What should be done, Clark? Serious question based on options available to us.
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I am fine with an Assault Weapons ban.
I think anything we can do to make it more difficult for Weapons such as AR's and other auto and semi-auto weapons stay out of the hands of kids. Making it more difficult will have an affect.
I think our elected officials are smart enough to craft a bill that will allow us to keep our guns and make it much more difficult for kids and those that are mentally ill from acquiring them. Didn't we have a ban in the 90's? Did we have less mass murrders then? Is there data on this?
If I remember correctly the kids at Colombine didn't use AR's....I think they just had shotguns, rifles, and pistols.
I know there are laws on the books already. There needs to be some fawking accountablity.
Hunting-I didn't grow up hunting with an AR or a M-16. I had a Daisy then a Shot Gun. When I grew up I knew that if I even touched any of the shot guns or rifles with out my Father being around. I was going to get an ass whippin'. I got enough of those as it was.
Kids today get rewarded for kills in video games. That's F'ed up.
I am not in some sort of delusion that banning one class of weapon will stop all the Mass Murders. I think it needs to be a multi pronged approach to the problem. Posting armed Vets and or LEO's at every school is a great idea but we can't even fund schools with the educational materials need now.
Can we make our schools fortresses? Sure. Metal Detectors at every door and one way in and one way out through guarded halls.
Will that stop every nut job, probably not. They will go to Wal mart or a movie theater.
I hear lots of talk about it being a mental health issue. Sure it is, and having an irresponsible Government That won't fund any mental health Services does not help. Is it the Gov'ts responsibility? only if they want to try to help solve the issue. Clearly they would rather push it to some else by offering prayers and condolences.
How much does the NRA contribute to Mental Health Services for those most likely to abuse guns?
There is not a clear path forward.
Open and honest discussion and pushing our elected officials towards any sort of positive change is the goal.