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To: combjelly who wrote (56919)	2/18/2018 9:30:26 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361197

>> You are like i-node, nothing can be done. I won't speak for Tim, but my observation is not that "nothing can be done." I've spoken here for at least two things I believe are essential to ending this problem, neither of which involved gun control. Any reasonable person can see that gun control is a non-starter when there are 100s of millions (~300 million?) of guns on the streets already. There is no putting that toothpaste back into the tube. Honestly, gun control in the US is a pretty stupid idea if you give it a minute's thought.

To: combjelly who wrote (56919)	2/21/2018 9:45:26 PM
From: TimF	1 Recommendation Recommended By i-node Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361197

I don't know if its quite "nothing can be done". More like "there isn't any simple answers". And proposed answers have downsides. Personally I"m more concerned about murder in general than mass shootings. Someone who is murdered with something other than a gun, or who is the only victim on the scene who is shot, is just as dead. And murder and violent crime have generally been declining. Can more be done to encourage that trend? Sure but again its not like there is one or two simple answers with huge positive effects and no downsides.