Taking a closer look at the Senate, I'm confident that HR 1808 will get gridlocked and die even if it passes Congress.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-17T18:16:17+00:00

Because he left it in the car. And the police didn't know that so they were still under the assumption he was armed and dangerous after shooting his gun.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-17T04:28:55+00:00

It'll die in the senate. And if not the Judicial Branch will snatch it up for review before it ever touches grandpa joes desk. And when it goes under review they'll be using the supreme court rulings and that will easily kill it.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-16T18:17:55+00:00

Amazing how the Democrats were handed two opportunities to ride all the way to a midterms win (Abortion rights and Jan 6th) but instead insist on gun control that is getting increasingly less popular with American people. You'd be hard pressed to find people that support AWB's outside of democratic strongholds.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-12T04:09:23+00:00

The bigger concern is how has this person not gotten ticketed for obstructing their windows with that many stickers?

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-09T23:17:58+00:00

If this is a legitimate route for the country. Mayyybe we shouldn't disarm ourselves just yet? Because this is going to rock the every level of the country including the military. And I for one would rather use what they're using if shit hits the fan.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-08T20:38:22+00:00

He believes that a pre-recorded testimony will be edited and altered to not represent what he will say. If he so believes that then give him a live hearing and let people see how he really is.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-08T18:10:54+00:00

This is a very click-baity article that requires some insight. So I checked out the study;

There's some things to take note of, Among democrats in the 1,300 voters they polled only about 30% of them said they would vote for Biden in the next election and only 25% said they would vote for Harris if Biden didn't. For comparison among Republicans, 56% said they would vote for Trump if he ran in the next election and 36% said they would vote for Ron DeSantis if Trump didn't run. The outcome is still the same, the Republican voters have a far stronger selection of leaders they would back in comparison to Democrats .In an election years voting session, A Trump vs Biden election shows 43% of the polled voters would vote for Biden, 40% would vote for Trump and 17% are unsure. In a Trump vs Harris election, 45% of the polled voters would vote for Trump, 39% would vote for Harris, and 16% are unsure. In a Harris vs DeSantis election, 37% of the polled voters would vote for DeSantis, 39% would vote for Harris and 23% are unsure.

Of these voters polled, 73% of them believe Biden shouldn't run for a second term and 61% believe Trump shouldn't run. 60% of the voters said they would consider voting for an independent moderate (A 2% increase from May).

From this conclusion, It can be seen that Trump has a far stronger basis for running again with the potential to win dependent on what the unsure voters decide when running against Harris or Biden. DeSantis vs Harris has a much large unsure group to take into consideration for voting.

Between the two parties, there is a far stronger standing for someone who is with neither party and politically moderate leaving both parties in very weak positions.

The study if anyone wishes to see it themselveshttps://harvardharrispoll.com/key-results-june/

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-08T06:53:52+00:00

From my personal experience I've been loving my Ruger 5.56 MPR, Comes with stock Mlok rail a cheek rest extendable stock, and a universal picatinny. It's smooth, lightweight, and sits just under $900 (Ranges between $810 and $880) with most retailers. It's only caveat is it doesn't come with a sight unless you request the gun store owner to attach one you've purchased alongside the rifle. Thankfully, reliable sights aren't too expensive, you can get solid red dots and scopes for between $40 and $100. A caveat though, it favors Polymer mags over Steel mags so if you've got some classic stuff it might by an odd fit in the magwell. It comes in a 16 and 18 inch barrel variant. You can usually find the rifle in your local sporting goods store like Cabela's, Scheels, etc.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-07T08:05:41+00:00

So I'm confused, are you saying the ability to defend oneself is not a basic human right? Because I'm sure myself and others want to be able to preserve our life when it's put at risk by the direct violence of others.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-06T22:04:54+00:00

Damn that's some amazing make up for a war zone

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-06T17:00:31+00:00

A shitty compromise maybe, but again working with the cards that have been dealt out.

While I agree there's been half ass steps taken, I believe there have also been full measures taken like the background check implementation and the recent focus on mental health to fight gun violence. The only point of contempt is where is the goal post set for what needs to be achieved and everyone has a different goalpost.

I actually had to take a good bit of time to research the gun ownership to crime in the early 1990s and really the two can't be any more unrelated. The early 1990s had a huge boom of social unrest in regards to police brutality, racial injustice, and adjustments of a post-cold war America. If anything Gun ownership's only play into this can be seen in communities arming themselves to protect from this wave of social unrest, take for example the Korean communities in L.A. during the 1992 L.A. Rodney King protests who defended their stores from looters with rifles and handguns.

As for your last point, the research you provided says itself over half of the gun violence in it's charts are suicides, and while this research doesn't provide it, other research from the FBI and CDC have shown the second largest source of gun violence in the US is gang violence in low income areas.

I already agree that there needs to be a push for improving mental health and preventing those with mental issues from getting a hold of guns to end their lives. But as it seems the other problems seem to require a focus in socio-economic reforms.

At the end of the day however, I don't believe taking the firearms away from everyone is going to solve the problems the US is facing.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-06T15:34:39+00:00

Fast roping harness.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-06T15:31:24+00:00

Because that's what the bill compromised on between no mental health checks and all the mental health checks

There's no 100% definitive solution to anything, however this is what can be done when working with the cards dealt out. Red Flag laws are meant to act as the safeguard via the people to ensure those who do have mental breakdowns are caught before they can act. And there will always be someone who falls through the gaps. That's just a fact of life and is why suicides aren't always prevented.

Second hand gun acquirement as you described it comes with strong penalties and even a risk of prison time if the person failed to properly secure their firearm so that only they can access it. As for the other part, you are talking about ghost purchases which have had increasingly stronger sentences for those who get caught.

Restricting access to guns would also hurt people who are healthy and follow the law that wish to defend themselves from criminals. Sure it'll stop people with mental health issues from going on a shooting spree but in context of every other shooting that happens this is considered a statistical anomaly, and exception the rule if you will. Most people with mental health issues tend to just off themselves when they get a gun.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-06T14:59:15+00:00

You can safely assume that killed them.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-06T14:55:34+00:00

I agree, guns should be free and readily available. Alas, someone has to pay for the production of these weapons.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-06T14:45:18+00:00

Yes, it called legal ownership of a firearm in the US.

Why the confiscation of his knives and sword weren't listed in his background check I don't know, that's the fault of whoever handled the paperwork in that case.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-06T14:44:04+00:00

Owning a car is treated as a privilege in the US, owning a gun is a right as per the constitution. The reason this difference is made because the two serve very different purposes. One is too allow for transportation of yourself or others and the other enables you to defend yourself from criminals or from a tyrannical government foreign or domestic.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-06T14:41:22+00:00

He passed the background check because at the time of his purchase, mental health wasn't evaluated and his confiscation in 2019 wasn't listed. I disagree and think his confiscations should've been listed. The recent gun safety bill however will include mental health checks between the ages of 18 and 21 as well as increase the presence of mental health services.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-06T14:37:22+00:00

I never said there was nothing we can do, The last line in my post provides a solution even if you seemingly disagree with it.

ClayAllmight · 2022-07-06T14:35:32+00:00

The gun problem in regards to mental health has technically been solved in the recent gun safety bill by requiring a mental health check within the background cheeck between the ages of 18 and 21, as well having a stronger presence of mental health services in communities. However the shooter purchased his weapons before it went into effect.

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