Guns don't kill people ....

[Nirvana]

Really ? counter attack?

[BigV]

Originally Posted by Nirvana

Really ? counter attack?

Yes.

Look... no context...

woman shoots gun at man.


what happened?

it's an attack, bang bang bang bang. if the man was just walking along, it's an attack. if he was charging at her with a knife, it's a counter attack. Yes. I stand by my choice of words.

[Nirvana]

Oh I get why you choose to use inflammatory adjectives, my comment stands> REALLY? I supposed she should have used her toothpaste on him

[henry quirk]

"To say it's all or nothing isn't helpful."

Never said 'all or nuthin'.

I merely point out what could work versus what just makes folks 'feel good'.

Interpret that as absolutist if you like (but that ain't what I said).

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"I'm looking for helpful ideas."

Since I was answering Spexx's question (not yours) can't say I give a flip what you're looking for.

[henry quirk]

HA!

No, not 'obtuse', but 'sophist'.

[henry quirk]

...does anything other than 'soothe' the public?

Which of the following does anything other than make folks 'feel good'?


1. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system.

2. Address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, that may prevent states from making information available to the background check system.

3. Improve incentives for states to share information with the background check system.

4. Direct the Attorney General to review categories of individuals prohibited from having a gun to make sure dangerous people are not slipping through the cracks.

5. Propose rulemaking to give law enforcement the ability to run a full background check on an individual before returning a seized gun.

6. Publish a letter from ATF to federally licensed gun dealers providing guidance on how to run background checks for private sellers.

7. Launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign.

8. Review safety standards for gun locks and gun safes (Consumer Product Safety Commission).

9. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations.

10. Release a DOJ report analyzing information on lost and stolen guns and make it widely available to law enforcement.

11. Nominate an ATF director.

12. Provide law enforcement, first responders, and school officials with proper training for active shooter situations.

13. Maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime.

14. Issue a Presidential Memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control to research the causes and prevention of gun violence.

15. Direct the Attorney General to issue a report on the availability and most effective use of new gun safety technologies and challenge the private sector to develop innovative technologies.

16. Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes.

17. Release a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of violence to law enforcement authorities.

18. Provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers.

19. Develop model emergency response plans for schools, houses of worship and institutions of higher education.

20. Release a letter to state health officials clarifying the scope of mental health services that Medicaid plans must cover.

21. Finalize regulations clarifying essential health benefits and parity requirements within ACA exchanges.

22. Commit to finalizing mental health parity regulations.

23. Launch a national dialogue led by Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan on mental health.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Since the POTUS doesn't make laws there's only so much he can do except prod congress and give direction to existing agencies that have discretion.

1, 2, and 3 will help if they get serious about background checks, there's a lot of information not going into the database.

9, may help cut down straw purchases for gang bangers.

14, when Biden & Co tryed to come up with solutions, everyone they asked said there's no data. That wasn't an accident.

16, that's no accident either.

It won't stop anything but it's a start.

[Nirvana]

Originally Posted by henry quirk

HA!

No, not 'obtuse', but 'sophist'.

That would imply he was skilled in deception, not so strawman comes to mind...

[Nirvana]

16. leaves me a bit squeamish I don't think it's any of my Drs biz if I have a gun. If the Dr is a Psychiatrist maybe...

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by Nirvana

Really ? counter attack?

Yes, as in defense.