Gun Control?
Whenever there is a "mass shooting" everyone starts talking again about what can be done to reduce or eliminate future instances. Currently one of the topics being discussed is preventing sales to people who are mental. It is a great idea, but where does a gun dealer or owner selling firearms find a database of these people? Looking at some of the people that commit these horrific acts it would be difficult to identify them as "mentally ill" from a medical perspective. I agree that most are deranged evildoers, but how do you find a way to categorize them before the fact and have them on a "Do Not Possess" list? There is also the "due process" issue as well. I read statistics about shootings in the US from time to time and frequently wonder why the public outcry is so loud when someone shoots a group of people like in the El Paso, Texas Walmart versus the much higher recurring numbers of shooting deaths in larger cities, e.g. Chicago or Balt