Problem
Criminals will get guns and plan their attacks regardless of the law, Martha Salomaa says.
Martha SalomaaMother who shot intruder
Solution
The law-abiding citizens need to have a plan, she says.
S.E. Cupp says many so-called gun control “experts” don’t know what they are talking about.
S.E. CuppCNN commentator
When discussing how to prevent gun crime, we need to be armed with a set of facts and a basic level of knowledge about the issue, she says.
Given our current laws, the same people who are blocked from buying guns from federally licensed dealers can simply purchase guns through unlicensed, private sellers, Colin Goddard says.
Colin GoddardShooting survivor, policy advocate
We need to pass a comprehensive background check bill at the federal level, he says.
The politicization of guns has resulted in ineffective ways to reduce gun violence, Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. says.
David A. Clarke Jr.Milwaukee County Sheriff
Clarke says we need to teach people to respect, not fear, firearms.
LZ Granderson says we lump all gun violence together when we talk about solutions.
LZ GrandersonCNN contributor
The real solution will come when we stop searching for sweeping laws that approach all gun violence as one in the same, he says.
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