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> No argument there. I never understood the obsession with AR-15's when their contribution to crime, over, say, the last 20 years, is basically a rounding error

by dtech 7y ago

> No argument there. I never understood the obsession with AR-15's when their contribution to crime, over, say, the last 20 years, is basically a rounding error. The only answer is: politics taking advantage of emotion for political gains. And that it has been the weapon of choice for school shooters.

jeffdavis 7y ago
Rather than just repeat a political line, can you please go deeper? Areas where you cpuld potentially add to the discussion: * What are the numbers behind the statement? * What policy proposals do you favor and how do you expect them to influence these numbers over what timeframe? What do you expect the side effects to be? * Help put policies and numbers in context. Which policies are useful and which are not?
robomartin 7y ago
> And that it has been the weapon of choice for school shooters. You know, if it is that difficult to take the time to run a few google searches before saying something it might be best to not say it at all. You are demonstrably wrong. I don't understand why people don't take the time to ensure they are working with facts rather than parroting things they heard, or worse, believing things they imagine. Here, I'll help you a little: http://memepoliceman.com/which-kind-of-gun-is-used-most-in-school-shootings/ http://memepoliceman.com/which-kind-of-gun-is-used-most-in-s... https://www.cga.ct.gov/2013/rpt/2013-r-0057.htm https://www.cga.ct.gov/2013/rpt/2013-r-0057.htm https://www.statista.com/statistics/476409/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-weapon-types-used/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/476409/mass-shootings-in... https://www.thetrace.org/rounds/mass-shooting-gun-type-data/ https://www.thetrace.org/rounds/mass-shooting-gun-type-data/ All these shootings are horrible. Yet they have nothing to do with the hardware and everything to do with the software, the brains. The proof of this statement is ridiculously simple: Let's say I gave you a couple of handguns, an AR-15 and as much ammunition and training as necessary to make you a highly capable marksman. After that, how long would it be for you to go out and kill a bunch of people at a mall, on the street or at a school? Never? The problem isn't the hardware, is it?

by dtech 7y ago

jeffdavis 7y ago

Rather than just repeat a political line, can you please go deeper? Areas where you cpuld potentially add to the discussion: * What are the numbers behind the statement? * What policy proposals do you favor and how do you expect them to influence these numbers over what timeframe? What do you expect the side effects to be? * Help put policies and numbers in context. Which policies are useful and which are not?

robomartin 7y ago

> And that it has been the weapon of choice for school shooters. You know, if it is that difficult to take the time to run a few google searches before saying something it might be best to not say it at all. You are demonstrably wrong. I don't understand why people don't take the time to ensure they are working with facts rather than parroting things they heard, or worse, believing things they imagine. Here, I'll help you a little: http://memepoliceman.com/which-kind-of-gun-is-used-most-in-school-shootings/ http://memepoliceman.com/which-kind-of-gun-is-used-most-in-s... https://www.cga.ct.gov/2013/rpt/2013-r-0057.htm https://www.cga.ct.gov/2013/rpt/2013-r-0057.htm https://www.statista.com/statistics/476409/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-weapon-types-used/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/476409/mass-shootings-in... https://www.thetrace.org/rounds/mass-shooting-gun-type-data/ https://www.thetrace.org/rounds/mass-shooting-gun-type-data/ All these shootings are horrible. Yet they have nothing to do with the hardware and everything to do with the software, the brains. The proof of this statement is ridiculously simple: Let's say I gave you a couple of handguns, an AR-15 and as much ammunition and training as necessary to make you a highly capable marksman. After that, how long would it be for you to go out and kill a bunch of people at a mall, on the street or at a school? Never? The problem isn't the hardware, is it?