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Yeah, that's why you hear about mass shootings in other Countries at the same rate as ours right? The reality is if you make it difficult it's going to deter a solid chunk of people. It will never end it completely but it will slow down the amount. The average person doesn't need access to military hardware for home defense.
You want to believe in the illusion of control/what the politicians try to sell. I like to address reality based on history/what happens when law upon law is passed or something is banned. Again, illegal drugs, prohibition, on and on and on. Look at the result.
btw, I think paris is one of/the biggest mass shooting events in world history or close to it. Very strict gun laws to say the least so your argument has a big hole in it.
let's get back to the topic before this thread gets closed....plenty of gun discussion threads elsewhere.
In light of the recent horrific shooting in Florida by a Mooslim extremeist..Do you think if we should be more cautious on who we let into this country?
This guy was born here.
The question really needs to be "How do we stop people who live here from becoming extremists?" And that doesn't apply only to Muslims but to every Tom, Dick and Harry who decides to shoot up a place. Even people like the Patriot Timothy McVeigh.
We really need to quit supplying people who wish to do us harm with weapons.
Note too that this more recent attack that was tremendous... but you might have forgotten about using a "sky bullet" AKA planes (those things in the sky). They gained access to said planes using box cutters (something we need to ban).
We did ban box cutters on planes. Hasn't been another 9/11, has there?
The question really needs to be "How do we stop people who live here from becoming extremists?" And that doesn't apply only to Muslims but to every Tom, Dick and Harry who decides to shoot up a place. Even people like the Patriot Timothy McVeigh.
We really need to quit supplying people who wish to do us harm with weapons.
Same way you stop the sun from shining/rising everyday. You can't. Again, look at history. Humans are often nuts/do all sorts of ugly things for various bizarre and emotional reasons and lots of it frankly can't be controlled/prevented as painful as that is to hear for some. As long as humans walk the earth, welcome to reality despite the things being sold on you by politicians that the naive believe. Lots of things simply can't be controlled. And lawbreakers by definition ignore the law anyways. Plus today, agendas often drive the "I can ignore this law!" and get away with it, at the highest levels by our "leaders" as I'm sure you're aware.
Here's the reality as I see it:
"Give us the grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed,
Courage to change the things which should be changed,
And the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other."
The question really needs to be "How do we stop people who live here from becoming extremists?" And that doesn't apply only to Muslims but to every Tom, Dick and Harry who decides to shoot up a place. Even people like the Patriot Timothy McVeigh.
We really need to quit supplying people who wish to do us harm with weapons.
McVeigh didn't even use a gun to carry out HIS despicable attack 20 years ago.
And ignoring the many, many more that are not? Yes, that's what cherry-picking means.
I picked 5 out of the 10. Logic skills are necessary but absent here. That's not cherry picking. Total up those 5 and see the killing and injured totals and get back to me.
Because I did not discuss the others does not mean I was discounting them.
I picked 5 out of the 10. Logic skills are necessary but absent here. That's not cherry picking. Total up those 5 and see the killing and injured totals and get back to me.
Oh, I see what the problem is. You can't count past the digits on your hands. There were 44 mass shootings on that list. Next time, use your toes, and maybe ask your Mom and Dad if you can borrow their fingers and toes, too. That may help.
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Consider how many of the other ones were jihadist or jihadist inspired. 
