I am of the belief that more regulation of the gun industry will lead to just that, more regulation. Many, including myself, will view it as an infringement of rights. I really don't see the benefit in this case.
While tragic, and deeply fucked up, this event has zero implications for public policy in any rational mind.
Doing nothing isn't just acceptable, it is logical and in all likelihood inevitable.
While tragic, and deeply fucked up, this event has zero implications for public policy in any rational mind.
Doing nothing isn't just acceptable, it is logical and in all likelihood inevitable.
And this happened about half an hour from where I live.
How can you support punishing millions of innocents for the acts of a handful of loons who are already neutralized via incarceration or death?
I'm willing to bet you'd change your tune if your kid was in the school.
If by punishing you mean making it so you don't have access to certain things in an effort to keep more kids from being killed, yup I support that.
I think losing the right to own an assault weapon for example is acceptable if it saves one kid from losing their right to breath.
Very likely I would, then again do you think every gun owner who lost their child there wants gun bans now?
I'm not a gun owner myself...
I don't think the feelings of people closest to rare tragedies should be the benchmark for setting sober public policy that impacts millions.
Do we ask the mother who just lost her child to a drunk driver if alcohol should stay legal?
While tragic, and deeply fucked up, this event has zero implications for public policy in any rational mind.
Doing nothing isn't just acceptable, it is logical and in all likelihood inevitable.
And this happened about half an hour from where I live.
If by punishing you mean making it so you don't have access to certain things in an effort to keep more kids from being killed, yup I support that.
I think losing the right to own an assault weapon for example is acceptable if it saves one kid from losing their right to breath.
I think losing the right to own an assault weapon for example is acceptable if it saves one kid from losing their right to breath.
How can you support punishing millions of innocents for the acts of a handful of loons who are already neutralized via incarceration or death?
you neglected to read the rest of my post. I said, "outside" of banning guns.
If we as a people held your pessimistic view of humanity, we'd still be living in caves. The fact that your post also stigmatizes anyone who would dare think that this incident should have implications for public policy is "irrational" just demonstrates how disconnected from human empathy you are.
You do not get to set the agenda for public policy or human progress. Thank God that is the case.
From time to time kids die on roller coasters and drown in swimming pools, does saving those few lives justify depriving millions of the enjoyment those things bring?
Hell no.
Stop letting CNN get your blood pressure up.
From time to time kids die on roller coasters and drown in swimming pools, does saving those few lives justify depriving millions of the enjoyment those things bring?
Hell no.
Stop letting CNN get your blood pressure up.
What "millions" and "punishment" are you envisioning? Reasonable gun restrictions (which I am not calling for) and/or improvement of our woefully deficient mental health system would punish nobody. Moreover, the flaws in our mental health system don't JUST lead to spree killings - they lead to innumerable murders and violent crimes every year.
false ..... equivalency.... again..... again..... AGAIN!!!!
From time to time kids die on roller coasters and drown in swimming pools, does saving those few lives justify depriving millions of the enjoyment those things bring?
Hell no.
Stop letting CNN get your blood pressure up.
I think if infringing on your 2nd amendment rights would lead to less of these types of crimes I would support it.
You don't have access to tanks and armed drones, there is lots of weaponry private citizens cant easily get. So there are already limits to the 2nd amendment. Maybe we need more limits?
Can you explain the way in which you believe this equivalency is false?
I've never saw a person mudered with a swimming pool, or a rollercoaster. to add, swimming pools and rollercoasters are not weapons of war.