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In reply to the discussion: For once, let's all ignore the "gun apologist bingo" comments, and brainstorm [View all]HassleCat
(6,409 posts)4. Calls for gun control.
Everyone demands action, and we get a rush of a thousand different ideas, many of which are unconstitutional, some of which are ineffective, and so on. We need to focus on what will work, and be constitutional. The difficult thing is, some of the measures that meet these criteria will not do anything much about mass shootings. We can do more to identify unstable people and keep guns way from them, and that's OK with the constitution.
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For once, let's all ignore the "gun apologist bingo" comments, and brainstorm [View all]
Squinch
Jun 2016
OP
I can't find the bingo card, but after another shooting spree, we compiled a list here:
Squinch
Jun 2016
#9
But I think anything that reduces our "gun culture" will have a secondary effect on mass shootings.
Squinch
Jun 2016
#7
Another great Gomez thread: what Obama tried to get passed in 2013. This is a comprehensive
Squinch
Jun 2016
#16
This is such a ridiculous situation. Yes. What you say "casual sales" need to be stopped.
Squinch
Jun 2016
#28
Change the culture of stigmatization against getting help for one's self or family when it comes
Brickbat
Jun 2016
#27