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He tried to kill himself but failed in the hospital
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Kinda mad that medical professionals have said their oath so they still have to save the guy's life..
Nothing regarding gun violence shocks me anymore. It's pretty damned disturbing to realize that.
Have we had any horrible "If the two victims had been armed, they'd be alive right now" statements from a loony gun net in power yet?
Nothing regarding gun violence shocks me anymore. It's pretty damned disturbing to realize that.
Have we had any horrible "If the two victims had been armed, they'd be alive right now" statements from a loony gun net in power yet?
the only thing I can say with 100% certainty is:
People are fucked up.
A few observations:
That he had a gun is not what caused the crime. The gun was a tool to carry out the crime. Take away one tool and he would have found another.
Looks like they didn't notice the shooter until it was too late, and their initial reaction was to flee. It wouldn't have made a difference if the victims were armed. The shooter could have picked up the extra guns afterwards, and had more tools to kill.
"Get him help"? What a joke. There's an old saying: you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. If he didn't want help it wouldn't have mattered if someone "got him help". Add to that you really can't lock up everyone who is angry. Some of the comments I hear sound suspiciously like the plot from Minority Report, with the precrime bureau.
Anyway, I guess I'm not offering any real solutions to the problem, just observations. I don't think guns or mental health are the issues (though ease of access is part of it. Why do we need a competency test to get a driver's license but not a gun?). I don't believe in god. But I do value human life, and feel that respect for human life is what's missing.
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How much more deadly are guns than ANY other weapon? Get out of here with this nonsense.That he had a gun is not what caused the crime. The gun was a tool to carry out the crime. Take away one tool and he would have found another.
Good point, arming victims is not a reasonable response to gun violence.Looks like they didn't notice the shooter until it was too late, and their initial reaction was to flee. It wouldn't have made a difference if the victims were armed. The shooter could have picked up the extra guns afterwards, and had more tools to kill.
Plenty of people are resistant to get help before they get it."Get him help"? What a joke. There's an old saying: you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. If he didn't want help it wouldn't have mattered if someone "got him help". Add to that you really can't lock up everyone who is angry. Some of the comments I hear sound suspiciously like the plot from Minority Report, with the precrime bureau.
Then guns ARE the problem. Ease of access to guns IS a gun problem. That's the whole point.Anyway, I guess I'm not offering any real solutions to the problem, just observations. I don't think guns or mental health are the issues (though ease of access is part of it. Why do we need a competency test to get a driver's license but not a gun?). I don't believe in god. But I do value human life, and feel that respect for human life is what's missing.
the only thing I can say with 100% certainty is:
People are fucked up.
I blame the NRA most of all. But also regular law-abiding gun owners. And the guns themselves.
I blame the NRA most of all. But also regular law-abiding gun owners. And the guns themselves.