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Originally Posted by harry black
There are over 14,000 gun murders each year in this country and doing nothing about it should be unacceptable to all! Doing nothing when you're murder rate is 10 times higher than, for example, Japan, is not an option. The amount of firepower allowed to be possessed by the average citizen for protection or hunting should be limited. Failing a background check at a gun dealer and being able to walk across the street and successfully buy a gun at a gun show makes no sense. Does it? All guns should be registered (like automobiles) so that they can be tracked in the event of a crime. Is this not common sense? Will these changes not have the potential to reduce street crime in this country? If not please explain why not??
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You are throwing numbers about like they are getting out of control, when in fact they are less in proportion than many other countries. You compared them with other countries, so don't blame me for correcting you. Numbers can be manipulated to suit the view you want it to project. In an earlier post, I showed how out of 218 countries, the USA didn't even place in the top 100 in violent crimes per capita.
My question to you is, what would you do to prevent these from happening. Because none of what you suggested would have mattered to the recent mass shooting. The perpetrator apparently purchased his weapons legally. Most of you have never been to a gun show, so you do not even understand how they work. All the dealers at the gun shows are required to fill out paperwork for a background check of the customer and there IS a wait time before taking possession of the weapon. Contrary to the lies passed about by those that do not know.
Once again, I will ask you the question that cannot be answered. What would you change to prevent these killings?
Let me give you my answer that has proven to help a little. More concealed carry permits and less gun free zones. WHAT!! Yes, gun carrying citizens that are trained and qualified in handling guns safely and knowing the state laws, are a decent deterrent. It won't stop all of the crime, but it has proven to lower the crime rate. It will deter crimes of opportunity, but it won't stop crimes perpetrated by the mentally unstable. You are not going to prevent the actions of the unstable unless you can diagnose the mental illness and treat it early. Almost an impossible task.
You can't get rid of the guns
Registration identifies the gun but won't stop it from being used
Limiting the amount of guns one can purchase won't stop killings
Gun free zones won't stop killings. In fact, it makes it easier.
Taking guns away from good people just makes it easier for bad people with guns to commit crime. Guns don't kill people. People kill people. Your only protection against bad people with guns are good people with guns.
And remember, diagnosing mental illness might stop mass killings but it won't eliminate drive by shootings, shooting in conjunction with robberies, and gang related shootings.
So, instead of using guns as a political argument, liberals need to find some other RIGHT to control. The first amendment seems to work well for them. Attacking free speech and the war on the church seems to go well for the left.