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Originally Posted by detamble13
I can respond to the first part but the rest is certainly a grey area. It's very difficult to determine who is so mentally unstable they can't posess firearms. But guns for all is definitely not the answer.
People use tragic events to push their agenda. It's not right but it happens. Anti gun lobbyists are using this story in an attempt to achieve their goals but I don't think this guy has an "agenda". He lost his son and is speaking passionately about an issue that has effected him in a very negative way. I wouldn't have been surprised if he called for world peace. He's searching for his own inner peace and a way to live his life without his son. The fact is his opinion holds more weight than someone complaining about less rounds per magazine.
If these events just continue to draw lines and get everone's back up then nothing will change and this will happen again and again. If you're alright with that then so be it. But how large of a tragedy needs to take place for something to happen? And if such an event were to take place civil liberties will be removed without anyone's opinion (see 9/11)
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It is a complex issue which has no simple easy answers. I am sure action could be taken to improve the situation, however we need to very careful for undesired side effects.
Any action taken to prevent undesired people from getting weapons that also hinders the law abiding citizen from protecting themselves, or the sportsman from his recreational activities is bad. Any action taken that benefits a few high profile privileged people and puts many common people in harms way is bad. A law set up to protect people but in reality turn out to be magnets for wackos and criminals (like gun free zones) need to be re-assessed (figure a way to fix the problem, or remove the restriction that only law abiding citizens obey).
It is sad but we just need to make the best of what we can of the fact that mentally disturbed people exist and criminals exist. I am constantly amazed that many of the people who are anti-gun are not trying to see what they can do to improve our situation by working with 2nd amendment supporters in areas we should agree on - why can't we work together to address the mentally disturbed individuals issue, why can't we work together to enforce existing laws to punish and therefore discourage criminal activity?