Just saw the news about the shooting in Vegas. 50 killed and 400+ injured. Some guy shooting at a concert from a hotel hundreds of yards away. Man that’s horrible.
It seems that today if you are feeling depressed and life is no longer worth living – that instead of committing suicide, you go out killing as many people as you can. I feel for the families affected by this horrible tragedy.
Why does anyone need automatic weapons like was used last night. I understand that we are not going to be like England or Australia. But, why do we allow these kind of weapons to be sold to the public?
I would point out that fully automatic weapons are already illegal to own unless you have a special collectors permit. Semi-automatic weapons are ubiquitous including most hunting weapons and hand guns.
This is a really great point. Prohibition did not stop alcohol purchase or consuption. Not advocating for bans or restictions of firearms, but bans as a whole only deter the masses but do nothing to stop the actions of individuals. Bans also create hotbeds for blackmarkets.