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OKTexas Like I said, there seems to be no clear cut solution to this problem. Even with preferred elected officials in our government we still cannot get the solutions we want to pass, nor are there any willing to enforce existing law.
So, what are we left with? An impasse that nobody is willing to breach.
First don't include me in that ubiquitous "we", but what would you like to see passed, be specific.we still cannot get the solutions we want to pass
Forgive me, I have transgressed on your sensibilities.OKTexas Like I said, there seems to be no clear cut solution to this problem. Even with preferred elected officials in our government we still cannot get the solutions we want to pass, nor are there any willing to enforce existing law.
So, what are we left with? An impasse that nobody is willing to breach.
I'm comfortable with the law we have, enforcement is the key. Unfortunately the trend now days seems to be softening punishment instead of holding criminals responsible.
First don't include me in that ubiquitous "we", but what would you like to see passed, be specific.we still cannot get the solutions we want to pass
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Either you don't want to compromise, or you do and you want to take that compromise entirely too far.‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
PARKLAND, FL—In the hours following a violent rampage in Florida in which a lone attacker killed 17 individuals and seriously injured over a dozen others, citizens living in the only country where this kind of mass killing routinely occurs reportedly concluded Wednesday that there was no way to prevent the massacre from taking place. “This was a terrible tragedy, but sometimes these things just happen and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop them,” said Indiana resident Harold Turner, echoing sentiments expressed by tens of millions of individuals who reside in a nation where over half of the world’s deadliest mass shootings have occurred in the past 50 years and whose citizens are 20 times more likely to die of gun violence than those of other developed nations. “It’s a shame, but what can we do? There really wasn’t anything that was going to keep this individual from snapping and killing a lot of people if that’s what they really wanted.” At press time, residents of the only economically advanced nation in the world where roughly two mass shootings have occurred every month for the past eight years were referring to themselves and their situation as “helpless.”
As though other republics don't have constitutions. It is true you uniquely consider the regular slaughter of your citizens an acceptable price to pay for easy access to handguns and assault style rifles. Truly exceptional.Also, the United States is a unique Constitutional Republic. We don't have an obligation to be like the rest of the world.
You're helpless. The greatest country in the world.THIS is why we can't get anything done.
Regulating firearm ownership is constitutional. Even Scalia said the right to bear arms is not unfettered.Is it wrong of me to want this all done without infringing on the constitutional rights of others?
It's irrelevant if someone commits suicide with a gun and should not be part of the discussion.Maybe there are people who are using firearms for self defense, that are proven to be mentally unstable.Pre-Crime? Red flag laws? Can somebody's mental health state be legislated? Can somebody's intentions be pre-determined?
When Walmart bans carrying guns in their stores, who will be bringing guns into Walmart? The good guys for protection, or the bad guys for mass murder?
No easy answers here. I can only add that taking guns away from folks who have them exclusively for self defense is not the answer.
Do you want them to have any firearms if they are prone to commit suicide? Do you want them to have any firearms if they are proven to be a safety risk to others?
Where is the cutoff? When do we say "it isn't okay for you to have a gun"?
We don’t have a good government. Quite the contrary.What determines a mental illness?
Provable, peer reviewed and relevant science. Data and observation. Good governments use science in situations like these, not baseless rhetoric or political motives.
No. They are the side effects of living in a sick society.These occasional killings are side effects of living in a free country.
all it did was create criminalsIn the history of our nation we have banned ...
Alcohol, recreational drugs, books with naughty words, and unpasteurized cheeses.
Did those bans make any of those things go away?
Regulating firearm ownership is constitutional. Even Scalia said the right to bear arms is not unfettered.Is it wrong of me to want this all done without infringing on the constitutional rights of others?
We don’t have a good government. Quite the contrary.What determines a mental illness?
Provable, peer reviewed and relevant science. Data and observation. Good governments use science in situations like these, not baseless rhetoric or political motives.
It's irrelevant if someone commits suicide with a gun and should not be part of the discussion.Maybe there are people who are using firearms for self defense, that are proven to be mentally unstable.Pre-Crime? Red flag laws? Can somebody's mental health state be legislated? Can somebody's intentions be pre-determined?
When Walmart bans carrying guns in their stores, who will be bringing guns into Walmart? The good guys for protection, or the bad guys for mass murder?
No easy answers here. I can only add that taking guns away from folks who have them exclusively for self defense is not the answer.
Do you want them to have any firearms if they are prone to commit suicide? Do you want them to have any firearms if they are proven to be a safety risk to others?
