Mass shootings

[*Nately120*]

(02-15-2018, 12:36 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Most of Nately's responses are nothing more than facetious commentary that is half-assed mockery. I like him, don't get me wrong, this isn't me calling him out for anything. You just have to understand that his opinion of the conversations that occur on here having any sort of substantial merit is one of extreme skepticism, and so engaging in them in any serious way isn't his typical direction.

I'll admit I've been pretty lazy as of late.  I used to enjoy a reasonable political debate, but things have just become so insane that I can't quite wrap my head around it, other than to shroud myself in a cloak of cynical mockery.  In my defense, I'm just pretending our current political course of action makes sense, so if it comes off as total nonsense, that's the fault of the powers that be...or something.

We can debate the latest shootings, but the point is even  the political party that blames mental illness for shootings made it easier for mentally ill people to buy guns.  This stuff is beyond insane, but I don't mean to derail any real discussion people want to have.  I'm not blaming you guys for wanting to discuss it (I like discussing stuff, for the most part too), I'm just pointing out how utterly hopeless this particular situation is.

I stand by my actual serious assertion that we should treat citizens who die in this manner with a respect and honor similar to what we bestow upon those who die in combat. This is dying to preserve our freedoms.