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True Davest.........................thing is, these are the things he can do with an Executive Order. He can't touch the constitution with an EO. Besides these orders he has stated he is going to propose other restrictions on guns themselves but they aren't going to propose any they don't think will get through. I don't see where many of those EO's will prevent ANYTHING. 7 and 9 may help though. I am a staunch believer in responsible gun ownership. How many times, after a tragic shooting, do you hear people say yeah, he was kind of strange or he was a "loner" or they always wore black etc., etc? You hear it a lot but, what are you going to do with these people? Therapy DOES NOT WORK. Categorizing these people into little slots or types DOES NOT WORK. Defining their various personalities DOES NOT WORK. And you can't put someone away for life because they wear black. Without taking away everyone's guns I don't see how they can stop these mass shootings (which can't happen) except by denying them access to guns. If you have a nutjob living in your house either get rid of them or your guns. A safe won't work because they can hold a knife to your throat to gain access anyway. If, like that lady that had a brother living in her house that got out of prison after spending time for killing Grandma with a hammer, GET RID OF YOUR GUNS! If your son is a certified nutjob, GET RID OF YOUR GUNS. At least keep them someplace besides your home.
Besides responsible gun ownership I would declare war on gangs. I read a while back about the number of murders there were in a given year in Chicago alone. They didn't say they were ALL gun related but I would guess, most were. Of those they said about 80% were gang related. Right there tells me at least 80% were committed by someone other than the legal gun owner. Like I heard stated the other day. A reporter (anti-gun) said that even the first ammendment is limited because you can't yell "Fire" in a theater. The resonse to her statement was, "True, but they don't put a gag on me when I enter the theater".
Besides responsible gun ownership I would declare war on gangs. I read a while back about the number of murders there were in a given year in Chicago alone. They didn't say they were ALL gun related but I would guess, most were. Of those they said about 80% were gang related. Right there tells me at least 80% were committed by someone other than the legal gun owner. Like I heard stated the other day. A reporter (anti-gun) said that even the first ammendment is limited because you can't yell "Fire" in a theater. The resonse to her statement was, "True, but they don't put a gag on me when I enter the theater".