Unfortunately our current just-a-system (tip of the hat to Bob) minimizes the illegality of recreational use of psychotropic drugs and in far too many circumstances minimizes illegal actions engaged in while under the effects of those drugs.
The only reason you "saw" that is that you were shown it repeatedly by the mainstream media which sensationalizes incidents like this in order to get you to watch repeatedly so that they can sell you advertising.
Yes that's what they told you repeatedly while they were selling you advertising...
Whoopsie!
Nobody could have predicted this!
State Officials Admit Drug Decriminalization Has Been a Massive Failure: 'We Have Overdoses Increasing at Drastic Rates'
A 2020 ballot measure that decriminalized drug use has failed in its purpose of improving lives, Oregon state officials were...
Any commander in chief who supplied his troops with semi-automatic weapons only would be guilty of dereliction of duty.
And in regards to the phrase "weapon of War", are we going to ban these also?
How about a mentally retarded adult with a developmental age of 5 years old?
How about an otherwise normal adult who has blunted his own mental ability with the voluntary use of illegal drugs?
Part of the calculus in my head would be - stranger on the street offering me money or a gold coin. Which am I more confident of being able to identify as real and not counterfeit?
Another part of the calculation in my head would be - weirdo walking up to me with a microphone and a cameraman...
Gun sales have been soaring over the last 2 years as the Democrats have refused to control lawlessness in the cities that they control. Overwhelmingly, new gun buyers have been represented by the ranks of women and minorities, the core voter base of the Democrat party.
Keep your fingers...
Like any good socialist/communist they push the LIE of equality.
And like any good socialist/communist their intention is to create a two-tier social structure - the rulers and the slaves.
This is why I prefer to deal with specific cases instead of in the abstract. With a specific case you can specifically answer the questions as to whether it qualifies as a murder, whether the child in question understands the consequences of their action, whether the child in question acted...
Can you imagine being so selfish that you would grab your kids and run knowing that the gunman was killing other kids, friends and fellow classmates of your kids?
That's why when I engage in this conversation I always deal with the specific case of the two 10-year-olds who planned and carried out the murder of 2 year old James Bulger.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Bulger
Gun Sales Top 1 Million for Record 34th Straight Month, Prompted by Mass Shooting, Threat of Increased Gun Control
https://cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/gun-sales-top-1-million-record-34th-straight-month-prompted-mass-shooting