The Illinois Supreme Court found the state's assault weapons ban constitutional. It was passed after the Highland Park shooting last year.

The Illinois State Supreme Court found a strict assault weapons ban passed after the Highland Park shooting to be constitutional in a ruling issued Friday.

  • Flying Squid
    1•1 year ago

    Statistically, having a gun in your home is more dangerous for you and your family, especially if you have young children or teens. A 2014 review in the Annals of Internal Medicine concluded having a firearm in the home, even when it’s properly stored, doubles your risk of becoming a victim of homicide and triples the risk of suicide.3

    https://www.safewise.com/resources/guns-at-home/

    Doesn’t sound like an advantage to me.

    • @FireTower
      1•1 year ago

      Correlation does not equal causation.

      Someone might choose to own a firearm because they feel like they’re at an elevated risk for victimization (ex. they’ve been threatened by a crazy ex) or someone who has suicidal ideation might go out an purchase a firearm for the purpose of commiting suicide. The acquisition of the firearm didn’t cause either preexisting condition.

      • Flying Squid
        1•1 year ago

        Please explain why exactly we shouldn’t be doing everything we can to prevent suicide. This should be interesting.

        • @FireTower
          3•1 year ago

          My personal opinion on the matter is that we should target the motivation not the means. People are miserable, isolated, and feel less upwards mobility. We wouldn’t try and solve the issue of people jumping off buildings with suicide nets.

          • Flying Squid
            1•1 year ago

            Funny, people like you always say that, and yet when it’s suggested that we massively fund mental health care, people like you always balk at that.

            • @FireTower
              2•1 year ago

              People like me? You literally don’t even know me. And funding health care alone isn’t going to fix the problem we also need economic reform to address the rising wealth disparity in the country.

              Please do not try and lump everyone you encounter into boxes as a means of discrediting them. If you have an issue with anything I’ve said that’s perfectly fine, but do not blame me for the actions of others.

              • Flying Squid
                2•1 year ago

                I have yet to meet someone who believes gun ownership should be totally unrestricted and unregulated who doesn’t also think we shouldn’t have universal healthcare, but you could be the first.

                • @FireTower
                  0•1 year ago

                  Having a certain opinion on one topic doesn’t proclude you from having a certain opinion on another topic. You have no duty to adhere to the party lines of political parties you didn’t form.

                  • Flying Squid
                    2•1 year ago

                    Interesting way of avoiding what I suggested.

          • Flying Squid
            1•1 year ago

            Or… and stop me if this is too complicated… we could make it so that it isn’t as easy to buy a gun as it is to buy a plate of pancakes.