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Gun Control Reform Activism

Sancho

(9,109 posts)

9. Yes...

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #8)

Wed Nov 22, 2023, 06:55 AM

Nov 2023

...a correct license would prevent "easy possession of guns" by dangerous people. A strong license would not prevent all gun crimes, but it would reduce many such shootings.

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NO. The presence of a gun in the home is itself a MAJOR danger to the people in it. CTyankee Nov 2023 #6

Exactly...which is why a license should be required... Sancho Nov 2023 #7

The man who killed my viece had a license. It didn't stop him from getting angry, drunk and going for the gun. CTyankee Nov 2023 #8

Yes... Sancho Nov 2023 #9

But my point is he wasn't dangerous until he was. IOW, this was a crisis he hadn't faced before. But I agree that a CTyankee Nov 2023 #10

It is possible but extremely unlikely that no one knew a person was possibly dangerous... Sancho Nov 2023 #11

This happened in Texas. And there are a lot of people who are angry, volatile, etc. In this situation, the gunman was CTyankee Nov 2023 #12

But remember, guns don't kill people SCantiGOP Mar 2022 #5