Unusual editorial in Washington Post

[hminsky]

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For the umpteenth time: Guns don’t point themselves at people and pull their own triggers. Guns don’t go looking for someone to kill. They don’t sit around and plan murders.
In the Marshall Heights neighborhood where the shooting occurred, there have been eight homicides involving firearms this year. Guns didn’t sprout legs and take themselves there.
For goodness sake, call it what it is. Guns aren’t causing the pain and havoc that Bowser decries. There are shooters in the District of Columbia. Too many. Take guns off the streets? No, take shooters off the streets. If there is any debate about that, this city has lost.

 

[Snora]

Too bad the article doesn't propose a solution as to how to "take shooters off the streets."

 

[rali]

Too bad the article doesn't propose a solution as to how to "take shooters off the streets."

Fortunately, it’s a self resolving problem. Just needs some patience and a street cleaning truck.

 

[HARRYM]

Fortunately, it’s a self resolving problem. Just needs some patience and a street cleaning truck.

Chicago has been at that for awhile but it doesn't seem to be working...

 

[paul73]

Taking guns off the hands of the country’s population has very little to do with the population itself shooting one another.

It is how they attempt to sell the idea initially, while population still has a measurable capability to form militias and self-defend. Once that capacity is reduced- no further sellable explanations will be required and all you will be allowed to carry on you will be a sharpened table silverware fork with 2 teeth left on it.

Not a single government on this planet wants to deal with its own armed citizens, except of very small count of exceptions.

 

[MaverickNH]

Colbert I King has a Dislike/Hate relationship with guns. Over the years, he’s written about Trump, NRA, AR15s, background checks, straw-sellers, etc. But he seems unable to blame guns as he knows that won’t stop the killing in DC. A very conflicted man...

“But let’s not lose focus: The principal sources of the gun violence plaguing this city are the people pulling the triggers. They do it by getting their dangerous hands on something most D.C. residents neither want nor need: guns.” WaPo 2018

 

[paul73]

on something most D.C. residents neither want nor need: guns.” WaPo 2018

do not you worry, in next 4 years you will hear plenty of what you neither want nor need. just give it some time.