In the aftermath of the Virgin Creep Murders, the argument about guns is revived. As I have written here before, I don’t like guns. The United States would be better off if the 2nd amendment were repealed and guns were banned outright. However, I’m aware we’re not going to get that.
A few reasonable restrictions would be nice, though. Like, if someone is seeing a therapist, they need a note from their therapist. Like, guns which are designed for speedy and massive killing in a war zone should probably not be available to people who do not live in a war zone. Like maybe, when you go to purchase a gun, you have to answer the question “Do you plan to kill a bunch of random strangers with this gun?”
Of course, some people would lie, but somebody who puts a video online bragging that he’s going to kill a bunch of people might just give a yes answer in the gun store, too. If it prevents even one incident, it would be worth it.
Of course, after every incident, there are lots of people who say that the gun was not the cause. In this case, in particular, there seem to be 3 basic trends of opinion. 1) as I said, we need to regulate guns 2) The problem is the culture of male entitlement, and the idea that women are just sex objects, and 3) There needs to be better mental health care.
I don’t really have any quarrel with 2 or 3. Of course men need to stop being such assholes. I believe we are moving in that direction. Personally, I think I’m much less of a sexist asshole than I used to be. But there are 3.5 billion human males on the planet, and some of them are not keeping up with the times.
Of course we need better health care, but what defines mental health is a pretty complex issue. I saw one person arguing that since Eliot Rodger, Adam Lanza and many other recent mass murderers were on prescription medication, it is the prescription medication that is to blame. Also, it’s pretty difficult to get funding for even regular health care.
The one out of these three that something could be done about is guns. And it wouldn’t cost a dime.
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