GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

[Jimbone]

What laws are you talking about? The New York state laws? The proposed federal laws?

Do you object to the universal background checks, the stricter enforcement of laws against straw purchases, and better coordination between federal, local, and state authorities? I can support those areas of the proposed new laws.

I don't understand why facilitation of greater public awareness, education and prevention don't seem to be addressed by anyone, but could be that it's in the proposals and just hasn't been emphasized in the media (I'm wishful thinking here because I gotta believe that if I'm thinking how much can be done through common sense without legislation, others must be too). This would be something that could not only minimize gun violence, but any type of planned violent attack.

Anyway, I get the sense that you're vehement objection is limited to the banning certain gun types, and possibly the magazine caps and universal registration requirements?

One thing to keep in mind, even using executive order/action to push through some of the proposed new control measures (mostly on the administrative side), there will be a lot that must go through Congress. It's gonna be a tougher fight for Obama to get all of his proposals approved by the federal congress than it was for Cuomo to do so on a state level; Obama will likely have to compromise and negotiate down. Its not an all or nothing package.

This is political theater and opportunism at its worst. It's plain to see and blatantly obvious.

I'm vehemently opposed to the fallacy of this entire exercise. Banning semi-automatic weapons that look scary isn't the answer. Banning high capacity magazines isn't the answer. Better background checks? You mean the ATF is doing a sucky job now, and we think they'll do better under a new law? Background checks to buy bullets, seriously?

A close look at the data will show that legally owned weapons aren't the problem, and 'assault weapons' are rarely used in firearm fatalities. Yet who do these laws and restrictions affect? Legal gun owners and 'assault weapons'. No criminal is going to think twice because of a new law, and someone intent on mayhem will only plan around it.

These mass killers were almost all universally on someones radar... for fucks sake some of them were under psychiatric care! If a Dr. can't see the threat, what makes anyone think a public awareness campaign is going to help? They aren't seat belts, they are crazy people!

If anyone was truly serious about lowering firearm fatalities, they would pass a law banning gangs. Gangs would become public enemy number one, and every resource available would be used to hunt every gang member down and incarcerate them for life. Watch your 12K gun deaths likely drop in half.

Instead, law abiding citizens will be more restricted... the death toll will stay high... and eventually another asshole will kill a lot of people at one time.

What then?

Wait, I know. More laws restricting our freedoms.

This is retarded, and it's an attempt to assuage guilt over the loss of those poor little babies who were killed by a mental patient.

I guess this only bothers me... probably Maggot and FU... so I will just shut the fuck up and enjoy the new protection my government is providing me. Baaaaaaaa! Baaaaaaaa!