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'Gun Culture' -- What About the 'Fatherless Culture'?

Dubious Brother Wrote: Jan 17, 2013 11:33 AM

The family court systems in this country have been designed by attorneys for attorneys and the result is a system focused on monetary child support. The system does everything that it can to prevent fathers from being a regular part of the childrens' lives other than paying the child support which somehow equates to involvement. Mr. Elder is correct in this article about the need for fathers. A family court system that insisted on equal parenting time would be a big help to the children.

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'Gun Culture' -- What About the 'Fatherless Culture'?

The face of gun violence is not Sandy Hook. It is Chicago.

In 2012, President Barack Obama's adopted hometown had 506 murders, including more than 60 children. Philadelphia, a city that local television newscasters frequently call 'Killadelphia," saw 331 killed last year. In Detroit, 386 people were murdered.

Since 1966, there have been 90 school shootings in the U.S., with 231 fatalities. Yes, Sandy Hook shocked us. But the odds of a child being killed at a school shooting are longer than the odds of being struck by lightning.

Of the 11,000 to 12,000 gun murders each...

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