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Originally Posted by Marmaduke
In my humble opinion, this is an excellent original post, with great give and take exchanges, so far.
I'm so pleased that it has been "civil" to keep a good dialog going. Thx, we may actually learn something, be able to demand action from the adult mental health community and stop blaming AK rifles as the culprit.
As I caught up on News this morning, albeit a few days behind, I opened to a (NY Post) 2 page headline in BOLD CAPS:
GUN CAPITAL OF BIG APPLE
with a subtitle:
48 shootings this year in notorious Brooklyn precinct.
Critically thinking about this article, and based on today's post, I'd agree 100% with the importance to establish the guidelines.
We need to establish definitions and separate mass shootings from gang violence, murder/suicide if we expect to tackle this relatively new plague of mass shootings.
I Nodded in full agreement when I thought about the original posters comments on the media sensationalism. This story had about 7 graphic pictures, followed 6 timelines and was written by 3 reporters right as national legislation is underway.
Thank you for an interesting, informative and intelligent post.
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NYS is one of the tightest gun control states, NYC is way tighter than the balance of the state - almost impossible to legally have a firearm in NYC. NYS Safe Act passed in the dead of the night with little review, sections have been modified or tossed as unconstitutional, classifies an Assault Weapon as containing 1 of the following attributes or "appears as" - so a single shot pre WWI rifle with a Bayonne clip is an assault weapon. Because something "appears as" vs. functions as it is classed because it "appears as" mean or scary. Until we can realistically address the facts of the piece of machinery "firearm" - it is a TOOL, used the wrong way it is dangerous but so is a car, fireworks, medications etc. It is a let's make it look like we are doing something even though it will accomplish nothing because facts are not being clearly reviewed, it is all an emotional response.