Jarod,
Thank for at least answering the questions posed by the OP. That's a hell of a lot better than the usual evasions.
1a) Murder laws likely prevent some of these murders from happening and they almost always prevent recidivism. I do not think gun restrictions will prevent 100% of these murders from occurring, but they will prevent some, and saving some children's lives is worth it. We should at least try and see if it helps, rather than do nothing. (I would ask, do you think abortion laws would prevent all abortion?)
Abortion is not mentioned in the OP. That's a pivot fallacy. I will call this argument 1. You think restricting the gun (essentially blaming the gun) is the solution.
Gun laws are very restrictive in some places. Schools are Gun Free Zones. Despite this, your solution is to effectively create and expand Gun Free Zones, even though it's been shown to not work. That IS the definition of insanity.
2) I am for certain people being allowed to have certain types of weapons.
This is, however, unconstitutional.
2b) I am not seeking to punish anyone with gun laws, I am looking to protect our children.
But you ARE blaming everyone that has a gun that did NOT shoot up any school or harm any child. Indeed, many gun owners have children of their own and many are fine kids. Most of my neighbors fall into this category. Not one of them ever shot up a school, yet you want to take their gun away because they happen to own an AR-15 style rifle.
Speeding laws are not intended to punish anyone, they are intended to prevent death on the highway.
Speeding laws ARE intended to punish. That is their purpose. They do not prevent death on the highway. Indeed, I was delayed an hour just today because of a multi-car accident on the freeway when traffic was moving at 40mph, well below the posted speed limit. That accident resulted in a death and several serious injuries. It was caused by a sudden attempted lane change and a collision with a barrier, throwing the vehicle back into traffic. An unfortunate result from a dumb mistake.
3) I do not support any celebrities, but I support people protecting themselves with guns, as long as they are mentally competent, not murderous, and well trained.
Do you? You want to take away guns.
I do not oppose certain safety measures at schools, I think it one of the solutions, but I feel turning schools into armed camps is not conducive to producing healthy children or education itself.
Schools do not have to be armed camps. Allowing staff to carry does not convert the school to an armed camp.
Its very difficult to get into my children's school, as a parent it makes it more difficult to be a part of their education and know the teachers.
That's what they want. They don't want your involvement in school. If parents knew what the schools were teaching, they'd raise holy hell.
There is a balance, but often having a good guy with a gun does not prevent the tragedy.
Actually, it does. There are many examples of this. Most times, the good guy doesn't even have to draw his weapon. A bad guy sees the weapon holstered and goes elsewhere.
These shootings are taking place in so-called Gun Free Zones. The shooter has little fear of a good guy with a gun, since it's a Gun Free Zone. You don't see these shootings at gun clubs and shooting ranges. That's for a reason.
This murderer crashed the gate with a truck.
Okay. Now a truck is a lethal weapon. Should you away all trucks?
Cowards as they are. What an embarrassment of a police force.
4) I do not blame the gun,
I will call this argument 2. This directly conflicts with argument 1. You are now locked in paradox. You blame the gun, and now you do not blame the gun. Which is it, dude?
just like I do not blame the automobile, but I do support speed limits and safety measures, and limits on who is allowed to drive.
You are trying to ban any automobile...or are you?
4a) I do not blame the gun.
Irrational. You cannot argue both sides of a paradox.
4b) I do think we should investigate these similarities. I want a multi prog approach to addressing these problems, but it takes funding and we just cut taxes to the bone.
An odd thing to say. Biden has been raising taxes.
4c) I am not against special preventative safety measures, but locked doors work both ways, and consider a gunman can lock himself in with a room of kids.
To that I have to ask, why are kids in a classroom by themselves??
5) The law, there are laws against having a nuclear weapon in your back yard for example. The Constitution gives the government this right.
The Constitution does NOT give any right to ban personal ownership of any weapon, including thermonuclear weapons. There is NO specification of any type of weapon in the 2nd amendment or elsewhere in the Constitution. You have the right of self defense. It is inherent. The government cannot infringe on that right for ANY WEAPON (legally anyway).
Is a thermonuclear bomb a practical self defense weapon? Not really. They are expensive and difficult to store. They have a tendency to destroy more than you want. However, the government has NO AUTHORITY to prevent you from owning one.
You can own a tank, fighter jet, various missile weapons (anything from a sling to bow and arrow to guns to rockets), explosives, any type of gun, and yes...you can own a thermonuclear device.
You are of course responsible for the weapon and it's use.
Let's look at the 2nd amendment one more time:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
This amendment applies to both the States and to the federal government. It restricts them both.
It discusses TWO similar rights, both related to the inherent right of self defense.
* The right of a State to defend itself. It does this by forming a militia (an army) and organizes it (makes it regular, or regulated). Every State has this right. The federal government has this right as well. It's militia is called the National Guard. The militia in my State (Washington) currently has 75 members, all administrative staff, and no fighting men at this time. It is poised to activate fighting units on short notice, should the need arise.
* The right of an individual to defend himself. He does this by owning (keeping) and bearing (using) Arms (weapons...any type of weapon).
Neither right shall be infringed.
It really is very plainly written. NOTHING in the Constitution of the United States gives the federal government any authority to ban or limit any type of weapon. If it was not given that specific authority by the Constitution, the federal government does NOT HAVE THAT AUTHORITY.
Radical statement? Read the Federalist Papers, written by the men that founded the United States. Yes. It's radical. No one in the world has ever dared such an experiment, creating a nation where the authority for government is defined in a constitution, created by the people and only modifiable by the people (through their States). This form of government is called a republic. It is government by constitution (by law). That constitution defines and declares the government it creates and gives it certain limited powers. That government has no other powers. Representatives in that government are elected by the procedures laid out in that same constitution.
You really should read it some time. Then you will see why your answers to Gfm's questions really don't make a lot of sense. You will see why you managed to lock yourself in a paradox too.