tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post1725722496669398230..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: Gun Controljoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-5412937100591828172018-03-10T20:39:39.593-05:002018-03-10T20:39:39.593-05:00Agree with you 100%.Agree with you 100%.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-21453909001395962062018-02-19T20:07:12.357-05:002018-02-19T20:07:12.357-05:00Our current laws are incomplete but there is no fi...Our current laws are incomplete but there is no fix under our current system. Zero, zip, nada. We don't even effectively enforce the laws already on the books and we certainly do not keep effective tabs on those at highest rick of mass murder. Reacting with new laws based on this latest case would be nuts, he was known and reported via multiple avenues and the laws and safeguards that should have been triggered simply yawned and turned the other way. And this was not the first case where that was true. There could have been additional laws in place but to what end if the enforcement agencies all fail? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-58596020171875339262018-02-19T19:39:59.939-05:002018-02-19T19:39:59.939-05:00We need reasonable regulations. The problem is yo...We need reasonable regulations. The problem is you won't get people to agree on what and how.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-67865353444102776192018-02-19T18:22:29.521-05:002018-02-19T18:22:29.521-05:00Rural area here. We have guns. We're keeping t...Rural area here. We have guns. We're keeping them. The hardest guns to get were the legal ones, with a waiting period, and paperwork needing character references. The easiest were those Hick bought from people he knew at work, or at the auction, or traded a 4-wheeler for. People who want guns will find a way to get them.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-34142414469833706822018-02-19T17:56:38.177-05:002018-02-19T17:56:38.177-05:00I don't know why people are against stronger g...I don't know why people are against stronger gun laws. If you're a sane responsible gun owner you don't have anything to worry about. I don't think anyone needs a semi automatic weapon though. You don't need that for hunting or for protection.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686450030075980690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-67731157365676128122018-02-19T16:42:39.501-05:002018-02-19T16:42:39.501-05:00This is an extremely difficult issue, but I do agr...This is an extremely difficult issue, but I do agree with your opinion on it, there is no need in my mind for any assault weapons, of any kind, none whatsoever...you don't need any kind of automatic weapon to hunt with, skeet shoot, or target shoot, if you are that bad of a shot to where you need rapid fire to hit your target then you don't need a weapon at all. I don't care if it's a hand gun, long gun, shot gun, Pellet gun, there needs to be an age limit to buy it, no one should be selling guns to kids...<br /><br />Now on the other side I respect the right to own a gun for hunting, target shooting or protection, but there has to be some way for us to make sure that there are no military style assault type rapid fire maximum load clipped weapons of mass destruction sold legally to teenagers anymore, come on now there has to be some common sense out there somewhere. Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-50765413051583128212018-02-19T11:31:57.830-05:002018-02-19T11:31:57.830-05:00Totally agree with you Joeh and I am a gun owner. ...Totally agree with you Joeh and I am a gun owner. So far we haven't even tried to make it harder to get an automatic weapon and I have yet to rationalize why such a gun is necessary for anyone who isn't a soldier or in law enforcement. They have one purpose, to kill people. It hasn't been that long ago that Walmart quit selling them. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-18133227735174278052018-02-19T11:03:10.114-05:002018-02-19T11:03:10.114-05:00Having a gun in the house is an invitation to trag...Having a gun in the house is an invitation to tragedy. Brilliant post Joeh...I wish more people thought the way you do.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-61586415808296749582018-02-19T09:44:24.401-05:002018-02-19T09:44:24.401-05:00I wonder how tough gun laws in Chicago has helped ...I wonder how tough gun laws in Chicago has helped to increase crime in that city. Perhaps as bad as it is, it would be worse if anyone could just walk into the Supermarket and buy an uzi and amo.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-55681530307225110502018-02-19T09:29:15.160-05:002018-02-19T09:29:15.160-05:00Chicago has some of the toughest gun laws in the c...Chicago has some of the toughest gun laws in the country. I'm not seeing that working very well. This is a tough issue to deal with and the existing laws should be looked at closely.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day, Joe. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-1935893963816894312018-02-19T08:35:02.623-05:002018-02-19T08:35:02.623-05:00I agree with your opinions on this issue. Our fami...I agree with your opinions on this issue. Our family does have guns but we're not hunters. We live in a rural area and I not only know where the shotgun is kept, I know how to use it. I'm actually the best shot in the family..no brag, just fact. Anyway, besides gun control we need to look at the social and medical issues. Are people with mental health problems getting help? Are the meds used for mental health problems causing problems? What about social media, violent video games, etc, etc...No easy answers. But we need to start some place. We can keep asking folks to pray for the school shooting victims just don't let prayers be said in the schools. That would be offensive I guess..