Keyser Soze wrote:
On 2/21/18 9:51 PM, wrote:
Everyone still seems to avoid the fact that this is a kid problem, not
a gun problem. When I was in K-12 lots of kids had easy access to
guns. We were hunting at 14 and this was within a mile of the DC line,
not wyoming. Nobody shot anyone. It was not even in our wildest scope
of thought.
It is a societal problem, exacerbated by the easy availability of most
high-powered firearms. Even in Maryland, there is no state background
check for a long gun, or even a waiting period. You just have to be 21.
And, of course, a long gun sale from one private owner to another in
this state doesn't require any state paperwork.
Tell you a secret. I got rid of my "high-powered" rifles, the Colt and
the Ruger, because they bored me. Basically, my target shooting is
limited to 100 yards unless I want to take a 2-1/2 hour drive out to the
Shenandoah. I don't need superfast, superloud .223 rounds and their
expense and noise to hit easily hit dead .targets at 100 yards or less.
A .22LR, a 9 mm, or a .357 MAG will do that job nicely.
Years ago, there was not a waiting period for long guns in California.
There is now. I remember getting my Remington 1100 at San Francisco Gun
Exchange, On 2nd street, just off market. Bought the 1100, they wrapped
it in brown paper, and I walked out the door. Yes, there were actual gun
stores in San Francisco years ago. My Ithaca 20 gauge, from Monkey Wards,
the guy tossed in box of ammo. As Greg points out. Is a cultural problem
these days. Same culture problem that has violent to others and women as
a main theme. Same cultural problem where doing good in school is
selling out. How many of those shootings in Chicago are by a legally
owned firearm?