And here is an article that seems as confused and contradictory as today's young people: https://www.insider.com/mass-shooting-threats-arrests-after-dayton-el-paso-2019-8
There are too many quotable things in there that did nothing but "T" me off. Read it at your own peril. I was looking for the story about this week's latest lost-child head-case and stumbled across the linked article. Editorial or news article? In favor of people being arrested or not? Apparently reporting someone making threats and having them arrested is a good thing, but it might not be because then they'll just be angrier.
Last line from the 'story'; "He continued: "Often after these mass shootings they'll interview neighbors of the person, and they'll say things like, 'He was such a normal guy — of course, he did have 17 guns in his house.' Having 17 guns doesn't even register as, 'Wow, that's a big red flag.'
Apparently some think how many guns someone owns indicates a 'flag-able' personality. Already putting social pressure on Red-Flag Laws before they are even instituted (nationally)?
Where is our response? Our counter advertisement?
Oh wait.... You mean that's not what that commercial was about?
A 1000 rounds!!!!My wife saw a report on the tube several years ago where they stated that the perp was found with over 1000 rounds of ammunition in their possession. I took her to the storage area and showed her what 2000 rounds of ammunition looked like. She was amazed that it all fit so neatly in that shoe box.
Regardless, that video is powerful.
One of the main difficulties is that being a responsible, upstanding member of the gun-owner community is that no one knows because we are not a nuisance. Upholding the ideals of being a responsible gun-owner precludes the notion of anyone else knowing that you are a responsible gun owner.
I am with bwframe. I would like to see a PR advertising campaign for gun owners, maybe it could go something like this:
Open scene:
Hi, my name is John Smith. I'm your neighbor and a responsible gun owner, so chances are that you don't even know that I enjoy shooting firearms.
Scene two:
I'm Sally, a single mother of two. I am a gun owner because I am willing to take on the personal responsibility of defending myself and my kids if it becomes necessary.
Scene three:
I'm Joe. No one in my household has ever been injured by one of our firearms because we believe that education, safety and responsibility are imperative.
Spend ten million on a PR campaign and some jack-wagon on Youtube ruins everything with a 30 second video showing how fast he can blow the hell out of something. Sometimes I think the gun community is even a worse enemy to itself than Bloomberg.
OK I watched it and yes it is powerful. But it is sending the wrong messages.