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Can Gun Control Stop Mass Shootings?
Most Voters Say ‘No’
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
For several days now we’ve been discussing the fact that Democrats are divided about how hard to push for new federal gun control laws in the wake of the targeted attack on a Buffalo grocery store, with even the staunchest supporters of criminalizing the right to keep and bear arms
reluctantly acknowledging that the odds of winning Senate approval for universal background checks or Joe Biden’s assault weapons ban is basically “zero.”
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a new Rasmussen poll is out that indicates most Americans don’t believe that gun control is the right way to address the issue, which:
In the aftermath of a teenage gunman’s deadly spree in Buffalo, most voters remain unconvinced that more gun control laws can prevent such mass shootings.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 40% of Likely U.S. voters believe stricter gun control laws would help prevent shootings like the recent one in Buffalo. Fifty percent (50%) don’t think stricter gun control would help, while another 10% are not sure. These findings are almost identical to an April survey after a mass shooting on a New York City subway train.
According to the survey, only about 1 in 4 likely voters believe that it’s possible to completely prevent these types of shootings, whether or not new gun control laws are introduced.
As Rasmussen notes, the survey’s findings line up with what the polling outfit found when they asked the same question in April, which is an indication that despite efforts by gun control groups and anti-gun politicians to turn these tragedies into a referendum on our right to keep and bear arms, most voters aren’t interested in playing along.
There are a few exceptions, of course, and I was surprised to find out that conservative commentator Michael Reagan is one of them. In his latest column Reagan appears to embrace expanding the use of “red flag” laws, albeit with a caveat.
The reaction to the Buffalo tragedy by Biden, the Democrats and the liberal media was the usual “We need more, more, still more gun laws.”
But how about enforcing the (expletive) gun laws we’ve already got?
How about putting some teeth in so-called “Red Flag” laws?
Though ripe for abuse by gun-control zealots, they allow law enforcement in states like New York to take weapons away from people who’ve been deemed threats to themselves or others.
The punk in Buffalo still legally had his guns even though he had made threatening remarks in high school last year about shooting up a graduation ceremony and had undergone a mental health evaluation and counseling.
And how about holding parents accountable for not taking their wacko sons’ guns away?
We count on the government to take guns away from dangerous or crazy people.
But if you’re a parent and you have a whacked out son you’re worried about, lock up your (expletive) guns. Get them out of the house. Don’t wait for government to take them away because the government is sure not going to take them.
Red flag laws aren’t ripe for abuse from “gun control zealots”; they’re ripe for abuse from (depending on the specific language of a state’s red flag law) co-workers, family members, teachers, school counselors, neighbors, or anyone else a gun owner might come in contact with. The flaws in Extreme Risk Protection Orders are structural in nature, starting with the ex parte hearings that allow for firearms to be seized from individuals before they’ve ever had a chance to appear in court. Additionally, because red flag petitions are heard in civil court, the subjects of those petitions aren’t entitled to a public defender when they finally do get their day in court at a final hearing. If they can afford an attorney they can have one handle their case, but if they can’t they’re going to be facing a prosecutor and a judge all on their own. Finally, these laws may take guns from people deemed dangerous by a judge, but they don’t do anything about the dangerousness of the person who’s been red-flagged.
We’ll have a closer look at how these red flag laws are being used and abused in an anti-gun state later today, but in the case of the Buffalo shooting suspect New York’s red flag law was a non-issue. The suspect was taken in for a mental health evaluation and was found to be of sound mind. It’s an open question as to whether or not a judge would have granted an ERPO had one even been requested, and I think Reagan’s way off base in calling for the expanded use of these laws as a way to stop targeted attacks. He’s more on point when he talks about the responsibility of parents, but even then it’s not clear how much the suspect’s parents were aware of, especially given the lengths he apparently took to conceal his plans until a few minutes before he carried out his cowardly attack on unsuspecting and unarmed shoppers. Even then, though, Reagan is focused on the gun instead of getting the “whacked out” individual the treatment they need (or, if there’s evidence of a crime being planned, alerting authorities). A gun-centric approach to dealing with dangerous individuals is doomed to failure, because dangerous people don’t have to use a gun to carry out their plots.
We need to be focused on the individuals themselves, and that’s not what red flag laws are all about or even intended to do.
