I am not a gun owner. I grew up in a home where we were pretty hot-headed and having a gun around would not have been a good idea. Also we didn’t hunt. I prefer my meat under saran wrap. Not going to argue that one. That said, I realize there are responsible gun owners out there. People who hunt, and maybe have a handgun. I don’t understand why anyone would have an automatic weapon or semi-automatic weapon unless they are in law-enforcement or the military. And then I suspect they don’t keep them at home.
You also have people with mental health issues in this world. I personally suffer from depression and count that as another good reason not to have a gun around. I get that there are people who no matter what the law says will go out and break it. They can steal guns. But does all this mean we shouldn’t strengthen laws?
In 1995 Timothy McVeigh blew up the federal building in Oklahoma City, OK. He used fertilizer as part of the home-made bomb built in a truck. He was arrested later for having an unlicensed gun. Ironic.
In 2001, of course, we had the attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and almost the US Capitol. The world is still trying to figure out how to manage that one. We have security we have to go through to get on flights which limit us to the forms of liquid we can carry or the shoes we wear.
Meanwhile, children get shot in schools, adults get mad at co-workers and shoot them. Someone decides to open fire at various concerts and yet we can’t manage to strengthen gun-laws because of the second amendment? Our constitution has been amended on multiple occasions. In some cases twice on the same issue (hello prohibition?). But we still have a group of people out there who think limiting weapons that were meant to kill PEOPLE are a bad thing. Why is this so damn difficult? You have to be a certain age to drive or buy cigarettes or alcohol. You aren’t supposed to drink and drive. Why is it even permissible for anyone to own multiple weapons? Why is it possible for anyone to buy a semi-automatic or automatic weapons? Sure it varies by state at which speed you can buy this stuff but how is it ever this easy? What am I missing here?