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And THIS is why we have issues today. This whole "oh let's deflect to something else and everything is great, all laws are working" mentality is why we need additional regulation on the federal level because it clearly isn't going to happen on the local level
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Gun control is much more of a deflection than what you are claiming.
Its a symptom of the whole entitlement mentality going on today.
"Wahhh some crazy went out and killed a lot of people. Govt, protect me by banning icky guns!"
Some of us prefer to have the capability to be able to do something about it should we find ourselves in such an unfortunate situation.
Some of us see things as they are. Firearms are simply inanimate tools. How can banning an inanimate object stop someone from doing something crazy?
Let me ask you, If someone handed you a gun, would it somehow make you want to go out and shoot a whole bunch of people?
If it doesnt, shame on you for thinking the rest of us law abiding owners are somehow so morally bankrupt and deficient as to be directed to such an act by an inanimate object!
And if you somehow do tend to think of shooting people when holding a gun, I'm sorry but you are not one to discussing about its legislation in the first place.
You want it banned for the masses and have police with guns be there to take care of things?
First, they are only a general deterrent. They are not there to guarantee the safety of each citizen, they are there to help handle things we the people cannot handle on our own.
Second, how can you morally condone someone with a deadly gun defending you when you think guns are so horrible and evil in the first place?
Is your own life worth defending?
If so, ultimately, who's responsibility is it to defend it?
Given an overwhelming threat against your own life, like yourself against many, someone physically more powerful than you, or one with a weapon, what would you choose to defend yourself with?