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In reply to the discussion: So if gun control isn't the answer, what is the answer? [View all]LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)91. The answer is, yes, we must live with it. As long as the 2A exists
I have not seen a single proposal that would stop mass shootings, not one that is constitutional anyway.
As long as the 2A is in effect, this will not stop.
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Obama gave a great speech pushing back on the public to vote for the gun control they say
applegrove
Oct 2015
#2
Nothing nobody would seriously discuss because there's no political gain to be had.
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2015
#3
It's time to tell the Gun Protection Society to pound sand even if it cost us votes. Doing nothing
Hoyt
Oct 2015
#8
Their ability to play with their guns is FAR more important to them than others lives
randys1
Oct 2015
#32
I'm going to cross-post this from the Gungeon; I think it's relevant to what you're asking.
Decoy of Fenris
Oct 2015
#10
then why aren't the mass shootings occurring with this frequency where there is strong gun control?
CreekDog
Oct 2015
#51
I would say largely because those places with strong gun control aren't America.
Decoy of Fenris
Oct 2015
#81
Not of the same scale, but it's not like Chlorine isn't off the table, either.
Decoy of Fenris
Oct 2015
#133
You're right, he couldn't shoot people. He'd still be screwed up, but golly, he don't got a gun.
Decoy of Fenris
Oct 2015
#200
We're not on opposite sides of this, CT, contrary to what you may think.
Decoy of Fenris
Oct 2015
#211
More later. Gotta go do my art essay here in GD...join the discussion if you can
CTyankee
Oct 2015
#212
Ooh, art essay! Okay, you've got me intrigued. I'll swing past GD in a bit. n/t
Decoy of Fenris
Oct 2015
#217
Whatever we do, it should be viewed a long term endeavor. Proposals don't have to be
Hoyt
Oct 2015
#35
I don't agree. It's workable if we just have the will to rid our country of these mass killing . . .
brush
Oct 2015
#65
If insurance is required it would reinforce the need for strong background . . .
brush
Oct 2015
#113
That's where legislation has to come in to make insurance an/or registration a . . .
brush
Oct 2015
#121
Not to mention that the NRA would get into the insurance business and rake in millions.
Snobblevitch
Oct 2015
#125
I want cheeseburgers everyday but they are unhealthy...so as an adult I have to decide
randys1
Oct 2015
#167
Your insistence that we should all have assault weapons if we want them, is just amazing to me
randys1
Oct 2015
#177
I own and use many things that kill many more people than semi-automatic rifles.
hack89
Oct 2015
#179
Which of these has at it's sole purpose to kill people? well, one of two purposes
randys1
Oct 2015
#186
All rifles, not just "assault weapons," account for a tiny percentage of gun crime.
branford
Oct 2015
#163
Like most insurance policies, it would be voided if the person was committing a criminal act.
Waldorf
Oct 2015
#94
"The idea is.." Courts are used to seeing subterfuge in school prayer, maybe abortion...
Eleanors38
Oct 2015
#209
What do we do about the millions of handguns, semi-automatic and automatic weapons
Snobblevitch
Oct 2015
#36
Melt em down any time any of them are used in a crime. Even if they were stolen from someone else.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Oct 2015
#57
How do you control guns when there are already 300 million of them floating around the USA?
Rex
Oct 2015
#33
It's a long hard one that isn't a clear-cut, left-right issue. It involves a holistic approach that
Brickbat
Oct 2015
#44
Thanks for providing those names -- looks like I've got some reading up to do.
Brickbat
Oct 2015
#169
It involves looking at institutions that seem to not have anything to do with our violent culture as
Brickbat
Oct 2015
#173
Hmmmm. Like the 21st amendment we could revise the 2nd amendment and add
madinmaryland
Oct 2015
#103
Your comments just show the sad shape this country is in. Absolutely pathetic.
madinmaryland
Oct 2015
#115
Maybe if the GIC was not running the country, we would not talking talking about GG...
madinmaryland
Oct 2015
#123
Rolling Stone posted a great article tonight about the pro gun arguments they're sick of hearing
Deadshot
Oct 2015
#131
How would you enforce such a ban while staying within Constitutional boundaries?
Ex Lurker
Oct 2015
#136
No one is stopping you from attempting to repeal or alter the Second Amendment.
branford
Oct 2015
#178
As the president said, other countries have people with mental illness but they can control guns.
CTyankee
Oct 2015
#174
I think a society where mental health services are readily and cheaply available to all is a safer
prayin4rain
Oct 2015
#168
As he said, if bullets cost $5,000 we wouldn't have any "innocent bystanders."
CTyankee
Oct 2015
#229