southernflyer
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There are no easy solutions to stopping violence. Most people think "if we do X, then we can stop or reduce Y", forgetting the letters A-W also have effects on any situation. If we stopped the war on drugs, gun violence would go down because there wouldn't be incentive to deal now illegal drugs. No one on the news is mentioning that today. I know that is different from a mentally unstable person getting guns and killing kids.
One problem I see is many public and government buildings, it is illegal to carry firearms, or even have in your car on property. If a teacher and a janitor had conceal permits and were carrying, there is a chance that less than 20 some odd people would have died today.
Someone who has a mental illness that is not being correctly treated could just as well run people down in a car, drown her kids in a lake, or stab random strangers. Guns do have a rapid multiplier compared to those other options.
One problem I see is many public and government buildings, it is illegal to carry firearms, or even have in your car on property. If a teacher and a janitor had conceal permits and were carrying, there is a chance that less than 20 some odd people would have died today.
Someone who has a mental illness that is not being correctly treated could just as well run people down in a car, drown her kids in a lake, or stab random strangers. Guns do have a rapid multiplier compared to those other options.