Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.
I don't remember I'd have to look up the link. There is an interactive map with the gun laws in each state.What states have similar regulations to yours?
What concerns? Can you give me something and maybe I can google it.My concern was, how's that working for the state...stats and all.
Prices are made up out of whole cloth and it has to do with the Chargemaster. Chargemaster - Wikipedia
He discusses how what is $200 in one hospital may be $3,000 in another, etc. It supports my personal experience. There are now a lot of places in the country where you can get an MRI for full out of pocket cost of $399 or even less. This includes results interpretation of some sort.
If all medical expenses were covered like non-surgical dental, hearing, optical and lasic, it would be cheap. And if auto insurance was like health care insurance, it would cover oil changes and tires.
And here's another.......evidently the majority doesn't want to.
One could have a gun safe, or trigger guards but that doesn't mean they will use them.
SOME SITUATIONS WHERE FOLKS ARE KILLED WITH GUNS
1) ISIS influenced folks
2) gangs
3) suicide
4) mental illness and suicide by cop
5) mental illness
6) drug associated crime or other actions
7) Home accidents because of lack of training or leaving guns not locked up
GUN CONTROL WON'T STOP OF EVEN REDUCE ALL OF THESE
In fact, none of these will be stopped. In fact the number of crimes may not be decreased. However, the number of deaths and the extent of injuries is likely to be reduced.
===========
MODEST PROPOSAL
However, we (at a federal or state level) can do a little bit generally that might reduce the number of deaths.
1) We can ban devices that transform semi-atomic guns into automatic guns.
2) We can ban semi-automatic guns.
3) We can enforce background checks, including prosecuting gun sellers who sold guns in violation of current law. The gun show loophole should be closed.
4) We can have permits for carrying guns in public, including a background check. (Texas law)
======
I AGREE that looking at EXTENSIVE gun laws is a diversion. Obviously ISIS folk can use cars. Reducing the availability of semi-automatics and automatics will help is SOME situations. The rest are issues are law enforcement (and helping them PERHAPS with registration), more focus on preventing and treating the mentally ill, and more focus on preventing and treating opioid addiction. BTW, prosecuting or suing those who sell illegal guns and who promote the sale of opioids might help a lot.
You know, I'll say that your 4 ideas are good ones. However, I'd call those Gun Control myself. Is maybe some of the argument here that we're using related but different definitions? I'd call any action taken to have better control over the misuse of firearms to fall under the blanket term "Gun Control". Does it mean something different to other people?
I can also have one done for no cost, and with no waiting period. This is true for anyone on Medicare with the appropriate supplemental policy. I don't understand your point.Wow....I had an MRI performed last week. It was bulk-billed...no cost to me.
(Sorry, sounds like boasting...not my intention)
My statement was in regards to child safety more than anything but I think your proposal may not be too unfair. I have to think about it more because I know how expensive actual gun safes are. Many people I know could not afford one and they are the very people who rely on wild game to feed their families.In my ideal world, this would be penalized somehow, like if someone steals your gun from within a secured gun safe, well you did your due diligence and all that can be rationally expected, so that sucks but there you go. No penalties when reported.
If you had a gun safe but left the gun on your table and someone stole it? That's a fine for improper firearm ownership and maybe some sort of review of your licensing.
Don't report it to avoid the fine? Well, that's another BIGGER fine plus the first fine. And a review of your licensing.
Don't report it to avoid the fine and someone gets shot with it? Both fines plus you're a liable party to the shooting (to some extent). And the review, of course.
Or at least that's where my train of thought goes.
Those that want to teach the bigoted Trump supporters a lesson.
Don't even tell me no one has been enraged or groomed to view Trump and conservatives as monsters that need to be removed. Racist, foul, evil types of despicable creatures they are.
I can accept your answer as your point of view, but not for the majority.
You may have missed some of my posts. I agree on some issues. I do not agree in the complete disarmament of citizens or overreaching regulations.
That's kinda my point....
My statement was in regards to child safety more than anything but I think your proposal may not be too unfair. I have to think about it more because I know how expensive actual gun safes are. Many people I know could not afford one and they are the very people who rely on wild game to feed their families.
There are other places guns can be stored/hidden under lock and key besides gun safes.
I don't remember I'd have to look up the link. There is an interactive map with the gun laws in each state.
What concerns? Can you give me something and maybe I can google it.
My statement was in regards to child safety more than anything but I think your proposal may not be too unfair. I have to think about it more because I know how expensive actual gun safes are. Many people I know could not afford one and they are the very people who rely on wild game to feed their families.
There are other places guns can be stored/hidden under lock and key besides gun safes.
I can't see Southern or Mountain states requiring gun safes for the reasons you mention. Guns are necessary for hunting and protection, and gun safes are expensive. I don't know anything about gun safes. Are they available in Walmart? Will other safes be good enough?
State Firearm Laws - State-by-StateDon't want to put you to the trouble, it was something I was going to look into myself. Just wanted to know how it was working for the state...is it doing some good, as in less crime? Wanted to see the statistics and such.
I'm taking about what we have now, we shall see how it goes.
"A" majority? Why does that worry me right off the bat?How bout "The" majority?
This is the same President who has said that global warming is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese.We have a president who says it's about mental illness, but the first bill he signed was one allowing mentally ill individuals to buy guns.
I completely empathize - there is something very strange afoot in the USA. Are you an American yourself? If so, I suggest you browbeat, beg, and even threaten your friends of like mind to actually vote next time.I don't know what to say anymore--because I feel it's met by an impenetrable wall of hostile irrationality. And now they have a champion in the White House who has made hostile irrationality "the new normal."
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?