I have tried to stay out of the gun
debate since the shootings in Connecticut. . Knowing that what I say will very likely
make many friends and some family very unhappy, but the NRA has
pushed too far. There is no way in hell I want people armed with
weapons wandering around my children's school. I want them to be gun
free zones, and if school districts and the government can find money
to put an armed guard in my school then they can certainly find the
money to put the counselors and psychologists back into the schools
so young people don't reach their 20's before someone starts
questioning their behavior. The NRA wants a data base of "mentally
ill" people what right do you have to make a data base of people
with a medical problem when you oppose a data base of people who own
weapons. You want a data base then pass a law that says if you want
to own a gun you get a license, and just like a drivers license you
have to take and pass a test before you get it proving you have a
clue about the laws around guns and that you can operate the stupid
thing, and that you understand how to store and secure them when they
are in your home and your possession. You want to own an assault
weapon in case of the zombie Apocalypse( because I see no other use
for them) then you get an additional endorsement on the license. To
the NRA do a quick Google search and you will find that there was a
mass killing on a military base, having good guys armed will not
prevent a mentally unstable person from killing, any more than making
weapons illegal will. We need to deal with the issues that make them
think that a murder suicide is their only way out.We need an open
debate on this and one that does not start with either "take all
the guns" or " you can have my gun when you pry it from my
cold dead hand". What is it going to take, a shooting at a
school where the armed guard is the first one taken out, duh even I
know that is going to be the plan.
It is time for new gun control laws and yes laws will not prevent someone from doing something evil but it will make access more difficult. Honestly do you really feel safe with Walmart selling assault style rifles, you want to sell you get a license every associate who works in that section gets trained on how to talk to someone who wants to buy a gun. You want to sell at a gun show get a license. You want a gun register it just like I register my car,
The loudest voices in this debate should be the responsible gun owners, you should be shouting for ways to make sure irresponsible people never have easy access to a weapon, and stop complaining about the fact that when irresponsible people do get access you get blamed. Of course you get blamed, when we are shocked and hurt we lash out. In the same way you blame my liberal thoughts for the same tragedy. How are we supposed to know that your facebook ranting isn't going to turn you into the next lunatic with a weapon?
I understand that some will not like this, it is not a personal attack. I grew up with weapons in my house and enough rifles at my high school to deal with the invasion in Red Dawn (they wouldn't have made it out of the parking lot let alone into the city), but now it is time to deal with this issue to really talk and really listen.
It is time for new gun control laws and yes laws will not prevent someone from doing something evil but it will make access more difficult. Honestly do you really feel safe with Walmart selling assault style rifles, you want to sell you get a license every associate who works in that section gets trained on how to talk to someone who wants to buy a gun. You want to sell at a gun show get a license. You want a gun register it just like I register my car,
The loudest voices in this debate should be the responsible gun owners, you should be shouting for ways to make sure irresponsible people never have easy access to a weapon, and stop complaining about the fact that when irresponsible people do get access you get blamed. Of course you get blamed, when we are shocked and hurt we lash out. In the same way you blame my liberal thoughts for the same tragedy. How are we supposed to know that your facebook ranting isn't going to turn you into the next lunatic with a weapon?
I understand that some will not like this, it is not a personal attack. I grew up with weapons in my house and enough rifles at my high school to deal with the invasion in Red Dawn (they wouldn't have made it out of the parking lot let alone into the city), but now it is time to deal with this issue to really talk and really listen.
I agree that it is time to deal with the real problem which is mental health reform. And I also agree that part of the solution is reform of gun control laws to help keep guns out of the hands of mentally unstable individuals that would do this. As far as requiring law abiding gun owners to have a license and to register their guns let me point out that those requirements for driving cars do not prevent drunk drivers from killing people nor do they prevent people without a license from driving. people that want to shoot up a school full of children will find a way. Putting an armed police officer in every school will make those schools safer and it is a good stop gap measure to try and prevent another shooting like this, but it is not the solution to the problem. Blaming me, as an NRA member, and telling me I have these children's blood on my hands is not right. I would have sacrificed my own life to protect those children just as all of the heroes that died trying that day. As for saying that the Semi automatic rifles have no purpose other than a zombie apocalypse is also incorrect and shows you have no interest in an open discussion on the subject. You may not have any use for these types of firearms but many other people do both for recreation and sporting uses. Yes they can be used for hunting and frequently are. The so called "Brady Bill" passed by congress and signed by President Clinton back in 1993 did establish rules that strengthened the ability to prevent mentally unstable people and people who have committed domestic violence from obtaining guns. This was done by the national background check that all firearm dealers must go through before selling a firearm. This background check prevented the shooter at Sandy Hook from legally buying a firearm to use in his heinous plan. He then murdered his mother and stole her legal firearms to use. The fact of the matter is that laws are not designed to prevent actions, they are designed to punish. I see no useful point to writing more laws that will only punish law abiding Americans that have done nothing wrong in the first place. I do not know what it will take to solve this problem, but I do know that banning the fictitious "Assault Rifle" will not help. I and many others said this before and I will say it again. All gun free zones do is set up an environment where these nut jobs know there will be no one that can properly resist them so they can inflict maximum carnage and get maximum publicity for it. They are looking to make a name for themselves so that they will live in infamy and be remembered by many.
ReplyDeleteYou do realize that most soldiers on military bases are unarmed right? The terrorist act commuted at Ft. Hood could have been stopped by an armed individual but most of the soldiers weapons were locked away in the armory. This country loves to blame gun owners when things happen why? Does it sound reasonable for me to blame you as a registered car owner every time a drunk driver kills someone? I believe there is a need for reform just not on gun control, we need to reform the mental health system to get these people help before they kill not after. I also think that the government that designated schools as unarmed victim shooting galleries has some responsibility here. All gun free zones do is announce to predators that weak defenseless targets are inside this building. I respect your right to have your opinion but I have to respectfully disagrees with it.
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