I feel guns are definitely equalizers in cases like this where there is a huge disparity in physical strength. I just wish there was some way to stop the mass shootings by the mentally ill people.
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If you have to have guns in society, regulate it just like cars. In order to get a gun get a permit by taking a written test and a range test to show that you know how to safely use and operate a weapon. Also be required to carry insurance
I donāt think thatās too much to ask.
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You probably need a ārage testā and psychological evaluation too.
UK also has mass surveillance. That was how most of this unfolded.
China is a bad influence to west for this.
The UK also had a huge problem with knife attacks, so they regulated knives. They also have an increasing problem with acid attacks, but the media wonāt cover that one much.
In theory, now youāre safer. Criminals will get rid of the guns that are now illegal.
Baby stepsā¦
Geez, getting close to homeā¦
Wait, it wasnāt a military style assault weapon?
Nope, but the extended magazine is illegal in CA. See, I didnāt jump all over you, did i? Buuuuut, hindsight is 20/20 right? I mean the police were called to his house and it does appear he had some demons from serving. I could honestly care less about his life, but 12 innocent lives were lostā¦again.
Here you go, Mr. Seattle. Assuming this is a trend (going the wrong way now), something should be doneā¦
You mean that proves my point. The magazine he had was illegal, but that didnāt stop he from getting it.
āA mental health specialist met with him and didnāt feel he needed to be hospitalized.ā
So the mental health system failed him and the victims. How often do we see that? The FL school shooter literally asked for help and was told no.
Notice they include suicides to say the number of gun related deaths is increasing? Do you really think banning guns would eliminate all of those suicides or would they just pick a different way?
Also, every single time you ignore that removing guns increases assault, sexual assault, home robbery, and a host of other crimes.
My point was more that if studies showed that the trend was heading the wrong way, a reversal of the stats that you had shown previously, then something needs to be done. That something is not necessarily removing guns. Isnāt a combat veteran who could probably put together a dismantled gun blindfolded a ticking time bomb if he is having some post military issue?
Notice they include suicides to say the number of gun related deaths is increasing? Do you really think banning guns would eliminate all of those suicides or would they just pick a different way?
You completely ignored that which explains why the article says gun deaths are increasing.
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Is the article factually correct or not? Sure, you can pick it your way. I just threw it out there for discussion. I donāt know what the answer is, other than it is getting closer to home. Absolutely someone can jump in front of a BART train to kill himeself/herself and piss off a ton of commuters at the same time. I donāt have a problem with someone wanting to end it via gun, knife, slingshot, but donāt take innocent lives with you.
Do you consider gun suicides a gun problem or a mental health problem? Do you think without guns those people wouldnāt commit suicide? They are using an increase in gun suicides to say gun violence is increasing.
Well, are they technically wrong? Suicide by gun is a violent way to go, no?