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Release the Kraken said:


Thank you Mr Kerr for really using your platform! That kind of sterling authenticity while blasting the politicians that are ‘holding us hostage” over background checks for personal power was incredibly compelling. We need more people with your conviction and courage.
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The kid passed the background check.
 
homeytennis said:
The kid passed the background check.
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To me, purchasing hundreds of rounds of ammo and two long rifles within three days seems a bit of a flag.

If we require people getting Global Entry and TSA Precheck interviews - and you still have to go through security screening, seems we could lean in a bit more with purchasing firearms (especially if you are a creepy kid who looks like a Slytherin reject).
 
Release the Kraken said:
C’mon Homey you’re better than this, at least I thought you were! First of all not the story I got, second of all its immaterial to the argument. There’s been three massacres in the past two weeks!
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I just read a story from the Wash Post that said he bought the two long guns from a firearms dealer after his 18th birthday and passed all checks. Maybe the background checks need to be more rigorous obviously. I assume the story was reliable.
 
homeytennis said:
I just read a story from the Wash Post that said he bought the two long guns from a firearms dealer after his 18th birthday and passed all checks. Maybe the background checks need to be more rigorous obviously. I assume the story was reliable.
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CNN reported that he was able to purchase an assault weapon promptly on his 18th birthday with a background check still pending. HR8 which Kerr referred to obviously entails a stringent background check involving educational, medical and criminal vetting with a waiting period involved.
Kerr didn’t mention the availability of assault weapons but to me that component was also tacitly implied.
 
Release the Kraken said:
CNN reported that he was able to purchase an assault weapon promptly on his 18th birthday with a background check still pending. HR8 which Kerr referred to obviously entails a stringent background check involving educational, medical and criminal vetting with a waiting period involved.
Kerr didn’t mention the availability of assault weapons but to me that component was also tacitly implied.
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I’m not a gun guy… it seems wild that folks can get a damn assault rifle at all… let alone with less stringent checks than what I had to go through to get my first blockbuster card. I’m all for as many background checks and hurdles as possible… tax the **** out of it too… send all the money to the families of those that lost someone to this garbage.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I’m not a gun guy… it seems wild that folks can get a damn assault rifle at all… let alone with less stringent checks than what I had to go through to get my first blockbuster card. I’m all for as many background checks and hurdles as possible… tax the **** out of it too… send all the money to the families of those that lost someone to this garbage.
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Well said Sir! It really is a hideous absurdity IMO!
 
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For guns that shoot more than so many rounds (I'll let experts decide what that is), there should be more extensive background checks and a waiting period of at least a week. Hunters and avid gunsmen usually plan their trips ahead of time so the wait shouldn't be an issue. Even with this, it doesn't completely stop everything.

Every school should have 1 entrance that has two layers of doors. An armed officer should be at the entrance of the first door at all times. That officer should have to press a "not so obvious to an outsider" button to open the second door.
 
LoPo said:
For guns that shoot more than so many rounds (I'll let experts decide what that is), there should be more extensive background checks and a waiting period of at least a week. Hunters and avid gunsmen usually plan their trips ahead of time so the wait shouldn't be an issue. Even with this, it doesn't completely stop everything.

Every school should have 1 entrance that has two layers of doors. An armed officer should be at the entrance of the first door at all times. That officer should have to press a "not so obvious to an outsider" button to open the second door.
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lmfao

So what if that officer goes down? Then you got an active shooter in a building with one exit? Are you ****ing dumbass?

The solutions are extremely obvious:

1. We need to materially improve the living conditions and life quality of people who live in poverty. America's income equality is sky-rocketing and it's going to lead to more and more extremely depressed people who turn to violence.

2. We need to improve access to healthcare, both physical and mental.

3. You shouldnt be allowed to carry guns in public. It's ****ing psychotic. Guns should only be kept in the home unless you are hunting/shooting for leisure, in which case the guns must be kept in a carrying case that is locked until they are in the intended area of use.

4. Ban people like Tucker Carlson from speaking on TV (and anyone else who uses white supremacist rhetoric).

5. Increase background checks. Make it public information when someone buys a gun.
 
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