<br />yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-65731974311529014562018-02-19T08:13:54.329-05:002018-02-19T08:13:54.329-05:00I agree with you Cranky, that something needs to b...I agree with you Cranky, that something needs to be done to reduce gun violence. I agree a class teaching gun use and safety should be required before you can buy a gun. (Ironically, there is a group today who regularly holds such classes...it's the NRA. And for the record, I'm NOT a member of the NRA.) The class should culminate with a written test, for sure. <br /><br />Unfortunately I don't have much faith in psychologists/psychiatrists to evaluate someone's mental health in a short visit. I think playing "20 questions" for half an hour would simply give us a false sense of security. Unless they're babbling incoherently and twitching, or have a swastika tattooed on their forehead, I think it would be pretty easy for someone to bamboozle a shrink. I think it takes long term observation of a person to determine their mental state, which will likely be too late to stop the massacre they're trying to prevent.<br /><br />You say a gun ownership should be expensive and renewed regularly. Definitely make it renewable, but it can't be expensive. An expensive license for pretty much anything was smacked down by the SCOTUS back in the '60's when it said a Poll Tax (used in the South to keep blacks from voting if they couldn't pay the tax) discriminated against the poor.<br /><br />The difference between imposing strict licensing and regulation on gun ownership and driving or flying or practicing medicine is that those others are not a "Right" guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.<br /><br />Many obvious possible responses to gun violence are simply non-starters. IMO one thing we can legally do that has already passed court muster is expand and improve the background check system. I've heard 40% of all guns are bought/sold without ANY checks at all. Some are innocent "estate sale' type situations, but others are simply the gun show loophole of an individual selling his "private collection" (that he's owned for 10 minutes) to anyone with a handful of cash, no questions asked. Also, too many jurisdictions don't report people who have been dishonorably discharged from the military (such as the Texas church shooter), have restraining orders against them, have been committed voluntarily or involuntarily for mental issues, etc, and I would add kids who have been expelled from school after exhibiting violent tendencies. A background check is of no use if disqualifying information is never added to the database in the first place.<br /><br />I can't understand how prohibiting new sales of AR-15's would accomplish much as there are already tens of millions of semi-automatic guns out there right now. (And it wouldn't just be AR-15's, but civilian versions of AK-47's, Ruger Mini-14's, and legacy guns going all the way back to WWII.) <br /><br />We SHOULD lock up convicted felons who are found in possession of guns they are prohibited from having, but we won't as it would cost too much to lock them all up. We SHOULD ante up the cost to treat and even hospitalize the mentally ill, but we won't as it would cost too much to treat them all. (Notice how boldly we talk until we taxpayers realize how much a fix, to anything, would cost?)<br /><br />So basically, IMO our best chance to do anything meaningful to get a handle on gun violence is to concentrate on giving teeth to our currently weak background check system. And how about if we get PAC's and special/corporate interest money out of politics? And how about if we review our "Tax Exempt" organization guidelines? That is a REAL farce that needs to be addressed.<br /><br />Sorry to be so long winded. Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-22461112516126739912018-02-19T08:09:12.362-05:002018-02-19T08:09:12.362-05:00I agreed the first time around and nothing has cha...I agreed the first time around and nothing has changed. Because nothing has changed.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-50349702297861044382018-02-19T07:09:27.155-05:002018-02-19T07:09:27.155-05:00I completely agree. My husband always argues that ...I completely agree. My husband always argues that if a crazy person is that determined, he will get a gun somehow. But it's ridiculous that we don't make it difficult, AT ALL!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56559757150830440772018-02-19T05:20:12.498-05:002018-02-19T05:20:12.498-05:00It is a huge problem. Guns are banned in the UK th...It is a huge problem. Guns are banned in the UK though some lunatics manage to get them. Instead of trying to get a gun the youth of today opt for knives which, as you can guess, is just as lethal. 17 stab deaths already this year, according to today's news. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-30198414054756172502018-02-19T04:03:27.495-05:002018-02-19T04:03:27.495-05:00Ralph's Burgers and Guns???
A place that sells...Ralph's Burgers and Guns???<br />A place that sells burgers also sells guns.<br />what the hell kinda country you living in there? <br />Burgers and fries, okay. Add soda, still okay. But guns at a burger place just boggles the mind. I hope they don't hand them out with the happy meals.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com