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 Baltimore. It is baffling.
Speaking of "Assault Weapons" I remember back in the day that sportsmen were not particularly interested in semi-automatic firearms and certainly not ones that had 30 round magazines. It is interesting how the last 30 years has changed what sportsmen are interested in. Many folks want the AR or AK style rifles with high capacity magazines these days. The fact is that the majority would never do anything harmful with one.
I really don't know what there is actionable to do. What I think I know is that most of the solutions bantered around by mostly well-meaning people, along with those with just a political agenda, what not have prevented any of the mass shootings that have occurred.
The two exceptions to all of this are the two early school shootings was Columbine and Sandy Hook. In my opinion, the killer's parent's lack of supervision and/or poor judgment enabled the kids to do what they did.
Anyone is welcome to comment in a well-intentioned and courteous way.
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 Baltimore. It is baffling.
Speaking of "Assault Weapons" I remember back in the day that sportsmen were not particularly interested in semi-automatic firearms and certainly not ones that had 30 round magazines. It is interesting how the last 30 years has changed what sportsmen are interested in. Many folks want the AR or AK style rifles with high capacity magazines these days. The fact is that the majority would never do anything harmful with one.
I really don't know what there is actionable to do. What I think I know is that most of the solutions bantered around by mostly well-meaning people, along with those with just a political agenda, what not have prevented any of the mass shootings that have occurred.
The two exceptions to all of this are the two early school shootings was Columbine and Sandy Hook. In my opinion, the killer's parent's lack of supervision and/or poor judgment enabled the kids to do what they did.
Anyone is welcome to comment in a well-intentioned and courteous way.
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