The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida involved a 19 year old with serious mental health issues and an apparently legally bought AR15. What's different this time is the extreme views of those going after the NRA this time as if the NRA is the problem. They are going after politicians who took money from, support them and support the 2nd Amendment. The students themselves are starting their own march on April 20th (the 19th anniversary of Columbine) called the "March for Our Lives" and are calling for a nationwide walkout of schools. This could be the first of it's kind with students walking out from class across the nation.
We need a SCOTUS ruling protecting the owning of semi-automatic rifles, specifically the AR15 since they will be going after them hard this time and they are already getting ready to push legislation for an AWB again.
Another thing that doesn't help is when critics say, "why does anyone need an AR15" proponents rarely say, "for self defense and that they have been used in a few successful self defense situations already", they just say, "it's our right to own them" which sounds idiotic. By saying self defense and self defense against the government it take some away the “no one needs an AR15 for hunting” argument.
We also have to stop saying that it's "a mental health issue" only. When a radical Islamic terrorist commits a terrorist act with an AR15 that is not someone with mental health issues, that is solely a person that believes their religion allows them to kill people. And this person would most likely be able to purchase this weapon legally also if they didn't have any previous convictions that stopped them from this. We definitely need to seperate the mental health issue ones from the politically or religiously motivated ones.
Although so-called "assault weapons" are used in less than .0125% of killings (I believe) it is the one that is used in a few mass killings and gets the brunt of the attention.
This time feels different, have we reached a tipping point?
http://time.com/5164939/march-for-our-lives-florida-shooting/
We need a SCOTUS ruling protecting the owning of semi-automatic rifles, specifically the AR15 since they will be going after them hard this time and they are already getting ready to push legislation for an AWB again.
Another thing that doesn't help is when critics say, "why does anyone need an AR15" proponents rarely say, "for self defense and that they have been used in a few successful self defense situations already", they just say, "it's our right to own them" which sounds idiotic. By saying self defense and self defense against the government it take some away the “no one needs an AR15 for hunting” argument.
We also have to stop saying that it's "a mental health issue" only. When a radical Islamic terrorist commits a terrorist act with an AR15 that is not someone with mental health issues, that is solely a person that believes their religion allows them to kill people. And this person would most likely be able to purchase this weapon legally also if they didn't have any previous convictions that stopped them from this. We definitely need to seperate the mental health issue ones from the politically or religiously motivated ones.
Although so-called "assault weapons" are used in less than .0125% of killings (I believe) it is the one that is used in a few mass killings and gets the brunt of the attention.
This time feels different, have we reached a tipping point?
http://time.com/5164939/march-for-our-lives-florida-shooting/
The Teens Who Survived the Florida School Shooting Are Organizing a National March to Demand Gun Control
By JENNIFER CALFAS February 18, 2018
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