Comments by "Khronogi" (@Khronogi) on "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
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@TheJester39 Modern Automatic weapons are illegal. Nearly no one owns one. I'm not sure if a single one of the recent shootings had automatic weapons involved. They all had a semi-automatic weapon, which means you need to pull the trigger each time to fire.
The solution to this murder crisis we are in isn't to restrict guns to an extreme level, because that won't fix the crisis. In the 90s when Australia did its massive gun buyback program, the number of shootings did go down, but the amount of everything else went up. Stranglings, acid attacks, vehicular homicide, stabbings, bluntings... etc. The realization is that taking the guns away did not solve the underlying problem.
Instead, the actual solution isn't one that is simple. The solution is cultural and will take time and action. However, do to the cycle of our elections and government, no one is willing to commit to a real solution because its effects will not be felt while that member is in the government. These recent domestic terrorism attacks are because those people feel like they must take action for whatever reason. That is a cultural response and has been trained into them from whatever source. It can be trained out.
We can institute a type rating system for those wishing to purchase or own firearms. These would be training and education for the general type of weapon they wish to pursue a license for. For example, if a person wants to own or purchase a handgun, they would receive training on various types of handguns. Proper handling, procedure, and knowledge that a person should have in order to own one.
This does several different things. It means that every person who owns a firearm has been trained as to how to use one, and how not to use one. It also means that they have been surrounded by an environment that teaches safety over everything. This is important because it can reduce the likely hood of those that seek to harm with those weapons. If a person goes in wanting to do harm, they will be surrounded and in an environment that teaches them not to. For those people that feel like an outsider, an inclusive environment might be the thing they need to prevent them from taking action. It also means that background checks will be easier because there is a license that this person has obtained.
Some people might say that this system means a gun owner would have to pay more money for their firearm, especially if they have been a gun owner for their entire life. That is why for a period of time, these licenses would have no charge as long as the person is signing up for them. This period of time would allow those than already have a firearm to legally obtain a license without needing to spend more money on something they already own. This would also help those teaching the course streamline the process, as they will be teaching these things people who generally already know them, as well as have the ability to become comfortable teaching.
Some people are very stubborn and will not commit to this system for various reasons including privacy, conspiracy theories, or some type of freedom from government type argument. Those people will be fined for breaking the law, told to take the class, the money will be put towards the classes themselves.
Then as a society, we must find a way to shift our entire culture from one that natures its children, to one that nurtures its children. This will obviously take time and will be the hardest thing to do. But over a generation, it will become more possible. Acceptance and increasing the general wellbeing of the nation is a great way to reduce violence.
This plan allows all people to win.
Edit: I should also explain that when you look at the people in the gun community, you can see an obvious split in various people's maturity.
You will see those that have actual experience, and have been involved in civilian shootings. Most of the time these people are dead serious and do not joke around about killing people. They have a gun for protection, they actually were in a situation they needed it, and they don't like to talk about it. Take these people seriously, they have been in a situation and actually have experience.
You will see a large number of people who have no experience and talk about what they would do if 'yada yada'. Those are people I refer to as dipshits, and they tend to bring the community down as a whole. A person who is bragging about wanting to kill someone is immature and most likely talking out of their ass. Anyone who takes pleasure in killing another human being is mentally ill. Don't take these people seriously.
Then you'll find a larger number of people who have experience with firearms, and treat them with respect. This is the general population. You can generally take these people seriously.
So a general rule of thumb: If the person is braggart, takes about killing people, or is an asshole, they are a dipshit. If the person is knowledgeable and mature about the subject, they are the people who represent gun owners.
You've probably met or talked to both of these people.
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