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Originally Posted by raymr
Every person's perception is their own reality. I don't have a need for guns and I don't own any, though I go to skeet shooting and target practice when it's available. I wouldn't want to mess with the 2nd amendment, especially when the new laws are unenforceable. It would be window dressing. But I get the general feeling that's what the general populace wants to hear - placebos, and not a call to personal responsibility. I wonder what is the NRA's view on how Switzerland implements gun control?
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a call to personal responsibility does what? how does that protect against a nutjob like in this situation?
I also have no need or desire to own weapons anymore. I stand to inherit a couple historic firearms, but I would happily surrender them if I believed that surrendering them would make it less likely that these types of atrocities can continue, which I do.
What drives me nuts is the spirit of no compromise, no discussion. As shown in this thread, when logical facts and examples of gun control effects on murder rates in other countries is demonstrated, the response is always that more guns are indeed the answer, not less. Same old story, different year.