BeachBumDeac
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I take offense to that statement. I really do. You think I think it's alright that a bunch of little kids were shot to death and that we shouldn't do anything about it?
I'll be the bigger person here and just ignore the sentiment there.
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My view is that, the larger issue is the people getting the guns not the guns themselves. Look at my comment about the NICS approach. 50 people of about 50,000 were held accountable for not passing a background check. Clearly I have a huge problem with that and the loopholes at gun shows.
And again, my contention is that defining what is and isn't an assault weapon is the problem and is the wrong way of thinking. Look at VT in 2007. Cho used two handguns and killed, what, over 30 people? So are handguns now assault weapons?
Clearly, if there was a database/registry that showed that he (Cho, Lanza and most of the others) had continued problems with a recorded mental illness throughout his life, he wouldn't have ever been able to buy a gun. So again, let's go ahead and put a ban on XYZ weapon because, again, that's clearly worked so well before...
What about the way out of whack numbers for accidental shootings and suicides with guns in this country compared to other developed countries? We have a MUCH bigger gun problem than just crazy people committing mass shootings. How do you propose to stop things like this:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/3...-station-draws-comparisons-to-trayvon-martin/
http://www.kctv5.com/story/20574105/boy12-dies-after-accidental-shooting-in-caldwell-county
http://lancasteronline.com/article/...-dies--family-plans-to-donate-her-organs.html
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