Subj : Re: Gun Insurance
To   : Dumas Walker
From : Gamgee
Date : Tue Jul 12 2022 08:17 pm

-=> Dumas Walker wrote to GAMGEE <=-

 >  DW> resonably intelligent, yet they won't understand it.  IMHO, some
 >  DW> of them just think that guns are scary and we are better off with
 >  DW> less of them, but the "criminals don't obey laws" logic should be
 >  DW> equally as scary.

 > Yes, it should be just as scary.  What I honestly think is that those
 > who think more gun laws will fix the problem is that they actually are
 > NOT interested in fixing the real problem.  What they are interested
 > in doing is increasing the amount of control that they can have over
 > another group of people.  It's really very petty and selfish, but that's
 > the actual truth.

 DW> No doubt, that is certainly true of the politicians who claim
 DW> that more laws will fix the problem.  I was thinking more in
 DW> terms of the voters.

Well, I think the voters who vote for such politicians are exactly the 
same.  They see the passage of any "gun control" legislation as a 
"victory" for themselves, as in they feel like they have gained some 
control over their fellow citizens who don't feel the same way they do.

 > The real problem is mental health, and the fact that so many are not
 > able to get treatment for their issues.

 DW> Yes.  I also think there is some disconnect going on with our
 DW> society.  It used to be, when asked in school what they want to
 DW> be when they grow up, younger people would mention some
 DW> profession.  Supposedly, now they are more likely to want to "be
 DW> famous."  If a kid who wants to be famous is also one that does
 DW> not see much hope in life, being famous by doing something
 DW> stupid, whether it be drinking bleach on Tik-Tok or shooting up a
 DW> school, somehow seems OK to them.

Wow, hadn't even considered that but it makes perfect sense now that you 
mention it.  What a sad thing that is.

 > Gun contol laws are *PROVEN* to be ineffective, and the so called "red
 > flag" laws that the same people want were *JUST* proven to be equally as
 > useless, right there in Highland Park, Illinois.  It was a textbook
 > example case of complete failure.

 DW> There have been several shooters this year that "were on (some
 DW> law enforcement agency's) radar" but yet were not seen as enough
 DW> of a threat to do anything about until it was too late.  A family
 DW> member has an issue with a stalker.  The stalker, after doing a
 DW> drive-by at their house, apparently murdered someone in another
 DW> part of town and got caught for that.  The family member was
 DW> worried about them being released on house arrest to await trial.
 DW>  I told them to phone in a tip and suggest the shooter was a
 DW> member of the January 6 mob as that seems to be the only thing
 DW> that these law enforcement groups care about.  Otherwise, you are
 DW> not enough of a threat.

True enough.  There are some (many) "mainstream media" outlets that have 
shown little else than that issue (Jan 6th) on their daily broadcasts 
recently.  I mean like all day, with only brief intermissions for any 
other news they might think advances their agenda also.  It has become 
so obvious that these organizations are no longer "news" agencies, but 
have become the public relations arm of the masters that they serve.  
Generally all of them are in the liberal/Democrat camp.  Pathetic.



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