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Just review how many have been killed in the past yr with an assault rifle...so many rounds in such a short time period allows more to be murdered than if using a pistol.
Kids are SCARED TO ATTEND SCHOOL....focus on that.
Kids are only scared to attend school because of the constant media coverage that is disproportionate to more common threats to your life. It's the media freaking out the parents and the parents freaking out the kids.
Tell that to the families of Virginia Tec, Sandy Hook, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Columbine, Umpqua Community College, Red Lake, etc, etc, etc.
People like you are so cavalier with the lives of others until it happens to you. Less guns equals less gun deaths... it ain’t rocket science.
Sure I'd tell them. What happened to them is tragic but no more tragic than the family that lost a child to a DUI RTA, or a recent mother discovering she has terminal breast cancer, or even 95 year old grandpa who's in the final stages of Alzheimers.
There's a lot more kids killed by DUI, mom's learning they're terminal breast cancer patients, and grandparents dying of Alzheimers. Than school kids killed in mass shootings.
Less guns may mean less gun deaths (but it's not guaranteed), but does not mean less homicide for reference see UK homicide rate 1967-2017. So yes apparently the stats may as well be rocket science to you.
I think they want to deflect from the real reason these events happen. I have one question for all those students marching to the capitals to get guns banned. Have you ever been rude, condescending, made fun of, thrown off on, etc. anyone you see on a daily basis? Do you consider yourself better than any of your classmates. If so, you need to change your attitude before you start taking away the rights of others. I have noticed most shooters are a product of rejection and social isolation.
Some kids are bullied, others are just psychopaths, and nobody really knows how to fix that. So calling for that situation to be fixed before doing anything else is basically the same thing as saying, "Do nothing."
Kids are only scared to attend school because of the constant media coverage that is disproportionate to more common threats to your life. It's the media freaking out the parents and the parents freaking out the kids.
Yeah, the media is freaking out the parents. Nothing to do with them losing their kids to gun violence.
All guns are Assault Weapons. They pretty much.do the same damage. The AR-15 uses a smaller bullet, compared to a .44 or the .45 hand gun, but the AR-15 uses a lot more gun powder, so it is a faster bullet once fired.
Hand guns are more deadly then any Rifle type of guns.
Sure I'd tell them. What happened to them is tragic but no more tragic than the family that lost a child to a DUI RTA, or a recent mother discovering she has terminal breast cancer, or even 95 year old grandpa who's in the final stages of Alzheimers.
There's a lot more kids killed by DUI, mom's learning they're terminal breast cancer patients, and grandparents dying of Alzheimers. Than school kids killed in mass shootings.
These are the words of wisdom you would bestow on them? Seriously?
This is a research project for people that want to get rid of them. What are the odds of being killed in America with an automatic weapon and what are the odds of dying by cancer, car wrecks, heart disease, etc.... ALOT more people are killed by normal guns. My point is that way too much attention and effort is being put towards something that probably isn't even a top 100 cause of death in America. Why!!??
What are the odds in this country of actually needing a gun to defend oneself in his or her lifetime? It is much more common to have used a gun for sporting activities or hobbies. However, the overarching argument against gun control is that it infringes on the right to self defense. Why?
I don't even pretend to know, but deep down I suspect the answer to both your question and mine is the same.
What are the odds in this country of actually needing a gun to defend oneself in his or her lifetime? It is much more common to have used a gun for sporting activities or hobbies. However, the overarching argument against gun control is that it infringes on the right to self defense. Why?
I don't even pretend to know, but deep down I suspect the answer to both your question and mine is the same.
I asked a similar question 4 pages back. I restricted it to assault weapons. What are the odds you will require an assault weapon to defend yourself. I got no replies from the stats gurus.
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