My deepest condolences to everyone of the families affected in this tragedy. I also feel sorry for the parents of Hui. I'm wondering if they knew of his problems. My prayers are with everyone at V-Tech and with those in heaven. My heart pours out to them all I cry to see and hear the friends losses and the family losses and just embrace each and everyone of you. God Bless you all! God Bless America-God Bless V-Tech

Its all been said Our hearts are with those who lost teir loved ones including Chos Family who may have lost even more Their heart ache may be longer lasting

Our nation, whether it be the media or the individuals keep asking "Why" "How can we prevent these tragedies?" and the answer is WE can't. You (me) as an idividual can--by teaching our kids right from wrong, putting prayer back in the schools, showing more love at home. We have sterilized our people from the Universal Truth of a Supreme Being and "the golden rule" and then expect not to have horrendous things like this happen. There is no religion world wide that does not teach individual responsibilty, respect for self and others, and right from wrong. Put prayer in school again, the Ten Commandmants on the wall, support family values and see what happens. My heart goes out to all the families involved, including Cho's. No one who any sense of right from wrong can be untouched by this tragedy--now what have we learned?

As a parent I cannot fathom what the parents of the victims are experiencing and what the rest of their lives will be like. Included are the parents of Cho who are not only grieving for their son but for all of the lives that have been shattered so abruptly and untimely. Let's hope we can continue to support everyone through this tragedy.

I also feel such pain for everyone involved. I hope that God can comfort all of us in the horrific time. I belive that he has choosen to call these souls back to him because of their wonderful qualities. I hope that God can heal the pain and hurt we all carry in our harts at this time.

Freedom isn't free.

If we want the freedom for all non-felons to own firearms, then we must accept the price: murderous rampages like at VT, murder-suicides, and the like.

This is horrible...young children killed in their prime. However, I can't get too sad about it. The USA turned Iraq into a warzone and is directly responsible for the violence that is going on there. We KNEW these factions would fight like this, but we invaded anyway. The blood of 10s of thousands of innocent Iraqis is on our hands...but all we can do is blubber and weep over a few privledged college students.

I understand WHY we do...but it does not make it right. Not by a long shot.

Selling your particular religion is not the answer, religion simply divides us even more. It turns us into simpletons who assign responsibility for all good events to 'god' and all bad events to the 'devil'. It encourages mental weakness and the nonsensical idea of an afterlife encourages crazy acts like suicide bombing.

No, keep your god out of this. It's done nothing for us.

When I first saw the news my mind could not comprehend what had took place. I suddenly started to pray only God can hold onto you in a time of such tragedy. My prays be with all of the Family, Student,Staff and Friends of V-Tech

Sincere condolences to everyone of the families affected in this tragedy. My prayers are with each and everyone of you. May God continue to bless each of you.

As a father of college age daughters my heavy heart goes out to all of the families affected by this unspeakable tragedy. As I watch from afar and see the strength and spirt of the Virgina Tech community I'm filled with emotion and hope that they will find a way to overcome this tragic event. You should know that the thoughts and prayer of a nation are with you.

As a mother of three daughters, one of which has been offered a scholarship to VT, my heart is saddened for the horrific tragedy encountered there. I am a firm believer that through experiences, we grow and mature if we learn from them. I pray God will sustain us through this time of sadness and give wisdom and help us to minister to those in need.

You know what I noticed about the victims.... they come from really diverse backgrounds. A holocoust survivor, a professor that studied in Germany, a triple major from GA. I guess I was taken aback by that because this was more diversity than I expect in Virginia. But now that I think about it, this is the America we hope to have. People from a wide variety of backgrounds making their way in this country. Remeber that when you see people trying to use this massacre as a platform for gun control, the war in Iraq and religion. This is not the time. Have some respect and lets behave like the America we hope to have.

Sean, maybe it is persons like you whom we should pray for.

I'm a life-long Virginian recently transplanted to North Carolina. Although I am very sad and sorry for ALL the ills in the world, whatever their cause, this hits close to home and it seems overwhelming for me. So, if leaning on God, through his son Jesus, makes me a simpleton, well duh...I wouldn't have it any other way.

