Mass Shootings debate thread: What public policy options should be pursued?

[Meclazine for Israel]

Take military grade semi-automatic weapons (e.g. AR-15) out of the hands of young men.

It is illegal in Australia to own a semi-automatic weapon like an AR-15 after the Port Arthur Massacre.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/how-to-prevent-gun-massacres-look-around-the-world

[Meclazine for Israel]

Take military grade semi-automatic weapons (e.g. AR-15) out of the hands of young men.

It is illegal in Australia to own a semi-automatic weapon like an AR-15 after the Port Arthur Massacre.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/how-to-prevent-gun-massacres-look-around-the-world

This could very well trigger a massive insurgency in the United States. There are a lot of young men with AR-15s and a "wish a mf would" complex. Men who (mostly) aren't going to commit homicide "unprovoked," but who (subliminally) would love the opportunity to put their toys to work.

This is the trap with gun control in the United States. Our society is ripping itself apart; too blunt of a policy intervention could kick the hornets nest over.

After reading this forum, I fully understand that.

I am a 'root cause' solutions guy.

We just have to wait for someone to knock off over 100 people with an AR-15, then it will happen.

Or from another perspective. In 25 years, we will look back at this year and say "can you believe teenagers were allowed to buy semi-automatic rifles in the 20's".

It is quite simply absurd.