Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firearms (2015)

Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by robswc on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @11:38PM (#31514190)

>There are stringent licensing requirements and heavy penalties for breaking the rules. That’s all most people are asking for.

Aren't there already heavy penalties? Have there been any mass shooters that haven't been "adequately" punished?

My whole thing is that I do believe that "gun control" would result in less gun related deaths... but it wouldn't stop psychos from killing people. It's been shown time and time again that you don't need a gun to kill 10+ people.

I also don't think that we're at the point where we trust our government to the point of surrendering our best/final line of defense. I feel any sort of "gun ban" or "gun control" would be irreversible, certainly irreversible at any point it's needed most.

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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by maxerickson on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @11:47PM (#31514243)

The military is going to win the war against tyranny (no matter which side they end up on).

"I need my gun so I can get killed while holding it" is a boring argument.

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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by robswc on Thursday May 26, 2022 @12:08AM (#31514395)

>The military is going to win the war against tyranny

Not at all.

The idea of armed citizens serves as a deterrent for any tyrannical regime. In what scenario do you see the military successfully occupying or holding control of the country for any significant period of time while the citizens are armed?

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