Nick66
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Well put.
And while I was a prosecutor I did a thankless tour in DV court, and I absolutely agree that waiting periods are helpful in keeping domestic violence from turning deadly.
The only thing I'll add is, I think if you're going to ask law abiding gun owners to give up their weapons, even so-called "assault weapons", it would go a long way if you could explain to them how doing so will actually save lives. And that you're doing everything else you can do keep schools safe while you're asking them to give up their weapons. "If it saves one life it's worth it" sounds good rhetorically, but I don't think it's particularly persuasive, since there are many things we could do to save lives that would not necessarily involve gun control. Allowing law enforcement to search students, their lockers and their phones while on school property on mere suspcion would probably save lives also. How many students would be game for that?
This is not to say I disagree with your premise. In general I agree that what we can do within the limits of the Constitution (post-Heller), we should. But I also think we need to be honest about how effective those measures can really be.
I find your writing thoughtful & persuasive.
And while I was a prosecutor I did a thankless tour in DV court, and I absolutely agree that waiting periods are helpful in keeping domestic violence from turning deadly.
The only thing I'll add is, I think if you're going to ask law abiding gun owners to give up their weapons, even so-called "assault weapons", it would go a long way if you could explain to them how doing so will actually save lives. And that you're doing everything else you can do keep schools safe while you're asking them to give up their weapons. "If it saves one life it's worth it" sounds good rhetorically, but I don't think it's particularly persuasive, since there are many things we could do to save lives that would not necessarily involve gun control. Allowing law enforcement to search students, their lockers and their phones while on school property on mere suspcion would probably save lives also. How many students would be game for that?
This is not to say I disagree with your premise. In general I agree that what we can do within the limits of the Constitution (post-Heller), we should. But I also think we need to be honest about how effective those measures can really be.
I find your writing thoughtful & persuasive.
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