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In reply to the discussion: I hear people on DU say those with CWP rarely use their guns to shoot others [View all]Generic Other
(29,082 posts)No matter what a court said about his innocence. Also, a civil court awarded the victim's family a whole lot of money based on their presumption of his guilt in spite of his being acquitted by a criminal court. Oh the fucking injustice of it all.
CWP is a privilege, not a right. Some behaviors should mean suspension of the privilege. A history of DV is one of those behaviors in my opinion. But you keep defending the rights of men such as this guy. That's why you are all in danger of having this privilege curtailed by the public. It's coming. Wayne La Pierre will not save you from the day of reckoning. Because the public is growing sick of your ridiculous lax attitude toward gun ownership. 70% already have indicated they are ready for meaningful legislation with reasonable new rules to regulate gun ownership. They want men like this one evaluated before being allowed to carry a gun let alone a CWP. The fact that he obtained permits and weapons given his history and subsequent actions proves to me that we need to better regulate gun owners to weed out the ones who are a menace.
So you have now convinced me. Thank you. Background checks of all gun owners. Suspension of rights for those deemed a danger to themselves or others. Those who are flagged as problematic can go through the hoops to prove they have resolved the issues before having their right to carry a concealed weapon honored.