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hollowdweller

(4,229 posts)
25. Guns should have been removed from the house.
Wed Jun 29, 2016, 02:04 PM
Jun 2016

If there was nationwide gun registration then it would not be hard for a mental health warrant or something to trip some sort of thing where they come and take them.

My friend was involuntarily hospitalized in NJ and the troopers showed up at his house and wanted his guns. He could get them back if he wanted.

However in TX there is no gun registration and the pistol was passed down.

In an ideal world all guns would be registered and would have a title like a car.

However people at this point are too paranoid about the gov't then using the titles to confiscate firearms.

I felt that after the Heller decision when the court affirmed the right to own guns that it might make gun owners more secure and less likely to oppose some gun control measures that would not take their guns but would reduce gun violence. I mean the more gun violence the more call for more restrictive gun laws so why would any gun owner oppose them. It would preserve their hobby.

However at this point people are still too paranoid and the gun issue such a winner for some politicians, NRA makes so much money off the paranoia.

But that is what we have to do. We need to make people feel like the gov't is not going to come and take their guns for them to be comfortable with some restrictions that will prevent people from getting killed.

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More responsible gun ownership. . .until they stop being responsible and shoot their children Feeling the Bern Jun 2016 #1
The existence of female domestic violence, Ghost Dog Jun 2016 #2
THAT's what you get out of this? That "female domestic violence" needs to be "dealt with"? SunSeeker Jun 2016 #6
That the Gun Issue is of primary importance does not nullify Ghost Dog Jun 2016 #7
Your graphic says "abused woman" IronLionZion Jun 2016 #13
That's what I get out of it too. Akicita Jun 2016 #19
But not too helpful when your crazy ex is breaking down your door to kill you. Akicita Jun 2016 #20
sure they'll admit it--as long as there's a *man* to blame somewhere up the road MisterP Jun 2016 #24
The majority of women who are murdered and murdered by someone they know Beaverhausen Jun 2016 #36
14 calls for disturbances, history of mental illness, one of millions of gun inheritors. jtuck004 Jun 2016 #3
I don't get this Skittles Jun 2016 #4
He was huddled over JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #8
Well, Because RobinA Jun 2016 #12
so in real life Skittles Jun 2016 #37
He propably would have been arrested for domestic violence. Akicita Jun 2016 #21
Justice Thomas just argued Geronimoe Jun 2016 #5
"intentional nonconsensual touching of a family member" Paladin Jun 2016 #31
According to the NRA, everyone should have been more concerned for the gun than their own lives MrScorpio Jun 2016 #9
The NRA would say the girls should have had guns IronLionZion Jun 2016 #14
wtf is someone who has multiple suicide attempts, is obviously mentally ill and violent AntiBank Jun 2016 #10
That was one of my first thoughts. The husband should have "disappeared" the gun years ago. n/t patricia92243 Jun 2016 #11
You'd be surprised just how many gun owners are like her. And the damn gun nuts Hoyt Jun 2016 #29
My position is if there is proven violence or a suicide attempt(in this case multiple ones) then AntiBank Jun 2016 #30
I agree, but you will get a lot of opposition. See what happens if you propose restricting guns for Hoyt Jun 2016 #32
the best way to go is to get Clinton elected, pack the supreme court, roll back heller and move on AntiBank Jun 2016 #33
Very hopefull it plays out like that. I think even Scalia would have supported doing something in Hoyt Jun 2016 #34
the sad and tragic irony... Javaman Jun 2016 #15
A history of mental illness and multiple calls to the police.People Control, Not Gun Control This i Sancho Jun 2016 #16
Well put. Else You Are Mad Jun 2016 #26
Why was there a gun in the house? Why didn't the husband do anything when she went away to reload? Nitram Jun 2016 #17
He was huddled over one of his daughters TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #22
Well, according to pro-gun apologists, the only thing wrong with this Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #18
If only that husband & those kids had a gun... GOLGO 13 Jun 2016 #23
Guns should have been removed from the house. hollowdweller Jun 2016 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #27
Old Women also can kill Family HockeyMom Jun 2016 #28
"To Late", she said. Sunlei Jun 2016 #35
This family knew they had a problem, yet did nothing about it. ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #38
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