I was somewhat bothered by thoughts about victims of this latest incident, including the likely deluded shooter who ruined many lives, including his own.
I find the public discussions grotesque. Someone going on rampage with firearms probably suffers from mental health issues, but trying to defuse the problem by barring anyone with mental health issues from access to firearms is nonsense. I suggest to rephrase the statement to shooters being human, and limiting access of humans to firearms.
Should for instance mental health issues prevent someone from running for president? Yea, maybe, but no such rule is of much help if voters can't detect them in a candidate. And if voters or the general public can't spot mental heath issues, what makes us think firearm vendors could do a better job?
Very entertaining also what Germans think about recurring mass shootings in the US. The easy access to firearms in the US is typically perceived as idiotic while the German equivalent, highways without speed limits, is just as deadly and cannot be ended because a powerful lobby, the German car industry, is against it.
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