Comments by "😊 Erin Thor" (@Erin-Thor) on "Florida Dem Asked Point Blank If There Is A Direct Link From DeSantis' Policies To Racist Shooter" video.

  1. We ALL seem to be ignoring the fact that more guns aren’t the answer just as less guns aren’t the answer. We are all ignoring the fact that guns DO enable mentally off-balanced people to do more harm than they might do with a tool. It irks me to no end that we aren’t teaching mental health every year in our educational system, how to keep it, how to find purpose, how to be happy, how to handle depression, the effects of bullying and how to stop it or handle it, how to spot mental issues in yourself and others AND how to effectively deal with these issues when you become aware. Our LEO’s have two options (think green light/red light), allow weapons or not allow weapons to individuals who have a history of violence or mental issues. We need to change this so for example we add a yellow and Orange status to say prevent certain people from owning multiple high magazine capacity magazines, or in some cases being allowed to only have a weapon at home but NOT on you outside of your home (carry). My logic is simple, look back to the 1960’s, presidential debates where a question about gun control were not just laughed at, they were mocked. With every passing presidential term the gun control question meets less and less resistance as more and more mass shootings occur. This shift in public opinion is noticeable as in the last several elections EVERY Democrat candidate supported gun control of some kind. The WHY is simple, people’s attitudes are changing as they grow more concerned about their and their family’s safety, they voice these concerns to politicians who must adopt these concerns in order to get elected. If you follow this trend, we will begin to see Republicans change their opinions too, and as gun lobbyist’s fight EVERY change, what I fear is reaching a point when “the rubber band snaps” resulting to a modification or deletion of our Second Amendment rights, then only the criminals will have guns. Before you say this will never happen, remember that the U.S. Constitution is written in pencil, it can and has been changed. If we, ALL OF US, both parties don’t take steps to reduce gun violence, we will lose the second amendment, and it will be ALL OF OUR FAULTS. 😊
    4
  2.  @daddukes2110  “In some areas,” true. “Most” Americans are good law abiding stable people, who no matter how many guns they might own, are zero threat to anyone unless someone decides to enter their home and do harm. That changes nothing in what I said as again, the issue is mental health.
    2
  3.  @kathykeller1552  — Thanks! I see the signs of losing our second amendment, and I do not want that to happen. If we keep fighting all changes that might mitigate gun violence, we will lose the second amendment.
    2
  4. While true, you are ignoring the fact that more guns aren’t the answer just as less guns aren’t the answer. We are all ignoring the fact that guns DO enable mentally off-balance people to do more harm than they might do with a hammer. It irks me to no end that we aren’t teaching mental health every year in our educational system, how to keep it, how to find purpose, how to be happy, how to handle depression, how to spot issues in yourself and others AND how to effectively deal with these issues when you become aware. Our LEO’s have two options (think green light/red light), allow weapons or not allow weapons to individuals who have a history of violence or mental issues. We need to change this so for example we add a yellow and Orange status to say prevent certain people from owning multiple high magazine capacity magazines, or in some cases being allowed to only have a weapon at home but NOT on you outside of your home (carry). My logic is simple, look back to the 1960’s, presidential debates where a question about gun control were not just laughed at, they were mocked. With every passing presidential term the same question meets less and less resistance, as more and more mass shootings occur. This shift in public opinion is noticeable as in the last several elections EVERY Democrat candidate supported gun control of some kind. The WHY is simple, the American people’s attitudes are changing, as they grow more concerned about their and their family’s safety, they voice these concerns to politicians who must adopt these concerns in order to get elected. If you follow this trend, we will begin to see Republicans change their opinions too, and as gun lobbyist’s fight EVERY change, what I fear is reaching a point when “the rubber band snaps” resulting to a modification or deletion of our Second Amendment rights, then only the criminals will have guns. Before you say this will never happen, remember that the U.S. Constitution is written in pencil, it can and has been changed. If we, ALL OF US, both parties don’t take steps to reduce gun violence, we will lose the second amendment, and it will be ALL OF OUR FAULTS.
    1