Do you want another depressing and more disturbing number? There are in the United States, a land inhabited by 329 million, about 393 million guns in circulation, more guns than residents. That’s about 46% of the weapons owned by civilians in the world. Yes. In the world…
Let’s talk Texas. Do you need a license to buy a gun in this state? No. You have to wait until you are 21 to buy a gun. But once you are 18 years old, you have the right to buy a rifle. Like the AR-15, the more lethal assault weapon used by the killer Uvalde. Find the error … He bought two of them, shortly after his 18the birthday, a few days before the shooting.
There are also no restrictions on buying high -capacity magazines. And then, you also have the possibility to get weapons without going through the criminal background check. For example, at one of the many arms fairs organized every weekend across the United States.
Finally, if you buy a gun in another state and move to Texas, you don’t have to report it to anyone.
Pro guns will argue that the 18-year-old murderer who shot 19 children and 2 female teachers in cold blood passed his criminal background check. Except that it’s a pretty basic form. Where you can write whatever you want to write.
Add in that fingerprinting for Department of Public Security verification and you’re done. At 18, the chances are slim enough that his file will fail. As for psychological evaluation, in other words, it does not exist.
While National Rifle Association endlessly repeating that the problem is not guns, but people killing other people. Furthermore, according to its members, there is always a mental health problem in these hunts. Therefore, it is not tomorrow that we will make sure that things change in the United States.
Because in Texas, there’s a Democratic Representative, Sheila Jackson Lee, who introduced a bill last year that would require, in addition to the age 21 restriction, to undergo a psychological examination as well as 24 -hour weapon training. All to produce a federal database. Needless to say, the project, which gathers dust on a shelf, will never become law.
The freedom granted by the second amendment to the American Constitution stipulating the carrying of firearms is a sacred cow. Try to reduce it and you will get the wrath of the pro-gun lobby and the politicians who take advantage of it largely to fund their re-election campaign …
As for the laws red flag, don’t even think about it for the whole territory of America. It is a gun control law that allows police officers or family members to petition in state court to order the temporary removal of firearms from a person who may pose a danger to others or themselves. . The political will of elected Republicans and Democrats in more conservative lands has its limitations.
And the people most affected by this Uvalde tragedy? One assumes that they will be strong supporters of strict gun restrictions. However, over the past five days, the comments collected have highlighted one clear fact: we must increase safety in schools.
Armed guards, gun detectors and bulletproof glass should be installed in classrooms. The problem is not the weapons… you know the rest, right?
Some may preach for a ban on assault rifles, but they are a minority in this Texas countryside. Freedom, after all, is sacred … Yet, in 1994, a law banning these deadly weapons lasted only 10 years. There have been several attempts to renew the ban, but none have succeeded.
Of course, many proposals will be put on the table by a bipartisan Senate committee. It’s time for reconciliation, but when it comes to voting on a bill, the deadlock will be obvious and everyone will have to go back to their drawing board, in the hopes that one day they will find the illusion of compromise.
So until things change drastically for gun control (changing news: it’s not going to happen), Americans, politicians in the lead, are offering the best they have: thoughts and prayers which will also be used for the next inevitable hunt.
Source: Radio-Canada
