When my oldest brother was a boy, he was a hunter. When he realized that the family did not need to kill animals for food, he grew up, became a man and put away childish things.
Like the majority of Americans, my deepest sympathies extend to the families of Connecticut in the time of their most horrific tragedy. My prayers go out to them.
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