Frank G. Jacques’ Post

Suicide is the cause of 60% of all gun deaths (and higher in some places). When you or a family member are in crisis, it’s important to secure guns until the crisis passes. This initiative seems to be an effective strategy to temporarily secure guns to save lives.

Gun control: 2 to the body; 2 to the head. Now that is gun control

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Please watch this if you are at all concerned with whether our government is willing and able to break their own rules and violate the rights of citizens. This is the ATF run wild. Watch as the director of the ATF refuses to answer three simple questions from the House Judiciary Committee chair. Watch as he refuses to answer: 1) why did you cancel a search warrant execution a week prior just because the subject wasn’t home? 2) why did the ATF bring a piece of tape and cover up the doorbell camera? 3) why did the ATF not wear body cameras despite the requirement to do so (and why did the Little Rock cops also not wear cameras despite a policy requiring)? 4) why did they cut the electricity to the home? 5) why did they serve a no knock search warrant (without arrest warrant) at 6a in the morning on a man with no apparent criminal history sleeping with his wife upstairs in full SWAT tactical gear and overwhelming force (in the audio that was available by nearby sources there was no declaration they were law enforcement that I heard)? OPINION: This was a state-sanctioned hit by a severely anti-gun Biden Administration to “send a message.” Not that they necessarily went in with the premeditated intent to kill, but they went in “hard” on purpose to terrorize and scare a gun collector citizen that may have run afoul of the Biden Administration’s litany of new gun regulations that practically require a law degree to understand. This hit was to scare us all. This is government overreach, aggression, and corruption. Watch the ATF director. Watch him dodge Congress intentionally in simple questions. The ATF has lost all moral authority in my view relevant to the average gun owning citizens. It is an agency dedicated now (under Biden) to wage war on the Second Amendment since SCOTUS is reemphasizing the strength of the Amendment that protects all the others (understanding that there is a substantial portion of ATF that still goes after actual bad actors). This is why I practice both firearms law and criminal defense. This is why I fight. Citizens should care about this and demand more and better from our executive branch of government. https://lnkd.in/dXXzCq8S Watch the entire hearing here: https://lnkd.in/dfvNNPeK

We are living in an era of fear. With regard to this country’s obsession with guns, the fear of public gatherings is well founded. We cannot prevent mass shootings and we we certainly cannot protect people. With hundreds of mass shootings per year, the evidence is clear that more guns mean more deaths. And where was the good guy with a gun to stop the bad guy with a bad guy with a gun? We had two Good Samaritans without guns who tackled the shooter-most apropos for celebrating a football victory. Maybe the object lesson is more tackling and fewer guns. The insanity of the gun culture prevails. Nothing will change, no matter how many mass shootings there are in this country. Isn’t one of the definitions of insanity to do the same thing and expect a different result?

Today is Firearm Suicide Prevention Day, and it's more important than ever to talk about the devastating reality of gun violence in Texas. Our state has more guns than any other in the country—and with easy access to firearms comes a higher risk of suicide. Firearms are used in over 60% of suicides in the US, and the majority of those deaths happen in states with the weakest gun laws. It’s time for Texas to prioritize safe storage and strong prevention laws to protect our communities. Take action with us before more lives are lost: https://lnkd.in/gvWhzTmD #SafeStorageSavesLives #SuicidePrevention #GunSafety #TexasGunSense 

Interesting approach to gun control that does not rely on civilian prohibition of gun ownership.

My first thoughts are filled with deep sorrow for the victims of this tragedy. I also feel a sense of deep responsibility. I lost two beautiful nephews to gun violence. And then I think that it is possible these shootings are not only about the guns. Could it be that our hate-filled politics and investments in killing overseas, as well as the pervasive "doxing" and "gaslighting" embedded in American culture has created a generation of angry and suicidal kids? When will those who are elected to Congress to represent the people take notice and start a national conversation that begins with divesting from war and investing in the American people? This morning, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham was in the news for saying to the leader of Hamas, "We're going to kill you." If we are expecting to teach our children peace and love, it must begin with our leaders. Presidential candidate, Kamala Harris is right when she commented on the shooting, "it doesn't have to be this way." The violence will not end with more background checks and gun legislation. Guns have always been a part of American life. It has been time for the United States to lead with peace by making peace. And we must admit that the wars on drugs and the war on terror were huge mistakes. We have not ended drugs or terror. In fact, there is more of it today than ever before. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "We will not build a peaceful world by following a negative path." If we want to end the violence, we must invest in leaders who work for peace. If we want our children to love life, we must show them the value of life by ending our investment in the removal of lives. #peace #endwar #endhate #stopviolence #love #schoolshooting #harris #trump #potus #uscongress

Intelligent Gun Mgmt Saves Lives>Politicians Only Care about Getting Elected&Making Money💰> “Pipeline of GREED”=GUN MFG>NRA/Lobbyists/Politicians get RICH 🤑by SCARING folks w/ Stupidity that 2nd Amendment is being Infringed Upon when High Majority of Citizens want Better&Stricter Gun Mgmt Laws”Most Republicans in Senate represent deeply conservative states where gun ownership is treated as a sacred privilege enshrined in the Constitution, a privilege not to be infringed upon no matter how much blood is spilled in classrooms and school hallways around the country. Is gun control effective?Throughout the world, mass shootings have frequently been met with a common response: Officials impose new restrictions on gun ownership. Mass shootings become rarer. Homicides and suicides tend to decrease, too. “…