Last year 162 police officers died in the line of duty. Very few of them were stabbed, ran over by vehicles or beaten to death.
Most of them were shot dead.
With guns, typically purchased legally by "low-obedient" citizens.
Most likely citizens who, on the first place, should never have had guns in their hands legally, or otherwise.
Holder is working with attorneys and police departments on this "issue".
But the "issue" should not be addressed by attorneys or police departments.
NO!
It should be addressed by legislators who would make it a law to have thorough background checks on those who purchase guns.
Such law would reduce the likelihood that dangerous people get access to guns.
People who claim that they "like to kill" - as a recent murderer who killed his ex-girlfriend and her two children stated on his WEB site -, people who have psychiatric background - like Jared Loughner, whose college requested a psychiatric evaluation before considering readmission, or the Virginia Tech mass murderer had -, or those who committed crimes in the past. The criteria could be further refined, but these categories should serve as a bare-bone minimum to deny gun permits.
People who claim that they "like to kill" - as a recent murderer who killed his ex-girlfriend and her two children stated on his WEB site -, people who have psychiatric background - like Jared Loughner, whose college requested a psychiatric evaluation before considering readmission, or the Virginia Tech mass murderer had -, or those who committed crimes in the past. The criteria could be further refined, but these categories should serve as a bare-bone minimum to deny gun permits.
Until a rationale legislative effort is made to keep guns out of the hands of unstable people, Holder can consult all the attorneys and police chiefs he wants but people will continue dying in the hands of "gun owners gone berserk".
Until a rationale legislative effort is made to keep guns out of the hands of unstable people, the Churches can keep as many prayer vigils for the dead as they want, but people will continue dying bloody, undeserved death in the hands of lunatic gun owners.
For the rational people it should be incontestably obvious that the practically unhindered access to guns in this country is a crime committed by an entire society.
For Church goers it should be remembered that Jesus was not a gun owner!
This country started two wars because nearly 3,000 of its citiezens were killed in 9/11.
This year alone already well over 2,000 people died here in the USA from firearms.
So, when will the war on unchecked gun ownership start?
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