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SheilaT

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33. Here's how I see it.

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 01:38 AM

Apr 2013

We have essentially unlimited gun access in this country. And every single day how many people are killed with guns? And how many more are merely wounded, crippled, or maimed?

If you consider those number acceptable then okay for you. But I don't. And it's simplistic to say, target the person using the gun. So long as we have unfettered access it's not possible to target the gun user, except after the fact. Meanwhile, another person is killed. And another. And another.

I do not think your access to guns justifies that. If you do, then I think you need to accept the responsibility for the 30,000 people each year who die from gun violence. You can't shrug it off by mumbling something about responsible gun owners. Nope. If there weren't so many guns out there . . . well I'm beginning to repeat myself.

Keep your guns. But also keep responsibility for all of the gun deaths and woundings that occur. You don't get one without the other.

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In just seconds, a boy, a gun, a death, then grief [View all] Robb Apr 2013 OP

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I have gotten heartily sick of the continued SheilaT Apr 2013 #31

Well One of Many Apr 2013 #32

Here's how I see it. SheilaT Apr 2013 #33

Access One of Many Apr 2013 #34

Inot only support stiff penalties for SheilaT Apr 2013 #40

one of many what? Skittles Apr 2013 #5

Really? One of Many Apr 2013 #8

Why should any one have access to guns? SammyWinstonJack Apr 2013 #35

so One of Many Apr 2013 #37

Do you mean just civilians, or law enforcement and military as well? n/t. TimberValley Apr 2013 #39

Go ahead, start the speech about Nazi's at any moment. JaneyVee Apr 2013 #36

Incidents like these are not tragedies but are the result avebury Apr 2013 #4

Bingo. TroglodyteScholar Apr 2013 #9

Leaving a weapon One of Many Apr 2013 #12

Are you kidding? TroglodyteScholar Apr 2013 #14

Unregistered One of Many Apr 2013 #16

Possession of an Unregistered Firearm (26 U.S.C. � 5861) TroglodyteScholar Apr 2013 #19

No worries One of Many Apr 2013 #20

And I did misread the registration law TroglodyteScholar Apr 2013 #21

That statue applies to NFA weapons... beevul Apr 2013 #22

You're right... TroglodyteScholar Apr 2013 #23

Registration One of Many Apr 2013 #25

Other than the wharrgarble of gun owners, what exactly did it lead to? Robb Apr 2013 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author One of Many Apr 2013 #17

+1 One of Many Apr 2013 #18

Look for an increase in accidental gun deaths too geomon666 Apr 2013 #6

All the adults should be arrested malaise Apr 2013 #7

People are arrested for negligence all the time. baldguy Apr 2013 #11

Mostly when cops are involved. You or I would have been arrested. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #13

Wish I knew malaise Apr 2013 #15

The Ten Commandments, er, First Ten Amendments of the Constitution must not be questioned. freshwest Apr 2013 #24

nonsense One of Many Apr 2013 #26

Nonsense? As if I didn't know that? You didn't see the sarcasm? Icon added for you. freshwest Apr 2013 #28

So we agree One of Many Apr 2013 #29

I was speaking the religious zealotry of gun fanatics. EOM. freshwest Apr 2013 #30

K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2013 #27