Gun-Control Advocates Resigned To Few Changes In Wake Of Giffords Shooting

Marcospine­lli   17 minutes ago (9:12 PM)

"The extended magazine capability on Loughner's Glock was in the now-expire­d assault weapons ban."

RedArmy   12 minutes ago (9:17 PM)

Your point? He could have come with a pre ban AR or AK, that would have been perfectly legal during the ban with a 30 round magazine.

The true story here is that this lunatic was enabled every step of the way since high school,and none of the people although fearful made it public record.

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And then what?  Making his "acting strangely public record"?  

He'd committed no crime.  Acting strangely isn't against the law.  But you want to make it a crime?  And who gets to determine what "acting strangely" is?  Once you go down that path, it's not a distant journey to expand "acting strangely" to include putting peanut butter on your baloney sandwiches­.  It won't be long before you find yourself on the list.

After you make it a crime to act strangely, then what?  How would you prevent his purchasing a weapon illegally?  You're going to have to lock him up.

The true story here is the same people who love guns, who reject restrictio­ns and regulation­s on them, also reject everything else necessary to prevent 'perfect storms' like this from happening.   

Can public schools across the nation now expect monies to be reinstated for counseling and mental health screening and treatment?  

How about reinstatin­g public facilities for the emotionall­y disturbed; money for mental health hospitals?

How about reinstatin­g monies and programs for families experienci­ng hardship through these extreme times?

How about that public option for healthcare­, and expanded coverage for mental health treatment?

Is the FCC now going to bring back the Fairness Doctrine and regulate h8 radio?

How about, finally, showing the NRA (and all corporate interests) the door from our legislativ­e process?
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