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It's my understanding that the shooter ordered his AR-15's after he turned 18 and purchased them through an FFL or FFL at a retailer.
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In my opinion... if our government thinks at 18yo, you're old enough to go fight for your country (or somebody else's country), you should be allowed to own a gun. I waited 6-months to get my pistol license application approved 15-years ago and a friend of mine just waited over a year, due to the ramped up demand, required background check and of coarse COVID. They're not just handing them out!
There are an estimated 300-million legally owned civilian firearms in this country. The government will never get the legal gun owners to give them up. If they wanted to try to solve the problem, which they're not, they'd be better off concentrating on resolving mental health issues.
As for you people who live in a different country.... if you don't know anything about your own country's gun laws, you should limit the advice you give on what we should do about ours, especially if you get your statistics from CNN.
Also, I shouldn't assume gender in this case either. Word has it, its gender could be different that what is assumed.It's my understanding that the shooter ordered his AR-15's after he turned 18 and purchased them through an FFL or FFL at a retailer.
They don't happen where people carry for a reason - the cowards don't want people who will fight / shoot back.
I agree with your first paragraph.
I am by no means giving advice. Concentrating on mental health will not resolve everything either lol. You must think Canada has nobody with mental health issues?
Nobody seems to be able to answer why School shootings are so rare in Canada compared to the weekly occurrence in the US. Why?? somebody answer. You all just come back with some political bullshit everytime
Would not be suprised at all, but not the root problem IMHO. Order online, pick a local FFL for the forms, and give 'em $20.
It's how they are raised, or not. That's the problem I think. It's a shame.
Not sure I agree with this statement. I don't think this 18 year kid knew enough about the law to think he would not get shot by a gun carrying citizen. Also, I have to assume these shooters/murderers go into this knowing they are not coming out alive, probably hoping they do not, a murder/suicide event.
It's my understanding that the shooter ordered his AR-15's after he turned 18 and purchased them through an FFL or FFL at a retailer.
Just looked it up, was an AR-15 in yesterdays shooting as well. Of course that’s just reports from shitty news stations as of now
In my opinion... if our government thinks at 18yo, you're old enough to go fight for your country (or somebody else's country), you should be allowed to own a gun. I waited 6-months to get my pistol license application approved 15-years ago and a friend of mine just waited over a year, due to the ramped up demand, required background check and of course COVID. They're not just handing them out!
There are an estimated 300-million legally owned civilian firearms in this country. The government will never get the legal gun owners to give them up. If they wanted to try to solve the problem, which they're not, they'd be better off concentrating on resolving mental health issues.
As for you people who live in a different country.... if you don't know anything about your own country's gun laws, you should limit the advice you give on what we should do about ours, especially if you get your statistics from CNN.
To those who think we need to do a better job identifying/counseling/helping the troubled kids, one of my nephews was that kid. His mom, my sister, could no longer parent him (rage, violence, threats, etc.) so he went into foster care. Foster care, counseling and other things seemed to help over the years. We thought he "turned out ok" until he did a attempted murder/suicide with his gf, the mother of his 3 kids. We were all shocked, but not surprised.
I think it's ok for a parent to say "I need help" and not remain silent. Short of that I don't think there is much more a parent can do with this type of child. Note, I am not a parent or a professional in this space.
Agree or not - please help me understand why the majority of these occur in gun free zones??
I don't know why you are still stuck on this. Obviously a gunman is going to aim for a place with a gun free zone... Common sense I would think.
We've established that teachers need to carry semi-automatic rifles to protect their children.
I am 100% behind that. in fact Oklahoma started arming teachers a few years ago. It is voluntary not mandatory, and the teachers have to go through firearms training. The left fought hard against it because guns are evil.
Sorry we established they should be armed. I took it too far
What you mean?...a repurposed female?Also, I shouldn't assume gender in this case either. Word has it, its gender could be different that what is assumed.
Sorry we established they should be armed. I took it too far
Nobody seems to be able to answer why School shootings are so rare in Canada compared to the weekly occurrence in the US. Why?? somebody answer. You all just come back with some political bullshit everytime
Right, so I think the question is how do we get to them and help them before they do something like this? I don't have the answer. And you can't send a counselor, doctor, police officer, etc. after every request/cry for help. How do you figure out which cases are the highest priority? All rhetorical questions.Anyone that would shoot up a bunch of little kids is crazy and they didn't just get crazy that day. It's common after the fact we find out people knew they weren't right, the parents knew, the school knew, fellow students knew, authorities sometimes knew, they were on the 'radar'...but they fell through the cracks.
So I'd just point out the misinformation in your posts which shows a bias. An earlier post referenced "automatic" rifles which are not available to the average citizen. Second, school shootings like this are not a "weekly occurrence." In order to solve the problems we have to have be honest and objective about the facts. Clowns like Kerr get on the TV and just start screaming "do something" when that something is banning all guns.I agree with your first paragraph.
I am by no means giving advice. Concentrating on mental health will not resolve everything either lol. You must think Canada has nobody with mental health issues?
Nobody seems to be able to answer why School shootings are so rare in Canada compared to the weekly occurrence in the US. Why?? somebody answer. You all just come back with some political bullshit everytime