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<blockquote data-quote="Zoink" data-source="post: 3258718" data-attributes="member: 167468">The whole problem with this problem is that is more than just one problem.One is that guns are a part of our culture here in the US.&nbsp; Another is that pretty much all Americians distrust the government just for different reasons. Also our mental health care in this country is pretty poor.&nbsp; There are ways to screen for personality disorders even at an early age and this process could start in school but then our distrust of government rears its head and scuttles that.There are large numbers of people who have no familiarity with guns.&nbsp; I know I didn&#039;t until I enlisted in the Marine Corps.And as Slip mentioned we have people with no gun skills blasting away at each other.&nbsp; Perhaps if gang bangers were required to complete some sort of training we could reduce the number of driveby shootings and have more skilled sniper type shootings where the shooters hit what they are shooting at.&nbsp; (Miltov, sarcasm alert for this bullet point, pun intended)Of course our politicians rather than taking a look at all the complex issues that underly the problem they will go for quick fixes and sound bites.I will agree with the reduction in magazine capacity as a good start.&nbsp; Large capacity magazines are for those lacking in skills.&nbsp; Any trained shooter knows how easy it is to switch magazines.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zoink, post: 3258718, member: 167468"] The whole problem with this problem is that is more than just one problem. One is that guns are a part of our culture here in the US. Another is that pretty much all Americians distrust the government just for different reasons. Also our mental health care in this country is pretty poor. There are ways to screen for personality disorders even at an early age and this process could start in school but then our distrust of government rears its head and scuttles that. There are large numbers of people who have no familiarity with guns. I know I didn't until I enlisted in the Marine Corps. And as Slip mentioned we have people with no gun skills blasting away at each other. Perhaps if gang bangers were required to complete some sort of training we could reduce the number of driveby shootings and have more skilled sniper type shootings where the shooters hit what they are shooting at. (Miltov, sarcasm alert for this bullet point, pun intended) Of course our politicians rather than taking a look at all the complex issues that underly the problem they will go for quick fixes and sound bites. I will agree with the reduction in magazine capacity as a good start. Large capacity magazines are for those lacking in skills. Any trained shooter knows how easy it is to switch magazines. [/QUOTE]

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