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Gun Control Reform Activism

Sancho

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11. It is possible but extremely unlikely that no one knew a person was possibly dangerous...

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #10)

Wed Nov 22, 2023, 10:03 AM

Nov 2023

...in order to possess a gun, a person who had even a cursory examination would have been known to be angry, volatile, emotional, alcoholic, etc. As such, they should be denied easy access to guns.

The gun nuts are fighting the idea of licenses because they know that a license can be legal.

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NO. The presence of a gun in the home is itself a MAJOR danger to the people in it. CTyankee Nov 2023 #6

Exactly...which is why a license should be required... Sancho Nov 2023 #7

The man who killed my viece had a license. It didn't stop him from getting angry, drunk and going for the gun. CTyankee Nov 2023 #8

Yes... Sancho Nov 2023 #9

But my point is he wasn't dangerous until he was. IOW, this was a crisis he hadn't faced before. But I agree that a CTyankee Nov 2023 #10

It is possible but extremely unlikely that no one knew a person was possibly dangerous... Sancho Nov 2023 #11

This happened in Texas. And there are a lot of people who are angry, volatile, etc. In this situation, the gunman was CTyankee Nov 2023 #12

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