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Unfortunately we do know how it will play out. We've already discussed it. We have already seen it. There isnt a call for reasonable discussion. There is a call by mindless empty headed leftists to DO SOMETHING! BAN SOMETHING!!! PASS A LAW!!!There's no silver bullet, no single measure that'll solve the problem. There's going to be a bunch of steps taken, and sometimes it's going to involve stepping on individual rights. That Vegas guy for instance, how many rifles did he aquire in just a few months? Dozens, I read. Maybe that ought to raise an alarm. That Cruz guy, maybe there's a way to make that type feel they're being watched and can't get away with it so easily. There was so much failure there it's ridiculous.
Another poster in this thread brought up something that makes sense- absolutely no publicity. None. If caught, the psycho just disappears into the system. If not caught, if killed on the scene, he's never named, no pictures, no interviews with shocked neighbours or classmates.
All those things infringe on rights, none of them alone could make much difference, and no matter what's done you'll never know if it's working or not. Even after a year of no school shootings, no mass killings, you'll never know if your measures are the reason. But those people who knee-jerk against every suggestion, bleating the word "Constitution!" like they've just made themselves impossible to argue with are just saying the occasional mass killing is acceptable. Thoughts and prayers, yes, but don't even think of changing anything.
State legislative buildings are safe, gun-free zones, right? Nobody would be able to smuggle a rifle and couple of handguns and pockets-full of spare magazines and blast away at politicians. Politicians are able to make themselves safe. Why can't they make students safe, too? Too expensive, too much work, unconstitutional?
But we know how this'll play out, don't we.
You know what else is missing from the dialogue? In the last few months there have been several attempted mass shootings that have been thwarted by private citizens and cops. Sometimes armed...sometimes unarmed....but the results have been that would be shooters have been stopped in their tracks. Why isnt THAT being discussed? We need MORE of that. We need MORE people prepared to go on the offensive should a situation occur. Where that happens, shooters are stopped. When shooters are unhindered...bodies pile up and it doesnt matter what kind of gun they use. It doesnt matter how many times they have to reload. It doesnt matter that they have already passed background checks and yes, even mental health screenings.
Yes...the subject of mental health is important and there is resistance to kneejerk laws promoted in the name of 'gun safety' primarily because most of the people that promote mental health laws cant cite what exactly they mean or how they would apply those laws or where they would stop/start/end.
You say there is no discussions and you blame it on conservatives, but you are full of **** and you know it. It is discussed that teachers should be armed and antigun leftists freak out. It is suggested by conservatives that there should be better school security and antigun lefitsts dismiss it because it isnt a gun ban. It has been proposed that they could bring in military veterans and retirees and do everything from pay them a part time salary to let them have tax exempt status as volunteers. There are discussions ongoing, but the only discussions leftists want to hear are gun bans, universal background checks (promoted by the "gunshow loophole" rhetoric but anyone with a pulse and measurable IQ knows their sole intent is to build a weapons database), magazine capacity bans (proven to not be relevant), bumpfire stock bans (because a bumpfire weapon has been used one time in the history of ever), and any other manner of law that has been proven to be ineffective and will target only law abiding gun owners.