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Originally Posted by Abby10
Le me start with this - I don't think anyone is against the enforcement of laws that are currently on the books regarding ownership and carrying of guns. This should be step 1 to be sure they are being enforced. But your post brings up at least 4 issues in need of serious discussion before any laws are changed.
The whole concept of "let's just get rid of this or that" is just too simple and will not solve the real problems. In fact, it reminds me of those who go to the doctor and want the simple fix. Give me a medicine to take care of my problem, which often is just the easy way out. It's much harder to make lifestyle changes that may actually solve the problem, not just mask it. That's how I see this gun problem. Some just want what I see as a quick fix, others may want to do nothing, but many of us would rather address the real issues and see the hard work done in order to obtain long lasting and further reaching changes in our society.
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1. You are correct that simply getting rid of things with no discussion is not good. However, as I keep using as an example...if 18 Cessna planes went down since Jan 1, there would be hearings and public discussion about the Cessna. Yet, all we do on this area of discussions is make speeches to satisfy whatever constituency we want to speak to.....and then wait for the next time our children are killed.
2. There are common sense fixes that should be discussed and integrated. For example, while this had nothing to do with this shooting incident, we had an exec order to not allow recepiants of Social Security benefits who have been already judged not to have the mental capacity to handle their own affairs to get gun permits. That was somehow considered wrong and taken away.
We put people on the terrorists watch lists, YET adamantly defend them to have guns even though we judge them a terrorist threat.
We have open public hearings on many things but this does not seem to rise to the proper importance level and that makes no sense.