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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by innocentoldguy on Friday May 27, 2022 @10:40PM (#31537137)
We have gun laws, laws against shooting people, etc. We also have heavy penalties for breaking those laws, so I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make. The issue isn’t a lack of laws, since those clearly exist.

I also find your argument disingenuous, since when Democrats talk about “gun control,” it is always in terms of banning/confiscation. I don’t recall any calls to ban SUVs because some dimwit ran over a bunch of old ladies in a parade a few months ago. Therefore, it seems to me that Democrats are standing on the graves of children to push their agenda, rather than trying to actually solve the issue of people wanting to mass-murder others.

Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by colinmhayes on Monday May 30, 2022 @10:37AM (#31559440)
Most democrats don’t want to ban guns. They just want it harder for mentally I’ll people to obtain them.
Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by innocentoldguy on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @11:16PM (#31577639)
Biden came out this week talking about banning “high capacity” 9mm guns and Jim Acosta has been pushing the “ban AR-15s” agenda pretty hard. I’ve been following this issue since the 90s and it is apparent that Democrats want gun bans and confiscation, and not other solutions that have proven to work.