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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Americans are bad people.  Why are they allowing this? [/quote]

Americans are NOT bad people which is even why it’s even more perplexing that they are allowing this.  [/quote]

We are pretty selfish. But what I don’t understand is why all these “family first” republicans are not afraid this could happen at their own child’s school. Or they are, but their career comes first so they are willing to roll the dice? [/quote]

I think the Republicans are just brain-washed and filled with propaganda.  But they have always had a “this would never happen to me” attitude about everything.  [/quote]

We are afraid. [b] Go ahead, raise age to buy AR 15s to 21.  I think unfortunately, kids like Ramos will find another weapon. [/b] Because we have a Constitution with a 2nd Amendment, eventually we will have to roll up our sleeves and get serious about why kids are doing this.  Why didn't this happen all the time in the 80s?  Why now? What is the cause?  How are we growing these monsters.[/quote]

Possibly, but we have actual evidence that restricting the purchase of assault weapons reduces mass shootings because of the 1994-2004 assault weapons ban. WE KNOW THIS. We also know that the Uvalde shooter (Ramos) tried to obtain a weapon before he turned 18. He asked his sister to buy it for him and she refused. So he waited.

And the revolting truth is that banning assault weapons and other legislation is not going to bring a total halt to mass shootings. The goal at this point is to reduce the number of fatalities.

As to why we didn't have mass shootings all the time in the '80's, good question. Here's one article on it:

[url]https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-09-01/mass-shooting-data-odessa-midland-increase[/url]

I'd also recommend looking at how access has expanded, what types of guns are sold now vs. in the past, how much ammo capacity they have. I'd also say look at advertising and the federal liability shield against gun manufacturers. We all saw the sick twitter post with the Bible verse and a toddler handling a gun that was tweeted out by the manufacturer of the gun that killed the kids in Uvalde. We are a sick culture when that is acceptable.

I've also been wanting to read this book:

[url]https://www.amazon.com/Gunfight-Against-Industry-Radicalized-America/dp/1541768736[/url]

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