# In wake of school shooting, Tennessee legislators take action to protect the vulnerable **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 19, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wake-of-school-shooting-tennessee-legislators-take-action-to-protect-the-vulnerable/982908 "2023-04-19T16:17:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wake-of-school-shooting-tennessee-legislators-take-action-to-protect-the-vulnerable/982908/41 "2023-04-21T20:20:09Z")
Sue the publisher for making magazines from flammable materials. Sue the car manufacturer for not having a fire sensor and a sprinkler. That’s nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wake-of-school-shooting-tennessee-legislators-take-action-to-protect-the-vulnerable/982908/42 "2023-04-21T20:23:51Z")
Indeed, that _would_ be nuts…if it actually happened. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wake-of-school-shooting-tennessee-legislators-take-action-to-protect-the-vulnerable/982908/43 "2023-04-21T21:39:20Z")
I do wish that everyone were as intelligent, sensible, logical and modest as I. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wake-of-school-shooting-tennessee-legislators-take-action-to-protect-the-vulnerable/982908/44 "2023-04-21T21:47:05Z")
It’s sincerity … once you can fake that, you have got it made. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wake-of-school-shooting-tennessee-legislators-take-action-to-protect-the-vulnerable/982908/45 "2023-04-21T22:20:43Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I would not include semi automatic .22 rifles, kids have been shooting those for a hundred years. Only in America! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wake-of-school-shooting-tennessee-legislators-take-action-to-protect-the-vulnerable/982908/46 "2023-04-22T01:51:08Z")
Truly? We are, after all, speaking of gun problems in the United States. “America”. The USA, Canada, Central and South America? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wake-of-school-shooting-tennessee-legislators-take-action-to-protect-the-vulnerable/982908/47 "2023-04-22T01:57:53Z")
That “train up a child” one is fucking AWFUL. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wake-of-school-shooting-tennessee-legislators-take-action-to-protect-the-vulnerable/982908/48 "2023-04-22T06:23:40Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > The USA, Canada, Central and South America? I wouldn’t put it past them, perhaps. Probably even. In Europe? Never heard of children shooting .22 rifles. What does a .22 rifle do? Is it good for shooting birds? Cats? Dogs? Teachers? Bisons? Yourself in the foot? No idea, how should I know? I wonder if the fact that for you it is completely normal to give .22 rifles to children (you would not include them in a ban, if I understand you right. Because it’s OK when children shoot rifles. Other countries have banned chocolate cigarettes because it makes real cigarettes look harmless and it was seen as a path to tabaquism later in life. But a .22 rifle is just a harmless toy, even for you - or perhaps you were showing sarcasm?) has anything to do with > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > We are, after all, speaking of gun problems in the United States. Come to think of it: are you sure that this is what we are talking about? Because I have the impression that subject is already covered in other threads and that here we were talking about politicians that woud do anything to protect the gun industry that pays them handsomely. We were talking about institutionalized corruption, about loaded dice, undue influence and how a minority imposes its will and its interests on the majority. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wake-of-school-shooting-tennessee-legislators-take-action-to-protect-the-vulnerable/982908.md?page=2)