How many more kids are gonna get shot?

[Nola]

Before the US governent actually steps in with new laws to control gun ownership?
Laws SHOULD apply to the common man. This guy's mother did not exercise good judgement by keeping several guns in her home, where her son lived. Tragedy ensued. Now 20 kids are dead because of that. Too many people don't have common sense, so what to do???

[Keith]

Time for more politicians who don't care about re-election.

[Heathen]

Stronger gun controls will help but won't be the magic bullet to solve the mass shooting problems.Need to deal with the reason behind those shootings.

[Larry G]

First of all there are laws that would have prohibited that individual from, buying a gun and oh by the way he did not buy the gun he used he killed his mother and took them .. How about more laws against people .. Seems the laws don't apply to the criminal anyway and just saddle the common man with more aggravation rather than do any good .. Would it have been better for you if he had of been a suicide bomber because he did not have any intention of leaving there alive anyway

[quietcrate066]

How many more kids are going to die in car accidents?

How many more kids are going to drown in home swimming pools?

How many kids are going to die due to drugs?

[Bradyn]

How many more kids are going to die due to drugs? We should ban those too! Oh wait we did and it DOESN'T work. Disarming innocent people does not protect innocent people duh! Look up Chicago they have the harshest gun control laws in the nation. There has been 446 students shot in Chicago this year! I wounder why the media will not mention this? we need guns to protect ourselves. The average number of people killed in mass shootings when stopped by the police is 18.25, when stopped by an armed citizen the average number of people killed is only 2.2. Also semi autos and other high powered firearms are necessary. How else are we supposed to defend ourselves should the government ever get out of control?

[Kenneth]

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Why do I need an assault rifle you ask? I don't need it for hunting. I don't need it for home protection from a single invader, or even two. So I echo the sentiment of many gun control advocates; Why do I need an assault rifle, with a high capacity clip no less?

Here is why.
I need an assault rifle because I live under the rule of a government who thinks it has the right to take away my assault rifle; a government who dictates who I can marry, what I can eat, drink, and smoke; a government who uses force to take my money away from me, who charges me rent (property tax) to live in my own home: a government who commits acts of war without the consent of the people, who murders it's own citizens witout probable cause or due process; a government who has monopolized the currency with which I can trade my goods and services, then devalued that currency through inflation and taxation; a government which uses the tyranny of democracy rather than the freedom of a republic.
To put it bluntly, I need an assault rifle in the event that I might have to declare my independence from a tyrannical government.
I'm statistically unlikely to ever shoot an intruder in my home. I'm statistically unlikely to ever be in the position to stop one of these rare mass killings at a school, as these things happen far less often than the media would have you believe. However, whether you are Democrat or Republican, you can easily find countless instances of the government stepping all over your rights, whether it be on social issues (marriage, gay rights, religious rights, etc.) or fiscal issues (taxation, property rights, business regulations, etc.)

So, how likely is it you will use your assault rifle to prevent a school shooting?
Not very likely at all. However, how likely is it that you will need your assault rifle for the purpose of protecting your rights from a tyrannical government? Well, the fact that we are having this conversation not only shows that it is increasingly likely, but it also clearly demonstrates the reason why the right to bear arms is unalienable.
When a tyrannical government uses it's assault rifles to take away my rights, it would be beyond immoral to expect me to defend those rights with my grandpa's shotgun. That is why I need an assault rifle.
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