Subj : Re: She's Back
To   : Lee Lofaso
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Wed Jun 01 2022 10:10:36

On 01 Jun 2022, Lee Lofaso said the following...
 LL>  JT> Take it to the two extremes. Unlimited guns for all will not solve th
 LL>  JT> problem of gun violence. Zero guns for anyone would definitely solve 
 LL>  JT> problem. We don't need to take it to either extreme, but we seem inte
 LL>  JT> continuing to move toward the former instead of the latter.
 LL> Japan did away with all guns in the 19th century. Then was invaded
 LL> by Western powers. Trying to gain their ancient lands back using only
 LL> swords proved to be too demanding, so the shoguns brought back guns.
 LL> Then came Pearl Harbor ...

Of course our military needs guns. That's the original intent of the 2nd
amendment.

 LL>  MP>> With many instances of gun violence, existing laws were not enforced
 LL>  JT> That is a problem that needs to be addressed. Perhaps there need to b
 LL>  JT> increased penalties for not enforcing existing laws.
 LL> Oh, come now. Assault rifles (such as AR-15s) and ammo should not
 LL> be sold to civilians, but only to qualified military or ex-military.
 LL> How many more mass shootings (4 or more people) have to happen? How
 LL> many more innocent men, women and children have to die due to easy
 LL> access to guns? There is something seriously wrong with this country.
 LL> And it needs to be fixed, NOW!

The two are not mutually exclusive.

Jeff.

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