HankT
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Tomahawk wrote:
Tomahawk wrote:
I don't believe in the "nothing's possible to fix/prevent the problem" theoriesand rationales. They're for quitters.
Tomahawk wrote:
Why is it not possible?vrwmiller wrote:That's simply not possible. No more than you can keep guns out of the hands of anyone else who has ill intent. That's the whole point of gun rights activism: gun control doesn't work.How would you propose keeping firearms out of the hands of the mentally unstable? This is what I am interested in knowing.
Tomahawk wrote:
I'd rather prevent the problem of unqualified people getting guns if it is at all possible. And if I can't totally prevent the problem, then I want tominimize it.The NICS system, like any gun control,only works on people who use it: ie. law-abiding people who buy guns from dealers, as opposed to private transfers or theft.
The real question is: Can you defend yourself from mentally unstable people who have firearms in their hands? The VT student victims couldn't, and I don't see NRA moving to fix THAT problem.
I don't believe in the "nothing's possible to fix/prevent the problem" theoriesand rationales. They're for quitters.