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In reply to the discussion: Would you support repeal of the Second Amendment? [View all]Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)I mean, if these were isolated moments that rarely happened, it would be easier to accept. Unfortunately, something is wrong with America and we're too afraid to talk about it. I don't think it's solely the gun problem. But something is wrong. While this happens in other countries, it's a rarity. Here? It's almost a yearly event, if not multiple-times a year. It's sad. It's awful and it needs to end.
Do I think banning guns will fix it all? No. But like I've said before, I really don't think people should be using semi-automatics. I think the ban, in the long run, would prove effective. Short term? You're absolutely right. It won't do a thing. But even the last ban, which lasted all of ten years, wasn't long enough for us to prove, disprove its effectiveness.
As for being Irish, no, well, I mean, I'm American - but all my ancestors came from Ireland.