02-26-2018, 03:27 PM
MarkD, interesting line of thought. The 10th Amendment says that would be a state issue: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people". One could argue, though, that preventing the sale of arms is limiting someone's right to bear them. Hawaii could probably institute tougher requirements, or periodic mental health and proficiency checks, etc.
HotPE, 15 adults or children died in school shootings last year. 20 so far this year. So "20 a week" is certainly not the average. Gun ownership is legal in Hawaii, and I only found 1 school shooting injury here *ever*. Even a single death is terrible, but should we let abuse of freedom by a tiny minority lead to a curtailing of freedoms for the majority? At some point, freedom has a cost and we have to be willing to pay it.
HotPE, 15 adults or children died in school shootings last year. 20 so far this year. So "20 a week" is certainly not the average. Gun ownership is legal in Hawaii, and I only found 1 school shooting injury here *ever*. Even a single death is terrible, but should we let abuse of freedom by a tiny minority lead to a curtailing of freedoms for the majority? At some point, freedom has a cost and we have to be willing to pay it.