I've heard Royce White give two interviews now. The first was on Slate's Hang Up and Listen here a few weeks back, and again this morning as I listened to yesterday's PTI podcast. He speaks with remarkable clarity and poise about his own afflictions and about what he wants to get to work playing basketball for the Houston Rockets. He's definitely breaking new ground being a professional athlete that talks about mental disorders and his own struggles with it.
Closing Thought: Sitting behind much of the debate around gun control is our society's willingness and ability to discuss and address mental illness. It's a great thing, that transcends sports, to have someone force these difficult conversations and having to do so publicly.
For the Record: On guns, it seems a no-brainer that before you give someone a lethal weapon you do a background check. It also seems a no-brainer that no one using a gun for recreation needs a magazine holding more than a dozen bullets, and even a dozen is pushing it.
Semi-related: My dad's Christmas card for me this year was from the NRA. Fact.
Round-up:
- Everyone take a deep breath on the deficit
- Canadians poking fun at Canadians
- Moving beyond GOP tribalism
- Seau, the NFL, and CTE
- Income inequality is real
Closing Thought: Sitting behind much of the debate around gun control is our society's willingness and ability to discuss and address mental illness. It's a great thing, that transcends sports, to have someone force these difficult conversations and having to do so publicly.
For the Record: On guns, it seems a no-brainer that before you give someone a lethal weapon you do a background check. It also seems a no-brainer that no one using a gun for recreation needs a magazine holding more than a dozen bullets, and even a dozen is pushing it.
Semi-related: My dad's Christmas card for me this year was from the NRA. Fact.
Round-up:
- Everyone take a deep breath on the deficit
- Canadians poking fun at Canadians
- Moving beyond GOP tribalism
- Seau, the NFL, and CTE
- Income inequality is real
It also seems a no-brainer that no one using a gun for recreation needs a magazine holding more than a dozen bullets, and even a dozen is pushing it.
ReplyDeleteWhy is that a no-brainer? And beyond recreation, what about self-defense?
Clips beyond twelve rounds are plainly intended to kill. Most hunters I know have one to three shots in their magazine.
ReplyDeleteAs to self-defense, how many rounds does a trained police officer have on his hip? A standard Beretta 9mm has a 15 round magazine. So maybe let's talk about 15. Point being, you don't need 30 round magazines.
Most hunters I know have one to three shots in their magazine.
ReplyDeleteWhat about non-hunting recreational shooting? What about people who like to just shoot on the range?
Point being, you don't need 30 round magazines.
So if an officer has a 15 round clip, why can't a civilian have more? After all, doesn't it stand to reason that an officer is a better trained shooter than a civilian, and thus the civilian may need more bullets than the officer to hit a target? Furthermore, what problem is this designed to solve? After all, if you are going to be restricting someone's freedom, shouldn't you at least provide some kind of justification? Is the argument simply that someone doesn't "need" the bigger clip? Is that the new standard? How is need assessed? Do you need everything you own?