05 August 2019, 10:18 PM
Daniel14 hours later, a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio
quote:
Originally posted by Amanda:
I just can't figure out why people aren't yelling more about the need to AT LEAST ban assault weapons.
It's not equally about all guns.
I'd say at a rough guess that the ratio of deaths/injuries from an assault weapon compared to those from an "ordinary gun", are as much more lethal than ordinary funs are to knives.
Picturing the weapons in the hands of a hypothetical murderous lunatic motivated by the same violent impulse.
The type of gun makes a crucial difference.
And the gravity of the injuries, the difficulty in treating assault weapon injuries are immensely worse too. Not to mention using exploding bullets!
(Granted, there may be a special appeal in the planning stage,of that very ability to cause mass mayhem. May seem more "worth dying for". For that sick fame.)
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10 August 2019, 02:57 AM
Danielquote:
Originally posted by Piano*Dad:
And according to a GOP state representative from the Dayton area, THIS is why we have mass shootings:
This is typical conservative screed, but I don't want to let it go without parsing a couple of Candice's ideas.
"...the culture, which totally ignores the importance of God and the church (until they elect a President)"
WTF?!
What does this mean? 'The culture is Godless, this is a Christian nation, blah, blah...' But, wait. There's more. Until they elect a President? This makes no kind of sense.
Then, of course:
"...snowflakes, who can't accept a duly-elected President."
He was duly-elected by the Electoral College. What is she talking about?!
