A year after she was shot by her 6-year-old student in a Virginia classroom, former teacher Abby Zwerner said she still worries about the other children who saw it happen, and wonders how they’re faring.
Wounded by a bullet that struck her hand and chest and punctured a lung, Zwerner rushed the other first-graders into the hallway before she collapsed in the elementary school’s office.
“I hope that they are enjoying school, enjoying their second-grade year,” Zwerner, 26, told The Virginian-Pilot newspaper. “I hope that they’re still kind to their classmates, kind to teachers. I hope that they still have happiness, and that their happiness wasn’t completely stripped away.”
Punishment for irresponsible gun storage wouldn’t make a dent. All it would achieve is putting more people in jail, not actually preventing mass shootings.
Ban semi auto guns. Bolt / lever / pump / hammer (etc) action weapons only. That is plenty for hunting and defense scenarios.
Realistically, it’d have to be a long, multi phase roll out of voluntary surrenders, followed by crime enhancements, followed by open warrants.
Ban semi auto guns. Bolt / lever / pump / hammer (etc) action weapons only. That is plenty for hunting and defense scenarios.
The 2nd Amendment exists for the purpose of ensuring “the security of a free State.” Bolt / lever / pump / hammer (etc) action weapons don’t cut it for that purpose in the 21st century.
Instead, we should take a page from Switzerland: issue everybody a military-standard assault rifle and force them to train with it, but don’t let anybody keep any ammo.
The 2nd amendment states that a well regulated malitia is necessary for the security of a free state. It does not state that armed citizens are necessary.
Before you bring up DC vs Heller, please first address how using originalism to rewrite the constitution is reasonable by an appellate court.
Ever look up the definition of “militia?” It’s literally every able-bodied male between the ages of 17 and 45. I mean, sure, it needs a little updating to get rid of the sexism and ageism, but it really is pretty much “everybody!”
and will stand up to 2A challenges
You seem to have dropped this.
And who do you imagine is voluntarily surrendering? Not sure what you propose here.
followed by crime enhancements, followed by open warrants
Doesn’t that contradict your second sentence?
As far as bans go, some people obey the law, some do not. There’s also this.
All of your questions are addressed my first, succinct, comment. There’s no point in arguing with you if you’re going to ignore the points, I know where this goes.
Edit - ok, you had one point that wasn’t addressed. 2A. You have the right to bear arms. Multi action guns are arms. Just like we don’t have a right to full automatic guns, we don’t have a constitutional right to semi automatic guns.
