> Murder is banned. He committed more than twenty murders. Why do people think that you can ban mental illness? The focus on guns as opposed to the person is similar to the TSA's focus on weapons vs. terrorists.
Of course you can't ban mental illness, however you can make it more difficult for people to access the tools that enable them to kill many people.
Guns are very much are a part of the problem. I'd also think that the culture of gun worship is also a big part of the problem.
The culture of freedom worship is also part of the problem. If we had checkpoints every 1 mile that you had to present papers and submit yourself and your vehicle to a full search, he'd never get anywhere near that school. Do you see where it is getting? As soon as you start treating people's right as means to an end, you come to the conclusion people without rights are much more convenient means to whatever end you seek.
As soon as you start treating people's right as means to an end,
you come to the conclusion people without rights are
much more convenient means to whatever end you seek.
Precisely! And I wonder why none else has made this argument so far. I think it's a strong argument (and well put; thank you).
Of course you can't ban mental illness, however you can make it more difficult for people to access the tools that enable them to kill many people.
Guns are very much are a part of the problem. I'd also think that the culture of gun worship is also a big part of the problem.