tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post1158301751507156308..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: Look What ALEC Hath WroughtSomebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-7945655632559821602012-12-16T11:56:07.769-06:002012-12-16T11:56:07.769-06:00I appreciate the recognition of the need for bette...I appreciate the recognition of the need for better mental health services and and for increased funding for such services. We need to increase awareness about mental illness. We also need to school people on the signs of potentially violent behavior. We must also inform people that very few mentally ill individuals are violent and the systematic treatment of any group of people (even Conservative Evangelical Republicans) is always wrong. I've heard so many reports tying the man's mental illness to his odd behavior to his actions without any facts about diagnosis or treatment. I have no doubt he was profoundly disturbed, but that is all. I do not want a widespread reduction in only the rights of the mentally ill or an increase in stigma due to this tragedy. Better gun restrictions for all I can handle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741378724189789153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-72334459499954504452012-12-15T15:08:06.773-06:002012-12-15T15:08:06.773-06:00I personally wouldnt have such a problem with CCW ...I personally wouldnt have such a problem with CCW if they had a serious training piece to it and did not have to pass the stand your ground laws , absolving any gun owner of any responsibility of their actions. Jeff Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118335402641807712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-73426376081394650332012-12-15T12:20:35.414-06:002012-12-15T12:20:35.414-06:00How about the kids killed in Milwaukee, Chicago or...How about the kids killed in Milwaukee, Chicago or any other American city?capperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751967312821403092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-59792038183426960702012-12-15T10:18:05.965-06:002012-12-15T10:18:05.965-06:00Here's an interesting article from 2011 by Ric... Here's an interesting article from 2011 by Richard Florida on <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/01/the-geography-of-gun-deaths/69354/" rel="nofollow"> gun violence across different states. </a><br /><br /> Biggest takeaway, states with higher poverty, ones that vote GOP, and those that allow weapons in schools are much more likely to have gun deaths than places. On the flip side, places that have lower amounts of gun deaths are in states with higher levels of education, economic output, and stricter requirements like assault weapon bans and gun storage requirements.<br /><br /> You can say correlation isn't causation, but at a certain point, it stops being a coincidence. I'd like to see the changes since Jan 2011, as TeaBag governors and legislatures have taken over in states like ours and passed laws that closer match the poorer, more violent states. Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-88355428229148991252012-12-15T08:57:02.150-06:002012-12-15T08:57:02.150-06:00And the ones who voted for those clowns are likely...And the ones who voted for those clowns are likely to be the ones who keep blathering about right to life. Might want to stress that blatant hypocrisy to your district Republican legislative enablers, publicly.<br /><br />As my child's right to life or my very own right to life while attending a movie, a church or a shopping mall is apparently superseded by the second amendment right to bear arms, officially sanctioned by an NRA funded SCOTUS, tis 'bout time for some of us to get a large measure more activist.<br /><br />FAUX guest commentators were complaining almost immediately yesterday about the apparent fact that no one was there to immediately "confront," the shooter before law enforcement arrived. Asshats, let's leave a bunch of guns lying around in more kindergartens, what could possibly go wrong? /snark <br /><br />Can we allot more public funding for mental health services for the vocal minority of individuals who are incapable of feeling guilt, remorse or empathy for their actions of calling for more guns and lightly regulated gun ownership? I'm surprised more of them have not yet commented here already. <br /><br />How about getting a public list of concealed carry licensees in the state that can be accessed online by the public, or maybe even accessed by the local police in you neighborhood.nonquixotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-37546102097071282212012-12-15T08:33:42.203-06:002012-12-15T08:33:42.203-06:00We can start by banning large ammunition magazines...We can start by banning large ammunition magazines that were designed for a firefight rather than for hunting or even personal protection. <br /><br />If you take your weapon out of your home you should be required to have liability insurance and produce proof of insurance if stopped by law enforcement. If you don't have proof of insurance your gun is confiscated.<br /><br />Insurance companies will not want to sell gun liability insurance to people with mental illness or a history of brawling or domestic abuse.<br /><br />Taxing ammunition heavily would also be a good idea. There is no rational reason for someone to horde thousands of rounds of ammunition.<br /><br />Weapons should be required to be unloaded when transported in a motor vehicle or carried in public. If you violate this law the weapon will be confiscated. The only exceptions would be when actually hunting or using a target range. Trained and licensed security personnel would be exempt while on the job.<br /><br />Repeal "concealed carry" and "stand your ground" laws. Garethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-25276024895656423202012-12-15T03:35:32.806-06:002012-12-15T03:35:32.806-06:00Someone told me today that there are 300 million g...Someone told me today that there are 300 million guns out there in America. I don't know if that's true, but the number didn't surprise me. Her point was that there was no way to get rid of all those guns. But I don't think that means we should just give up and accept the situation.<br /><br />What about making ammunition sales illegal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-76081720412222077922012-12-14T21:42:23.354-06:002012-12-14T21:42:23.354-06:00Luanne that's not remotely realistic. They...Luanne that's not remotely realistic. They're out there now, and while I agree with your sentiment it's just not feasible. rondomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-33318506812531558752012-12-14T21:17:26.801-06:002012-12-14T21:17:26.801-06:00Beside making mental health care more readily avai...Beside making mental health care more readily available, I think making owning an assault weapon of any type should be illegal and the guns turned in or confiscated. There is no reason for citizens to have access this type of weapon. These weapons are not self-defense for hunting weapons. They are designed to inflict the maximum damage on the maximum number of victims. <br /><br />I'd like to think that we as a country have progressed beyond the wild west.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00688601341924739138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-61990477460779362162012-12-14T20:25:37.061-06:002012-12-14T20:25:37.061-06:00I saw a statistic that there are 20 mass shootings...I saw a statistic that there are 20 mass shootings a year in the US. I think we don't have all the list here because no one ever writes articles anymore about the kids killed in South Central LA or Harlem and a side effect or even direct result of gang violenceVictoria JK Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002803636069191866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-54818538055555038182012-12-14T20:19:14.031-06:002012-12-14T20:19:14.031-06:00MONEY is the root of all evil!
MONEY is the root of all evil!<br />arcopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699544773937943544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-18009882165500291772012-12-14T20:18:03.320-06:002012-12-14T20:18:03.320-06:00Is it really only just a matter of time before the...Is it really only just a matter of time before the gun nuts tell us that we have to start arming the kids in kindergarden?<br /><br />Is this going to be the future? Marketing opportunities for "baby glock"?<br /><br />How many dead children before people like RoJo or Skippy catch on that allowing anyone to get a gun anytime they want and carry it anywhere they want is a bad idea?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com