Post by Joe Lyddon on Jan 7, 2013 11:14:26 GMT -8
Congress and all lawmakers are forgetting some simple facts:
1. A Criminal respects NO LAW and will IGNORE any & all laws EXCEPT if he can use a LAW to accomplish his goals.
2. Laws do not control Criminals... that is why they are called Criminals.
3. If a Criminal wants to do something, against a law or not, he will figure a way to do it!
4. It takes a gun to stop a gun.
Those are facts that Congress et al cannot seem to understand... I think they're living in their own perfect world where everything is controlled by laws... Pass laws and problems are solved... clean & simple. Unfortunately, the world is NOT that perfect.
Before a Law is made into Law, past circumstances should be studied to realistically determine if it can be enforced to really solve a given problem.
Gun laws, in lieu of the facts stated above, cannot be enforced to solve the targeted problem. Trying to do so will only result in more frustrations.
Gun Control actions that can help solve the problem:
1. Sick mentally unbalanced people are not normally of the Criminal mentality... They need help and treatment to help them become more balanced in their thinking and actions.
2. If a person who is mentally sick attempts to buy a gun, they should be stopped from doing so and given some treatment.
3. If anyone wants to buy a firearm, in addition to a background check, should also undergo a psychological examination with an authorized psychologist to determine that they can safely own a gun responsibly. All at their expense.
4. Take and pass an authorized training class in the proper way to handle, store, and use guns they are interested in... also, at their expense.
5. Mentally ill people should be kept under proper authorized treatment until they are deemed cured.
6. A person is declared to be Mentally Ill only by a team of three qualified doctors; of which one can be of the choice of the person. All three must agree unanimously.
7. All of the above MUST be done and Passed before a purchase can be allowed.
The above would be more meaningful "Gun Control".
Results:
A. Mentally ill people are kept away from guns.
B. Guns could be in the hands of responsible qualified people.
C. Criminals, with guns, could be stopped by good people with guns. Crime rates drop! Shooting sprees drop!
I'm sure the above can be improved & modified to really nail it down... It's a start... That will work. ( IMHO )
1. A Criminal respects NO LAW and will IGNORE any & all laws EXCEPT if he can use a LAW to accomplish his goals.
2. Laws do not control Criminals... that is why they are called Criminals.
3. If a Criminal wants to do something, against a law or not, he will figure a way to do it!
4. It takes a gun to stop a gun.
Those are facts that Congress et al cannot seem to understand... I think they're living in their own perfect world where everything is controlled by laws... Pass laws and problems are solved... clean & simple. Unfortunately, the world is NOT that perfect.
Before a Law is made into Law, past circumstances should be studied to realistically determine if it can be enforced to really solve a given problem.
Gun laws, in lieu of the facts stated above, cannot be enforced to solve the targeted problem. Trying to do so will only result in more frustrations.
Gun Control actions that can help solve the problem:
1. Sick mentally unbalanced people are not normally of the Criminal mentality... They need help and treatment to help them become more balanced in their thinking and actions.
2. If a person who is mentally sick attempts to buy a gun, they should be stopped from doing so and given some treatment.
3. If anyone wants to buy a firearm, in addition to a background check, should also undergo a psychological examination with an authorized psychologist to determine that they can safely own a gun responsibly. All at their expense.
4. Take and pass an authorized training class in the proper way to handle, store, and use guns they are interested in... also, at their expense.
5. Mentally ill people should be kept under proper authorized treatment until they are deemed cured.
6. A person is declared to be Mentally Ill only by a team of three qualified doctors; of which one can be of the choice of the person. All three must agree unanimously.
7. All of the above MUST be done and Passed before a purchase can be allowed.
The above would be more meaningful "Gun Control".
Results:
A. Mentally ill people are kept away from guns.
B. Guns could be in the hands of responsible qualified people.
C. Criminals, with guns, could be stopped by good people with guns. Crime rates drop! Shooting sprees drop!
I'm sure the above can be improved & modified to really nail it down... It's a start... That will work. ( IMHO )