Walt is focusing on the crux of the gun dilemma. Each, by itself, is not necessarily dangerous to others. But when mixed together, it can produce a deadly result. .I am not a gun nut, or a proponent of more guns. We all know what guns are, but we still have much to learn about the many different forms, causes and treatments of depression, anxiety, alienation etc. One can start to understand but looking at our culture, our entertainment industry, which provides us with TV shows, movies and video games which GLORIFY violent methods of attaining desired results: shootings, explosions, car crashes, stabbings,……… et al ad nauseum. And we let our CHILDREN grow up with this daily barrage!
Mental illness or just never disciplined by parents? Most of them sound like spoiled brats to me trying to get attention! Gun control will never help stop these killings, they will switch to bombs or knives or cars or their fists!
Sorry, but only a small percentage of shootings in the U.S. are performed by “mentally ill” folks. Well, unless you regard bar fights, and spousal arguments where folks just “lose their tempers”, while armed, mentally ill.
“So you may as well get as many guns into the hands of the mentally ill and the spoiled brats as you can manage.”
This is a prime example of the lack of intelligence on the gun control side of things. A good point is made against gun control, but rather than debating the merit of the claim, a moronic hyperbole is made instead. How pointless!
How was Katherine’s claim absurd or extremist? Mass killings in the world have NOT stopped even in countries with strict gun laws, so her claim is perfectly valid.
You nuts like to pretend strict gun control or gun ban would solve all the problems with violence, but the truth is it won’t. It hasn’t in any country that has strict gun control or a ban on guns. Let’s take China, for instance. In March of 2010, 8 children were murdered by a man with a knife. In April of 2010, another knife wielding man injures 16 while another stabbed 28 students, 2 teachers and a security guard. Most of the students were 4 years old. In May of 2010, a man with a cleaver killed 7 children, two adults and injured 11 others. In August of 2010, a man injured 20 children and staff, killing 3 children and a teacher. In September of 2011, a man killed a child and three adults with an axe in a nursery.
Now tell me again how Katherine’s point of people switching to other weapons is an absurd and extremist point. You do know the meaning of those words, right?
Why is the claim always mental illness for some and thug and savage for the other? In reality the check and balance system for the guns sold needs to overhauled. Then again you can be sane the day your purchased your gun but have some sort of life changing experience and then your perception is warped. At that point it’s too late because you already have your gun, now you’re a ticking time bomb.
moosemin over 8 years ago
Walt is focusing on the crux of the gun dilemma. Each, by itself, is not necessarily dangerous to others. But when mixed together, it can produce a deadly result. .I am not a gun nut, or a proponent of more guns. We all know what guns are, but we still have much to learn about the many different forms, causes and treatments of depression, anxiety, alienation etc. One can start to understand but looking at our culture, our entertainment industry, which provides us with TV shows, movies and video games which GLORIFY violent methods of attaining desired results: shootings, explosions, car crashes, stabbings,……… et al ad nauseum. And we let our CHILDREN grow up with this daily barrage!
Kathrine Jenkins over 8 years ago
Mental illness or just never disciplined by parents? Most of them sound like spoiled brats to me trying to get attention! Gun control will never help stop these killings, they will switch to bombs or knives or cars or their fists!
Dtroutma over 8 years ago
Sorry, but only a small percentage of shootings in the U.S. are performed by “mentally ill” folks. Well, unless you regard bar fights, and spousal arguments where folks just “lose their tempers”, while armed, mentally ill.
rallsolo over 8 years ago
“So you may as well get as many guns into the hands of the mentally ill and the spoiled brats as you can manage.”
This is a prime example of the lack of intelligence on the gun control side of things. A good point is made against gun control, but rather than debating the merit of the claim, a moronic hyperbole is made instead. How pointless!
rallsolo over 8 years ago
How was Katherine’s claim absurd or extremist? Mass killings in the world have NOT stopped even in countries with strict gun laws, so her claim is perfectly valid.
You nuts like to pretend strict gun control or gun ban would solve all the problems with violence, but the truth is it won’t. It hasn’t in any country that has strict gun control or a ban on guns. Let’s take China, for instance. In March of 2010, 8 children were murdered by a man with a knife. In April of 2010, another knife wielding man injures 16 while another stabbed 28 students, 2 teachers and a security guard. Most of the students were 4 years old. In May of 2010, a man with a cleaver killed 7 children, two adults and injured 11 others. In August of 2010, a man injured 20 children and staff, killing 3 children and a teacher. In September of 2011, a man killed a child and three adults with an axe in a nursery.
Now tell me again how Katherine’s point of people switching to other weapons is an absurd and extremist point. You do know the meaning of those words, right?
ubablackhamma over 8 years ago
Why is the claim always mental illness for some and thug and savage for the other? In reality the check and balance system for the guns sold needs to overhauled. Then again you can be sane the day your purchased your gun but have some sort of life changing experience and then your perception is warped. At that point it’s too late because you already have your gun, now you’re a ticking time bomb.