Re 477 Days. 521 Mass Shootings. Zero Action From Congress.

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Dave Crocker <dcrocker () gmail com>
> Date: October 3, 2017 at 9:58:46 AM EDT
> To: dave () farber net, ip <ip () listbox com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] 477 Days. 521 Mass Shootings. Zero Action From Congress.
>
> What action should Congress take?
>
> Consider this question carefully because as important as it is that this issue have action taken, it needs to be 
> constructive.  It needs not only to seem to be relevant, it needs to actually be effective, will few or no collateral 
> damage.
>
> As each of us makes assertions about what action will be effective, we need to ask what basis we have for the belief, 
> beyond logic; many logical things are not actually useful.  So where is the fact-based, objective analysis of 
> concrete experience that demonstrates the efficacy?
>
> A person takes a gun and kills a lot of people.  Logic says we need to do a better job of detecting such people.  
> Logic says that we need to control access to some/all guns.  But review the history of such a person and often we 
> will find few or no signs that point to their action.  For people who do appear to have a history of some aberrant 
> behavior, note how many others have a similar history but do not take this sort of action.  Shall they become 
> collateral damage?
>
> So how do we detect those who are a real threat, as distinct form those who have a similar history but aren't, or 
> those who have no distinctive history?  We need to try to be very pragmatic about the choices that are made, 
> especially concerning legislation.  Legislation can have its own social downsides...
>
> d/
>
> -- 
> Dave Crocker
> Brandenburg InternetWorking
> bbiw.net



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