In the wake of mass shootings in El Paso, TX, and Dayton, OH, President Trump’s remarks focus on racism, hatred, video games, and red flag laws — but he didn’t push new gun control laws. Are there any actions government can take in any area to reduce the frequency of these horrific slaughters? Bill Whittle talks about how we can stop this apparent epidemic.
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How to Stop Mass Shootings Like El Paso and Dayton
In the wake of mass shootings in El Paso, TX, and Dayton, OH, President Trump’s remarks focus on racism, hatred, video games, and red flag laws — but he didn’t push new gun control laws. Are there any actions government can take in any area to reduce the frequency of these horrific slaughters? Bill Whittle talks about how we can stop this apparent epidemic.
18 replies on “How to Stop Mass Shootings Like El Paso and Dayton”
Bill, There are two other things that you need to touch on…and you began to do one just now. The family unit – nuclear/two-parent family and the SSRI drugs Rx that the mentally ill take – or take them and then come off against their Dr’s orders. Pushing God out of society has made a huge impact, too.
Precisely my concern is that the government would use these red flag laws to just randomly accuse someone of being mentally ill so they can take Your Second Amendment rights away. There needs to be strict control of how these laws are applied, and I don’t think you can do that.
And this is rare, but I can’t agree with Bill on this occasion. So called red flag laws will be used to take guns from people accused of mental issues by a vendictive and divorcing spouse. I understand that just on the charge in some jurisdictions guns are removed and destroyed. So even when you rights are restored, you can’t get your guns back. You certainly can’t replace that 90 year old gun at all.
So no, red flags are merely another version of thought crimes laws.
I am very unhappy to hear our scrapper and chief is talking about red flag law.
In about 7th grade I was taught emotional laws are always bad laws. I still agree with that statement.
This is the Godless society communists Crow for. No order no respect for age, family, history, natural law not Divine law.
Bill makes a good point, that these mass murders could hit the liberals in a way that those of a Chicago weekend do not. I think that’s bolstered by the fact that most of the “solutions” they suggest will not save any lives. They’re kind of placebo laws that will make us feel better. Denying someone a legal firearm when he’s willing to go to the rough part of town and get one illegally – that sure doesn’t help a lot.
To neglect situational awareness is a luxury only available in a high trust society.
America used to be such, but it isn’t anymore.
First let’s restore the first amendment to her former glory, allow any speech and thought and the crazies will all pop up
In an opinion piece on Fox News last year, just after the Parkland shooting, Suzanne Venker noted that of the previous 27 mass shootings, 26 of them were conducted by fatherless kids.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/the-desperate-cry-of-americas-boys
I am against any of the “red-flag” laws that I have seen. In every state a mental health warrant can be issued today by a JUDGE after hearing sworn TESTIMONY about the threat to themselves or others, not just a “tip” to the police.
Time to plan, sometimes years. That is an excellent point that is never made when we have these “discussions” that are not discussions, just an attempt at a power play.
Scott brought up the VT shooting which hits very close to me as both an alumnus and current parent. The document that particular shooter sent was many pages long. He didn’t write it over night and then go out on the spur of the moment. It took time and thought and planning. Down to having chains and locks for the outside doors.
I would like to see a real discussion happen as to how long these things simmer, how long to plan and then act.
Taking guns out of it, how long did those two unnamed ones in OK City take to plan and then execute the plan? Months to plan, weeks to execute?
But the reaction is always the same. Blame a group of people and the availability of weapons.
Bill is right. Murder will not stop as long there are people. I have often said there is only one way to stop murder. Kill everyone. And that is not acceptable.
Mental illness is a broad term. Depression is one type, and They are not likely to kill someone.
I don’t think that feeling safe in a group of strangers is an artifact of the system of government and the economic system. I think they’re all principally an effect of feeling that you’re all part of a community that you value and that values you. Once you’ve destroyed that, the other things will go with it.
Does it sound like Bill is losing his voice?
Yeah, I don’t know if it’s illness or overuse but that seems to happen to him periodically.
Maybe his undies are too tight 🙂
If you give the kids a solid moral and ethical core they can put violence in media and games in context. It’s not the media, it’s the medium.
Violence in our culture is NOT the consequence of movies, video games, etc. Rather, the violence is due to a pervasive lack of individual responsibility and self control. Any other claims are just deflection tactics made by people refusing to clean their damned rooms! (reference: Jordan Peterson)