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I don't know! I don't give jack! All I want is to keep people from being murdered! And besides, you can easily forget to put the safety on and pull the trigger by accident.
I never said we should do nothing. All I've said is that what you want to do doesn't work.
Yes, I feel for them. It is a great tragedy for them. Now, what do you want me to do?
It does not deal, however, with the plain fact that hardened criminals tend to ignore the law anyway.You seem to think that the number of guns will be constant no matter what the laws are, and you seem to think people will brandish them as freely no matter what the laws are, and that doesn't make sense.
What about the laws and regulations not being enforced enough? People may kill people, but people also usually use tools to kill people.
Revoke the licenses of people who have anger issues or mobility issues or alcohol issues.Yes, that would be called an accident. Those happen with pretty much everything we have in this life, including cars. How do you propose we stop all these car accidents that take far more lives than guns do?
What about the laws and regulations not being enforced enough? People may kill people, but people also usually use tools to kill people.
They were literally handed weapons in high school, but nobody shot each other. The laws have, if anything, become more strict. What changed: the guns, or the people?
Maybe because people selling the knives, the police, mental health people, and politicians are not doing their jobs?!Yes, and when guns are heavily regulated enough, what do people with murderous intent do? Here's a clue: Why is knife crime increasing in England and Wales?
Maybe because people selling the knives, the police, mental health people, and politicians are not doing their jobs?!
Yes, and when guns are heavily regulated enough, what do people with murderous intent do? Here's a clue: Why is knife crime increasing in England and Wales?
And, when my dad was in high school, the same tools were available, to the point that the schools were literally handing them the tools. But they were not shooting each other. That started when I was in high school.Yes, people kill people, but people also regularly use TOOLS to kill those people!
All weapons are "killing machines." Have you ever watched "The Rifleman?" At the beginning of each show the star, Chuck Connors, walks down a street firing a lever action Winchester, which was invented in 1866, as fast as any semiautomatic. Everything else that you proposed above is already in effect. I have owned guns since 1955 I now own three guns, one since '59, one since '66 and one since '16. None of them have ever gone on a killing spree.If you own firearms, your responsibility is to be sure they do not get in the hands of someone with murderous or suicidal intentions. You of all people should know how deadly and dangerous firearms are. We do need better law enforcement and mental health services, but we shouldn't be selling weapons without doing background checks, nor should we be selling weapons that can easily be converted into killing machines.
People will always want to kill people, no matter the time period. The question is how do we keep it low?And, when my dad was in high school, the same tools were available, to the point that the schools were literally handing them the tools. But they were not shooting each other. That started when I was in high school.
Which changed: the tools, or the people?
All weapons are "killing machines." Have you ever watched "The Rifleman?" At the beginning of each show the star, Chuck Connors, walks down a street firing a lever action Winchester, which was invented in 1866, as fast as any semiautomatic. Everything else that you proposed above is already in effect. I have owned guns since 1955 I now own three guns, one since '59, one since '66 and one since '16. None of them have ever gone on a killing spree.
.....I served 2 tours in Vietnam. I was shot down 5 times wounded once. See my 911 '68 picture below. Yes I know how deadly firearms are. I have seen first hand what a oppressive government does to unarmed citizens.View attachment 229063
Really? Because the students were not killing each other when my dad was in high school, even though they had the tools. What changed?People will always want to kill people, no matter the time period. The question is how do we keep it low?
Look up the Valentine's Day massacre in the prohibition era. What's changed? NOTHING!Really? Because the students were not killing each other when my dad was in high school, even though they had the tools. What changed?
I'm not gonna be debating God and his role in the evil of this world or whatever. What I am going to say is something that needs to be said.
We've had yet another school shooting this morning in Texas. We've had yet another wicked, truly evil person walk in freely and murder eight students. If that does not outrage you, you are not human and have no pulse.
The last thing we need to offer are just "thoughts and prayers." Thoughts and prayers are not enough anymore. God hates gun violence. Period. And so should we.
How many school shootings is it going to take for the church to wake up to the fact that there are truly evil people in this world? That Satan has made it clear he is not going to play fair? Does it have to go so far as to seeing their own children murdered? I'm all for the second amendment, but is it worth defending at the cost of these kids lives?
Bottomline, this is all outrageous and disgusting. All of us, liberals, conservatives, Christians, Atheists, whatever! We all need to start sending demands our police and politicians and gun manufacturers, "DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!"
Bottomline, this is all outrageous and disgusting. All of us, liberals, conservatives, Christians, Atheists, whatever! We all need to start sending demands our police and politicians and gun manufacturers, "DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!"
That was not a school shooting. The first high school mass shooting like this was Columbine in the 1990's. They did not have those in my dad's era. What changed?Look up the Valentine's Day massacre in the prohibition era. What's changed? NOTHING!
Australia really put a lockdown on gun distribution and gun violence has gone down dramatically.
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