[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by redwitch

not quite sure what you're trying to say, gracie, but here's my take. Are we ever going to be able to get all illegal guns off the streets? Probably not. At least not as long as there are drug and turf issues. Do i wish drive-by shootings didn't exist? You betchya. If gang members and drug kingpins feel the need to kill each other, have at it. Losing a bad guy or two is not going to break my heart. Hearing of a toddler being shot or a young, healthy, happy girl being seriously injured because they were in the way does. do i think boston (which did not involve guns), san bernardino, the recruiting office were isis-related? 100%. Orlando i'm not totally convinced. I honestly think this jerk used isis an excuse to kill some gays. He would have done it regardless of his religious beliefs.

to me, you're mixing apples and oranges. The gangbanger and his illegal weapons are not used to deliberately shoot innocent victims. The mass shooter usually has legal weapons in his/her possession. Belonging/not belonging to the nra is irrelevant in either scenario. In both instances, people die but in one instance it is nearly all innocents and is planned long before the first shot is fired. Those people want their 15 minutes of fame. In the other, it is more of an impulse, an act of rage or revenge. Shooting a bystander is not wanted -- too much publicity and a stepping up of police actions.

That is the problem.