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Mass Shooting At School In Texas
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Children and a teacher murdered by an 18 year old who was shot dead by police and more families lives ripped apart by a crazed gun man or terrorist.
How easy is it to get hold of a gun in the US? Do you need a licence? How do you stop someone with mental health issues getting hold of them?
Children and a teacher murdered by an 18 year old who was shot dead by police and more families lives ripped apart by a crazed gun man or terrorist.
How easy is it to get hold of a gun in the US? Do you need a licence? How do you stop someone with mental health issues getting hold of them?
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>>> How easy is it to get hold of a gun in the US? Do you need a licence?
The laws vary state by state. For example, only a few states ban ownership of assault weapons:
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(If you want to read the full article that that graphic is taken from, see here: https:/
In California, for example, Congress passed a law in 2019 denying access to semi-automatic weapons to anyone under 21 years of age. However that has recently been ruled unconstitutional, meaning that they're now available again to anyone aged 18 or over, even though it's illegal to buy cigarettes or alcohol if you're under 21:
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It has been estimated that their are about 390 million guns in public ownership in the USA. (See my 'full article' link above). That's in country with a population with about 258 million adults.
The laws vary state by state. For example, only a few states ban ownership of assault weapons:
https:/
(If you want to read the full article that that graphic is taken from, see here: https:/
In California, for example, Congress passed a law in 2019 denying access to semi-automatic weapons to anyone under 21 years of age. However that has recently been ruled unconstitutional, meaning that they're now available again to anyone aged 18 or over, even though it's illegal to buy cigarettes or alcohol if you're under 21:
https:/
It has been estimated that their are about 390 million guns in public ownership in the USA. (See my 'full article' link above). That's in country with a population with about 258 million adults.
The usual shock and bewilderment at another horrific, unimaginable atrocity in a country obsessed with guns. It pains me to say that it’s such a regular occurrence there one almost becomes detached from it now. They had their chance after Sandy Hook and still did nothing.
Been happening all my life, no doubt such horrors will continue ad infinitum until there is a total ban or a change in the constitution.
Until then, more innocents will suffer and families will be destroyed.
RIP little ones.
Been happening all my life, no doubt such horrors will continue ad infinitum until there is a total ban or a change in the constitution.
Until then, more innocents will suffer and families will be destroyed.
RIP little ones.
The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.”
You can buy a gun at Walmarts , together with your weekly shopping .
So long as the foregoing is in place , then this sort of appalling acts will continue to be common place .
In fact there are so many guns in circulation in the US, that even if the Amendment was changed ( and the gun lobby will see that that does not happen anytime soon ) it would be too late to change the American attitude to gun ownership
Sadly these appalling acts will continue
You can buy a gun at Walmarts , together with your weekly shopping .
So long as the foregoing is in place , then this sort of appalling acts will continue to be common place .
In fact there are so many guns in circulation in the US, that even if the Amendment was changed ( and the gun lobby will see that that does not happen anytime soon ) it would be too late to change the American attitude to gun ownership
Sadly these appalling acts will continue
I fear he is in a minority
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Another dreadful atrocity. I wonder how many family members who have lost loved ones to crazed shooters would want to see a change in America's gun laws?
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Another dreadful atrocity. I wonder how many family members who have lost loved ones to crazed shooters would want to see a change in America's gun laws?
As a nation America puzzles me.
So advanced in so many ways and have brought the world great innovations, inventions and achievements, but in some areas of society they are just so backwards.
You can buy a gun at 18, but can't buy a beer.
Rowing back on Roe Vs Wade.
A discriminatory health care system (I've seen reports of people rationing their insulin because they can't afford the $1000 a month it costs).
Teaching creationism as fact.
To name just four.
Biden has stepped up and said something must be done - just as Obama did 10 years ago after Sandy Hook. Nothing meaningful was done then, and nothing meaningful will be done now, because gun ownership is too entrenched into the psyche of many Americans, and there's a very powerful lobby.
Ted Cruz has already stated gun control is not the answer - but at least he sent a prayer Tweet!!!
So advanced in so many ways and have brought the world great innovations, inventions and achievements, but in some areas of society they are just so backwards.
You can buy a gun at 18, but can't buy a beer.
Rowing back on Roe Vs Wade.
A discriminatory health care system (I've seen reports of people rationing their insulin because they can't afford the $1000 a month it costs).
Teaching creationism as fact.
To name just four.
Biden has stepped up and said something must be done - just as Obama did 10 years ago after Sandy Hook. Nothing meaningful was done then, and nothing meaningful will be done now, because gun ownership is too entrenched into the psyche of many Americans, and there's a very powerful lobby.
Ted Cruz has already stated gun control is not the answer - but at least he sent a prayer Tweet!!!
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