I hear people on DU say those with CWP rarely use their guns to shoot others

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116. And again

What I prefer for my daughter has nothing to do with society at large.

I prefer her not to date a lot of people, but that does not mean what I prefer should be applied as a template to all.

And obviously it is personal to you. I know a 3 time killer and have a friend who was murdered.

There are around 50 million gun owners in the US and few of them ever use their guns to harm others - it is already against the law to kill, rob, rape, beat others. And when people are convicted of such, versus accused, then yeah - yank they gun rights like we do other rights (although in Ohio you can still own a gun - it just has to be a black powder one and such).

And as you noted, you have been traumatized and no one will change your mind - and how you use your mind to apply policies to your life and family (like who your kid can date) is your business.

When you use that and extend it to others are when problems occur.

There is a middle ground - more funding for enforcement, more education, getting people to press charges. We don't have the resources often and even prosecutors have to be picky at times which cases are worth the time and money.

If we want change it will take money to work with what we already have, making new laws won't do much of anything but add a burden to a system already cash and resource strapped. Add 100 more laws and no more cops, judges, case workers, etc and you won't get anything real done - except feel better about things.