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The distinctions aren't important for the Las Vegas shooting, but they are important for the national discussion around gun laws. I would much rather have laws
by ThrustVectoring 9y ago
The distinctions aren't important for the Las Vegas shooting, but they are important for the national discussion around gun laws. I would much rather have laws created through processes that don't abuse language to create fear in the wake of tragedy.
- sidlls 9y agoI don't think the language is what's creating fear, here. It's the guns. More specifically the casual, easy availability of guns and the numerous mass murders that happen annually with them. It's not like calling them "just guns" or whatever diminishes the fear. Or maybe it would diminish the fear--and I think that's a bit insidious to be honest. We (collectively) should fear a tool having as its only purpose to seriously injure or kill things, including (especially) people.