larryselbows
Banned
With all of the recent gun violence, what is the sentiment on the board about Gun Control? I personally am beginning to think there is some merit to it.
With all of the recent gun violence, what is the sentiment on the board about Gun Control? I personally am beginning to think there is some merit to it.
The guns supposedly used in today's attack were SA 9mm pistols. Not assault riffles as has been the recent trend. What are you going to control? Everything but black powder riffles?
Too add, there was also an attack at a school in China today where 22 students and a teacher were attacked. The weapon? A knife. Are we to start controlling knives as well?
We need to figure out why people, young men seemingly, are deciding that shooting up a number of other people and then offing themselves is a viable choice to whatever is wrong in their lives.
There boviously needs to be some control.
I am for:
Background checks
Open carry
Concealed carry with a permit.
Required shooting course to get renew that permit. This course is for you to demonstrate that you are proficient with a firearm and are capable of properly shooting the weapon.
This was a horrible tragedy. But if this guy was unable to get a gun he would have come up with something else. A knife, a bomb, run over people with his car...something. If a crazy person is set on killing then they will find a way.
I agree with this. I think its poverty. I think more than anything we need to find a way to solve poverty. Everyone doesnt need to be rich, but its a big problem when people are so upset about their lives and struggle so much with just surviving, let a lone living a happy life. I also think we have to take a look at our culture and figure out why we have so many screwed up teenage bullies. What are we teaching our children by our actions? Why do people feel the need to be rude to people for no reason, other than just because they arent cool enough for them.
And bombs just arent that easy to make. Thats why you dont see a lot of bomb attacks.
I dont think that is enough stoked. It sounds like exactly what we already have.
I disagree with the idea that people will find another way to kill. Its not that easy for people to come up with another way that is as equally efficient as guns, and as readily available. Knife attack casualties arent the same. Its harder to kill as many. And bombs just arent that easy to make. Thats why you dont see a lot of bomb attacks.
I do not think guns are the issue. Mentally troubled people is the issue.
To reinforce this is the fact that Chicago had one of the strictest gun laws in the country. Chicago has had more homicides this year than American deaths in Afghanistan.
How Japan has eliminated virtually all shooting deaths
I'm not advocating this extreme but just emphasizing that gun control does have an effect on the number of shooting deaths there are.
I've lived in Japan for over 4 years. Guess who the only ones with guns are besides the police. Yep, the yakuza (mafia).
Who generally shoot each other and other unsavoury characters.
I'm not too worried about big-time mobsters having guns. They're generally smart enough not to use them randomly. After all, I don't owe them money, I haven't vying with them for turf control, and I generally don't have any touching points with them.
I'm more worried about random guys with guns who don't have a multimillion dollar criminal empire to protect.
I've lived in Japan for over 4 years. Guess who the only ones with guns are besides the police. Yep, the yakuza (mafia).
Does this mafia go around shooting up schools or just other bad guys? Honest question. Im curious.
Just hope you're not in the area when they decide to enforce their turf.