This is a really big tragedy but I can't understand something.
Every time after these tragedies, the issue of arms purchases begins to be discussed, and nothing ever changes, everything remains the same.
How is that possible?
What has to happen that finally the very liberal laws in America about buying guns start to change?
How many people have yet to die in tragedies like this?
Never changing never ending.
Guns guns and more guns.
Here is the simple math.
251 mass shootings in the USA for this year so far.
By definition 4 or more don’t count the shooter
So 4 x 251 = 1004 lives.
Let’s say the average number is 10
So 10 x 251 = 2510. While it seems like a,lot of people compare it to 330,000,000 million
Drop in the bucket. The lives saved with seat belts and less smoking is over 10,000
So in terms of senseless death What would you have 10,000 or 2510?
So the gov passed laws to do the easy life saving. Car deaths and smoking deaths were easier to stop.
I was talking about this in my lovely state of New Jersey today with my wife. We were discussing what out best guess to avoid a local mass shooting would be.
Like should we not go to the mall?
Or not go to a tavern?
Or not go to a movie?
For now we stopped going to the movies. We know even though NJ has solid gun laws other states don’t .
Years ago I lived in New York City . I knew a guy that drove to Maine once a month purchased four to five pistols legally in Maine. Then drove back to New York and sold them for three times the price he paid.
About 1500 was turned into 4500 in 36 hour road trip.
I know many countries don’t push states rights like USA
But states rights cause financial reasons for crime.
This to me is a huge flaw in the USA causing insane behavior and crimes due to inconsistent laws.
The age of sexual consent varies state to state. So what.
Some guy is 18 his girl friend is 17.
They have a lot of car sex while driving she likes to give him hand jobs.
While in the state of New York she is of the age of consent 17 but in New Jersey the age of consent is 18.
So while drive from New York City to great adventure in New Jersey she starts a hand job and does not finish until in the state,of New Jersey .
In New York he is merely a distracted driver. A simple traffic ticket.
In New Jersey he is a pedifile a sex criminal .
These inconsistencies in state laws are numerous causing many people to behave crazy.
Why not the government can make its mind up why not do some thing crazy.