Breaking: School shooting with multiple fatalities in Georgia.

Whether you are right or wrong is not my point. I want you, and pray for you to remain hopeful, responsive. Hebrews 11:1
An over indulgence of cynicism will leave one with a sclerotic heart.

 

Zero chance any legislation was getting through both houses with partial GOP control. And even if it did it would probably get struck down by the radical conservative court.

You’re really stretching the both sides bullshit right now.

 

I own a gun and have been on a shooting range within the past month (clay pigeons and outdoor .22 AR target shooting) , but am not at all a gun enthusiast. My answer is that for a small but not insignificant portion of the AR gun ownership, yes - it's a rifle for hunting . . . people.

 

Does Georgia even have a law requiring that sort of storage? What is his responsibility here, from a legal perspective? The convenience of gun owners is the basis of most gun laws at this point in places like Georgia.

 

Should the Republicans that allowed the Dad to retain access to his guns also be accountable? They are the ones blocking common sense laws.

 

Your proposals seem reactionary (i.e. let's examine these factors after the incident). The preventative angle you (might be proposing?) is wildly complex, calling for non-existent resources. Why not prevent guns from being so readily available, not only to children, but to society?

 

Devil's advocate: Has it worked for cigarettes?

 

Yes, yes it has. Between 1998 and 2019, U.S. cigarette consumption dropped by more than 50%

 

They are also really useful for killing many people in a short period of time. I wonder if we could require licenses to carry such weapons for hog hunting? On that note, can you speak to the kinds of firearms deer hunters use? Thanks

 

Good. If he in any way made the weapon available after a visit from the FIB, lock his ass up.

 

I don't know the numbers, but the large # of mass shootings in the U.S. seems somewhat proportional to the large number of guns available, when compared to nations where gun violence is practically non-existent. And do you not see your own deflection right to mental health? SMDH

 

You mean the model that works in literally every other country on Earth?

 

Not sure about Georgia laws but I would guess there is no law that he has to have them locked up. If he was that stupid after having the police come to him about his 13 year old I am not sure a law would make any difference to him. A safe cost about what one gun does or much less depending on the gun. Anyone that owns guns is a fool not to have them in a safe. Just to prevent theft even if you don't have kids makes it worth it.

 

And there it is! It wouldn't have stopped him so why have the law at all!?!? Zero understanding of mitigation.

 

Nice post. Agree w everything except the last sentence. I readily acknowledge that it requires a deranged individual to shoot up a school, concert, shopping center etc. but the availability of guns are a problem in the country. Perhaps your initial suggestions would help mitigate the issue. I wonder, though, how such measures would be accepted by Congress and the gun lobby. It's worth trying (and certainly efforts have been made time and time again), but something different is going to happen in order for the staunch gun folks to accept change.

 

Soooo… basically everything the opposite of what GOP politicians have been pushing since the assault rifle ban went away. (Open carry, no license, no training).