5) What do you have to say to those who are victims of gun violence through no fault of their own?
"depends"
"Same thing I'd say to any survivor of violent crime: "Nobody should have to experience that, and I'm sorry you have."
"The same words of sympathy I would have for those who are victims to gang attacks (I was), drunk drivers (my co-worker was), or airplanes falling out of the sky (like several Va Beach residents were earlier this month)."
"Usually just sympathies."
"Magically eliminating guns wouldn't magically eliminate violence."
"I'd say to them, focus on the people who's fault it WAS that they were victims of gun violence. It wasn't mine. It wasn't the nras. It was the people that pulled the trigger. It might have even been people that mandated being disarmed, yet took no measures to protect those they demanded disarmed."
"I am sorry about your situation, But it does not effect my stance on Gun Ownership"
"Situational"
"Exercise your 2A rights."
"I guess that would depend on the particular situation. Many instances are unique."
"Same as I would to victims of drunk drivers. I am sorry for what they have had to go through."
"Prosecute the criminals. I have done no harm with my guns so leave me, and those like me, alone."
"Sometimes bad things happen to good people. We should not penalize other good people because of it. We must never give up essential liberty while pursuing safety."
"The same thing I would say to the victims of knife violence, car violence, or fist violence. Why should the means matter in expressing sympathy to a victim? Is a gun violence victim deserving of more sympathy than another?"
"I empathize and sympathize with all victims of violent crime. After that I focus on the actual cause of the violence: the two most common being poverty and mental disorder. These are things we can actually do something about to lessen violence."
"Other than sorry that happened to you, nothing much."
"Sorry your family went through that."
"I can sympathize, I'm also a victim of gun violence, I was shot in the leg by an armed criminal back in the 80s. I'm very sorry for what they are going through."
"Same thing I'd say to anyone is suffering from any negative life situation."
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