It's not going to be a perfect world, either. In the United States population, there are over 330 million people by now. Mass murders will happen even more, if much of the more sane part of the population is disarmed according to income and legal resources (expensive evaluations, research to find ethical psychologists, lawyers, etc.).
And generally, who is more sane? Would the person who is insulated from many of the dangers in this population be more sane, really (higher income, law abiding)? Or would people who are more often confronted with those dangers and coping with them be more sane (lower income, law abiding)?
And how long, before the left disarms people of the next income level, too? And the next?
If the Incel had hacked his victims up with an axe, would Dershowitz feel better about it.
Liberalism is a better explanation.
His reluctance to come right out and bluntly state his position on what to do is problematic, too. In my opinion, such universal psychological evaluations would lead to more Democrats being armed than Republicans. I’ve known psychologists who would agree with me.
That is a feature not a bug Alan.
What explains it even more so is the fact that murder is an innate part of humanity.
“but I do believe in reasonable restrictions”
What part of SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED doesn’t this (self censored) get? There is no issue to debate. As libs love to say, the debate is over.
Sorry Alan, it is the loss of Morality that is the cause of most shootings. We as a nation survived the 1929 depression with “easy access to guns”.
Blaming a free society for the consequences of ubiquitous liberal insanity is usually below him.
The question for any politician:
“Do criminals abide by gun laws?”
(crickets)
>> Does he have a mental illness? Was it easily available? Was it lawfully purchased?
Was he known to the FBI?
The easy availability of Dersh is usually quite helpful. In this case, not so much.
Easy availability of automobiles explains tens of thousands of deaths, millions of injuries and billions of dollars of damages every year.
Thirty eight state legislatures are *sure* to enthusiastically support an amendment.
More people are killed by hammers every year than by long guns.
AR-15s are a subset of long guns.
It is the existence of pathetic people like Alan Dershowitz that explain gun violence. Because people like that have completely screwed up any sense of right and wrong. Good and Bad.
I agree. No gun sales to Muslims
Pure slop from Dersh but the only question I have is how does one get the firearm if he is under the eye of the FBI? I am not saying being watched by the FBI makes one lose rights but the sick coincidence is that so many mass shooters were people of interest and under the scope of the FBI let alone local law enforcement or other agencies or institutions .
All gun problems were solved when Lying Lyndon Johnson signed the 1968 gun control act into law.
“Today we begin to disarm the criminal and the careless and the insane. All of our people who are deeply concerned in this country about law and order should hail this day.”
—Lyndon Johnson signing the 1968 gun control act into law.
How’d that work out for the USA!
Alan, allow me to explain why gun laws do not work.
Colorado has the trifecta of what the Dems are pushing for:
- Universal background checks
- Red Flag laws
- Magazine limits (15 rounds)
They did not stop a mad man (sudden jihadist) who was not a citizen, who had a prior misdemeanor assault conviction, who was being watched by the FBI and who’s family was worried about his mental state.
What stopped his murderous attack was a good guy .... with a gun.
Not much thought and investigation went into that stupid comment.