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What does a mind look like when it's literally boggling? :) Seriously though, either: - school shootings are a statistically significant threat, in which case
by duncan_bayne 12y ago
What does a mind look like when it's literally boggling? :)
Seriously though, either:
- school shootings are a statistically significant threat, in which case, arming teachers who wish to be armed seems reasonable
or
- school shootings aren't statistically significant, in which case, enough with the fear-mongering already
- adamnemecek 12y agoIt really is too bad that there are only those two options. /s
- duncan_bayne 12y agoHow long would you say it'd take to disarm America? To a point that had an effect on school shootings? What do you plan to do in the intervening, say, century or so? You can't point to other countries with no guns and just wish it were like that where you are. It isn't, it won't be for a very long time, and to pretend otherwise is just wishful thinking.
- adamnemecek 12y agoWhy would it take a century? Idk, 2-3 years? Like 5 tops.
- duncan_bayne 12y agoReally? You genuinely believe that you could usefully reduce the number of guns in the US in 5 years?
- dllthomas 12y ago"usefully" to what purpose?
- LyndsySimon 12y agoHow many functional firearms do you think there are in the US?
- adamnemecek 12y agoLike 1 per person.
- LyndsySimon 12y agoYou know there are about 300 million firearms in the US, and you think the government would be able to confiscate them all in 5 years? That seems a little silly to me - especially considering the rate of non-compliance with previous registration schemes. In California more "assault weapons" were sold in the state in the three months prior to the registration deadline than were registered. In Connecticut there are people calling for armed conflict over a similar registration scheme, and the reports I've seen say that there are about 100k unregistered weapons there. Regardless of how you feel about guns, to believe that America could be disarmed in 5 years is exceedingly naïve.
- adamnemecek 12y agoLogistically non-trivial? Sure. Impossible? I don't think so. For example the IRS manages to do an operation of similar scale every year, in a couple of months.
- voltagex_ 12y agohttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-12/us-teacher-shoots-herself-in-the-leg-with-concealed-weapon/5739122 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-12/us-teacher-shoots-hers... http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=32232990 http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=32232990