Just for the record, i believe this argument is going nowhere fast.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
you can't stop people from committing crime by making one or two weapons illegal. You prevent future crimes by locking these violent people up for life.
It's the responsibility of parents to fix that problem, not the governments. It's also not fixing the problem by arming all the adults, i agree, what it does do is remove a target rich environment for said child to kill as many people with impunity by having someone there able to stop the massacre.
stop using the government as a baby sitter and people will either become responsible for themselves or wallow in self defeat and devestation. I assure you, most people will buck up and become responsible.
The problem most certainly is the people that use them, not the weapons themselves else every cop out there would be committing crimes also. A weapon is a tool that is neither good nor evil, only an extension of the will using it.
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Locking everyone who commits a violent crime up for life? I definatly agree with the sentiment, but its about as realistic as getting all the bad guys round for a cup of tea and discussing why what they do is wrong.
You said why not force the idiots to stop being idiots. Now your saying, for all intents and purposes, that the idiot parents need to stop the idiot children being idiots. People won't stop doing what they're doing because its the right thing to do, or because someone tells them. They will do what is easiest, plain and simple. The few people who are sensible enough in the first place don't factor into the equation because they're already responsible.
Having armed guards at school does one thing, ensure that when someone does get pissed off enough to come in with a gun, there will his death if not others. It doesn't solve the issues of the kids being armed, they can still go out on the streets and blow people away.
I will agree with your final statement, but, you must agree, someone can't use a weapon for bad purposes if they don't have one, it doesn't matter who they are. I do leave the police out of my statements because they aren't the problem in society.