Where is the cutoff? When do we say "it isn't okay for you to have a gun"?
Maybe there are people who are using firearms for self defense, that are proven to be mentally unstable.Pre-Crime? Red flag laws? Can somebody's mental health state be legislated? Can somebody's intentions be pre-determined?
When Walmart bans carrying guns in their stores, who will be bringing guns into Walmart? The good guys for protection, or the bad guys for mass murder?
No easy answers here. I can only add that taking guns away from folks who have them exclusively for self defense is not the answer.
Do you want them to have any firearms if they are prone to commit suicide? Do you want them to have any firearms if they are proven to be a safety risk to others?
Where is the cutoff? When do we say "it isn't okay for you to have a gun"?
There are literally thousands of other ways to kill yourself why do you think a gun is your only option?It's irrelevant if someone commits suicide with a gun and should not be part of the discussion.Maybe there are people who are using firearms for self defense, that are proven to be mentally unstable.Pre-Crime? Red flag laws? Can somebody's mental health state be legislated? Can somebody's intentions be pre-determined?
When Walmart bans carrying guns in their stores, who will be bringing guns into Walmart? The good guys for protection, or the bad guys for mass murder?
No easy answers here. I can only add that taking guns away from folks who have them exclusively for self defense is not the answer.
Do you want them to have any firearms if they are prone to commit suicide? Do you want them to have any firearms if they are proven to be a safety risk to others?
Where is the cutoff? When do we say "it isn't okay for you to have a gun"?
Eh? So it is okay for someone like me, a mentally unstable person, who has attempted suicide twice in his life, to get a gun?
Make it easier for me to kill myself?
...
The thought sickens me.
As though other republics don't have constitutions. It is true you uniquely consider the regular slaughter of your citizens an acceptable price to pay for easy access to handguns and assault style rifles. Truly exceptional.Also, the United States is a unique Constitutional Republic. We don't have an obligation to be like the rest of the world.
Possibly like other countries without written constitutions and with low rates of mass murder.Right. And what would America be without a constitution? Take a guess.
Possibly like other countries without written constitutions and with low rates of mass murder.Right. And what would America be without a constitution? Take a guess.
What is an assault weapon? Can you edit and leave out anti gun propaganda?DISCLAIMER: This opinion in no way indicates my support or lack thereof of an assault weapons ban.
Now the opinion.
I feel that if you have an assault weapon, you should be able to keep it once a potential assault weapons ban goes into effect. However, if one were to take effect, you shouldn't be able buy any more. It seems like to me you are not being prevented from bearing the arms you purchased previously.
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On the other hand, the muskets and other long rifles used during the Revolutionary War were essentially what assault rifles are today: the top of the line weapons of their era. Presumably, the founders foresaw the use of even more advanced rifles for self defense by the citizenry, hence the Second Amendment.
So, two arguments. One question:
Is there a middle ground? What compromise can we reach to stop crazed mass shooters?
And no "enforce the laws we already have" wont work this time. The Odessa shooter exploited a loophole to get the weapon he murdered those people with.
Molon Abe? Please. Come and take them? Please. Stop trying to be the tough guy/gal you aren't.
Declare the NRA (and thus all 5.5 million of its members) as a domestic terror group like the city of San Francisco just did? Please. PLEASE. What the actual f**k man? Put your fake emotions away, you aren't convincing anyone.
Be reminded that if I have an opinion of my own on this subject, I will share it. Do not apply opinions to me. If you do, you will be ignored, immediately. Thank you, kindly.
Okay, let the cage match begin.
There are literally thousands of other ways to kill yourself why do you think a gun is your only option?It's irrelevant if someone commits suicide with a gun and should not be part of the discussion.Maybe there are people who are using firearms for self defense, that are proven to be mentally unstable.Pre-Crime? Red flag laws? Can somebody's mental health state be legislated? Can somebody's intentions be pre-determined?
When Walmart bans carrying guns in their stores, who will be bringing guns into Walmart? The good guys for protection, or the bad guys for mass murder?
No easy answers here. I can only add that taking guns away from folks who have them exclusively for self defense is not the answer.
Do you want them to have any firearms if they are prone to commit suicide? Do you want them to have any firearms if they are proven to be a safety risk to others?
Where is the cutoff? When do we say "it isn't okay for you to have a gun"?
Eh? So it is okay for someone like me, a mentally unstable person, who has attempted suicide twice in his life, to get a gun?
Make it easier for me to kill myself?
...
The thought sickens me.
