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Showing Original Post only (View all)The "wouldn't have prevented" gambit on gun-safety laws [View all]
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The families of gun murder victims have received hate mail and death threats; they've been disparaged for having the courage to stand in front of the powerful and say, "No, our public safety laws are not good enough."
Increasing public safety by changing gun laws is about making it less easy to commit mass murder by forcing shooters to pause and reload. That's a terrible calculation to make, but it's reality.
Public safety is about making sure the fired worker with a felony record and a seething rage can't just buy a gun over the Internet or at a garage sale.
And when opponents point the finger at mental health and say "but what about that!" we say yes, how we deal with mental illness needs to change, too. But that doesn't give us leave to abandon our obligation to make our communities safer by changing gun laws...
Read More: http://azstarnet.com/news/opinion/sarah-garrecht-gassen-the-wouldn-t-have-prevented-gambit-on/article_14505150-374f-5e77-99c3-89ce5c0bc139.html
The families of gun murder victims have received hate mail and death threats; they've been disparaged for having the courage to stand in front of the powerful and say, "No, our public safety laws are not good enough."
Increasing public safety by changing gun laws is about making it less easy to commit mass murder by forcing shooters to pause and reload. That's a terrible calculation to make, but it's reality.
Public safety is about making sure the fired worker with a felony record and a seething rage can't just buy a gun over the Internet or at a garage sale.
And when opponents point the finger at mental health and say "but what about that!" we say yes, how we deal with mental illness needs to change, too. But that doesn't give us leave to abandon our obligation to make our communities safer by changing gun laws...
Read More: http://azstarnet.com/news/opinion/sarah-garrecht-gassen-the-wouldn-t-have-prevented-gambit-on/article_14505150-374f-5e77-99c3-89ce5c0bc139.html
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Ole Jim spends a lot of time practicing to shoot people. He looks so proud. What dumbass.
Hoyt
May 2013
#4
The reality is that "Ole Jim" probably hopes and prays that he never has to use ...
spin
May 2013
#8
If ole Jim doesn't have anything better to do than shoot targets resembling humans, he's a loser.
Hoyt
May 2013
#10
Some people just enjoy the lethality of the "sport." Lasers or pellets are better for society.
Hoyt
May 2013
#19
how do you prevent lead pollution from yours and the people you work with shooting lead ammo?
CreekDog
May 2013
#25
Lead pollution is a very serious consideration for health and environmental reasons. ...
spin
May 2013
#28
I will agree that real life and death situations are far different than target shooting. ...
spin
May 2013
#7
None of it prepares you to have the target shoot back or first but I agree that the
flamin lib
May 2013
#9