Well regulated militia strikes again
A dad shot and killed his three children in Ohio.
They were ages 3, 4 and 7.
In 2023 so far:
Deaths due to gun violence 19,519
Mass shootings 295
Children under 18 murdered 810
This won’t stop on its own.
It’s the guns.
I'm guessing the father was both seriously mentally ill and deeply religious (same same) and believed his version of "heaven" was better than their lives in the US.
Émile Durkheim wrote about such problems and the conditions that cause said problems in his 1897 book "Le Suicide: Étude de sociologie." Want to understand what's happening to the US today? Read that century old book.
@brianbeeler This post is about gun violence.
Bad faith arguments that put the US in this situation co opt this argument by steering it toward mental health. Another problem that the nation refuses to address but NOT MY POINT
"John Paul Stevens: Repeal the Second Amendment"
That's the real answer: repeal the second amendment. Anything less is meaningless because the SCOTUS will just continue to overturn gun reform laws.
The proliferation of gun violence in the US happens because of the very unreasonable availability of firearms but also behind every shooting is a story of suffering.
With that said repealing the 2nd amendment must happen first.
The SCOTUS will continue to overturn any new restrictions on the civilian possession of firearms making your suggestion nonviable. Sorry.
There is one option, but so unlikely I've never discussed it: ban assault weapons as part of a treaty [with another country] or a change to ITAR. This would require the POTUS and 2/3s of the Senate to approve such a treaty. Overnight it would require all assault weapons in civilian possession to be confiscated and destroyed.
@flexghost @rigeldyesshall "try to get the Senate to pass a declaration that states peanut butter and jelly sandwiches taste good with a 2/3 consensus"
Completely agree hence the reason why I've never publicly spoken of that option.
We must follow the example of the Suffrage movement and without waiver in our resolve repeal the 2nd Amendment and demand that all semi-automatic weapons be restricted for the sole use of the military.
Anything else is meaningless.
Not that long ago the idea that women should not have the right to vote was common. That opinion has changed for the vast majority.
The same change can happen with the ownership of semi-automatic weapons.
“The ultimate, hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently.”
― David Graeber
This SCOTUS supports laws abridging Constitutional rights passed by Congress but I don't see Congress amending the National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934.
Sandy Hook was America's "Port Arthur" moment yet the NRA successfully pushed the "good guy with a gun" narrative so I doubt images will make any difference.
Sustained, mass protests demanding the repeal of the 2nd Amendment and the banning of semi-automatic weapons outside of the military is the only way forward.
flexghost.
Brian Beeler
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