RE: While We're At It.....
December 15, 2012 at 12:42 pm
(This post was last modified: December 15, 2012 at 12:45 pm by Tiberius.)
(December 15, 2012 at 12:17 pm)LastPoet Wrote: Its not about forbidding completely guns A Theist, its about better regulation. Having automatic weapons and military caliber guns it goes way over the need to defense.In the USA, it does. The second amendment was specifically created so that citizens could fight back against the government if they believed the government was being too controlling. If the US military has automatic weapons, by the second amendment, so should its citizens.
Quote:What do you think of people owning guns having clean records, with compulsory regular psychological & physical examination, besides some lessons on how to use them when taking the license. This is how its done here, it won't end gun related incidents, but at least keep it to a minimum.Indeed. The thing with tragedies like this is that they aren't commonplace, and are almost always the result of mental health problems not being taken into consideration. Improve mental health detection and care, restrict people with mental health problems from owning guns, and you'll see these incidents drop or disappear completely.
Also, according to at least one expert, the media can do things to reduce the number of shootings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PezlFNTGWv4
(December 15, 2012 at 12:20 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: Because the last time we did that, it led to a huge increase in crime. Remember Prohibition?What do you mean, "remember prohibition"? We're living in a prohibition right now...the prohibition of drugs. Like with alcohol prohibition, the prohibition of drugs has led to huge increases in crime, and also in prison populations.