Source: https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/...effective-at-preventing-mass-shootings-n58623
The unfortunate deaths of the innocent lend all Americans a reason, a reason for us the living........to pause, reflect, & mourn for the fallen innocent.........those that have fallen will be deeply missed.....but their deaths change nothing, except for us, the living, to redouble our efforts & resolve to continue on as Americans always have before........
Our unique ability to carry on against all adversity makes us even stronger..........for such tragedies will surely come to pass in America.....again.....& again......& again......
None of us lives in a 'perfect world'.......
Unfortunately, for the human race, the only place crime doesn't exist is in a 'Perfect world'.
I said it before, & I will say it again......
After our period of mourning has subsided, Americans....all Americans....will stand up tall, dust ourselves off, pay homage to those fallen, & undaunted, we Americans will move forward with our American Freedoms & Liberties intact, prepared to take on the challenges of whatever might come our way..........never forgetting those that have passed.........
The Price of Freedom never comes without a cost, & dear as it may be, it is a price that unfortunately must be paid from time to time, so all our American posterity can live on in the warmth of the Freedom & Liberty we Americans hold now, & have always held, dearest......We all cherish our Unique American Freedom.
The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution affirms, defends, & protects an American Citizen's Right to Keep & Bear Arms.....to be used for all legitimate purposes, such as Self-Defense, hunting, & sports shooting just to name a few.....but the most important of all those is for self-defense, to defend ourselves, our loved ones, our friends, & our fellow citizens.
If you, or anyone else for that matter, finds Our Rights as American Citizens offensive, you'll just have to suck it up, & get over it, or face the reality that they'll remain offensive to you for the rest of your NATURAL life.
Our American Rights will serve all us Americans, & our posterity, as they always have.....in the past for over 200 years, & probably....God Willing.....for 200+ more years to come.
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Grant to them Eternal Rest Oh Lord
And may Your Perpetual Light shine upon them.
May their souls, & the souls of all the faithfully departed,
Rest in Eternal Peace, Amen.
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I sincerely hope that you are NOT a religious person. I doubt that God would want the most extreme of all of His creatures, to ever possess the means of destroying itself. Since you have chosen the right to possess the means to kill people, over the right to live without the manufactured fear of death by gun violence, please spare me your disingenuous concern for the innocent lives that are sacrificed everyday, so that you can keep lying to yourself about the meaning of the 2nd Amendment.
What do you think would happen, if you randomly pick 100 Americans adults, and gave them all one gun with one bullet. Based on the stats from the last 50 years,
5 will simply kill themselves
3 will intentionally/justifiably kill someone else(crime related)
2 will kill a friend or family member(domestic)
1 will accidently kill him/herself, or someone else
5 will be injured(2 seriously)
1 will be unarmed and killed by law enforcement
Every civilized country on the planet knows, that if you arm people to the teeth, then you should expect to start counting more body bags. Do you think that the 2nd Amendment allows its citizens to have rocket launchers, missiles, gatling guns, mortars, howitzers, tanks, nukes, etc.? Why not? Does the 2nd Amendment specify WHICH arms "shall not be infringed"?
Even a moron can see that the more people who own guns, the more homicides and suicides will occur. The stats, facts, and logic are all irrefutable and undeniable. Give everyone a gun, and the human condition will take over!
The United States is witnessing another year of record gun violence, raising domestic and international scrutiny of its comparatively loose gun laws and placing pressure on lawmakers to enact meaning…
www.cfr.org
Now lets look at some fact about your love/worship of the cold blue steel fantasy.
In 2019 in the US there were 434 mass shootings(2,160 victims), and 24K suicides.
In 2020 in the US there were 614 mass shootings(2,961 victims), and 24.4K suicides.
In 2021 in the US there were 693 mass shootings(3,545 victims), and 24.3K suicides
So far in 2022, more children have died in mass shootings alone, than police officers have died in the line of duty. There have been over 200 mass shootings in the US so far in 2022. This is also the 27th mass shooting at a K-12 school this year. With over 200 mass shootings, and over 6K gun suicides, the gun carnage looks set to continue as normal.
But like you've said ad nauseum, if people don't like to witness this daily carnage, they can just enact a new Constitutional Amendment to stop it. Right? What is wrong with you people? Owning anything that is designed specifically to kill another human being, should be banned, or regulated to the hilt!! Instead, you can still buy guns at Walmart and gas stations(servos) in 5 minutes. No training, detailed background checks, or have any testing for competency. Clearly MONEY TALKS!! Not the deaths of the innocent!!
www.pewresearch.org
