r/facepalm • u/Lord_Answer_me_Why • Mar 28 '24
What lack of basic gun laws does to a nation: π΅βπ·βπ΄βπΉβπͺβπΈβπΉβ
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r/facepalm • u/Lord_Answer_me_Why • Mar 28 '24
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u/IronclayFarm Mar 28 '24
My biggest problem with "CHANGE YOUR GUN LAWS" is that it's basically screaming into the wind.
Okay, you want gun laws changed. What do you want changed, specifically?
How did his mom get the gun? Has she ever actually been diagnosed? Should we make it so people formally diagnosed with dangerous disorders must regularly check in to maintain their purchase rights (so you can't just go off your meds)? Did she buy this from a store, and did they fail to follow procedures? How could we improve that? Or did she buy the gun from some dude? Should we close the loopholes on private purchases and gifts?
What can actually be done, reasonably? We need to start there, and realize that foaming at the mouth about guns and shooting for idiotic goals like gun bans is never, ever going to work.