04-01-2023, 10:19 AM
Can you quantify the impact that banning semi-automatic firearms would have on school violence in terms of numbers?
If the decrease turned out to be marginal would we then be talking about banning all firearms?
If people intending to do violence in schools began using IED's, would we then be talking about banning everything that can be used to make an IED?
What does any of that do to address the fact that we are a violent, disfunctional society going to hell in a handbasket?
Answering these questions requires putting aside emotions and thinking logically. Are people who support legislative band-aids willing and able to do that so we can come up with a comprehensive solution to the problem of rampant violence?
If the decrease turned out to be marginal would we then be talking about banning all firearms?
If people intending to do violence in schools began using IED's, would we then be talking about banning everything that can be used to make an IED?
What does any of that do to address the fact that we are a violent, disfunctional society going to hell in a handbasket?
Answering these questions requires putting aside emotions and thinking logically. Are people who support legislative band-aids willing and able to do that so we can come up with a comprehensive solution to the problem of rampant violence?