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Machiavellian on 26 February 2018
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o_O.Q said:
Machiavellian said:

You want to know what is interesting about the links you provided.  It took multiple people to perform those murders.  Lets say in the first link where 33 people were killed by 4 knife wielding assailants, but instead each one had an AR 15 what do you think the death toll would be.  Instead of 33 we would see hundreds.  Its just the order of magnitude which is where you are missing the point.  No one is saying bad people cannot find ways to kill.  The difference in America is that Bad people have a very easy time acquiring weapons where one person can kill and wound like they were 4.

it does not take multiple people to wield a machete or knife

let me present a similar argument to yours - 4 people can ride in a car but it does not take 4 people to operate a car

 

"Lets say in the first link where 33 people were killed by 4 knife wielding assailants, but instead each one had an AR 15 what do you think the death toll would be. "

suppose they decided to build bombs instead?

or suppose they decided to rent 4 pick up trucks and run people down?

Never said it took multiple people to weld any type of knife, I stated how many people you can kill with such a knife compared to how many people you can kill with an AR15 Assault Rifle.  When people try to defend guns they always throw in that people who want to kill will use said item.  Gun, Car, club you name it.  The difference is always access, and how many can be killed in that time span.  A semi auto with one half decent trained person can take out a lot of people in a very short span of time from a distance.  When people complain about even banning bump stocks then you have to wonder, why would anyone need an AR15 or bump stock for self defense.

Even with your suppose theory, each one is harder to do.  The greater the access to weapons that allow mass killing the greater the danger.  Why do you not see people make booms all day and just chuck them at people.  Because a gun is way easier to access and easier to deliver deadly damage.  Why do you not see people jumping into Trucks and cars all the time to kill a lot of people.  Because its not so easy to jump into a truck or car and kill a lot of people as it is to use a gun.