Has President Biden

[gregj410]

"Most, if not all are on psychotropic drugs when they commit these mass shootings."

Totally untrue. But you are not one to let facts interfere with your political beliefs.

What are my political beliefs Neil?

[Neil]

On this topic your political beliefs are obvious. Guns are a positive thing in our society and guarantee our freedom and independence. Those who would ask for reasonable restrictions on the type of weapons available for purchase and who can own them are communists or worse .

[HONDO74]

this is fabulous. does it get any better than this.

Biden tasks Harris with tackling migrant influx on US-Mexico border
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56516332

US President Joe Biden has put Vice-President Kamala Harris in charge of controlling migration at the southern border following a big influx of new arrivals.

Mr Biden said he was giving her a "tough job" but that she was "the most qualified person to do it".

The numbers of people arriving have grown since Mr Biden took office.

They include hundreds of unaccompanied minors who are being held in immigration detention facilities.

SAME $hit show. Just a different IDIOT CLOWN running the CIRCUS.

Child migrants: What is happening at the US border?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56405009

The US is bracing for a 20-year high in numbers of migrants arriving at the southern border, including thousands of children who are being kept in government-run detention facilities that critics say are inhumane.

[robert.]

Last I heard Timothy McVeigh and many other mass murderers were not Muslims.

If you couldn't buy weapons only needed by police or militia, we'd have no mass murders to speak of. Pretty much like the rest of the civilized world, where you cannot buy a handgun, much less an automatic weapon. But we are proud pioneers, protecting our freedom by idiots owning weapons that have no sporting use other than killing innocent people. We are idiots as a society on this issue.

As for my $500 an hour, that is my consulting fee as one of the world's leading experts on aspects of hematology and is only charged to for profit entities. My actual salary is much less than that, unfortunately . And no amount of psychiatrists or trauma specialists is going to make a difference as long as any deranged individual or political nutjob can walk into a gun store and buy firearms with no oversight or controls. Thanks to the Republican party for protecting our freedom to die unnecessarily.

People would find other ways of murder. Yes guns make it easy. So do trucks, cars and knives. Ill people will find a way. It's to easy to blame the gun. Makes for great TV.

[Neil]

Hard to commit mass murder with knives and cars/trucks rarely used. Have to start somewhere and banning military weapons like automatic rifles is a good start. Stopping people with mental illness or history of violence from buying guns by having a week or two waiting period and background search is another. Even one life saved is worth the inconvenience to the sane and non-violent.

[robert.]

Hard to commit mass murder with knives and cars/trucks rarely used. Have to start somewhere and banning military weapons like automatic rifles is a good start. Stopping people with mental illness or history of violence from buying guns by having a week or two waiting period and background search is another. Even one life saved is worth the inconvenience to the sane and non-violent.

Look to other countries with strict gun laws. trucks, knives, and other weapons are used. You need a $2,500 permit per gun in the USA to own an automatic rifle. I don't believe anyone in the last 50 years has used an automatic rifle in a mass shooting. Background checks will help a little. Mental illness goes widely unchecked in this country. Hipa laws may even stop people from sharing it. As a responsible gun owner i agree a standard background check is needed. I also don't believe that a 2 week waiting period will change much. Colorado's shooter had his gun for awhile.
Philadelphia is at an all time high is over 400 people shot so far. With a 100+ dead. We're not even 100 days into the year. the majority of those weapons used were illegally purchased or stolen. As a gun owner i'm not offended by people saying we need a better system. I have a 7 year old child in my house. All my guns are disassembled and locked away. I have a fire extinguisher in the bedroom for protection.(fire and thug)
For what it's worth every day since last March. all the local guns stores have had an hour wait to get inside. a line for guns. a line for ammo and a line for clothes. It's one of the funniest things i have witnessed in a long time.

[up148]

The numbers of people arriving have grown since Mr Biden took office.

No surprise with that.

[v8vega]

Illegitimate Biden is going to have his 1st press conference today at 1:15. The questions are all screened, answers prepared for him, and he can read them from a teleprompter. That's the only way this senile old fool could possibly do this. Should be better than any comedy show.

[gregj410]

Totally untrue. But you are not one to let facts interfere with your political beliefs.

It’s only untrue in your world because The NY Times or CNN didn’t tell you to believe it. Rest assured it’s true.
My problem lies with the people who know very little if anything about fire arms yet we can trust them to regulate them for us? You hear the words automatic, assault rifle, and AR means assault rifle thrown around by people like Neil who probably don’t even know which end of the barrel to look down.
You could always stop by on Thanks giving and my 17 year old daughter can give you a lesson.

https://youtube.com/shorts/vQM-06Tz9ww

I have a 7 year old child in my house. All my guns are disassembled and locked away

Every man and woman are responsible for their own kids. I made it a point to take the mystery out of guns and teach my kids about fire arm safety, use, and their 2nd amendment right at an early age. After all I have 3 girls, so when they get out into the free world I want them to be able to protect themselves, god forbid something should happen to them. If you don’t pro actively teach them they will grow up listening to people like Neil and believe that all guns and gun owners are bad.

[up148]

[Neil]

You don't need to know anything about firearms (and I don't) to know that your statement that most mass murderers are on psychotropic drugs is total nonsense, or that our homicide problems with firearms are not a mental health problem, primarily. Our homicide problems are mostly about the fact that we have more than one firearm per capita in our population unlike every other Western nation, with perhaps the exception of Switzerland, which has universal service in the military. Greg is much more likely to shoot his wife or children than a burglar or vice versa, as it turns out. Most homicides are by family, friends and neighbors in our country. Obviously it's pretty hard to commit mass murder with a hand gun, as compared with an automatic rifle, like that son of bitch in Las Vegas.

Restrictions on ownership of weapons of those with histories of violence or violent threats, mental illness or restraining orders would be a good first step. Banning the ownership and sale of weapons capable of rapid fire, except for those in state militias, would honor the intent of the 2nd Amendment and reduce the likelihood of tragedies such as those in Boulder and other places. The fact that so-called responsible gun owners refuse to concede even these rational and publicly minded restrictions says they are selfish, adolescent political radicals, not responsible citizens who care about other human beings.

[robert.]

The shooter in Vegas did not use an automatic rifle. Colorado’s shooter used a pistol.

[rogruth]

This does not have anything to do with the above debate in my opinion. Of course I could be wrong.
When I lived in Ohio I had several friends who were gun collectors ( of all types of guns ).
When anyone looked at their guys they always told the lookers that ALL of their guns were loaded at
all times. I think they all had locks of some sort. Been a long time and don't remember that well.

[Neil]

"The shooter in Vegas did not use an automatic rifle. Colorado’s shooter used a pistol."

Did a little research, both had weapons with rapid fire capability making the difference moot. The pistol used was likely an automated pistol version of the AR-15 assault rifle. These weapons or similar ones have no legitimate sporting or hunting civilian use other than killing people. I"m happy to let members of state militias have access to them but not the rest of us. I would favor a ban on sales and repurchasing by government at 1.5 times the retail cost to get these out of circulation.

[rogruth]

"The shooter in Vegas did not use an automatic rifle. Colorado’s shooter used a pistol."

Did a little research, both had weapons with rapid fire capability making the difference moot. The pistol used was likely an automated pistol version of the AR-15 assault rifle. These weapons or similar ones have no legitimate sporting or hunting civilian use other than killing people. I"m happy to let members of state militias have access to them but not the rest of us. I would favor a ban on sales and repurchasing by government at 1.5 times the retail cost to get these out of circulation.

Niel,
I am not in favor of a total ban on guns but think I may agree with your above statement.