It really makes you wonder... aside from all the feelings of sadness and anger at the senseless loss of a friend. I started to think about gun-control laws. Why do we know personally two people in Richmond that have been shot to death. That seems high to me. And it's not like they lived in the ghetto or ran with the wrong crowd. I know that Virginia has pretty lax gun laws. I used to not be in favor of them because of the standard argument, stricter gun laws only take them out the hands of law abiding citizens.
I disagree now. People are hired to purchase guns in bulk and then sell them to people on the black market. There should at least be a good waiting period. Like, why does somebody need to buy more than one gun, say, every six months or a year. Why does a private citizen need to buy more than one gun at all in their lifetime.
I do wonder about gun control and if it would even curb crime, but something needs to happen in Richmond. It seems like such a quiet town, yet the murder yet per capita rate consistently puts it on the top ten list for the country. And for all you people saying, "but you're moving to NY!!", New York hasn't made that list at all recently.
I just had to rant a little bit. It makes you angry and you have all these pent up feelings that need to be expressed.
I disagree now. People are hired to purchase guns in bulk and then sell them to people on the black market. There should at least be a good waiting period. Like, why does somebody need to buy more than one gun, say, every six months or a year. Why does a private citizen need to buy more than one gun at all in their lifetime.
I do wonder about gun control and if it would even curb crime, but something needs to happen in Richmond. It seems like such a quiet town, yet the murder yet per capita rate consistently puts it on the top ten list for the country. And for all you people saying, "but you're moving to NY!!", New York hasn't made that list at all recently.
I just had to rant a little bit. It makes you angry and you have all these pent up feelings that need to be expressed.
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