Newtown, Connecticut Elementary School Shooting

**Reincarnate** · 12-14-2012, 08:53 PM

Everyone wants someone to blame, but really, plenty of schools have virtually no security at all and you can walk right in. This is very reminiscent of the whole 9/11 argument... "How could you let this happen?!" But of course, "preventing" such easily-achieved feats requires some seriously invasive shit, hence the TSA. Hindsight's always 20/20.

Much like anything else in our two-party dominated system, everyone wants one side or the other. Some people want guns completely gone. Others don't want their freedom to bear arms infringed upon. No one is willing to fight for the middle ground, and we can see the devastating consequences of it. They aren't going to go away, and the current system is obviously failing.

We do background checks, but that is only good if the person has committed a misdemeanor or felony.

Two key aspects that go unchecked in sale of guns in the US:
1. The mental stability of the individual
2. How responsible the individual is in handling, storing, and educating others in gun safety

I would be all for a federal or state license that requires checks of those kind before you can legally purchase, own, or use firearms.

12-14-2012, 08:53 PM	#11
Reincarnate x'); DROP TABLE FFR;-- Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 6,332	Re: Newtown, Connecticut Elementary School Shooting Everyone wants someone to blame, but really, plenty of schools have virtually no security at all and you can walk right in. This is very reminiscent of the whole 9/11 argument... "How could you let this happen?!" But of course, "preventing" such easily-achieved feats requires some seriously invasive shit, hence the TSA. Hindsight's always 20/20. Much like anything else in our two-party dominated system, everyone wants one side or the other. Some people want guns completely gone. Others don't want their freedom to bear arms infringed upon. No one is willing to fight for the middle ground, and we can see the devastating consequences of it. They aren't going to go away, and the current system is obviously failing. We do background checks, but that is only good if the person has committed a misdemeanor or felony. Two key aspects that go unchecked in sale of guns in the US: 1. The mental stability of the individual 2. How responsible the individual is in handling, storing, and educating others in gun safety I would be all for a federal or state license that requires checks of those kind before you can legally purchase, own, or use firearms. Last edited by Reincarnate; 12-14-2012 at 09:12 PM..

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