re: Anti Gun OBers Rejoice!

They love speaking in feel good platitudes. "These people need proper training" is always some mindless nonsense that they throw out there are as a solution. Guess what, Johnny Gangbanger (the group responsible for the majority of gun deaths) won't give a damn about the training requirement just how he doesn't care about possessing an illegal weapon. They want people to be trained but just not trained too well.

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It's never been a gun problem and never will be. It's a society problem.

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I bet that kid could’ve done just as much damage with a broadsword.

Why do we have a legal drinking age and a legal driving age? I guess those are stupid too...

You have to pass more testing to drive a car than own a gun. I understand a car is dangerous but why are some things okay to make laws and rules but others get people so upset?

I'm sure most people on this board would pass all testing and rules so what's the big deal? You can still have the right own a gun if you're a certain age and pass a test just like your car.

Now I know you can argue there are flaws in the testing and age approach but do you really think the way everything is handled now is correct?

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You can still have the right own a gun if you're a certain age and pass a test just like your car.

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This is where you show you don't understand the difference between a given right and an earned privilege. Guns are a right given by 2A, driving is a privilege from the state to use their roads. You don't need a license to drive on your property.

Totally serious. 100%

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They're not a bunch of emo 18 yr olds that just got made fun of on Facebook and are now butt hurt. I'

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If you think this was Cruz, you’re as stupid as Feinstein

I'm just trying to say I'm ready to listen to and try to develop options to try and make things safer. We have done it before with other "rights" and some things we got correct and some things we got wrong but I think its worth trying to help. These tragedies seem to be shifting opinions but not everyone.

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Proper training doesn't prevent someone's intent to kill antoher. However, in theory, it would make them exceptionally better at it.

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That's why I love to force them to play the whole scenario out. They quickly realize how fast it eliminates your rights and how their unintended consequences come to fruition.

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It's a society problem.

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Meaning if your on antipsychotics, then you should be required to have regular checkups with a Dr. if you skip multiple appointments you should be able to buy a gun

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The only tricky part of adding mental health to background checks is that background checks are an extremely inefficient method of preventing criminals from getting guns.

I'll link an article from Politifact (a super left-leaning site) that points this out:

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I don't think adding another complicated layer of regulation to the NICS would make the system more efficient. In my opinion it would bog down the system and squeeze the taxpayers even more.

I do agree that there is a mental health epidemic in the country right now but I don't see this step doing much.

In my opinion, bringing the nuclear family back stronger than ever would fix a lot of societal issues but that would take a lot of time and effort for the US populace.