9-28-12 BR

YES 1.self protection 2.stop mass shootings 3.200 colleges allow 4.6 different states also allow 5.no shootings from people with permits 6.5000 assults occur per year 7.4500 robberies occur every year 8.background checks 9.criminals aren't going to register murder weapons 10.VT shooting and the theater shooting NO 1.drugs and alcohol don't provide a great enough mindset 2.only a 1 day class is required 3.not everyone is well trained enough 4.most courses dont even require firing the gun 5.mental illness isn't well reported to federal government 6.innocent people will get hurt 7.mass shootings are rare 8.campus security can respond 9.can take a gun course online to get a permit 10.not many have the nerves to actually shoot someone

9-27-12 LETTER

Dear CNN, I am a Senior at Philip Barbour High School in Philippi, West Virginia. In our school, physical fitness is probably the least of our worries when it should be one of our most important subjects. It is needed for a kid to have a "normal" life. If everyone in our school was physically fit, bullying would go down by at least 50%. Most bullies are out to make fun of the weak or less fortunate. If everyone was at least healthier in their everyday life, less bullying would occur. It makes sense. If you take away what everyone has to make fun of, what would they have left? In my opinion, bullying is the worst aspects of public schooling. When being the victim of a bully, you're concentrated about that person seeing you throughout the day. You don't have enough mental ability to focus on what class work you have for that particular day. I've seen multiple kids avoid certain parts of our school just to get away from the harassment. Most kids have no access to any type of gym outside of school. Yeah, there are city parks, but why would you go there if you don't like 90% of the people there? These city parks aren't very up-to-date either. In Belington, the city park has metal plates for basketball backboards. Schools possess some of the nicest gyms, but are only in use during school. Unless you can run for forty-five minutes a day, cut down to around thirty minutes after changing, isn't enough time to be really active. After instruction time, it is cut down to about twenty minutes of actual physical activity including break time. In conclusion, I think it should be a much more available aspect of school. All school consists of is class work in which most of our students do fairly well. Bullying would be reduced. People would feel safer at school. It would be an all around brighter school atmosphere.

9-27 BR

There should be a lot more food in highschools. A growing person over the age of 15 is going to need more food than an 8 year old. The school's nutrition is bad.

9-26-12 BR

It doesn't make much sense for the Army veterans to be complaining. In a mass building type diet, some people consume upwards of 5000 calories a day. 130 calories isn't going to make any difference at all.

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9-25-12 BR

I think that it's a good idea. Society is changing. I know it's scary to think about, but teens need the option to decide for themselves.

9-24-12 BR

I think that both have flaws. They're people. Who knows what actually goes on in their lives. It's too protective. I don't know who I'd vote for. Politics are corrupt.