(10-02-2017, 12:18 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(10-02-2017, 12:02 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I agree. It's already highly illegal to modify a gun into an automatic. I guess you can make newer guns harder to modify, but for the millions of guns already on the street, there is nothing you can do. The problem is that so many mentally ill people are getting their hands on guns. Those are the laws that need to change. We have a no fly list for suspected terrorist, why not have a no gun ownership list for people who have suffered or are suffering mental issues? This would include all sales of guns whether it be at a store, gun show or private sales. It wouldn't solve the problem by any means, but it would help. In reality, there is no way to totally end mass shootings like this. If these wackjobs wanna kill people, they'll find a way to do it, no matter what laws are passed.

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It was inevitable. People have a need to find a reason why this happens and a way to stop it from happening again. It doesn't take away from the sadness though. Given what's happened since 9/11, I think the shock factor is gone. This type of thing happens way too often for me to be shocked anymore. 

It's already illegal, so I'm not advocating any additional gun control.  I just want to know how he got an automatic weapon, and if there is a more effective way to enforce what is already the law.  


Some of you don't even want to know.  I don't understand that attitude.  I guarantee you, law enforcement people want to know.

I don't know anything for sure, but my guess is that he modified a semi-automatic into an automatic. Maybe I'm wrong, but I just don't know of any other way. Unless he had a permit to own automatic weapons which means he had gone through a very intense vetting process already.

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(10-02-2017, 12:36 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(10-02-2017, 12:33 PM)Kane Wrote: Ahhh the good ol "We need more regulation" argument...

Because regulation and prohibition works SO WELL for the US Gov't.

Can't we at least ask the question?  How did he get an automatic weapon?  How many other people have automatic weapons?  

Aren't those perfectly reasonable questions?

We can ask the questions, but the answers probably won't lead to any real solutions. As far as how many people own automatic weapons, I live in a rural area and literally EVERYONE I know has guns. Lots of them. Of all the people I know, not a single one owns a fully automatic weapon. They are extremely rare.

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