GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

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Hair, to me gun control and addressing mental health issues are two separate issues.

Regulating the sale, use and ownership of guns is "gun control".
Those with documented mental illnesses cannot purchase a gun; it's part of "gun control" already. That regulation is not keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally/emotionally unstable in some cases because so many are not treated or documented as "mentally ill". Imo, it's an integral part of the gun control discussion, when it comes to school spree killing especially.

Extending the background check criteria might help keep guns out of reach of the unstable, but should their family members be denied protection or their rights because of another's instability? Would it even make a difference since so many mental illnesses are undocumented? I've volleyed this one around in my mind and ultimately think that attempting to regulate gun ownership qualifications further beyond the purchaser him or herself would likely just add more cost and delay to the ownership process without any real benefit (and could be an infringement on some people's rights). JMO.

'What's the need for semi-automatic weapons in our society?'

You attempted (above) to address it and I thank you. You basically said it's 'the idea that a home-owner will want to have them because they want to be as well-armed as criminals entering their home.'

I'm not going to diminish your opinion, but I will respectfully disagree.

I didn't attempt to address it. It's not my opinion that homeowners need assault weapons for adequate self defense; it was clearly labeled as a re-iteration of an opinion expressed by others that I simply understood.

FTR, I don't think homeowners need assault weapons for home protection, but I don't care if they have them if they are legally owned, kept out of reach of children, and not accessible via the qualified owners to any criminals or mentally unstable/violent individuals. That last part is very hard to ensure and that's a big problem for me, as previously stated.

Hotd I wish more people would look at things the way you do. Take a look over at the Brady Bunches FB page and see how they talk about firearms in citizens hands. Some are against anyone other than police and Mil owning any type pf firearm. http://www.facebook.com/bradycampaign


When it comes to the mentally unstable owning firearms, like most I am against it. My thoughts are that we need better communication between doctors and the feds. Lets link the databases and see how many fish that catches.

I feel there are enough laws on the books right now and if they were enforced we would not need more. Did you know that a felon can purchase a hunting license that requires a firearm and it goes unnoticed? IMO that should throw up a red flag and should be looked into.


As far as these 30 round mags go, They are great when used properly. They are great when target shooting at the range. They are also used in shooting competitions. They also come in real handy when hunting coyotes, hogs and many other critters. I can do a mag swap in under a second when using my M-4. So limiting a mag to 10 rounds will solve nothing. Actually when it comes to hicap mags, as a general rule the higher the capacity the less reliable the mag becomes. 30 round mags and below work great, but those 60 round mags and 100 round drums are prone to jamming issues.


IMO we need to start with the children. Take a good look at these violent games they play. They are taught from a young age that shooting someone is no big deal. After all the reset button brings them back to life.

Then look at the music they listen to. It seams like every other rap song on the market talks about shooting someone, or committing a violent act on someone.

Then look at the TV and movies they watch. Even shows like batman are filled with firearms and killing when they once were filled with fist fights and balloons filled with the words POW, SMACK, SWOOSH and more.




We really need to examine all the choices before we start throwing more gun laws at the books.