More venting, sorry

[urbpan]

I posted to facebook saying I need to express my rage and grief but that I didn't want to pollute my friends' social media pages.



Where are these fucking "well-regulated militias" that are necessary for the security of our Free State?

How about we ban anyone who has been found guilty of a violent crime from owning a gun? How about the other states make the process as rigorous as Massachusetts (I had to get a letter STATING I WAS NOT INSANE and present it to my local police department to get my license).

I've got more but I'm at work and this isn't really helping

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I'll play

[gigglingwizard.livejournal.com]

"Where are these fucking "well-regulated militias" that are necessary for the security of our Free State?"

You're a free, able-bodied, gun-owning adult. It's you. You're the militia. The militia is wherever you are.

"How about we ban anyone who has been found guilty of a violent crime from owning a gun?"

Okay. How about this? It's pretty close. Anyone found guilty of ANY felony, violent or not, or any misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, including verbal threats, is prohibited from owning a gun under federal law. It's not exactly what you asked for, but the ban on all felons kinda makes up for the oversight on petty bar brawlers. This fall will make 20 years it's been on the books:

1117. Restrictions on the Possession of Firearms by Individuals Convicted of a Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence

"How about the other states make the process as rigorous as Massachusetts (I had to get a letter STATING I WAS NOT INSANE and present it to my local police department to get my license)."

A police chief having that kind of personal discretion to choose who does or doesn't get to exercise their constitutional rights doesn't sound like the America that was advertised in my elementary school Social Studies classes.

In Mass., Gun Permit Standards Vary By Location

Say you get a chief who doesn't like gays, one who feels that homosexuality is a mental disorder and that such people ought not be trusted around guns? Same result as Orlando--fish in a barrel. Dude could've had a pointy stick and done as much damage when nobody's able to fight back. More, maybe, without the noise to give him away.

I hope you feel better soon.

[empresspatti.livejournal.com]

Couldn't agree more.

[viridian5.livejournal.com]

New York also has strict gun laws, but people keep bringing in guns from southern states with lax laws, which is why we need federal regulations.