Originally Posted By: Sicilian Babe
Originally Posted By: Mignon
Stricter gun laws will not stop this.


How do we know until we try. As TIS said earlier, a huge percentage of guns can be purchased with no waiting period, no background check. Why? Who needs a gun so desperately that they can't wait a few days? If you can't wait, then you're probably up to no good.

I don't want to stop anyone from hunting or protecting themselves, but enough is enough. Obviously, this system isn't working. We need change, and we need it now. Gun-control chatter starts up after something like this, and then shuts down afterwards.


SB,

I don't think any of us who want stricter gun laws/background checks want to stop anybody from owning a gun. It's the NRAs spin that people buy into. My immediate family weren't hunters but many of my extended family are. However, making someone "qualify" to own a gun is not out of line IMHO.

That being said, gun-clingers need not get "up in arms", I don't think anything will be done, even after this horrible tragedy. frown

TIS

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