I don't think that all gun laws are pointless, many serve great purpose. However, we have so many already. The response to a tragedy shouldn't be MORE gun laws at this point (especially if the perpetrator was not a legal gun owner!!). I think we should be looking harder at improving mental health care and exploring other avenues in caring for our citizens rather than more gun laws.
Shit happens. It's a small price to pay for having free gun ownership. Nothing is ever perfect, there will always be a small number of people who will break the law and use weapons for bad purposes.
Most criminal gun violence is not "random", either. The average person shouldn't be in fear of being "randomly" killed/maimed by an armed criminal. It's often criminal vs criminal. Not that that's not a concern but it's a dimension that needs to be recognized when discussing gun violence. It's about risk. The average person's risk of being a victim of gun violence is astonishingly low. The probability of a legal gun owner being the perpetrator of random, unjustified gun violence is also astonishingly low.
Well that is not always true. Some criminals will still rob Innocent people for things like money, shoes and so on. Though a lot of those do not evolve weapons but multiple people ganging up on one person and jumping them.
Of course, and I said 'MOST'...most gun violence isn't "completely" random.
Look into the circumstances of any gun homicide or attack, it's generally not "random". There is generally a connection. People don't typically go around shooting people they have absolutely no connection to. People who engage in criminal activity have a higher chance of being involved in a crime involving a gun.
What is your opinion on gun control?
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I don't think that all gun laws are pointless, many serve great purpose. However, we have so many already. The response to a tragedy shouldn't be MORE gun laws at this point (especially if the perpetrator was not a legal gun owner!!). I think we should be looking harder at improving mental health care and exploring other avenues in caring for our citizens rather than more gun laws.
Shit happens. It's a small price to pay for having free gun ownership. Nothing is ever perfect, there will always be a small number of people who will break the law and use weapons for bad purposes.
Most criminal gun violence is not "random", either. The average person shouldn't be in fear of being "randomly" killed/maimed by an armed criminal. It's often criminal vs criminal. Not that that's not a concern but it's a dimension that needs to be recognized when discussing gun violence. It's about risk. The average person's risk of being a victim of gun violence is astonishingly low. The probability of a legal gun owner being the perpetrator of random, unjustified gun violence is also astonishingly low.
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Well that is not always true. Some criminals will still rob Innocent people for things like money, shoes and so on. Though a lot of those do not evolve weapons but multiple people ganging up on one person and jumping them.
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Of course, and I said 'MOST'...most gun violence isn't "completely" random.
Look into the circumstances of any gun homicide or attack, it's generally not "random". There is generally a connection. People don't typically go around shooting people they have absolutely no connection to. People who engage in criminal activity have a higher chance of being involved in a crime involving a gun.
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Yes.