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The UCSB shooters parents blame 2nd amendment.

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  • It's called a dissenting opinion.

    Remember your "enraged racist tirades"?

  • I'm never enraged and it's already been established a few years ago that nobody can own black people. Besides my opinion that black culture doesn't promote healthy behavior isn't racist. It would be racist If I said they were not capable of promoting healthy behavior. However I understand that you want to deflect this so have at it.

  • I'm trying to discuss the real problem. Not echo cry-baby sound bites about guns. Keep fighting the good fight, though.

  • Here's a fact.

    Repeal of the Second Amendment and confiscation of every possible gun and severe prison terms for anyone associated with importing guns from overseas or other countries would result in less gun violence in the United States.

    There can't be an argument to that can there?

    So all in favor?

    WSS

  • Who's going to pay for the mental health overhaul? Gun manufacturers? You? With taxes? If you're not willing to be taxed far out the ass to cover mental health then you have to start looking at keeping the guns out of their hands. You're going to have to give something up. Your money your guns or more kids lives. You go ahead and pick.

  • Here's a fact.

    Repeal of the Second Amendment and confiscation of every possible gun and severe prison terms for anyone associated with importing guns from overseas or other countries would result in less gun violence in the United States.

    There can't be an argument to that can there?

    So all in favor?

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    Here's a fact.

    Repeal of the Second Amendment and confiscation of every possible gun and severe prison terms for anyone associated with importing guns from overseas or other countries would result in less gun violence in the United States.

    There can't be an argument to that can there?

    So all in favor?

    WSS

    Severe??? Like life in prison, or execution??

    If only that worked on murderers, rapists, etc..

  • Who's going to pay for the mental health overhaul? Gun manufacturers? You? With taxes? If you're not willing to be taxed far out the ass to cover mental health then you have to start looking at keeping the guns out of their hands. You're going to have to give something up. Your money your guns or more kids lives. You go ahead and pick.

    @the-cysko-kid said:

    Who's going to pay for the mental health overhaul? Gun manufacturers? You? With taxes? If you're not willing to be taxed far out the ass to cover mental health then you have to start looking at keeping the guns out of their hands. You're going to have to give something up. Your money your guns or more kids lives. You go ahead and pick.

    What has to be overhauled, exactly? The data is already there. Why not start using it? (e.g. This Rogers kid was dx'ed with Aspergers, had been under the care of a therapist since his early teenage years). I personally can't wait to read the list of medications he was taking.

    It seems like Hollywood is as equally un-excited about having the blame for this shooting rampage unfairly placed on them as gun owners are. Sucks being the scapegoat.

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  • I read he was not diagnosed with aspergers. So now what? Turn this into a witch hunt for autism?

  • The ease with which this "known autistic" kid that had been "in therapy his whole life" was able to legally purchase firearms has to alarm you. If you don't have an ulterior agenda that is.

  • Yes hollywood hates it and the gun lobby hates it so let's scapegoat the pharmaceutical industry

  • @westside-steve said:

    Here's a fact.

    Repeal of the Second Amendment and confiscation of every possible gun and severe prison terms for anyone associated with importing guns from overseas or other countries would result in less gun violence in the United States.

    There can't be an argument to that can there?

    So all in favor?

    WSS

    Severe??? Like life in prison, or execution??

    If only that worked on murderers, rapists, etc..

    @legacy-fan said:

    Severe??? Like life in prison, or execution??

    If only that worked on murderers, rapists, etc..

    Yes that severe. I'm sure he knew I was being a bit facetious but there's always something we can restrict that would probably save some lives. I would imagine Sharia law would cut down on at least some crime?

    And it doesn't matter with most crimes because of the simple fact that 85% of violent crime is committed by repeat offenders. If I recall correctly.

    WSS

  • We have a few mentally ill people who kill under 100 people in a few years time period and the anti gun crowd goes nuts.

  • If anything it falls under the 4th Amendment(unreasonable search\seizures), while the therapist did the right thing and called the cops to check, the cops followed up but didn't think he met the criteria to search his house.

