COMMENTARIES
The frequency of mass shooters in the US is a miniscule
amount of the potential. One must keep in mind that there are 330 million people
in the US. If one percent of the population were potential shooters that would
be 3.3 million people. If one thousandth of one percent were potential shooters
that would be 3.300 thousand people. The sheer number of our population dictates the
potential for a few evil people. As long as we don’t confiscate all guns, which
is an absolute impossibility, the above numbers are reality.
I am a gun owner. I believe there are additional things
we can do to reduce the number of mass shootings. Looking at the problem
logically, the following things can reduce the number of random shootings
and/or, at least, the number of fatalities and casualties.
01. Large magazines are unnecessary except for security
and military personnel.
02. Bump stocks, which in reality turn a semiautomatic
into a fully automatic weapon, have no valid justification. The Bump stock even
makes the weapon less controllable than a real automatic weapon, and should be
outlawed. Automatic weapons are reserved for security and military personnel.
03. Transferring a gun, whether by a gun shop, gun show,
or private owner should require a background check. Since gun shops already do
this, so should all gun show retailers. No matter the expense, private owners
should have to use the service of a gun shop for a background check, which must
charge a reasonable fee.
04. Law enforcement agencies must report and submit to a central government database, any information deemed undesirable for person’s seeking firearms. That source must include problem armed service personnel.
05. Medical services personnel should send information
about patients that they deem to be physically unfit or psychological risks to
the same database.
06. Only US citizens should be able to possess firearms.
07. All schools and places of worship should have an
armed law enforcer on duty. School doors should be locked, to the outside, when
classes begin. Only law enforcers will be responsible to allow entry.
08. Laws must be established, similar to the first aid
laws, which exempt people from the tort system for trying to alert law
enforcement of potential problems.
The de-sensitivity of the
public by outrageous computer games, TV shows, and movies must stop. It is
pointless to elaborate on the negative effects today’s alleged pop-music and
music videos has on young people. Be realistic as to what constitutes free
speech. People know in their hearts what is a violation of the spirit of our
free speech laws.
Reverting back to the
opening statement and numbers. There is no way to stop a sane person that
follows all the rules and requirements listed above, then latter goes nuts, from
becoming a mass shooter. We can only hope to see and report something before he
or she takes action and report them. At least we can reduce the number of
fatalities with the above changes.