I have been trying to refrain from blogging about the gun control issue. The discussion has already shifted from the mentally ill to controlling the sale of guns and ammunition. I just listened to some more of the rhetoric and can no longer contain myself. I will not claim to know the answer but will offer this much.
Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. The gun in and of itself is an inanimate object. Practically any object you can name can be abused and cause serious harm or death. It is all in the application.
I will say I don’t really see a need for assault weapons and large capacity magazines but they are certainly no more dangerous. Does it really make a difference if I shoot thirty rounds out of a single clip or change the clip a couple times ? I just don’t think so. Now, that being said here is what I feel we need to do.
The laws concerning crime and punishment are already in place. The problem lies in enforcement. The application of actual punishment, and suffering the consequences of our actions are so diluted as to be ineffective. Like raising a child, idle threats without following up gets you little respect, or fear. And it has always been my contention children, and criminals by extension, should be ” just that much afraid ” of the consequences. I hear the experts saying, capital punishment isn’t an effective deterrent. I expect that may hold some measure of truth. I’m no criminal but even I know if I get the death sentence the chances of it actually being carried out are very slim. I can spend at least twenty years filing appeals. And of course, I just might be mentally incapable of making decisions. Phooey.
It is my contention that were it known, for a fact, that if you commit a crime using a gun you will be held fully accountable. If, in the case there is no doubt about it, beyond a shadow of a doubt you will be executed swiftly, and without appeals of any kind, that would be a game changer. There is little we can do to prevent mental illness and those that acquire guns. They will always be available legally or illegally.
Our justice system is the fairest in the world. We are given protections and safeguards unlike any others. I’m not talking about doing away with these protections. What I am talking about is making it clear to those that would do harm, that the enforcement of punishment will be swift and sure.
Yes, I know several of these shooters have killed themselves. Good ! Saved the taxpayers a bunch of money and trouble. Those that kill any person and it is a clear and direct act should meet with the same fate.
I do not personally own a firearm of any kind. One reason for that ; I don’t see the need to have one. I do not hunt, prefer fishing thank you, and I’m still naive enough to believe my house will not be invaded. I would have one if I felt a need however. I have even considered buying one, just in case. But then, if I did, by the time I got it out of the gun case, removed the trigger lock and retrieved the ammunition ( stored in a different location ) it probably wouldn’t do a whole lot of good.
All I’m saying here is, we need to put the fear back into the criminal. Make those that would consider these actions, think twice. No idle threats and no second chances. If you do this, this is the result ! No ifs’, and or buts about it. I am convinced it would make a difference to a sane man. The insane is another issue entirely.
Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. The gun in and of itself is an inanimate object. Practically any object you can name can be abused and cause serious harm or death. It is all in the application.
I will say I don’t really see a need for assault weapons and large capacity magazines but they are certainly no more dangerous. Does it really make a difference if I shoot thirty rounds out of a single clip or change the clip a couple times ? I just don’t think so. Now, that being said here is what I feel we need to do.
The laws concerning crime and punishment are already in place. The problem lies in enforcement. The application of actual punishment, and suffering the consequences of our actions are so diluted as to be ineffective. Like raising a child, idle threats without following up gets you little respect, or fear. And it has always been my contention children, and criminals by extension, should be ” just that much afraid ” of the consequences. I hear the experts saying, capital punishment isn’t an effective deterrent. I expect that may hold some measure of truth. I’m no criminal but even I know if I get the death sentence the chances of it actually being carried out are very slim. I can spend at least twenty years filing appeals. And of course, I just might be mentally incapable of making decisions. Phooey.
It is my contention that were it known, for a fact, that if you commit a crime using a gun you will be held fully accountable. If, in the case there is no doubt about it, beyond a shadow of a doubt you will be executed swiftly, and without appeals of any kind, that would be a game changer. There is little we can do to prevent mental illness and those that acquire guns. They will always be available legally or illegally.
Our justice system is the fairest in the world. We are given protections and safeguards unlike any others. I’m not talking about doing away with these protections. What I am talking about is making it clear to those that would do harm, that the enforcement of punishment will be swift and sure.
Yes, I know several of these shooters have killed themselves. Good ! Saved the taxpayers a bunch of money and trouble. Those that kill any person and it is a clear and direct act should meet with the same fate.
I do not personally own a firearm of any kind. One reason for that ; I don’t see the need to have one. I do not hunt, prefer fishing thank you, and I’m still naive enough to believe my house will not be invaded. I would have one if I felt a need however. I have even considered buying one, just in case. But then, if I did, by the time I got it out of the gun case, removed the trigger lock and retrieved the ammunition ( stored in a different location ) it probably wouldn’t do a whole lot of good.
All I’m saying here is, we need to put the fear back into the criminal. Make those that would consider these actions, think twice. No idle threats and no second chances. If you do this, this is the result ! No ifs’, and or buts about it. I am convinced it would make a difference to a sane man. The insane is another issue entirely.
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