idk, I am still thinking gun control might be the best of a bunch of bad solutions...and there's apparently a current article in THE FEDERALIST that explains more about the powerful NRA style gun control opposition, here it is summary:
Civilians need to be able to buy assault weapons freely because Americans need to be able to overthrow the government if it gets tyrannical; i.e., "the right of revolution." And the justification for allowing the school shootings to continue without restraint? It's that "the Second Amendment is worth dying for."
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So from that, here is my thinking right now, which I hope for your feedback:
1. The US government is ALREADY way over-the-line too heavy-handed, but the way to respond is not armed violence. The 20th century really showed how badly THAT works out, including the domestic terrorism in Oklahoma City. (The American Revolution 1776 being a stunning exception.) Gandhi did better with his ahimsa stuff...we all need to go more that route plus political engagement, I believe.
2. In my own time, we were trained from toddlers in how to handle guns...gun safety, safety, safety, all precautions NEVER take a chance on harming a human being. What is going on now, the cavalier disregard for human life, is incomprehensible to my generation...these folks now cannot handle guns, either physically or mentally (or emotionally).
The Parkland kids who survived are taking up the cause of gun control...I hate it, but I think I am with them more and more....your thoughts ideas?