I would accept magazine limits (Reply #23)

In the discussion thread: Top 10 myths about mass shootings [View all]

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 12:47 PM

hack89 (37,665 posts)

23. I would accept magazine limits

I would fund states so that they can properly support the databases used for background checks - there is a lot of missing or inaccurate data.

I would support making background checks mandatory for all private sales.

I would support enhanced mental health care for all.

I would refocus the justice system away from the war on drugs and onto violent crime.

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56 replies	Author	Time	Post
Top 10 myths about mass shootings [View all]	hack89	Dec 2012	OP
It's not getting better.	GeorgeGist	Dec 2012	#1
But understanding and accepting reality is important if you want to pass laws to make it better.	hack89	Dec 2012	#6
More gungeon NRA propaganda.	99Forever	Dec 2012	#2
Do you understand who wrote that op-ed?	hack89	Dec 2012	#8
I need a new smiley icon	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Dec 2012	#42
Derp	99Forever	Dec 2012	#49
Oh my...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Dec 2012	#51
Yup	jpak	Dec 2012	#9
Sticking NRA NRA NRA NRA NRA NRA on something is a pretty piss poor way to try to deflect the point	snooper2	Dec 2012	#13
"There are lies, damn lies, and statistics."	99Forever	Dec 2012	#16
more deflection	snooper2	Dec 2012	#17
Yep, that's what 'guns are my god' types, do best. n/t	99Forever	Dec 2012	#18
Ad Hominem attack much?	a geek named Bob	Dec 2012	#31
^^ that ^^	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Dec 2012	#43
Get ignored much?	99Forever	Dec 2012	#47
nice response...	a geek named Bob	Dec 2012	#55
+1	DrDan	Dec 2012	#30
Like many statistics,	Turbineguy	Dec 2012	#3
Oh I get it.	Savannahmann	Dec 2012	#4
I take it you didn't read his conclusion? Not surprised. nt	hack89	Dec 2012	#11
one of the best recommendations I've heard...	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Dec 2012	#5
So basically, shit happens and there's nothing we can do, huh?	Tommy_Carcetti	Dec 2012	#7
There is a lot that can be done. It just needs to be grounded in reality. nt	hack89	Dec 2012	#10
Does that include the notion that some CCLer will inevitably save the day if only given the chance?	Tommy_Carcetti	Dec 2012	#12
No - CCW is for personal protection nt	hack89	Dec 2012	#21
So What Do You Support Doing, Sir?	The Magistrate	Dec 2012	#15
I would accept magazine limits	hack89	Dec 2012	#23
We Would Seem To Have Some Over-Lap Then, Sir	The Magistrate	Dec 2012	#27
This is not the time for heat, just for solutions. nt	hack89	Dec 2012	#28
I Agree, Sir	The Magistrate	Dec 2012	#29
Just like having speed limits & rules of the road do not stop all accidents, gun legislation won't	jillan	Dec 2012	#14
And THAT is why ALL guns need to be regulated	JanMichael	Dec 2012	#19
Every gun can be regulated	hack89	Dec 2012	#26
Fox's "reality" appears to be inaccurate.	allrevvedup	Dec 2012	#20
There are other criminologists that agree with Fox	hack89	Dec 2012	#25
They agree with his spin, but the fact remains that mass shootings	allrevvedup	Dec 2012	#32
Why would expert academics need to spin anything?	hack89	Dec 2012	#35
Isn't that what you're asking us to do?	allrevvedup	Dec 2012	#36
This professor is an internationally recognized expert	hack89	Dec 2012	#37
His facts are wrong, sorry. Case closed. n/t	allrevvedup	Dec 2012	#38
Only closed thing I see is your mind. nt	hack89	Dec 2012	#40
well, allrevved said case closed so I guess it's case closed!	snooper2	Dec 2012	#48
So he seems to be saying there's not a damn thing we can do	treestar	Dec 2012	#22
I think he is simply laying out reality	hack89	Dec 2012	#24
Nope. Sorry, I'm not buying it.	rivegauche	Dec 2012	#33
Who is arguing that the answer is more guns?	hack89	Dec 2012	#34
Unrec for NRA propaganda.	Chorophyll	Dec 2012	#39
So you can link Dr Fox to the NRA?	hack89	Dec 2012	#41
Too long, didn't read. Gun control is coming, whether you think it works in your lil' bubble or not.	Comrade_McKenzie	Dec 2012	#44
It is not an anti-gun control op-ed	hack89	Dec 2012	#45
So this expert is pointing out that something much more drastic has to be done.	jmg257	Dec 2012	#46
So, why is it do we think that other countries don't have this problem	renie408	Dec 2012	#50
This what pisses me off about gunners	upaloopa	Dec 2012	#52
This guy is not a "gunner"	hack89	Dec 2012	#53
I am not talking about the writer of the "myths"	upaloopa	Dec 2012	#54
Dr Fox wrote the intro and the myths	hack89	Dec 2012	#56

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