Gun Control catch all
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:53 am
So that makes one wonder how this could be true or even possible:The suspect was in the country illegally at the time of the shooting and had previously reentered the country illegally multiple times following his deportations, an ICE source told Fox News.
Either way, it says a lot about our federal government's ability to enforce immigration and their ability to enforce gun laws. Perhaps we need to take a page out of Iran's book on dealing with illegal immigration?The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas was asked about Oropesa’s immigration status on Sunday’s Meet the Press. The host, Chuck Todd, cited reports that Oropesa was here legally on a consulate card from Mexico, but had perhaps overstayed.
So... he was here illegally?
Thank God policemen have erased crime. Or bouncers at bars have prevented all fights, etc. At any rate, 115,000 schools, that's a lot of LEOs. $11.5Bn/year? Probably more.Leisher wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 2:26 pm Saw someone say this weekend that it would be far easier and cheaper for the government to put a single armed and qualified person in every school in America than for them to try and pass/enforce gun laws. His statement continued to say, "but doing so would end school shootings and that's not actually what they want."
That's... more gun laws than I want. And those are some crazy long wait times, imho. I think CA and DC only do 10 days. #6 would get shot down immediately. But I mean, I do want stricter laws.
Yes.
False equivalency. There is a genuine reason schools are picked for these types of suicides/political statements, which is really what they are. They're soft targets. Most people don't commit crimes in the presence of police officers.
What is the cost of your freedom? Because the second you hand in your guns, it's gone. If you (generalizing, not "you") truly believe the government won't eventually take advantage of that, you're a fool. History shows this to be fact, and if you think "Well, that was then", look at Canada and their ever growing authoritarian government.
I know, but I think they're necessary. Besides, not every bullet point is a "law". More of a call to action.
That's the point. A lot can happen in a year or 6 months. This is where I believe compromise can be had. This is the ultimate cooling off period.
Yeah, when I wrote it I immediately thought about retirees, people who are financially well off, etc. Still, I think it's something to think about and discuss. The whole mass shooting craze really started at the post office. Work place shootings make up a far larger number than school shootings, so something needs to be discussed there.
OK, then that.
They ever-growing authoritarian, democratically elected government? Puh-leez, if you think it stops here for $$$$ to stop shootings.Leisher wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 3:38 pm What is the cost of your freedom? Because the second you hand in your guns, it's gone. If you (generalizing, not "you") truly believe the government won't eventually take advantage of that, you're a fool. History shows this to be fact, and if you think "Well, that was then", look at Canada and their ever growing authoritarian government.
I would need to see the source of said research. Research being funded to find results the funder wants is very commonplace.
The same one that froze bank accounts of people protesting against it, has effectively disarmed their populace, is now passing laws threatening huge fines and jail for having a differing opinion, and whose leader was recently exposed to be in bed with China yet nothing has been done about it? Yes, that one.
Apologies, but I don't understand this sentence.
That's what that sentence says? Are you on the drugs?
A veteran and former police officer described the haunting scenes he found when he arrived at the outlet mall in Allen, Texas, Saturday.
The aftermath of the mass shooting there was “horrific,” Steven Spainhouer told CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield on Sunday. The former Army officer said he wouldn’t wish it upon anyone to see or experience what he did.
Spainhouer said he was planning to meet his son, who works at the H&M store at the outlet mall, for lunch. His son called to tell him about the active shooter and that he was sheltered in the break room at the store.
Spainhouer drove to the outlet mall and said when he showed up, he saw many people fleeing the scene and counted seven bodies on the ground.
He rushed up to different victims to check for a pulse, and said he witnessed one woman who had “nothing left of her face or head, it was gone.”
Spainhouer performed chest compressions on another victim, who coughed up blood and then died, he told CNN.
Then he saw a young child who crawled out from underneath one of the victims and was “caked with blood from head to toe,” Spainhouer said. The child kept saying that his mother was hurt.
The father, who has personal and professional experience handling firearms, said the horror he found at the mall will repeat itself if lawmakers don't limit the access of certain weapons to the public.
“I love guns. I love (the) Second Amendment. I own guns. I teach people how to shoot guns. But we don’t need these high-capacity weapons on our streets," Spainhouer said. “All the prayers and thoughts and well wishes in the world are great in time of tragedy, but if you don’t change our gun laws and put red flag laws in place and take these high-capacity weapons off the street, it’s going to happen again."
Spainhouer added that both he and his son will receive counseling for what they witnessed Saturday.
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