Fresh Start Political Thread

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

I think it should be easy for every American that is legally allowed to own a gun to get one. And I absolutely oppose trying to limit what type of gun people can get.

I'd rather live in a free society with our constitutional rights and possibly die in a random shooting, than live in an oppressed society where the government tells me what I can and can't have. I'll take my chances with my fellow Americans over giving the government control over my life.

I'm not opposed to background checks and improving that process. We have background checks for lots of things, like a job, line of credit, etc.

As a country, we need to spend a lot more time, energy, and money on mental health. And normalizing talking about it and receiving help. I'm a work on progress on this myself, as I think people my age and older often consider people soft for being sensitive, needing help, etc. In actuality, asking for help if needed is probably the most strong-minded thing anyone can do. It takes toughness to let someone in. I know I struggle with sharing things with people I know.

Also, I'm huge on freedoms but with that I'm huge on serious punishment. I'm for legalizing all drugs, but if you are proven guilty of committing a crime while under the influence, then you will face severe prison time. And I think the same for guns, if you are proven guilty of committing a crime with a gun then you face severe prison time. With great power comes great responsibilities.

It isn’t easy to buy a car SD. Or a house. Why should guns be so easy? And why do you need an assault rifle?
By your standards you should be able to drive down a neighborhood street doing 110 cus the government shouldn’t be able to tell you how fast to drive. You should be able to light fires in the woods.
Maybe fly planes without a pilots license while you are at it. This isn’t the fuckin wild west. If it was the whole country would be a damn ghost town. That kind of attitude is the reason we need laws and rules in place. And being told you cannot own a grenade launcher doesn’t make you oppressed. Not even close.

I agree about addressing mental health 100 percent though. I hope you get whatever help you need SD - in my book you are the tits. We disagree on shit thats all. My daughter is going through some stuff right now and it is the toughest thing ive ever dealt with. Good luck brother.