tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684318586361337.post3767348662702148906..comments2023-10-30T16:23:03.171-07:00Comments on The Cheesepaper: Violence, Tragedy, and Gun ControlAndrew Hilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038720536012743894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684318586361337.post-91771280851337837572012-12-14T16:42:36.209-08:002012-12-14T16:42:36.209-08:00How is it NOT about guns, GB?
Sure, it's abo...How is it NOT about guns, GB? <br /><br />Sure, it's about mental illness too but if you took guns out of the equation, would this have happened? That's debatable, of course.<br /><br />Infantile rant? It's never the 'right' time for the pro-gun civility police to talk about guns. And who are you to speak for the victims? I haven't claimed to speak for them. My heart goes out to them in every possible way but we live in a society built on discourse and every time is the right time to talk about it. <br /><br />This post was written before it came out that he had used his mother's guns. He had easy access to guns and he used them. Access to guns shouldn't be that easy. <br /><br />Mental illness is an issue, of course but let's get this straight: not everyone who is mentally ill acts on their illness. I would make the argument that ANYONE who kills somebody is mentally ill. You can't catch everyone in that net. Some mental illness is temporary, you can't possibly catch everyone before they commit a crime but you can prevent crimes from becoming as horrendous as they often do if you limit access to guns.<br /><br />What's so wrong about waiting periods and background checks? I never advocated banning firearms outright. <br /><br />Get off your high horse. Every time is the right time for discourse in a democratic society. Andrew Hilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05038720536012743894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684318586361337.post-79351207637337041862012-12-14T16:28:24.441-08:002012-12-14T16:28:24.441-08:00Just couldn't wait to play the gun control ang...Just couldn't wait to play the gun control angle, could you?<br /><br />While you may think its cliche, the bottom line really is that people can and do kill people with guns.<br /><br />But I'm sure that you won't let anything like facts get in the way of a infantile rant in the face of a horrific tragedy.<br /><br />I'm sure all the people who suffered heartbreak and loss will appreciate your myopic outlook on guns.<br /><br />By the way, the guns in question were registered in his mother's name, not his.<br /><br />Also, mental illness, while not an acceptable excuse for this horrific event, is what the young man suffered from.<br /><br />Like it or not, a gun was his implement of choice. Gun control has absolutely nothing to do with it and to suggest otherwise is foolish.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.com