Stop putting words in my mouth, I never suggested that anyone is "irrelevant". My interpretation, which should have been obvious, is that you cannot legislate away cultural problems. Banning guns to stop people from obtaining them is completely moronic when those people are in the very business of smuggling of illegal items into the country in the first place.
There is a difference between banning guns and improving the background check process to ensure less mentally instable and people with a history of crime acquire firearms. Also, it is my opinion that a culture of crime is no excuse to give up on improving firearms regulation.
> There is a difference between banning guns and improving the background check process to ensure less mentally instable and people with a history of crime acquire firearms.
I'm not suggesting that we not implement an improved background check process. I'm suggesting that we not start banning semi-automatic assault weapons all of a sudden in order to win some political points over the recent spate of shootings.
I respect your opinion and am actually opposed to the banning of any firearms to those who are qualified and have passed mental and criminal examinations. Currently, about 40% of firearm purchasers are not examined and I believe this number is too high. I appreciate the dialogue, as I believe we need more discussions on this topic.
The current nastiness is due directly to the theft of the weapons from a qualified gun owner. Should we extend background checks to include members of the family? Crazy friends? Bad neighbors?
