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But that would then continue the cycle of infringing on the 2nd amendment. And yes, I personally do think the rights of the people are important and i understand that there is no guarantee of safety, and that i myself must also provide safety for myself. This is also why when i turn 21 in about 5 or so years i will carry a firearm on me to help insure my safety and the safety of others around me (im also hoping to be a trooper by then so i would pretty much be obligated to carry one on me at all times). I also feel that if i was killed in a shooting or something involving a gun i would only hope no one would use that as a way to advocate gun control. To some, they might have to view guns are a necessary evil....I for one consider them to be a necessity.

We don't want federal government intervention....especially when that intervention could cause a snowball effect causing more and more gun rights to be oppressed. There's a reason the foundering fathers constructed a 2nd amendment right....to protect ones self and to protect themselves from their own government for becoming what they had recently separated from. Like i said, it's more a fight on mental health then gun control. We need to stop the fight on gun control and work on the war of mental health, because everyone of those guys causing a mass shooting had some kind of mental health disability....and as far as all the other shootings that take place those are mostly isolated incidents where the shooter was targeting one person or a small group of people who may had bullied them or cause some other issue.

Because doing anything to prevent Americans from purchasing, owning, or carrying firearms would be an infringement of our second amendment right. The only time firearms are not allowed are on privately owned property if the owner of that property declares they don't wish for you to have a firearm (this includes residential property and commercial property) guns are also not allowed (in some states) on school property unless locked away. Also carrying a gun doesn't mean you're responsible for protecting others, but it gives you a chance to protect yourself if you fear your life is in danger. Gun control is dependent of each state and each state makes it's own gun laws based on it's peoples decisions, but federal government control over this topic shouldn't be allowed because it wouldn't take into effect the decision of each state and the majority of the people in those states who may not agree with a gun controlling laws passed by the federal government making that law effected everywhere throughout the country, therefore harming their rights to firearms. Now Ben, i know for a fact you're from Britain where firearms are very hard to come by and virtually unseen or allowed except out in the country, so of course you may agree with certain gun control regulations but here in the US we have a certain right to them and those rights allow us to carry and own our firearms. And for people in the US who may think guns are bad or unneeded, that's their belief and if they choose not to own a firearm that's their decision too, but don't infringe on mine or anyone elses rights to firearms. Now with all this being said the real problem is mental health. People are being diagnosed with mental health disabilities and are being forgotten. Now, convicted felons are not allowed to be in possession, around, or own a firearm....and maybe this should be placed into effect for people who have been diagnosed with mental health problems until they have been cleared and been proven to be psychologically fit to be released from a program, and after that point can purchase or be allowed to reclaim their firearms. But no matter what happens there will be mistakes made in any system and people expect the world to be a safe place, but the fact of the matter is the world will never be a safe place and no one person or government or collection of governments can make it a safe place, therefore each person themselves should be responsible for their own protection and be allowed to protect themselves how they think fits, and if they feel that, that way is to own and carry and firearm then that's perfectly fine. But yet we still hire 18 year old's to serve in the military and carry guns and even be military police officers on bases here in the US, so apparently there are mature people. It's a psychological problem that's the issue

Well then the legal adult age needs to be changed to 21. The fact of the matter is if you're an adult you should have the right to own, carry, and purchase a hand gun (it is legal though to purchase and own a long gun such as a shot gun or rifle). Also the same can be said for drinking and so on. Here in the US we make individualizes themselves be held accountable for their own actions, and what they decide to do is all on them. And the whole group (in this case ages 18-20) shouldn't have to be punished for someone else actions and immaturity. EDIT: Also does anyone know the exact age of the shooter? Community Colleges are open to all ages, the one i go to has ages of 16-60 years old if not older.

I don't agree with your statement "18 is way too young to be able to buy your own handgun(That's the minimum age in Oregon)." Last time i checked the legal age of being a adult is 18, but yet in many states like mine we must be 21 to buy a gun, to drink, to rent a car (actually they want you to be 25), and to even be a cop. What needs to happen is there needs to be a overall set age limit. Now yes, it's a darn shame this thing happened, but i don't think restricting guns from certain people is the correct answer to solve this.

Here comes another gun control debate....

Yes, and if you didn't see from the other five post that all said the same thing, they are correct. really guys? 5 people saying the same thing?!? LOL