by KeithE » Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:14 am
The biggest problem I have with Jon’s post title is the word “the”.
Most frequently with all social ills, we have several “problems” and thus several solutions. Among the problems contributing to mass murder are sinful anger, rapid fire guns, violent movies and video games, poor parenting, mental illness, bad policing , ... Among the solutions to mass murder are multi-round gun control (ban assault rifles), better identification of the mentally ill (for gun registration), better point-of-violence security ... and more foundationally better spirituality/ethics, less violence in movies/videos, better parenting, better mental health interdiction.
All solutions need to be considered and the easy ones that do not unduly hurt liberties should be enacted soon. Banning assault-stytle, rapid-fure guns (not needed for hunting or self-preotection) and universal registration are a good start. Banning handguns (replacing them with non-lethal weapons) could help with the broader murder/suicide prevalence in this country.
Jon can hope for those more foundational solutions take total effect. Existing attempts have not been very effective - anger still abounds. That is why we have laws and law enforcement.
The NRA with their zeal for more gun profits (said to be due to the 2nd Amendment “gun rights") is tying the hands of law enforcement in several ways. The NRA is the largest problem at this time.
Of course if law enforcement wants more armaments/guns, the NRA are all for that - that is why they are all for arming teachers.
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