Mass-Shooting Solution?

[Sodka]

Yet another mass shooting here in the United States. As an American I am not only disgusted by the seemingly endless shooting that is plaguing my country, but also I am embarrassed as well. It seems that shooting like this is becoming commonplace in the news, and nothing seems to be changing What, if anything, can be done to address this issue for this epidemic?

[Reeve]

Control bullet availability more tightly?

[BuckSparkles]

Control bullet availability more tightly?

Clearly we blame the republicans then threaten to pass laws that cripple law-abiding citizens.

We also need to form more cute hashtags. After that we can forget about it till the next shooting.

[Shurkuris]

Well we need to put in laws that stop the criminals from having guns, so TRY THINKING REALLY INTELLECTUALLY HARD!

[Reeve]

Clearly we blame the republicans then threaten to pass laws that cripple law-abiding citizens.

We also need to form more cute hashtags. After that we can forget about it till the next shooting.

I didn't say you can't have bullets. I said control them. You can still go to the range and shoot your toys.

Honestly, that's not even my preference, if I'm being honest. I've said on these forums many times I'd prefer if handguns were illegal but hunting rifles and shotguns were legal. It wouldn't stop mass shootings, necessarily, but it would probably help a lot in the day to day gun violence.

[Shurkuris]

I didn't say you can't have bullets. I said control them. You can still go to the range and shoot your toys.

You do realize the US has had about 5+ years shortage of bullets? And the Government has bought 1.6 Billion bullets themselves, so I wonder where all the people are getting their ammunition from?

[Malachi256]

Wait until it gets much worse,

First this - it's a media epidemic, but not an actual epidemic. I'm not saying it's not horrible, but it's certainly not an epidemic.

Personally, I think fixing our mental health system

Second this - it won't handle everything (this particular case looks like it may very well not be a crazy lone wolf), but it's a serious issue that needs work.

[Mirishka]

There is no solution. There's always going to be a way to get guns, and there's always going to be some nutjob out there. Always. Making guns, ammo etc illegal won't do anything to keep people from getting them anymore than drugs being illegal stops people from getting high.

[Vyxn]

So tell me gun grabbers what law do you propose that will keep guns out of the hands of criminals if your claim that you don't want to ban guns is true?

[vindicatorx]

Clearly we blame the republicans then threaten to pass laws that cripple law-abiding citizens.

We also need to form more cute hashtags. After that we can forget about it till the next shooting.

Yeah but you have to realize all these mass shootings the guns were acquired legally. If these people are getting guns that easily legally there is obviously a problem somewhere

[Reeve]

You do realize the US has had about 5+ years shortage of bullets? And the Government has bought 1.6 Billion bullets themselves, so I wonder where all the people are getting their ammunition from?

Wal-Mart.

A "shortage of bullets" doesn't mean the bullets were unavailable. It just meant that people were buying them up as fast as they could be produced.

[Vyxn]

I didn't say you can't have bullets. I said control them. You can still go to the range and shoot your toys.

Honestly, that's not even my preference, if I'm being honest. I've said on these forums many times I'd prefer if handguns were illegal but hunting rifles and shotguns were legal. It wouldn't stop mass shootings, necessarily, but it would probably help a lot in the day to day gun violence.

explain how controlling bullets will prevent mass shootings? you fire as many or more at a gun range then you probably will at a mass shooting

[Nadiru]

Yet another mass shooting here in the United States. As an American I am not only disgusted by the seemingly endless shooting that is plaguing my country, but also I am embarrassed as well. It seems that shooting like this is becoming commonplace in the news, and nothing seems to be changing What, if anything, can be done to address this issue for this epidemic?

Like, a final Solution? I'm gonna go with no.

[BuckSparkles]

I didn't say you can't have bullets. I said control them. You can still go to the range and shoot your toys.

Honestly, that's not even my preference, if I'm being honest. I've said on these forums many times I'd prefer if handguns were illegal but hunting rifles and shotguns were legal. It wouldn't stop mass shootings, necessarily, but it would probably help a lot in the day to day gun violence.

Sorry wasn't trying to be snarky towards you. Honestly.

I do think it is a mental health problem. But a solution is very tricky, and even I admit not knowing a full trick to stopping them.

[Reeve]

explain how controlling bullets will prevent mass shootings? you fire as many or more at a gun range then you probably will at a mass shooting

You make the bullets only available in certain designated areas (like gun ranges, hunting ranches) for use on site.

But again, it's not actually the solution I'd prefer.

[Nnyco]

stop giving every nuthead in that country a gun

[Reeve]

Sorry wasn't trying to be snarky towards you. Honestly.

I do think it is a mental health problem. But a solution is very tricky, and even I admit not knowing a full trick to stopping them.

I don't think there's a way to prevent every nutso in the country from being nutso. That's never going to happen. You might be able to catch some of the people with mental health and help them, but I don't think it's something where you can catch 100%, especially if we aren't willing to be super draconian in how we identify people in need of "help."

[BuckSparkles]

You make the bullets only available in certain designated areas (like gun ranges, hunting ranches) for use on site.

But again, it's not actually the solution I'd prefer.

I kind of wish for mandatory mental health checks from time to time. Then again, people could lie or abuse it in other ways....I don't know. Mental health is very overlooked in society.

[alexkeren]

Well we need to put in laws that stop the criminals from having guns, so TRY THINKING REALLY INTELLECTUALLY HARD!

France called and said their harshest gun control laws in the world did nothing to stop criminals from having guns ... and using them. RIP to those victims of that act of cowardice.

[Schmeebs]

How come gang violence where multiple people are shot isn't called a mass shooting?