Please...Someone do Something Soon!!!

Well...it happened this morning again...At the Highland Park parade this morning a sniper opened fire from the rooftop of a building..and of course it was an automatic weapon...As of now...6 dead....26 injured and taken to hospitals..I know the NRA is a big player as far as far as lobbying goes...but why can't they ban automatic weapons...I would think even the pro gun folks can understand the ban on assault and automatic weapons...Law enforcement and the military are the only 2 groups that should have automatic weapons...I'm glad I'm an old man but I feel for my niece and nephews ...With the ways things are going in the world and especially here in the US I worry about what kind of future they have...Things are getting worse all over But the gun violence in the US needs to come to an end....I know you're going to say...guns don't kill...people do...but it needs to come to an end...Innocent kids are getting killed in the streets for being in the wrong place at the wrong time..or for wearing the wrong color...In Inglewood a section of the city...kids are watching TV in their living rooms and getting shot by bullets that come in through the window or right through the wall...It's always rival "street gangs" that kill innocent people because they obviously can't shoot worth a shit and they start these wars and innocent people are getting killed in the process...Something has to be done...Maybe people do kill and not the guns....but for God's sake why do we make it so damn easy to get an automatic or assault rifle in their hands...No one needs them!!!!Stay safe and take care everyone and if you do live in the US...Happy 4th of July!!!

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GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M

I ask this question seriously
Do you believe a man who will wantonly murder innocent men women and children would suddenly become a law abiding citizen if all rifles were outlawed?
We have some of the strictest and most progressive gun laws in the nation, especially in Chicago, and still over fifty people were shot here this weekend, and that was before the Highland Park tragedy. More laws don’t make criminals stop being criminals

Really · 80-89, M

@GJOFJ3I think you've got the cart before the horse. Of course the strictest gun laws would be introduced where gun violence has been at its worst.

Nevertooold · 56-60, M

@GJOFJ3 You can drive a half hour to Indiana and get a gun with no problem..No I'm not naive enough to think it would turn him into a law abiding citizen but we surely don't need to make it easier for him to get the tools necessary to to do something like this!!!

Roundandroundwego · 61-69

@GJOFJ3 I know that the people who would find out are the only reason my Dad never snuffed me.

GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M

@Nevertooold Highland Park is a very upscale neighborhood and it appears this was a local resident

carpediem · 61-69, M

@GJOFJ3 He was local. Family owned the deli by the train.

Nevertooold · 56-60, M

@GJOFJ3 It is indeed a very nice and upscale suburb..yes they said he lived in Highwood which is right next to Highland Park...you just never know what sets a person like that off!!!

Really · 80-89, M

@GJOFJ3

More laws don’t make criminals stop being criminals

Right. Laws are useless and should be abandoned. Think of the money it would save; no police, no judiciary. None of that socialist nonsense about needing taxes! Freeeedom !!!

DocSavage · M

@GJOFJ3
No, it won’t stop them. The best you can hope for is to make it harder to kill so many so quickly .

GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M

@DocSavage There’s already laws against killing

Really · 80-89, M

@GJOFJ3 Why would you need laws if you can carry a gun?

GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M

@Really my point which you clearly understand but decide to be a wise ass, making guns illegal will not make murders stop killing people. Here is one of the biggest problems with gun violence in Chicago. It’s against the law for a felon to own or have a gun in their possession. Every day felons get caught committing crimes with guns. They get probation or a suspended sentence and are sent right back out into the community. The law exists but there is little if any consequence for ignoring it. Passing more laws that won’t be enforced is not problem solving, it simply virtue signaling.

Really · 80-89, M

@GJOFJ3 Fair enough. If your point is that more law enforcement is needed, I didn't see you say that.