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In reply to the discussion: A question for this group-- [View all]discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,650 posts)97. re: I have had enough of it and am probably done discussing it(maybe).
Selfish gun-owners, that care only for their own perceived rights-to the exclusion of the needs of others, can fuck themselves. They need to work on the problem or face the future where they have no voice. Again-this is THEIR problem.
I'm not a gun owner but I'm trying to work on it right now. I don't see gun owners as a monolithic unit. EVERYONE has the solution to this problem as a burden.
These events are not monolithic. Their causes can't be resolved simply by blaming guns and gun owners. In my opinion, while their is a need for the planning and practice of a tactical response for such events, there needs to be a an ongoing assessment of these activities and continuing planning and preparation by district officials and administration officials at each school. Communities and individuals have the burden of dealing with neighbors and family members that have problems. Reducing this entire problem to planning for a tactical response is shortsighted at best.
There are facets of this issue that need to be addressed by government but most of them don't have a national solution. What may work well in Baltimore or DC may not work at all in Anchorage or El Paso.
There is a suicide problem ongoing and I believe that part of that problem overlaps some mass shootings.

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By "control"-I was referring to a person's feeling of being personally in control--
digonswine
Apr 2018
#29
It's silly to take the founding fathers' ideas as perfect for today's problems-
digonswine
Jun 2018
#93
re: I have had enough of it and am probably done discussing it(maybe).
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jun 2018
#97
Why are there no warnings on guns that say you are more likely to be killed with a gun when you poss
gejohnston
May 2018
#64
Carrying for self-defense generally means being able to draw and shoot quickly.
krispos42
Apr 2018
#15
"...the right to "have arms" embodied in the English Declaration of Rights...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Apr 2018
#40
re you saying there should be limits regarding who carries what? Sure seems that way.
digonswine
May 2018
#84