tigerswood
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[video]https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/02/15/marco-rubio-florida-school-shooting-parkland-proposals-prevent-senate-floor-sot.cnn[/video]
Posted on the Pit thread, but think it deserves repeating. Rubio says that there are no laws that could have prevented (or help prevent) yesterday's shooting. What an absolute joke from a corrupt, NRA-beholden politician. Laws that could have made it much more difficult and possibly prevented it, just off the top of my head:
1) You can't buy an AR 15 or similar assault weapon if you're under 21 - make it the same as pistols
2) You can't buy an AR 15 or similar assault weapon at all - unless you go through vigorous background checks similar to those required to get clearance to own an automatic weapon (almost impossible)
3) If you're kicked out of a public school for disciplinary reasons, you cannot buy a gun
4) If you're currently being treated or have been treated for mental health issues within the past X number of years, you cannot buy a gun - this one's tricky
5) Increase law enforcement's ability to track online/social media threats and make arrests, require mental health assessments/treatment/etc, prosecute as necessary
Posted on the Pit thread, but think it deserves repeating. Rubio says that there are no laws that could have prevented (or help prevent) yesterday's shooting. What an absolute joke from a corrupt, NRA-beholden politician. Laws that could have made it much more difficult and possibly prevented it, just off the top of my head:
1) You can't buy an AR 15 or similar assault weapon if you're under 21 - make it the same as pistols
2) You can't buy an AR 15 or similar assault weapon at all - unless you go through vigorous background checks similar to those required to get clearance to own an automatic weapon (almost impossible)
3) If you're kicked out of a public school for disciplinary reasons, you cannot buy a gun
4) If you're currently being treated or have been treated for mental health issues within the past X number of years, you cannot buy a gun - this one's tricky
5) Increase law enforcement's ability to track online/social media threats and make arrests, require mental health assessments/treatment/etc, prosecute as necessary