  • If anything it falls under the 4th Amendment(unreasonable search\seizures), while the therapist did the right thing and called the cops to check, the cops followed up but didn't think he met the criteria to search his house.

    @sadbrownsfan said:

    If anything it falls under the 4th Amendment(unreasonable search\seizures), while the therapist did the right thing and called the cops to check, the cops followed up but didn't think he met the criteria to search his house.

    So the 2nd amendment is disposable but not the 4th? I thought saving lives was the prime directive?

    WSS

  • @sadbrownsfan said:

    If anything it falls under the 4th Amendment(unreasonable search\seizures), while the therapist did the right thing and called the cops to check, the cops followed up but didn't think he met the criteria to search his house.

    So the 2nd amendment is disposable but not the 4th? I thought saving lives was the prime directive?

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    So the 2nd amendment is disposable but not the 4th? I thought saving lives was the prime directive?

    WSS

    Have I ever said I wanted to dispose of the 2nd? The only sort of regulation of firearms I would want to see would be a license(kind of like a drivers license) that would show the purchaser at least knows how to safely handle and store a firearm.

  • @westside-steve said:

    So the 2nd amendment is disposable but not the 4th? I thought saving lives was the prime directive?

    WSS

    Have I ever said I wanted to dispose of the 2nd? The only sort of regulation of firearms I would want to see would be a license(kind of like a drivers license) that would show the purchaser at least knows how to safely handle and store a firearm.

    @sadbrownsfan said:

    Have I ever said I wanted to dispose of the 2nd? The only sort of regulation of firearms I would want to see would be a license(kind of like a drivers license) that would show the purchaser at least knows how to safely handle and store a firearm.

    You have not. It was a rhetorical question.

    WSS

  • Yes hollywood hates it and the gun lobby hates it so let's scapegoat the pharmaceutical industry

    @the-cysko-kid said:

    Yes hollywood hates it and the gun lobby hates it so let's scapegoat the pharmaceutical industry

    Not sure the industry is the one to blame.

    We live in a society that shuns life-saving vaccinations, yet slings ADHD meds to 2 year olds like they're vitamins.

    But yes he was treated for Aspergers, his family attorney confirmed it. Nobody is asking for a witch hunt. But the available data should be used and should inhibit his ability to own a gun.

    Because now where are we? Va Tech, columbine, sandy hook, aurora, Ft Hood, DC navy yard - now this, all shooters with documented mental health issues. Correlation doesn't imply causation but let's use some common sense.

    If not mental health, how about a previous history of violence?

  • And if anyone is keeping score:

    3 Knife fatalities.

    3 Gun fatalities.

    8 Wounded with a gun (fired from vehicle)

    4 Wounded with vehicle

  • @legacy-fan said:

    Severe??? Like life in prison, or execution??

    If only that worked on murderers, rapists, etc..

    Yes that severe. I'm sure he knew I was being a bit facetious but there's always something we can restrict that would probably save some lives. I would imagine Sharia law would cut down on at least some crime?

    And it doesn't matter with most crimes because of the simple fact that 85% of violent crime is committed by repeat offenders. If I recall correctly.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    Yes that severe. I'm sure he knew I was being a bit facetious but there's always something we can restrict that would probably save some lives. I would imagine Sharia law would cut down on at least some crime?

    And it doesn't matter with most crimes because of the simple fact that 85% of violent crime is committed by repeat offenders. If I recall correctly.

    WSS

    I was pointing out that these punishments aren't a deterrent for that criminal segment of the population already. Meaning, there will still be some who will ignore the punishments and commit the crimes (regardless of what they are).

    Enforce existing laws. Life sentence means Life. Get rid of "death row"

    And Sharia law? really? Did I hit my head on something and miss the Middle East becoming a bastion of tranquility and peace?

  • The ease with which this "known autistic" kid that had been "in therapy his whole life" was able to legally purchase firearms has to alarm you. If you don't have an ulterior agenda that is.

    @the-cysko-kid said:

    The ease with which this "known autistic" kid that had been "in therapy his whole life" was able to legally purchase firearms has to alarm you. If you don't have an ulterior agenda that is.

    How is this different than what you said?