Quote:And now we have another mass shooting in California. Clearly, the system we have is broken, and is not keeping guns away from those who have no business touching them. More guns isn't the answer, nor is an overhaul of the mental health system without affecting gun rights, and the NRA's preferred course of action-do nothing-is getting people killed.


It's time for registration and stricter regulations on who can own a gun, what type and how many they can have and how much ammo they can possess. This is a generational problem. Violent crime may well go up initially, but over the course of a decade or more, we could greatly reduce the number of mass violent incidents just by limiting access to guns and bringing the flow of new ones to a trickle.

But why would terrorists and criminals bother to buy guns and ammo LEGALLY when they can just get it off the black market or through a third party? it's time this country realizes that we are not dealing with petty thief's but rather with dangerous people who have no respect for law and order. I believe that this would only harm law abiding citizens in our country and make it even easier for terrorists and criminals to strike-and despite what some reports might say about the effects of a lot of people owning firearms, I would rather be stuck in a crowded supermarket knowing that every person there had a conceal and carry permit, then being stuck in any place where I could not defend myself, or other people could not try to defend me and my family. I'm willing to take that gamble.

 

Did prohibition stop the smuggling of alcohol in this country? no. Has the War on Drugs been successful? no. Why should we believe that gun control would be anymore successful? and besides, the 2nd Amendment was created to insure that the American people have a chance to defend themselves against totalitarian government. Why should we trust the government on this given the numerous historical abuses? I.E. Nazi Germany, Stalinist Russia, Khmer Rouge, and Communist China to name a few.

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