No administration or mainstream political party in the United States wants to prohibit or eliminate gun ownership. That is just a smoke screen and an obstacle to any type of discussion on any type of gun safety issue.
The current tragedy in Orlando is due to our view of gun safety in this country. This is not about terrorism or immigration. The idiot that killed over 50 people was born in Queens, NY and just as American as anyone else. He was probably in need of mental therapy, but in reality, he was a fucked up, homophobic, volatile young male in our modern society. He went out and bought two guns and shot a bunch of people.
Is that right? Are we becoming numb to this type of thing?
Our society in the United States is currently one where you can go buy a military style assault weapon and shoot a bunch of people. PERIOD
All of the talk of religion, hate, nationality (this last guy was American as are most shooters), is just bluster around a population that is desperately trying to find an easy excuse for any of these incidents. The long answer involves a culture of permissive gun use.
What can we do about this? The common sense answer is to develop some common sense gun safety regulations. We should institute background checks, prohibit sales to questionable people (i.e., people on the no fly list), ban the sale of military style assault weapons to the general public, and institute a safety and training program that a prospective gun owner must conduct prior to the purchase of a firearm.
None of those suggestions would take people's guns away. None of those suggestions would register your guns. And, sadly, none of those suggestions will ever be enacted. How many more people have to die before common sense can take hold?
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