Fogdog
Well-Known Member
Jumping to a solution just makes things worse.
First, you are pissing in the wind. Nothing will change until there is consensus in this country that change is necessary. Republicans and the SCOTUS that they packed with reactionary justices will obstruct change. We have a background checking system that is broken. It is understaffed, underfunded and doesn't allow enough time to evaluate every application that contains red flags. Efforts to change that are blocked. So, while I'm not saying you are right or wrong, just saying now is not the time for pushing hard for the kind of draconian, bureaucratic control system you propose.
I'm not aware that anybody even knows enough to honestly say they know what should be done. Given the way our legislative system is stopped up, I'm more of a mind to support study and evaluation of what has worked well in other countries and to raise our level of knowledge on the subject of gun violence. Let people who know something about what works put a system of solid recommendations based upon fact and analysis before our lawmakers and maybe we can stop treating gun violence as a whack a mole game.
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