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The vast majority of shootings are done with handguns. There is nothing specific to semi-automatic rifles that make them deadlier in a school or grocery store.

manuelabeledo 4y ago
> There is nothing specific to semi-automatic rifles that make them deadlier in a school or grocery store. I would say that the ability to spray bullets in front of several people, makes them deadlier. The Las Vegas massacre wouldn't have happened if it weren't for it.
- jaywalk 4y ago
  I don't even know what "ability to spray bullets in front of several people" means, but the Las Vegas massacre didn't happen in a school or grocery store so it's entirely irrelevant to the point I was making.
  - manuelabeledo 4y ago
    > I don't even know what "ability to spray bullets in front of several people" means... It means that, evidently, one could shoot more people with a semi-automatic rifle than with a handgun. > ... but the Las Vegas massacre didn't happen in a school or grocery store so it's entirely irrelevant to the point I was making. It's irrelevant only if you think that gun violence has a larger impact than gun killings. In my original comment, I argued about gun killings.
    - jaywalk 4y ago
      Call it whatever you want, but the fact remains that the vast majority of gun killings are done with handguns. Yes, you can point to certain events (like Las Vegas) that would only be possible with a rifle, but it still doesn't change the numbers.
nathanaldensr 4y ago
To many of the commenters that have almost certainly never fired a firearm, or maybe even held or seen one, it's the mere scariness of them--the boogeyman in their minds implanted by a corrupt media and political machine--that determines their danger.
- baseballdork 4y ago
  This is such a cop out. You do not need to have held or fired a firearm to have a valid opinion on the matter. Further, rifle rounds are typically far more deadly and accurate than pistol rounds and rifles provide a better platform for rapid and accurate fire. Rifles also tend to have higher capacities making them easier to dump. My 1911 holds 8+1, my sig p320 with the extended mag holds 21+1, and my AR-15 holds 30+1. I can accurately put rounds in a target with my pistol at, say, 20 yards? I can accurately put rounds on a target at 5-10x further with a rifle.
  - hatware 4y ago
    > This is such a cop out. It's not. Most people in America, especially young voters in city centers, are incredibly inept regarding guns, gun laws, and gun culture. If you can't see the propaganda campaign, I don't know what to tell you.
    - manuelabeledo 4y ago
      > gun culture Culture? Come on now.
      - hatware 4y ago
        Keep showing your arrogance, misunderstanding something doesn't make it go away.
    - baseballdork 4y ago
      Being inept at using a gun does not make you immune from getting shot by one. It's a cop out because you should not need to have gun proficiency in order to have a valid opinion on guns. Similarly, owning a gun does not make your opinion on gun control more valid.

manuelabeledo 4y ago

> There is nothing specific to semi-automatic rifles that make them deadlier in a school or grocery store. I would say that the ability to spray bullets in front of several people, makes them deadlier. The Las Vegas massacre wouldn't have happened if it weren't for it.

jaywalk 4y ago
I don't even know what "ability to spray bullets in front of several people" means, but the Las Vegas massacre didn't happen in a school or grocery store so it's entirely irrelevant to the point I was making.
- manuelabeledo 4y ago
  > I don't even know what "ability to spray bullets in front of several people" means... It means that, evidently, one could shoot more people with a semi-automatic rifle than with a handgun. > ... but the Las Vegas massacre didn't happen in a school or grocery store so it's entirely irrelevant to the point I was making. It's irrelevant only if you think that gun violence has a larger impact than gun killings. In my original comment, I argued about gun killings.
  - jaywalk 4y ago
    Call it whatever you want, but the fact remains that the vast majority of gun killings are done with handguns. Yes, you can point to certain events (like Las Vegas) that would only be possible with a rifle, but it still doesn't change the numbers.

nathanaldensr 4y ago

To many of the commenters that have almost certainly never fired a firearm, or maybe even held or seen one, it's the mere scariness of them--the boogeyman in their minds implanted by a corrupt media and political machine--that determines their danger.

baseballdork 4y ago
This is such a cop out. You do not need to have held or fired a firearm to have a valid opinion on the matter. Further, rifle rounds are typically far more deadly and accurate than pistol rounds and rifles provide a better platform for rapid and accurate fire. Rifles also tend to have higher capacities making them easier to dump. My 1911 holds 8+1, my sig p320 with the extended mag holds 21+1, and my AR-15 holds 30+1. I can accurately put rounds in a target with my pistol at, say, 20 yards? I can accurately put rounds on a target at 5-10x further with a rifle.
- hatware 4y ago
  > This is such a cop out. It's not. Most people in America, especially young voters in city centers, are incredibly inept regarding guns, gun laws, and gun culture. If you can't see the propaganda campaign, I don't know what to tell you.
  - manuelabeledo 4y ago
    > gun culture Culture? Come on now.
    - hatware 4y ago
      Keep showing your arrogance, misunderstanding something doesn't make it go away.
  - baseballdork 4y ago
    Being inept at using a gun does not make you immune from getting shot by one. It's a cop out because you should not need to have gun proficiency in order to have a valid opinion on guns. Similarly, owning a gun does not make your opinion on gun control more valid.