Jimmy Higgins
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I'm typing this quickly because if I linger even a moment, the latest mass shooting won't be the latest anymore!
So, is it time to let the free market solve the problem of gun violence? The Fedex shooter was excreting warning signs... that his mother picked up on... and then the police picked up on, and took his weapon away. Which searching for the shotgun on his computer hard drive, they also noticed a web browsing history indicating white supremist issues. I'm not talking OAN, Newsmax, or Fox News.
Here is the problem. The teen was able to go to hospital, be temporarily hospitalized for mental health problems and then buy a couple more guns.
So clearly we are looking at this the wrong way. The family can't help the kid. The police can't help the kid. But the person selling him guns can.
So the solution is simple, we just need to let the Free Market do its thing... but with a cattle prod.
Any person who sells a weapon to another person who then uses that weapon to commit a crime is fully liable as an accessory for that crime. That way the Free Market has an added benefit (not going to jail) for ensuring that people don't give other people weapons that'll be used in crimes.
So, is it time to let the free market solve the problem of gun violence? The Fedex shooter was excreting warning signs... that his mother picked up on... and then the police picked up on, and took his weapon away. Which searching for the shotgun on his computer hard drive, they also noticed a web browsing history indicating white supremist issues. I'm not talking OAN, Newsmax, or Fox News.
Here is the problem. The teen was able to go to hospital, be temporarily hospitalized for mental health problems and then buy a couple more guns.
So clearly we are looking at this the wrong way. The family can't help the kid. The police can't help the kid. But the person selling him guns can.
So the solution is simple, we just need to let the Free Market do its thing... but with a cattle prod.
Any person who sells a weapon to another person who then uses that weapon to commit a crime is fully liable as an accessory for that crime. That way the Free Market has an added benefit (not going to jail) for ensuring that people don't give other people weapons that'll be used in crimes.