There’s a reason Congress stepped in. The CDC’s “research” was heavily biased and overtly slanted toward anti-gun advocacy, using such dishonest tricks as including drug dealers and buyers ad “acquaintances” and defining “child” as anyone under 25.

Couple of problems with your solution. First I am one of those constitutionalist dudes, the right to bear arms was meant as a solution for the common citizen to fight tyranny, blocking this right would in turn be in favor of the possibility of tyranny. However blocking an individual from obtaining weapons so that they don’t harm others (mental health…

This is just a tiny fragment of a hugely complex discussion, so apologies if it seems narrow:

There is endless development of powerful weapons that can destroy the world many times over….if some tiny fraction of that budget were put into the development of more effective non-lethal arms for police, and advanced training…

The main problem with this idea is that it’s based on a lie. Guns are not now, nor have they ever been, the problem. They are, in fact, the solution to the problem; or at least an integral part of the solution.

The real problem is maturity and respect for others. Guns have been an integral part of our lives for 240 years…