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> in a nation where the people have decided that "schoolchildren being slaughtered in their classrooms" is an acceptable price to pay There hasn't been a singl

> in a nation where the people have decided that "schoolchildren being slaughtered in their classrooms" is an acceptable price to pay There hasn't been a single death in California from Coronavirus for any child, period. In the US, there've been about 20 deaths, nationwide, of children from COVID.

EliRivers 6y ago
Read the whole comment before jumping in. I said the people have decided that schoolchildren being slaughtered in their classrooms is an acceptable price to pay for free and easy firearms.
- Fjolsvith 6y ago
  > "people dying horribly, gasping for breath as their lungs fail" is an acceptable price Ever heard of big tobacco? I got lots of relatives that died like that after enjoying cigarettes all their life. It is not surprising. But, when you consider that the second amendment is an inalienable right, one has to wonder how to separate children from their guns. "Parents, please don't send your child to school with their gun."
- ashtonkem 6y ago
  It’s peak HN that you’re getting downvoted for explaining your own comment.
selimthegrim 6y ago
Mayhe they didn’t die but this Kawasaki like complication is a thing
ashtonkem 6y ago
They’re making a comparison between our inaction on school shootings to our inaction on COVID. You’ve completely missed their point.
- Fjolsvith 6y ago
  Oh. I get it. They're really shutting schools in the US down because of school shootings. That makes sense.
  - ashtonkem 6y ago
    I genuinely can’t tell if you’re making a bad argument, or if you still don’t get it.
  - perl4ever 6y ago
    I think you probably agree with the original commenter that school shootings have killed more than the coronavirus (within the age group). They are saying, if people don't really care about the former, it's not surprising they don't care about the latter, which has killed fewer people. Are you really disagreeing with what they said or just the tone?
  - EliRivers 6y ago
    You know, I actually think you've got a point to make and I can see the shape of it, but you're so inept at expressing yourself that you come across as either completely misunderstanding or just plain wrong. I guess this is still an insulting thing to say, but at least it's not wrapped in snark or passive-aggression.

EliRivers 6y ago

Read the whole comment before jumping in. I said the people have decided that schoolchildren being slaughtered in their classrooms is an acceptable price to pay for free and easy firearms.

Fjolsvith 6y ago
> "people dying horribly, gasping for breath as their lungs fail" is an acceptable price Ever heard of big tobacco? I got lots of relatives that died like that after enjoying cigarettes all their life. It is not surprising. But, when you consider that the second amendment is an inalienable right, one has to wonder how to separate children from their guns. "Parents, please don't send your child to school with their gun."
ashtonkem 6y ago
It’s peak HN that you’re getting downvoted for explaining your own comment.

selimthegrim 6y ago

Mayhe they didn’t die but this Kawasaki like complication is a thing

ashtonkem 6y ago

They’re making a comparison between our inaction on school shootings to our inaction on COVID. You’ve completely missed their point.

Fjolsvith 6y ago
Oh. I get it. They're really shutting schools in the US down because of school shootings. That makes sense.
- ashtonkem 6y ago
  I genuinely can’t tell if you’re making a bad argument, or if you still don’t get it.
- perl4ever 6y ago
  I think you probably agree with the original commenter that school shootings have killed more than the coronavirus (within the age group). They are saying, if people don't really care about the former, it's not surprising they don't care about the latter, which has killed fewer people. Are you really disagreeing with what they said or just the tone?
- EliRivers 6y ago
  You know, I actually think you've got a point to make and I can see the shape of it, but you're so inept at expressing yourself that you come across as either completely misunderstanding or just plain wrong. I guess this is still an insulting thing to say, but at least it's not wrapped in snark or passive-aggression.