General News Texas Church Shooting Leaves More Than 20 Dead

As humans we need to look close at what we are really doing to each other

 

Ok, sure. Ban owning xyz weapon? But then only criminals will have them, so we shouldn't do that. Ban the killing of another human being? But then only the criminals will do it, so let's make that legal, too. Ban taking another person's property? But then only criminals will do it, so I guess that should be legal. Have laws? But then only criminals will break them, so let's just not have any laws. Your logic is flawed.

Additionally, gun control laws are not in any way, shape, or form about taking away self defdnse, they are about being reasonable. If you can explain why you need to be allowed to own semi-automatic weapon, assault rifle, or other high powered killing machine for self defense, by all means, enlighten us, and we'll let you have your weapon. I can see why you'd want a small handgun, or even a hunting rifle or shotgun if you live in a rural area where the cops will take upwards of 15 minutes to arrive or to have in case you are attacked on the street. In my opinion, those are reasonable weapons to have for self defense. I don't see why you need to be able to kill large quantities of people in only a few seconds, much less how owning a weapon of that caliber can be called "self defense."

 

Well part of the problem is that society still thinks they need to stay out of domestic issues, so when things like this happen to wives, husbands, children and pets and even elders, people barely blink, but then someone goes out and does something like this. Suddenly society deems it a problem.

 

"This isn't about guns". Ok then you have to admit that USA is one fucked up place. As in, REALLY fucked up. Because, if you compare mass shootings and gun violence to other countries, the difference is NIGHT and DAY.

IMO, gun permits should only be given after comprehensive mental health tests, state-managed, with the possibility to challenge a potential refusal in court.

If even only one person dies so that people can have easy access to guns, you need to be SICK IN THE HEAD to go like "that's the cost of freedom, yeah". Sick in the head.

 

Yes. We all know that the United States is sadly deprived of a standing army and must rely on its volunteer church shooters to engage in military action to protect American interests.

 

Since the mass shooting in Las Vegas on October 1st, there have been thirty-five mass shootings across the US.

And tragically, although the Texas shooting last week was one of the worst, it was also the fifth mass shooting that took place in Texas since the Las Vegas incident, with an average of one mass shooting per week.

http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting

 

You can't tell me that this is an inevitable thing that cannot be prevented, because only recently have we had all these shootings, and only in the U.S. does it occur.
I'm skeptical of the claim that it's solely due to gun control, since there wasn't much gun control decades ago and we didn't have all these mass shootings then. I'm thinking more on mental health.

 

Not true. Mass shootings have happened most continually during the Civil Rights/Segregation period 1950s/1960s towards black churches and black people like myself.

Gun control has never been a thing in America. We have always had the second amendment right, an most likely for now, will the foreseeable future always be protected and respected to have it.

Mental health, yes that is a big concern. There are just sick people in this world, and they are mentally ill.