They may not prevent this..
But here are a few ideas..
1. Do not let people on the terror watch list purchase weapons..
2. Lower amount of Bullets in Magazines.
3. Our Leader must realize, we are at war with Terror from Islamic Extremists. Yes not all Muslims, but the 6 to 8% that support the idea of killing infidels. Those that also sadly run many of the countries that are both Enemies of the United States, and at the same time, our "Allies" in the Region..
Not necessarily for this shooting but others:
4. Like a Driver's license, make Gun License's including Gun Safety classes,
5. If someone consider's you off the wall crazy, You may not be detained, but you may have to see a Psychologist, or Psychiatrist to approve of you Gun License being reinstated..
This is the fact not many are willing to report, is that 13 to 17% of Syrian Refugees Support ISIS/ISIL/Daesh.
So if you bring in say only 20,000.. That is over 2,500 that would support the Terror Group we are fighting..
Best of luck with that Vetting Process..
****In our Country our vetting process approved Sarah Palin for VP.. That is all I have to say...................
1) How many perps of the mass shootings that occurred in the last 10 years would have ended up on this watch list?
2) Killers will just pack extra bullets with them.
3) True, but knowing this won't solve the mass shooting issues in this country.
4) Not sure how a gun safety class is going to keep people from killing other people on purpose.
5) Who gets to determine if someone is "off the wall crazy"? And given how great this country's mental health system is, how do get someone help without having to Baker Act them? People without insurance don't get help. And you cannot force someone to use their insurance's EAP plan.
Based on the arsenal in the San B's perps case, without those guns they would have just blown up people and places.
And let's not forget that one of the worst mass murders in this country's history (1995) was not done with guns. It was done with a bomb.
While I'm not an advocate of guns, here's the situation: guns are not the problem. People are the problem. Specifically, law-breaking people are the problem.
So, what is the solution? Well, there isn't a "one solution fits all" answer. For starters, yes....we NEED to expand the ability to help people with mental health issues. That unhappy person who isn't coping with their situation needs to be able to get help without huge bills or societal disapproval keeping them from assistance.
Do we need to keep certain people from getting access to such weapons? Sure. Certain people. Not all people. Making a bunch of laws isn't the answer....lawbreakers don't care. Drivers are required to have a driver's license and insurance, yet about 20% of drivers don't.
It's going to take numerous solutions for this complicated problem. Make a list of all mass shootings in the last 30 years, find the common denominators (p.s. it isn't "they used a gun"...think deeper). When we realize there are multiple reasons for these events, we will realize there are multiple solutions that have to occur.
tl;dr : guns aren't the problem, people are.
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