are normal: guns and Virginia Tech guns nra opinion violence