What an intricate topic you propose here regarding guns.
IMO guns are never the problem, but the people using them are. In the case of this horrible school shooting there has been so much mishandled information. Starting with the FBI investigation into the shooters back ground. I find it difficult to believe that any competent police force would have dropped the ball on this guy, let alone the FBI.
The shooter was adopted at birth and both parents had passed away from what I read.
Here on steemit there are reports of the shooting taking place 2 days before it was reported by the media.
Conspiracy theories abound including MK ultra. What I am trying to say is just what are we to believe?
The bad guys will always find a way to procure a firearm. Putting up signs saying no firearms allowed on premises only invites trouble.
Our second amendment was written into the constitution for our own protection against times of trouble and terror.
Taking responsibility for ones own inability to deal with life on life’s terms has become a problem with our society. Life doesn’t just hand you roses and candy and continuous wins on your computer game.
At some point coping skills must be a priority to be learned.
If anyone thinks this shooting isn’t a form of terrorism then maybe we aren’t looking closely enough.
Would you want to continue teaching after this experience?
How about being a student at this or any other high school?
One of the strangest things about this shooting was that there was already a fire drill that had taken place once on the day of the shooting. Then the shooter pulled the fire alarm to take advantage of the fleeing kids. Does anyone else find this suspicious or just me?
In conclusion, if people want to turn in their firearms for money, it’s their choice. More than likely, they weren’t in safe hands to begin with or the folks turning them in came by them under suspicious means.
Good law abiding citizens deserve the right to defend themselves against those that would bring them harm.
If anyone properly trained, at the school had been armed, then perhaps a few lives could have been saved.
Just sayin...🐓🐓
Just saying
I apologize for the delayed reply, I've been under the weather for the past several days. I agree with much of what you said but there are lemons in every law enforcement agency, even the FBI. I've personally seen culls in many departments that didn't deserve to be wearing a badge but they were. I haven't been following the case closely so I can't really comment or especially judge on much. Also the comment you made about how much of what we read is actually true is a good point also. When I based my opinion about someone dropping the ball, it stemmed from quotes from the FBI knowing about his history and other red flags. Maybe they were building a case on him, who knows? They will only release so much information to the public without an order. I know that some officers are being investigated now on whether or not they should have acted on prior information. But I'm not here to criticize the officers that had a hand in the case, but I do believe something was missed possibly somewhere along the lines.
The gun buy back program was designed for the purpose as you stated, to get weapons away from people that didn't need them to begin with. I own several guns and not one of them I would part with for 200 dollars, so that kinda gives an idea of the types of weapons being turned in, like Saturday night specials and such. The fact that it was totally voluntary and no questions asked made it a huge success. Why I haven't seen this happen again I will never know, I've only seen it happen once in my lifetime.