We haven’t set up laws, procedures, or funding to follow up on reports like this in anything resembling a reasonable fashion.
Because the gun lobby fights against this type of thing every step of the way. Furthermore, police are often right wingers part of the machine fighting against firearms legislation. Maybe part of the reason is that some sources suggest that up to 40% of police may be domestic abusers and certainly are going to be against laws that take their guns away.
The mental gymnastics that the right go thru to make whatever work in their favor regarding guns knows no limit. Besides, the militarization of the police is in response to the number of guns in society along with police exceptionalism. Their lives are worth more than our lives, they get more body armor, more guns, more military-style gear, bigger budgets, etc.
Gun owners are perfectly fine letting the rest of society suffer death, tragedy, and suffering for their hobby.
Of course the gun lobby fights against gun control measures. Of course billionaires fight for lower corporate and high income bracket taxes. If course oil and gas companies fight to neuter the EPA. These things are in their best interest from a financial perspective and money is all our society really cares about.
That’s my point. We all say we want to fix healthcare but we don’t fight for it the way insurance companies fight to keep their profits. The best you’ll get from the vast majority of us is a few articles posted on social media throughout the year and perhaps a small donation to a charity or political entity supporting the cause.
We have to fight for these changes, and in some cases I do mean physically fight, or else we’ll never get them. That lesson has been lost history and as a consequence no one in power is afraid to disappoint us.
Because the gun lobby fights against this type of thing every step of the way. Furthermore, police are often right wingers part of the machine fighting against firearms legislation. Maybe part of the reason is that some sources suggest that up to 40% of police may be domestic abusers and certainly are going to be against laws that take their guns away.
Odd I would have thought cops would be against civilian gun ownership.
I’m would not be surprised if who gets to own guns in the eyes of law enforcement ownership is tied to racial, political and economic lines.
Right so me personally I would rather not get shot at work even if it is by someone “on my side”.
The mental gymnastics that the right go thru to make whatever work in their favor regarding guns knows no limit. Besides, the militarization of the police is in response to the number of guns in society along with police exceptionalism. Their lives are worth more than our lives, they get more body armor, more guns, more military-style gear, bigger budgets, etc.
Gun owners are perfectly fine letting the rest of society suffer death, tragedy, and suffering for their hobby.
Of course the gun lobby fights against gun control measures. Of course billionaires fight for lower corporate and high income bracket taxes. If course oil and gas companies fight to neuter the EPA. These things are in their best interest from a financial perspective and money is all our society really cares about.
That’s my point. We all say we want to fix healthcare but we don’t fight for it the way insurance companies fight to keep their profits. The best you’ll get from the vast majority of us is a few articles posted on social media throughout the year and perhaps a small donation to a charity or political entity supporting the cause.
We have to fight for these changes, and in some cases I do mean physically fight, or else we’ll never get them. That lesson has been lost history and as a consequence no one in power is afraid to disappoint us.