re: Placing blame on inanimate objects versus getting to the root of the problem

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Mental health is a massive problem that people in our country don't want to address.

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And if we're going to get to the absolute source of his mental health, they just said it. He lost both his parents and was an orphan. So bascially, I'm speculating that he came from a broken home.

So before the mental health comes poor to no parenting. Which is a HUGE problem in this country.

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argument 2a supporters have is that the freedom to own guns is worth the gun violence.

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If only we could make criminals follow laws that might work.

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Because this is America, and if I want an rifle, then I'll go get a rifle. It's not to look badass, or feel badass, it's for self preservation.

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Serious question. What kind of threat are you under that you need an assault rifle?

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I agree with a lot of what you said. But over the years my stance on semi automatic rifles has changed. I just don’t really see why something like an AR-15 should be as easy to purchase as any other gun.

I say this as a concealed carry permit holder. I fully understand and advocate the use and ownership of handguns, hunting rifles, shotguns.. but I don’t really see the same need for an AR-15.

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This is where I am

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Serious question. What kind of threat are you under that you need an assault rifle?

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The state and federal gov't.


The founders of this country understood that a disarmed citizenry had no chance of overthrowing a despotic gov't. That's why they put that clause in the constitution.

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Serious question. What kind of threat are you under that you need an assault rifle?

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Could a threat like that never happen?

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The state and federal gov't. The founders of this country understood that a disarmed citizenry had no chance of overthrowing a despotic gov't. That's why they put that clause in the constitution.

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Good point. You should enlist in the National Guard. Or better yet, lobby your elected officials to commission a citizen militia (since we’re so concerned about constitutional language), sign up, and register your weapons so that they may be well regulated (more fun constitutional language!).

It's easier to blame the inanimate object and not the people who are responsible, and others.


My wife is a teacher, she tells me all the time that they see troubled kids in elementary school, but because of PC and other things, they cannot make recommendations to parents, and parents will not do the effort to invest in their kids lives.

They are too interested in buying toys, and being friends with their children instead of parenting.

Look up how many people are killed everyday with a handgun and get back to me.

It's not the guns it's the people. Ban AR15 then handguns will be next.

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Same thing with cars that can go faster than 70mph.

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So like every car on the market?

You didn't really think that through, did you?