Another gun company to relocate from Colorado

[DonCoquixote]

104. It is one thing to be a proponent of violence

But another to deny that it can sometimes happen, and not because you sought it. If a KKK member wants to kill you, talking may help, and on the other hand you may not get the chance before his weapon kills you (be it a bullet, or a fist.)

If we want to stopviolence, we have to admit it happens, or else get accused of denying facts. What makes the Gun situation in this country is a lot more than just owning guns, even though the idea of owning military grade weapons is attackable in itself. What makes things lethalis that people want the power, but then shriek when you ask them to take responsibility for that power.

It is the fact that someone like Adam Lanza, who, based on descriptions of his mental illness never,ever,should have been given access to guns,was bought them by his mother, that makes the American problem of violence so bad. America does not even see Violence as a necessary evil, but a virtue, and therefore they get defensive when they are asked to think about violence. That is why they want to sell guns to whoever wants them, for whatever reason. Never mind the fact that everything else from food to car seats is regulated, taxed, and observed. Never mind the fact that we license certfiactes in everything from Microsoft to Massage Therapy, each having it's own sets of "do this, do not do THAT" that someone can be held accountable to to keep their license.

Lest you think I jump on you, I do agree that "it's the guns stupid" I also think the key to whittling down bad behavior is niot to ban it outright. We know how that worked for alcohol, and how well that is working for pot. Yes, I think a war on guns would mirror the war on drugs, because it does not deny that people want them, and it totally destroys any incentive to have responsible users and providers. The ideal is to control the SALE of the stuff..so that the blackmarket is a lot weaker, and you can hold people accountable for what they do. You then focus your efforts on making the product UNDESIRABLE instead of illigeal. That is what worked for Smoking. Even though every teen idol and actress from Justin Beiber to Natalie Portman smokes, tenn smoking,which is the guage for long term smoking, has gone down, why? because we focus on making smoking uncool in PSAs, and yes, we made it expensive through Tax. Sometimes carrots and sticks are not enough, sometimes you just have to make people desire things less.