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KLAMarine on 04 August 2019
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CaptainExplosion said:
KLAMarine said:

All three sound perfectly reasonable. The devil is in the details.

Well if I was defending myself against someone else with a gun, I'm going to want as much in my favor as possible. If someone comes at me with a semi-automatic, I don't want to be stuck with a normal hand gun. I'd go for what gives me the greatest chance of success/survival and that would mean the most power money can offer.

Do we know why the Texas shooting occurred? Is there a manifesto somewhere?

There is a manifesto, it's the same one shared by Trump, Neo-Nazis and the KKK. Trump himself pretty much endorses domestic terrorism.

It's because of "people" like Trump that you can't leave your own home in America, or even visit America, without fear of being gunned down by lunatics and/or white nationalists.

So where's the manifesto? I wish to read it.

collint0101 said:
KLAMarine said:

1. Well in practice, most laws are used to punish the act itself rather than prevent it. There are laws against theft and yet we still have thieves. Laws against ownership of powerful weapons isn't going to end the ownership of these weapons. I agree though on making it as difficult as possible for people to get their hands on high-powered weapons.

2. The chances that anyone here be involved in a mass shooting is tiny. If caught in such a situation, I'd prefer to be armed than not. Do you feel the same?

So where can I read this text?

If my attacker showed up with an armored car, I could go with a rocket launcher. Of course, that's likely not to happen so I'll settle for a powerful firearm.

"more aggressive law enforcement in regards to white supremacy"

Why stop there? Any media that could encourage gun violence: GTA 5 might be in trouble.

What the fuck kind of leap in logic BS is ths? White supremacy and people with connections to those who support it are a very specific group just like any other organization that supports or encourages political extremism and you're trying to compare it to the 100 million+ that have played gta5. I barely even know how to respond to this post because you're either too dense or to dishonest to warrant a proper response

GTA 5 lets you gun down countless innocents. Surely there are those crazy enough to extend that to the real world.

Can we leave a stone unturned in the pursuit of preventing mass shootings?

the-pi-guy said:

 

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KLAMarine said:

1. Well in practice, most laws are used to punish the act itself rather than prevent it. There are laws against theft and yet we still have thieves. Laws against ownership of powerful weapons isn't going to end the ownership of these weapons. I agree though on making it as difficult as possible for people to get their hands on high-powered weapons.

2. The chances that anyone here be involved in a mass shooting is tiny. If caught in such a situation, I'd prefer to be armed than not. Do you feel the same?

I'd rather not be armed.  Avoiding the situation is easier without a gun.  And even if I could be the "good guy with a gun", I'd be in danger if police didn't know who was the bad guy, I'd be in danger if someone else decided to be a "good guy with a gun" and didn't know who to shoot.  I'd be in danger because the shooter would be even jumpier and more likely to shoot me than I would shoot them.  

Just because you have a gun doesn't mean you have to be the hero. Just use it if you're cornered.

I'd rather have the gun just in case.