• Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 days ago

    Don’t lump me in with the trumptards. I voted Harris. I’m just stating facts.

    I have no doubt “the good christian” parents would have passed any gun laws or background checks you could throw at them.

    That little girl needed better parenting, mental healthcare and to not find a gun laying around.

    What new enforceable law could have prevented this?

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      5 days ago

      Guns are harder to buy = fewer guns sold = fewer guns made = fewer guns available for psychopaths, it’s really not hard at all

      You assuming these people would get around a background check based on absolutely nothing is not the rock-solid argument you think it is and it’s certainly not justification to continue to do nothing to stop people slaughtering toddlers.

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        I’m not making an assumption about how criminals obtain guns. That’s just statistics. They either buy them before they have a record or they steal them. I suppose some percentage is private sales done on the DL.

        Take guns away from psychopaths and they’ll switch to explosives. I think we should focus on the psychopaths instead of the tools that they’re using.

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          5 days ago

          Why does it have to be one or the other? What makes you think there’s only one solution to this very complex problem?

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      5 days ago

      it’s astounding to me, that there are still people well aware that there are many many countries without a severe constant school shooting problem because of gun control laws, and it’s still basically “we’ve tried nothing, and we’re all out of ideas!!!”