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Originally Posted by wackadoodle
No common sense with these gun laws. Get battle field ready weapons off the streets as much as humanly possible. And screen mentally ill people for gun ownership in the future and have locks on guns put on by sane family members.
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The SKS would not be considered a current day battlefield weapon...It is a semiautomatic carbine rifle (requires the trigger to be pulled for each round to be fired) that was used in the 1940's. There are many carbine rifles used today by hunters, ranchers, and hikers. Obviously they are not planning on battlefield operations.
Most STATES (if not all) screen for mental illness on gun purchase documents...I don't believe Hodgkinson was deemed mentally ill by any doctor. Obviously the guys actions demonstrate he is a nut job.
Most STATES have laws that firearms must be stored in a lockable cabinet or trigger lock must be employed when not in use...but some overlook the law (I guess they could compare it to driving over the speed limit).
Again, we don't need more stupid gun laws - we need to change the culture to; it is a cowardly and loser act to attack unarmed people. Don't give the perpetrator the news coverage that he desired so much he was willing to give his life for it.