Replies to post #195176 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[StephanieVanbryce]

Peg .. how can we forget it? ... we can't. This stuff happens every week, no not as many kids dead or hurt . .but dead and/or hurt .. and NO ONE CARES ... the gun industry wins over and over again .. . .I wonder if the law officers from all the states joined together to form something .. if that would help?

[SoxFan]

States are pretty ineffective when trying to do gun laws on their own. We need to get the southern hell holes to tighten up on gun show sales and at least start a process where gun registration becomes real as well as background checks. Many states still do not update their databases regarding the mentally ill and there is no mechanism to update the database by doctors who treat the mentally ill.

Heck we can't prevent people on the no fly list of which some are terrorists from getting a gun. Americans are in the dark ages being held captive by the lunacy that goes around as the NRA.

[oldberkeley]

Those poor parents: just another Friday, their kids are at elementary school, everything is fine...

I lost a child. It can't be described. This damn insanity over guns.

[F6]

Peg -- and then there are the courts

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ET AL. v. HELLER
http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/07-290.pdf ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller )

MCDONALD ET AL. v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,
ET AL.
http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-1521.pdf ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald_v._Chicago )

Illinois Concealed Carry Ban Ruled Unconstitutional By Federal Appellate Court
12/11/2012
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/11/illinois-concealed-carry-_n_2278114.html [with comments]

Illinois Concealed Carry Ban: Court Ruling Sets Stage For Battle
12/12/2012
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/illinois-concealed-carry-ban_n_2284381.html [with embedded video report, and comments]