@Chris Craig , I apologize for this response taking so long, but here goes...
Fair enough. I think most liberal republicans(non politicians) are willing to have some restrictions such as clip bullet limits, potentially upping the age to 21, etc. I am not sure if any gun ban will pass though. Regardless of my stance, congress just wants to fight and blame. So then details of what restrictions must be spelled out.
So let's examine this. Why is this? Why are guns and shooting becoming increasingly cool amongst our youth? Where do these kids with gun fascinations come from and what is their daily life like? Without reading logs and logs of case studies, but going by my personal life experiences of entering MANY families homes over the years as a technician, I have come under the opinion it is largely due to parental neglect, which has many facets. It seems as if many parents have come to believe that they are not responsible for their children's education and that is the government and the school districts responsibility. I have personally witnessed parents who have kids still in diapers playing video games with soldiers and guns, while mom sits their chatting it up on the phone with her friend, getting rude when I need to ask some questions in order to complete my job. (Not many were rude, but the neglect of the child's need for attention was still apparent)
I believe that it is an extremely rare individual who is born evil regardless of good parenting. I believe most become this way due to early childhood neglect and lack of proper intellectual growth.
I do not claim this to be fact, nor do I claim to have seen the areas where these shooters have actually come from. But I strongly believe that lack of education breeds poverty, bad choices, anger issues(lack of self control/discipline) and I cant help be think this is a large contributor. The disintegration of family bonding and community coming togethers.
Rest assured. Take away the AR-15 and those who want to kill will find another gun of equal potential destruction or worse, go the bomb route. This is appealing to have to even compare, but what would be worse, an AR-15 shooting or a guy with a bomb strapped to himself walking into a classroom and setting it off?
Are you sure about this? Seems to me guns have been around much longer than games and the games I play have guns mimicking what is out there already. Without some evidence I would find it hard to believe that video games are influencing gun makers, vs gun makers influencing video game makers.
Some of this was addressed above. I do not disagree with trying all realistic avenues to curb mass shootings.
I am not sure I am following. I believe most rich would love to see poverty go away. Poverty stricken people have less money to spend on the rich peoples goods.
See above in red.
I cannot. However, that came at a cost of longer lines and delayed entries while passengers go through the more extensive screening to get through, as well as a more intensive social media monitoring and tracking of suspected terrorists. ( all worth it) Is this something we should have at our schools? A guard at every entry able to pat down anything he thinks may have a gun, have all bags go through a scanner with another person watching the screen and then a metal detector to pass through? A higher level of governmental surveillance on kids social media pages? I would entertain that thought, but not sure if I would go for it without know many many more details of how things would work and cost.
I agree we should try all realistic options and entertain all ideas until scrutiny/studies show them not worthy of having an effect.
The key is though? people working together for a common goal to find a solution to a problem no one on either side of the political isle wants. Republicans don't want mass shootings to happen any more than Democrats. Republicans have children too.
It's sad that the few extremes on both sides have the loudest voices and make this issue a political one to be argued over ad nausium vs putting aside fringe differences and finding common ground to start building a foundation of trust off of, to be able to work together,instead of tear each other's respective party down. I am not sure we are not in an all time low regarding our elected officials capacity to put personal differences aside for the good of all.
I don't claim to have the answers, but I also don't want to see us make the wrong decisions. It could potentially exacerbate the problem into a civil war of chaos and destruction.
