AndyS
AndyS's Journal'No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
That was the Onion headline. Turns out that's true. Unless of course any of this mattered:
What the fuck is wrong with us?
It's a constant now and it doesn't have to be.
Yesterday 9 people killed in San Jose. In Dallas/Fort Worth and environs three police officers killed in a standoff, a man was shot by police while holding a woman at gunpoint, three people were killed in a domestic argument and I'm only mentioning the headlines not the mundane everyday violence. Mundane everyday violence? Yeah, it's a thing now.
What the fuck is wrong with us? Texas just passed an open carry law that allows anyone 21 years and over to openly carry a loaded handgun with no permit, no training and no background check joining 19 other states. I repeat, What the fuck is wrong with us?
It doesn't have to be this way. Even without confiscating most of the guns in civilian hands (my preferred approach) IT CAN BE FIXED.
Expand background checks to include ALL gun transfers. Open background checks to include violent misdemeanors as well as felonies. Extend those checks to local law enforcement to include social media content, interviews with family and employers/fellow employees. Require this background check to receive a 'permit to purchase' with a three month expiration date. Include in that permit to purchase a requirement for mandatory safety training and proof of liability insurance before purchase.
None of this is unconstitutional. The gunner argument against this is that it inconveniences 'Law Abiding Citizens'.
Well, I've got some news for ya, Gunner. It's damned inconvenient to stop your everyday life and plan a damn funeral.
Can somebody please explain this to me? Anybody?
The Israeli Palestinian conflict has raged for 9 days.
They are at war with each other using rockets, missiles and other weapons of mass destruction. Deaths have reached more than 200.
Meanwhile in America about 750 people have been killed with guns.
President Biden is calling for a cease fire in the Middle east region. Can we have a cease fire here in America?
I just don't understand how two Peoples at open war with each other using weapons of mass destruction can only manage to kill 200 while we here in America can kill three times that with easily available civilian guns while we are at peace.
Can somebody please explain this to me? ANYBODY??
(because somebody will ask for a link to support my numbers, JUST GOOGLE IT FOR GOD'S SAKE)
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