A southwest Missouri man accused of plotting to shoot up a movie theater during the new "Twilight" film was charged Friday after his mother contacted police, telling them she worried her son had purchased weapons similar to those used during the fatal Colorado theater shooting.I realize that the Twilight films are bad, but are they that terrible?
This incident shows us a new way to reduce gun violence. Forget FBI background checks and waiting periods: anyone who buys a gun should be required to have a note from their mom.
It's win all the way around: it would promote traditional family values and respect for parents. It would put a big dent in the illegal gun market; straw buyers would have to explain to their mothers why they need to buy a fifth Glock semiautomatic pistol in a month. And all those gangstas in the hood would never get their mommas to sign off on gun purchases, because those women know exactly what happens to young men with guns.
Of course, this is tongue-in-cheek. But it's clear this problem is only growing worse.
In the last 15 years hundreds of people have died at the hands of mentally unstable people who should never have been able to get firearms. From Columbine, to Tucson, to Aurora, to Oak Creek, to Minneapolis, where this September a guy who was just fired shot eight people and leaving five dead, including himself a UPS man who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Every other week another five or ten people are killed by some nut with a gun, who then kills himself or is shot by a cop.
I agree that we don't need a nanny state watching over our every move. Maybe we just need a nanny.
3 comments:
No, the problem isn't growing worse.
At least get your basic claims right, for God's sake, if you expect anyone to take you for anything other than a ranting nutjob with a dead horse to beat.
I realize that the Twilight films are bad, but are they that terrible?
Ok, now that was funny.
But it's clear this problem is only growing worse.
Not if you look at the actual numbers as opposed to the media firestorms surrounding high-profile incidents.
The problem isn't growing worse. The media reporting of violence is what's getting worse.
But you do bring up a good point here regarding family involvement. Most of these sorts of problems (as well as many others) begin and perpetuate when parents don't do their fucking job. Being a parent is full time, 24-7 maximum effort. You can't just phone it in and and it is most certainly not for the feint of heart. Good job by this mom to stay on top of it.
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