The main issue is that the Republican party has tied themselves to single issue voters and the kind of religious people who support a ban. They need those voting blocks to keep getting elected.
For a single issue voter their pet issue is the only thing that matters. They will vote based on that one issue alone. There are a few issues like that but anti-abortion is a big one. If the Republican party dropped it they stand to loose a lot of votes and thus elections. No, they wouldn't necessarily attract a lot of pro-choice people. Maybe a few if the person is mostly conservative but was pro-choice.
The reasons someone would actually support a ban on it basically comes down to how they view it as morally wrong. Almost always it is based on the person's religious views.
A California Superior Court judge arrested last week has now been charged with killing his wife in front of their adult son at their home. Court filings reveal the judge had over 47 weapons and 26,000 rounds of ammunition in his home.
That is a different statement. It's saying abusers can be more dangerous with a weapon. It does not follow that people who own a weapon are somehow more likely to be an abuser.
To make that argument it would need to say something about what percentage of gun owners commit abuse or some kind violent crime.
You can find higher rates of domestic violence among cops for instance so maybe you could argue cops are more likely to be abusers.
If he regularly shot pictures of women or something sure but owning a lot of guns or buying ammo in bulk isn't really any indication of domestic violence. The son even said there wasn't a history of violence. It seems like the heavy drinking or arguments have more correlation than anything.
Media outlets often cite things like how many guns someone has to freak out people who don't know about guns. All the dude needed to fuck up was a single handgun and a single bullet. If he was drunk he shouldn't have even been carrying. And being drunk isn't really a good argument for why someone got violent.
Violence was a thing before guns existed. If I got stabbed I'm not going to think, "Thank goodness I wasn't shot." I suppose I'll have plenty of to think about it while waiting for the cops to show up though.
Cherry picking and a lack of controling for confounding variables is an issue when people try to make the claim you did. There is also a lot more going on than just gun laws. When normal people don't benefit from our GDP it really isn't a good benchmark for comparable countries. When people have a lack opportunities or lack social programs there will probably be some social problems.
My original statement was that owning a lot of guns wasn't suggestive of anything. The comment suggested there was a "correlation" with owning guns and domestic violence in response.
One aspect you might have to separate is the gun control advocates who just want to cite another reason for X or Y policies. Those people aren't necessarily advocating for mental health.
As an example take waiting periods. They might do something for first time buyers but the policy doesn't really make sense for the people who already have a safe full of guns to pick from. I don't hear those people talk about programs like "hold my guns" either.
Many cultures have issues with depression or suicide. Including ones with a focus on collectivism.
Work-life balance could be a part of the issue. That can be an issue for individualism or collectism. Although I feel like with individualism it's easier to set your own standard.
The affordability of life is a problem as well but money being a thing won't go away anytime soon.
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.
It's just a different mindset. People carrying don't have to be fearful or stressed out like you assume. They just want to have the ability to defend themselves or loved ones. Police simply cannot protect everyone all the time and violence is a thing that can happen sometimes. Violence certainly doesn't happen all the time but many people prefer to carry and not need it then need it and not have it.
The people who are actually a danger are still going to be dangerous regardless of how unarmed others choose to be.
Maybe you feel like you can depend on your police or your local criminals are less violent.
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If you're not getting interviews then the issue probably has to do your resume. Maybe formatting. Maybe the contents or job history. Have you been out of work for a long time? Lack newer tools/knowledge? Too much job hopping?
If you are getting interviews then the resume and where you're applying is fine. Either you're probably lacking in soft skills, interview skills, or not impressing them. There could also be a mismatch between the salary you want and what they want to offer.
A major problem gun control advocates are having is finding such laws or cases. When they do it's often just a racist law banning ownership from a particular race. Maybe a ban on carrying certain types of knives but not a ban on ownership.
@shibao It helps to realize that generally companies will cut you loose if it in their best interests. Be professional but loyalty won't be coming from their side.
On their end they may simply not be able to offer what you're asking for. Work you want may not fit into their business plans or only so many people can work on it. Roles are limited so you may not be able to move up. There are also budgets so maybe they don't offer as big of a raise as you want.
If you aren't happy there is no shame in looking for a new company. Just line something up before you quit.
If you're burning out vacations can help but having strategies to leave work at work and maintain a life outside of work is important.
The change doesn't really seem that great and there are years missing.
Also "Gun laws should be stricter" is too vague for the range of policies involved. When a gun control advocate says that they might mean bans. Someone else might be talking about opening up the NICS or want to improve the background checks somehow. There are also a lot of people who don't actually know the existing laws and want "stricter laws" we already have.
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For random collectors, some of which are just scams, you should request evidence of the debt in writing. If it isn't your you can then inform them you don't recognize the debt.
In the past I did this using certified mail and letter templates I found online. None of these people followed up and by sending the letter you enforce some rights you lose if you ignore it.
In theory a person with medical debt would be more likely to get the loan if credit agencies ignored the debt but without considering the debt the new loan may not be something they can actually afford. If the debt was paid then it likely wouldn't affect their ability to afford new debt and ignoring it makes more sense.
Maybe we could address why people are going into medical debt instead of trying to ignore it so people can take on new debts?
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So I've seen a number of people complaining that other users are replying to their public posts on a social website with that functionality. Respectfully what the hell are these people smoking?
If it's a public post for anyone to see and respond to what did they expect to happen when they put it out there? I'm not talking about harassment, rude comments, or block/ban evasion. Just randomly commenting on a random post.
How did they come to the conclusion it was a private space and others would know they shouldn't comment? If they just want a private conversation or hate reading comments why post things for everyone to see and comment on?
Clearly this issue is one of different expectations or different social norms. No idea when it became a reasonable expectation on their end but it seems to be common in some circles. And deeply held enough that some find the act of getting replies from strangers as offensive. Again nothing like dms just a normal comment on a public post.
For something constructive the platform could have the features to provide the experience they want. One in which people can't comment or where they don't have to see comments. I personally disable comments on YouTube videos I post but I don't really expect people to avoid commenting if they were on. Here something like disabling comments or ignoring comments could be useful to these people. Maybe only allowing or seeing comments from a whitelist. Maybe only showing posts to people on a whitelist.
Whatever the desired interaction it will probably need to be enforced in code rather than a vague social code most people aren't aware of.
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California judge charged with killing wife had 47 guns, 26,000 rounds of ammunition: Court documents (abcnews.go.com)
A California Superior Court judge arrested last week has now been charged with killing his wife in front of their adult son at their home. Court filings reveal the judge had over 47 weapons and 26,000 rounds of ammunition in his home.
US suicides hit an all-time high last year (english.elpais.com)
About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday.
Illinois Supreme Court finds assault weapons ban constitutional (abcnews.go.com)
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.
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