If there is NO afterlife, specifically heaven, what have I lost by experiencing the joy and love on earth of a "made up" religion that teaches to serve others, love without condition, and give freely as Christ has done? As messed up as the message may have been delivered throughout history, this is the truest form of Christianity.

If there IS an afterlife, and you have not opened your heart to that true message, what will you say for yourself?

Every time I read about this story, I cry, and I can't explain it. I knew no one there. Maybe it is because so many of the victims are my age... it just hurts to read what the mothers and siblings and friends have to say. Yes it saddens me that these people died, but moreso that the families are suffering so much, and I feel like there is nothing I can do. I continue to keep them all in my thoughts and prayers, but it still doesn't feel like enough.

When are people in authority going to LISTEN and ACT on what they are being told? It's way past time to change "man written laws" that protect those who display unsuitable or inappropriate behavior and start to protect our "God given right to be safe". Can the entire blame for this horrendous act be put on one person? Don't be afraid to take that extra step - don't let your voice be silenced - 33 people from VTECH will NEVER have a voice or take another step. God be with those who are suffering such tremendous loss.

My heart goes out to all the families of all the victims, and to those who in any way had to be apart of this tragic action. I find myself crying about this, even though I was no where close to VA, nor was anyone in my family. It just hurts to know that someone could have such little regard for innocent human life.

God has done everything for me and will continue to do so for all eternity. I feel sorry for you when you have noone to turn to in times when you are greiving or just need someone to turn to. I hope you will realize this some day and may God bless you

What can I say! I am so grief stricken by this. I reside in a small community as well. My thoughts are with the families and the dear friends of these young victims. Not victims but..human lives..I'm from Canada ...My thoughts are with each and everyone one of you...NEVER forget the memories.....Here is something I would like to share with you ...something I wrote many years ago....No matter how much time goes by, or how seldom you think about what happened to you. Painful memories can be set off by an unexpected rigger.

I have been crying since April 1999 and this week i cried somemore, my heart aches. My prayers go out to you. May God bless the friends, family and faculty of VT.

Our prayers go out to each and everyone who was affected by this senseless tragedy. Something has to be done.Im scared for my future grandchildren to have to live in fear like this. Although we live in Iowa and I watched everything on the news, I just want to let someone know how moving it was at the memorial the next morning, how the President of VT recieved a standing ovation. I cried for an hour. You are in our thoughts and prayers. God Bless.

To all those mothers who have lost there child. To them my deepest sympathy and prayers. I lost my daughter (33 yr old) in a long sickness.God gave me the oportunity to lead her back to the light and the arm of God.Unfortuanly for you there was no time to hug,kiss and say goodby and I di understand your pain. But I can only say one thing.Be greatfull for the wonderfull child God gave you and always remember the great moments of joy,love,laughter and happiness.Also the many times you said I Love you. Pray and forgive,it will help because I also lost my mother from the hand of a iresponsable person and could'nt say good-by but the good memories,my love and prayers I gave to her fills me with confort.The prayers of many are with you all .Remembering all good things about them you will feel there love and the embrace of there presence.May our LOrd be with you and with your family. The beauty of eternity will give them peace.Do not be sad because there is God.

What a loss, we will never know the impact that those student's would have had on our lives, what their contribution to society would have been. We are all loosers in this tragity. May they have eternal bliss, and their families eternal peace

I feel sorry for the families of all the victims involved in the shooting including Cho's family. I think it is high time that we must have strict rules and boundaries when it comes to distribution of arms and weapons. I blame the authorities in the first place who gave Cho, the weapon to commit this heinous crime. Just because you have a green card should not give you an opportunity to buy arms n weapons is what i think. One must not be allowed to purchase any weapon unless their is a threat to life!

I continue to sit here in disbelief. I graduated from Virginia Tech in 1994. I've never spent time in a more wonderful and peaceful place. It pains me to know that Blacksburg will forever be known for this tragedy. In my years at VT, I never once was fearful of this kind of violence...I guess we never are until it happens. Now that I have kids of my own, it hurts to even imagine the pain that the families of the victims are feeling right now. I guess all I can do is keep my thoughts with them, and that they will soon find the strength to keep living. I don't think you ever get past this..you just try to keep breathing.