The ongoing buzz and debate on what is called “gun control” will be just that if the media debate continues. Everyone involved has spent too much time sound biting and, tweeting and using other social media to advance their opinions yet no one has a specific definitive answer. The biggies in the firearm debate have proposed publicly several ways to curtail or stop violence committed with firearms but none are perfect or acceptable to all. I propose that some or all of the most vocal participants have a sit down like adults should, put the real issues on the table and create a solution. The past 20 years have seen more Media debate on major and minor issues than good or just reasonable answers to resolve the issues. There is never a 100% solution to anything but there is always a reasonable one but many times we have settled for one-sided, partial or temporary solution. In the case of the current Firearms issue we have the ever present sense of firearms owners not wanting give them up or be constrained by any more laws on purchase or use. We have the lobbyists who advocate the same and asking for rescinding existing restrictions, both factions have taken hard lines on any additional restrictions but losing sight of the need for something that would allow the ownership and oversight of firearms to prevent the illegal ownership and use of firearms. The illegal use is more than just the recent mass shootings of people, it is the killing of wildlife that is protected or monitored. My opinion is: the public, media and involved parties need to meet , putting all of the vitriol aside examine the situation and decide on what could work. Without a consensus on this, the debate will go on forever creating a split that will only widen and continue to be debated with no good end.
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