As a mystery writer I’m
interested in topics that relate to crime—its cause, effect and methods
employed. With the most recent horrendous event in Orlando, I have to agree
with President Obama that we need to fight terrorism but also address the ease
with which terrorists can obtain assault weapons in the United States. Whether
someone is an international terrorist, a self-radicalized loner or an angry
person with mental problems, the results are the same. All these people need to
be dealt with. Then there is the ease with which someone can obtain
semi-automatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines. This
needs to be stopped. Hunters, people wanting handguns to defend themselves and gun range enthusiasts can still have their
rights without access to these types of weapons. Like any crime, it is
impossible to eliminate all of it, but we must take action to make it difficult
for those committing criminal terrorist acts to render so much damage to
citizens in our country.
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Hi Mike -- This is one of the biggest dilemmas (and controversies) in our lifetime. It seem logical and desirable to ban assault weapons in the U.S. and make it harder for dangerous people to purchase any weapons, and I'd be in favor of restrictions that would keep weapons out of the hands of criminals, the mentally ill, and terrorists without impacting the gun rights of responsible citizens. But what prevents the smuggling of banned weapons across north and south borders and the sale of those smuggled weapons to undesirable buyers? As with drugs, if there's a market for the product, it will find its way into the U.S. illegally. We have big big problems to solve, and those suggested changes to the gun laws are little more than one tiny plug in a dike full of holes.
I agree there are a number of areas where action needs to be taken. We need our legislators to step up to a healthy debate on the issue and start taking action. Each small step will improve the situation.
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