• silly goose meekah
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    01 month ago

    Sure, the shootings won’t stop the day legislation changes. But it prevents more guns from entering the US, making it more difficult to get one, even illegally.

    I get that some people in the states need guns. Some communities have a real danger from bears etc. But those people can get a license to own a gun, the way it works in most countries.

    • Lady Butterfly
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      01 month ago

      Yes hopefully it would. It’s a slow drawn out process though, and america isn’t an island. It’s not a fix

        • Lady Butterfly
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          01 month ago

          Yep, given the reality of how many firearms there are already, and the resources it would take to remove them… I think we should focus on other things.

          • silly goose meekah
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            01 month ago

            Who says the government needs to remove them? There could be a grace period of a year or maybe several years, during which people already owning a gun can apply for a license and receive the necessary training. Those who don’t want to get the license can come in to prove they made the firearm unusable. Anyone else owing a gun can be made liable after that grace period. This would minimize necessary resources.

            Also, a proper government should be able to focus on several things. And I do think daily school shootings is something worth focusing on.

            • Lady Butterfly
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              01 month ago

              I agree that this is worth focusing on. Your suggestions would help. Sadly that doesn’t remove the firearms already in the US. Meaning that criminals can obtain them.