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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGun Control actually has to control guns
Call it what you want, there is no middle ground on gun control. We have living examples of how effective removing most guns and creating tough controls on gun ownership is at stopping mass murders.
Half-ass measures are ineffective: purchase age to 21? How many mass school shootings in the last 20 years were done by a person under 21 who legally purchased that weapon themselves? One.
Including private and gun show sales with background checks? How many mass shootings in the last 20 years were done by a person that would have been stopped from owning that gun from a background check? None
At the end of the day half measures and compromising and sitting on the fence and saying youre neutral when you need to CYA (Like Delta and others), isnt going to fix the problem.
Getting the guns and strong laws on gun ownership (registration, licensing and restrictions on types of guns limited to hunting and target practice only and annual re-certification on proper handling and gun safety) are the only things that are actually going to fix the issue.
Sorry, especially on this subject, there is no meeting them halfway. Gun control means you control the guns!
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(972 posts)The 21 thing is a good start but let's be honest it will probably, by itself, have little impact on mass shootings. As you pointed out mass shooters are typically over 21.