How More Americans Carry Firearms Would Reduce Mass Shooting

[Phatscotty]

Hey Phatty. How about we place guns strategically behind glass (like fire axes and whatnot) in all public buildings, and they can be accessed in times of strife.

That's probably the dumbest thing I ever heard. If that's supposed to be a joke, I'll wait for the punchline

[Phatscotty]

Again, though, there are no proposals to reduce the number of guns in the United States. Further, the data we do have in the United States shows that the Assault Weapons Ban didn't actually reduce the amount of gun violence. I suspect that's because most gun violence is committed using handguns.

Actually there is hard evidence that many many more guns owned by Americans has drastically reduced the amount of gun violence/murders per capita. There are other factors involved of course, but it does shoot down the whole 'reduce guns and therefore reduce gun violence! argument. I get the original idea and all, it makes sense because it's simple, and that's what simple people believe. If only life were so simple.

Not to mention, there have been quite a few examples throughout history where virtually ALL or most guns were outright banned/heavily reduced, and what followed were some the bloodiest horrors of gun violence known to man. And that hell on earth scenario seems to follow major gun reductions like clockwork. I have long suspected that has a lot to do with the reality that 'the people' don't have any real power, and their Liberties become less and less and the people pretty much have to do whatever their leaders say and have no means/little means to fight back literally


As the number of guns has risen roughly 65% in the last 22 years, the rate of people murdered by guns have been reduced over 50% in the same time frame.

[Metsfanmax]

As the number of guns has risen roughly 65% in the last 22 years, the rate of people murdered by guns have been reduced over 50% in the same time frame.

Are you sure? I thought the murder rate was explained by decreasing Internet Explorer usage.

[parker4s]

As the number of guns has risen roughly 65% in the last 22 years, the rate of people murdered by guns have been reduced over 50% in the same time frame.

Are you sure? I thought the murder rate was explained by decreasing Internet Explorer usage.

[notyou2]

The whole point here is you shouldn't have to:
- educate people on how to respond during a mass shooting
- hire security guards
- have gun free spaces
- have guns behind glass
- etc
- etc
- etc

You shouldn't be on your knees in you own driveway, desperately begging a gang of Tonton Macoutes with machetes not to hack you to pieces. If we lived in a just and good universe, these things would never happen. But we don't. We live in an evil and corrupt universe, where evil will always triumph, so it's not a question of closing our eyes and pretending these things aren't real. It's a question of knowing they are horribly real, and deciding what you will do when you are faced with one.

Are you daft man? I never said stick your head in the sand and it will all go away you simpletonfuckwad. I said it should never have come to where it's at. Gun control of some sort should have been instituted YEARS AGO in the US. Say 1950.

In a country where an immigrant and a potential terrorist, that are on a watch list, can get semi-automatic weapons, there is a problem. A BIG problem.

Also, are the Tonton Macoutes now rampant in the US?

[notyou2]

Hey Phatty. How about we place guns strategically behind glass (like fire axes and whatnot) in all public buildings, and they can be accessed in times of strife.

That's probably the dumbest thing I ever heard. If that's supposed to be a joke, I'll wait for the punchline

That's OK Scotty. I find just about everything that emanates from your piehole/fingers so dumb that I take it as dark comedy.

[thegreekdog]

As the number of guns has risen roughly 65% in the last 22 years, the rate of people murdered by guns have been reduced over 50% in the same time frame.

Are you sure? I thought the murder rate was explained by decreasing Internet Explorer usage.

I was about to type out a lengthy post, but realized it would do no justice to your simple, yet effective, post.