••• More info on the conversion of the former Nordstrom store (17 W. Canon Perdido Street) into 112 apartments. —Noozhawk
••• Goleta “residents are furious after learning a local gun shop [Goodland Guns] is set to officially open its doors next month on Hollister Avenue next to a preschool and daycare facility.” Isn’t that rather literal-minded? Do people really buy a gun and shoot whatever is next door? —Noozhawk
••• The State Street Axe Club has added a “rage room” where you can smash things. —Santa Barbara News-Press
••• “Santa Barbara County close to allowing thousands of acres of solar energy projects [….] The Board of Supervisors is expected to decide on September 1 whether to allow solar projects of 30 acres or more on a range of non-residential properties countywide.” —Santa Barbara News-Press
••• Inside a handsome house at Mussel Shoals, at the foot of the Rincon Island pier. —New York Times
••• “Improvements along Carpinteria’s Franklin Creek Trail are underway, and the route is expected to remain temporarily closed through mid-November for construction.” —Noozhawk
••• CNN ran a post about how a large percentage of Santa Rosa Island’s Torrey pines are expected to die as a result of the fire in May (but I didn’t note the details and now it’s behind a paywall).
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I can’t believe you’re shrugging your shoulders at a gun store opening up next to a preschool! No, it doesn’t automatically mean people are going to buy a gun then go next door to cause harm but it’s obtuse not to be cognizant that school shootings are prevalent in this country. Why can’t they just set up gun stores at shooting ranges instead of placing them next to a literal place for children. We’d probably see more concerted outrage if it were an adult store or strip club rather than a store that sells weapons. Such is the sad state of our nation.
Guns shops sell clay pigeons that are used for sport, alongside alongside essential items like ammunition, tactical holsters, optics, and cleaning kits- so there are a multitude of reasons one might visit a shop.
I found this info on Google:
Many major U.S. mass shootings involve weapons legally purchased from federally licensed gun shops, though the actual attacks themselves typically occur elsewhere (such as schools, supermarkets, or workplaces) rather than inside the store.
So it seems like the biggest issue would be criminals looking to rob the gun shop- that is a bigger possibility than a shooting occuring if you use statistics- using this info I found on Google:
Mass shootings rarely originate physically at gun shops, though the weapons used in them are frequently purchased legally from licensed dealers. Conversely, robberies and burglaries targeting gun shops occur regularly to source underground market weapons, but very rarely evolve into public mass shootings.
Makes ya think!
I did see the word “rarely” and “very rarely” in regards to evolving into mass shootings. I would have preferred to see “does not” or “never”.
There are 400 to 600 mass shootings per year in the US according google Ai.
People get mad, they get sad, they develop mental illness and occasionally they shoot themselves, they shoot others or most frequently shoot someone by accident. Sometimes the gun gets in the hands of children with catastrophic consequences.
Makes ya think.
Where were you when they opened up a tobacco store that sells drugs, mushrooms, nitrous among other things one block from a junior high school on MIlpas? Much more likely to do harm to students and a Gun store near a preschool. My god
I think it is a reasonable expectation that businesses requiring patrons to be legal adults in order to purchase what they sell – liquor, guns, weed, etc – should not be in close proximity to schools.
Relevant chunk from CNN article:
Some trees died immediately, the assessments found, but the long-term outlook is even more bleak: 60% to 80% of the trees are predicted to die based on the extent of the damage, Ana Cholo, a National Park Service spokesperson, told CNN. Only 2% of the grove was unburned, she added.
“Because Torrey pines are not well adapted to fire, even low-severity burns may result in delayed mortality,” Cholo said. “A detailed assessment is underway, and the full extent of impacts may not be known for at least a year.”
The loss could have trickle-down effects on the island. These scaly, contorted pines, positioned on sandstone bluffs above the sea, catch fog with their needles, funneling water to their roots as well as neighboring plants and animals.
“Plants like this affect local water availability and can make a huge difference in terms of how much water is captured by life on the ground,” Heather Schneider, the director of conservation and research at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, told CNN.
Yikes – that’s a pretty callous take on the gun store location concerns. I think it’s pretty valid to be upset about a gun store opening next to childcare facilities. There would be pearl clutching galore about a weed shop or liquor store – but when it’s guns it gets an eye roll? WOW.
More guns lead to more gun-related injuries and deaths. It’s statistically proven so there is no debating it. Ever notice you can’t walk into a government building with one? But the general public isn’t afforded such protections. All gun facilities should be on the outskirts of town at the very least.
More guns may lead to more gun-related injuries, but proximity to a gun store is irrelevant. Alcohol kills 3-4x more minors each year than firearms, yet no issue with the 7-11 that was there or liquor store on every other block.