I mean the guy is an idiot sure, pretty much everyone who carries knows that Federal buildings are off limits; but there is nothing here that suggests he had malicious intention. Just that he likes to go a bit overboard with carrying concealed.

You can bet that the Marshals, the FBI or the Federal Protective Services have already gotten warrants to look at his social media accounts and have talked to people close to him to find out if he was attempting something. If so he would have been arrested.

How do you feel about the militia bit?

Okay. Then let’s just continue to do nothing and hope the problem goes away all on its own. Right? Hell, why have any laws in the first place? If folks are gonna break the laws anyway, what’s the point?

Let’s talk instead about it being a mental health issue as opposed to a gun issue, yet let’s take zero steps in increasing access to mental health professionals. In fact, let’s vote AGAINST increased funding for mental health facilities and access. Let’s vote AGAINST allowing the poorest and most mentally fragile from receiving health care of any kind in any type of reliable or non-bankrupting way.

How dare I, or anyone else, mention any type of sensible restrictions/regulations. What gall it takes to think that people should be able to go to school or the movies the gym or a dance club or play softball or walk down the street or go grocery shopping or literally simply exist in a public space without the fear of being shot.

I must be out of my mind to think we can do better.

At no point was this man attempting to commit a mass shooting, he simply wanted to exercise his right to protect himself like any law-abiding and responsible gun owner.

Also, like any responsible gun owner, he apparently has no idea where at least three of his guns are at any given time. He didn’t know he had two guns in his bag. He didn’t know he was carrying another pistol in his pants’ pocket. You know, like any reasonable, safe, legal gun owner trying to enter a federal building.

By the way, both of my above statements are speculation on my part. The article doesn’t mention anything about his reasons for trying twice to bring firearms into a federal building where it is prohibited.

You should probably educate yourself, a little bit. It is legal to yell "fire" in a crowded theater. That was never actually a law.

Why are you moving the goalposts? You ignored the presented facts and just kept going arguing in bad faith. Good luck with that.

It wasn't all muskets, back then. The first fully automatic firearm had already been invented when the 2nd Amendment was written. And despite Biden lying about the fact that citizens couldn't buy a cannon, back then, civilians could, in fact, purchase, own, and use weapons of war. Considering the government didn't originally want a standing military force, citizens had to have access to higher caliber weapons used in war.

Increasing licensing, non-negligible fees, and things like insurance are prohibitive to ownership.

Just like making people wait at the DMV to be eligibile to vote, people working several jobs are not able to take time off to wait in 3 different lines at 3 different places, and pay 3 different fees to get a license.

I notice you had to add the keyword "legally", which kind of destroys the entire argument. Sure if you want to legally own and operate them... but then again, if you want to follow the law, you're not going to murder someone in the first place. It's estimated that 16% of drivers don't have a valid license, and that 13% don't have insurance. So even using the car argument, you're already admitting that around 1/6 of the people aren't following the laws, yet aren't stopped by the licensing "requirement." And that's also assuming that it's a 100% overlap of people with invalid licenses and no insurance, which isn't likely. And, once again, while you may need a special license in most cases to drive a "high caliber" vehicle, that's not always the case. There are a lot of people who own skoolie busses that can legally be driven with a regular license. I know 2 people, personally, who have one that I'd be able to jump right in and drive without needing any additional licensing or insurance.

Millions of people who legally and responsibly own guns are not the ones who are breaking the law to murder people, which is already illegal, so why do you think that adding more laws will suddenly make the people who are already not following the law want to follow them? Remember, Nice, France was a deadlier attack than any single mass shooting event in US history, and they already had the licensing and insurance requirements that you seem to think would prevent people from breaking the law.

Shit, why don't we just make murder illegal, because you seem to think that everyone will follow the laws.

They weren't making the comparison that you needed a legally owned and licensed vehicle to hit someone with a car, they were only stating that you simply needed one, and YOU are the one who added the extra step of legal ownership which screws up the argument. I've already pointed out that as many as 3/10 drivers aren't legally operating their vehicles, so it's entirely possible to operate one without proper requirements being met.

I live in Allegheny West, the other side of Allegheny Commons Park, and love it here. You can walk to different things easily, pup loves walking around the aviary and chasing bunnies, husband can walk to work downtown. I (F33) have never felt unsafe in our area but the other side of the park is a bit sketchy seeming on occasion and there is noise from game days, sirens, and construction often.

If you still have time to look around and want to live on the north side I’d recommend looking closer to the Allegheny west area! Feel free to DM with questions

On cedar? I’d probably avoid all of cedar but that’s me. It seems to have gotten a bit better since they cleared out the homeless camp (it’s a sad reality) but east Ohio and cedar are not places I go near at night. If you can find something closer to the Mexican war streets or Allegheny west, go for it. It’s an awesome area but that immediate area is rough. Seen way too many junkies overdosing in the road over there

Would you say where the farmers market is is too close? (5min walk away, I think)

Love the area, wouldn’t live anywhere near that giant eagle

I would 100% not feel safe on East Ohio St.

I mean he was stopped by armed guards in the lobby so I don't see your point...

Why is it only guns that are used to commit mass killings in schools, then?

I keep hearing gun nuts talk about how it’s everything but guns that are responsible for mass killings in schools. Not one of them has an answer to why guns are always used in mass killings at schools.

How is that?

Your solution guarantees that only those that are the least oppressed in our society have access to the tools most needed for defense of self. Bears a striking resemblance to how the rich, white, and right crowd makes it harder for oppressed minorities to vote.

No, violence in school is purely due to societal decline and a severe lack of free healthcare for the people most vulnerable to violence in their communities. We had just as many guns from the 50s-80s, and zero school shootings. The guns didn't make people shoot each other.

The second amendment was never intended to be a suicide pact, and that is essentially what it's become.

I can't remember it ever crashing for me with iPad usage, and i'm a heavy user. Could it be different preferences/config of reddit? I'm viewing an unstyled list of thread titles with only the OP's name, time and date, below it. Just white text on black background without any thumbnails. Within threads it is the same with the addition of the avatar image.

I'm sure we can do better than worshipping a 250 year old document made in the age of blunderbusses and muskets

Second this. It’s a fantastic neighborhood over here

No one’s constitutional rights are being infringed upon. Anyone can still own any weapon they choose.

Folks aren’t allowed to tell “Fire!” in a crowded theater or spread libel or falsehoods about others with impunity. These are sensible steps that don’t impinge anyone’s freedom of speech. Nothing I mentioned takes away anyone’s freedom to bear arms.

I guess we can’t all love the freedom of the constitution.