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Originally Posted by Bucco
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.
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I concur with what you say here, again, as long as the law is followed and not abused painting any specific group with a broad brush. It's important that the right to gun ownership only be taken away on an individual basis after careful scrutiny of facts.
The importance of a discussion on these issues is a no brainer - can't imagine why someone would want to shut that process down and yet they will.
