Judging by min's link that shows that there is almost a "mass shooting" per day in the US.... "now is not the time" happens daily.
Brian is right, the big reason behind all these is easy access that comes from a flooded market.
I was recently shocked that they sold fireworks at Tesco, here in the UK... imagine how I felt when I was told that you 'murricans can buy guns at Walmart!!
This sort of attitude towards guns needs to change.
Civilians don't need guns.
But what we find, for this case, is "Authorities said they found multiple weapons in the gunman’s vehicle."
If that guy used only one or two weapons to kill more than 20 people, imagine the damage he could have done.
I'm not a politician, but, considering all that you've been through, I can envisage a phasing out plan... demanding proper registration and a yearly renewable license to own a firearm, seem sensible and in line with many other countries. As soon as the license expires, due to lack of payment, lack of psychological ability, or lack of physical capacity, the weapons are confiscated, or bought by the state (or some federal mechanism) at a symbolic price.
One could go further and impose only one weapon per person, or per household.
Guns would only be sold at specialty stores with strict connections to a centralized system aimed to prevent fraud in licenses and registrations.
Heck, If I ever wanted to buy a gun in Portugal, I have no idea where to go... yellow pages? I'm sure that is not the case in the US. Is there any american here who doesn't know where they can buy a gun, not too far from their place of residence?
Brian is right, the big reason behind all these is easy access that comes from a flooded market.
I was recently shocked that they sold fireworks at Tesco, here in the UK... imagine how I felt when I was told that you 'murricans can buy guns at Walmart!!
This sort of attitude towards guns needs to change.
Civilians don't need guns.
But what we find, for this case, is "Authorities said they found multiple weapons in the gunman’s vehicle."
If that guy used only one or two weapons to kill more than 20 people, imagine the damage he could have done.
I'm not a politician, but, considering all that you've been through, I can envisage a phasing out plan... demanding proper registration and a yearly renewable license to own a firearm, seem sensible and in line with many other countries. As soon as the license expires, due to lack of payment, lack of psychological ability, or lack of physical capacity, the weapons are confiscated, or bought by the state (or some federal mechanism) at a symbolic price.
One could go further and impose only one weapon per person, or per household.
Guns would only be sold at specialty stores with strict connections to a centralized system aimed to prevent fraud in licenses and registrations.
Heck, If I ever wanted to buy a gun in Portugal, I have no idea where to go... yellow pages? I'm sure that is not the case in the US. Is there any american here who doesn't know where they can buy a gun, not too far from their place of residence?
