12-18-2012, 11:12 AM
(12-18-2012, 10:50 AM)Midwest Spy Wrote: You're odd for a cop.
Hairy says she likes you and that's great.
Hey, don't misquote me!!! I said, "don't dislike", to be accurate (which is true but irrelevant).
I thought the article that Jim posted with gun statistics/facts and the article about the difficulty of keeping guns out of the hands of those who are mentally ill and/or have a proclivity for violence were both good reads. The latter one, though, only addresses the challenges in keeping the mentally ill/violent from purchasing and doesn't address the challenge of keeping them from gaining access to guns via a qualified owner.
Anyway, neither of the pieces seems too politically-swayed or focused on one incident alone, imo. Maybe as emotions start to level out, we'll start seeing more unbiased reports emerge that at least provide valid current data/information without so much rhetoric. Personally, I don't expect there to ever be full answers, but do like to understand as much as possible about "why/how" so at least efforts can be made to minimize the problem (whether those efforts ultimately focus primarily around stricter gun control or not).