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originally posted by: network dude
originally posted by: aethertek
a reply to: network dude
in THIS ONE INSTANCE, the shooter bought a gun legally. He did have a history of mental illness that SHOULD have been enough to restrict his owning any firearms, but somehow, all that was missed.
Really, what about this guy from the NRA, his display of mindless juvenile violence should preclude him from having access to anything beyond a .177 @ 200FPS & even then he'd probably put someones eye out.
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why are you even here, it that is the mentality you possess? This is a real issue, kids killing kids. Jesus, forget that you hate republicans for one #ing second.
Yes it is a real issue, we have idiots like the one I presented glorifying mindless violence to either solve some perceived problem or deal with his emotional stress.
or worse of all. Killing americans as a business model.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Irishhaf
We have to first figure out the "why".
Why do people want to kill?
What is the motivation?
Is it religious? ISIS and the like.
Is it political? The baseball shooter that tried to kill US republican senators.
Is it emotional? People who have poor coping skills to life's stresses.
Narrow-minded people will focus on the "gun" and ignore the "why".
That's because they are opportunists who don't want to "solve for why" but just want to take the opportunity to grab control, power, and reduce freedoms.
Is there a common factor that could determine the "why people want to kill"?
Even if there was, legislating it would be difficult.
originally posted by: Irishhaf
a reply to: DBCowboy
I know it really is an impossible question, with all the firearms in the country right now you could never confiscate them all, there is no way to slow down the cartels from bringing in more (once there was a demand) if you did manage to confiscate most.
If we don't address some of the underlying causes no legislation will do anything beyond make you feel good for trying.
It is real simple, what "common sense" gun control laws are going to actually stop a school shooter?
originally posted by: network dude
originally posted by: Wayfarer
Pretty simple. Restricts guns entirely in a more severe fashion and it stands to reason gun deaths drop.
so restricting weapons will make those who would kill others no longer want to kill others?
Could you explain how that works?
originally posted by: aethertek
a reply to: DBCowboy
If you really want a law, I would start with the Department of Education.
Then why side with & vote for those that defunded & gutted public education over the past decades.
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