Vin, therd is no false dichotomy. That is the only solution,which is true, everything else is somewhere in between which you indicate. Accepting that acknowledges the situation and any thoughts can grow from there. Now, what I disagree with is your proposals for the in between. For example, you want to ban "assault rifles". In 2009 there were 9k murders, 348 were committed with rifles. Not "assault rifles" but any kind of rifle. So, I would take a guess the number of deaths would be somewhere in the range of 100-200. Explain to me how that is a serious attempt at solving any kind of gun violence problem?
From a report by the CDC, prepared at Obama's behest:Handguns are the problem. Despite being outnumbered by long guns, “Handguns are used in more than 87 percent of violent crimes,” the report notes. In 2011, “handguns comprised 72.5 percent of the firearms used in murder and non-negligent manslaughter incidents.” Why do criminals prefer handguns? One reason, according to surveys of felons, is that they’re “easily concealable.”Mass shootings aren’t the problem. “The number of public mass shootings of the type that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School accounted for a very small fraction of all firearm-related deaths,” says the report. “Since 1983 there have been 78 events in which 4 or more individuals were killed by a single perpetrator in 1 day in the United States, resulting in 547 victims and 476 injured persons.” Compare that with the 335,000 gun deaths between 2000 and 2010 alone.
Vin, therd is no false dichotomy. That is the only solution,which is true, everything else is somewhere in between which you indicate. Accepting that acknowledges the situation and any thoughts can grow from there. Now, what I disagree with is your proposals for the in between. For example, you want to ban "assault rifles". In 2009 there were 9k murders, 348 were committed with rifles. Not "assault rifles" but any kind of rifle. So, I would take a guess the number of deaths would be somewhere in the range of 100-200. Explain to me how that is a serious attempt at solving any kind of gun violence problem?
what you disagree with is ANY meaningful control. For goodness sake, you are not even for universal background check, right? You want there to be an open private market, without background check, so you can easily buy your wife a Christmas present, as I recall. Am I missing something? I have said repeatedly that assault rifles are a symbol and also the weapon of choice by mass murders . . which is significant because they have basically ZERO social utility, they are basically entertainment. Your entertainment is not worth . . Denver, Santa Monica, Sandy Hook, Atlanta (almost), LA Airport. Go get entertained in a controlled environment with a special permit . . rather than the current environment which is that I can be a felon and buy an AR without a background check stopping me so that I can entertain myself by killing a bunch of people.
From a report by the CDC, prepared at Obama's behest:Handguns are the problem. Despite being outnumbered by long guns, “Handguns are used in more than 87 percent of violent crimes,” the report notes. In 2011, “handguns comprised 72.5 percent of the firearms used in murder and non-negligent manslaughter incidents.” Why do criminals prefer handguns? One reason, according to surveys of felons, is that they’re “easily concealable.”Mass shootings aren’t the problem. “The number of public mass shootings of the type that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School accounted for a very small fraction of all firearm-related deaths,” says the report. “Since 1983 there have been 78 events in which 4 or more individuals were killed by a single perpetrator in 1 day in the United States, resulting in 547 victims and 476 injured persons.” Compare that with the 335,000 gun deaths between 2000 and 2010 alone.
which day is it? which version of Illuminator am I dealing with? The honest one or the "inbred bucktoothed halfwit with penis breath and a mullet" ;)
Less guns in the wrong hands decreases gun violence. .
. Anyone telling you that "MORE GUNS = MORE GUN VIOLENCE" is just flat out wrong, and likely an inbred, bucktoothed halfwit with penis breath and a mullet."
I was addressing Spartan. When I post idiotic nonsense, that would be directed towards you. It's more than you're worthy of. Here: http://gizmodo.com/5397912/metalstorm-3gl-grenade-launcher-should-be-renamed-to-you+gonna+get+a+shtstorm+of+metal-enemy-dude
