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Re: How many guns, in total, are owned by people in your hom
Yeah I've read the thread since it started-have only managed to post today as I'm on rotations. I'm of the same opinion as Natascha though in that it's hard to understand what rights are being taken away with increased gun control. I do think this is one topic that really divides people so it's definitely an agree to disagree thing.
aljdewey|1343407277|3241401 said:bee*|1343399165|3241335 said:I don't think she was saying that people can't be killed with a wallop of a crowbar-however I doubt that there is going to be a psycho going on the rampage murdering 12 people and injuring dozens of others using one. It definitely pales in comparison to the outcome of someone wanting to cause damage with a gun.
Bee, I'm not at all missing her point. The event she's referring to was the robbery of a jewelry store, which isn't in the same class of mass casualty event as someone on a rampage. Because you're coming into this discussion at Mile 6, you've missed that Natascha's arguments for gun control/banning aren't focused on mass casualty events because most gun death/injuries aren't caused by spree killers/rampagers, so my responses to her don't focus on mass casualty.
There's also already been an exhaustive discussion about mass casualty events and whether gun legislation can really be an effective solution in those cases (I don't think it can for the multiple reasons I've outlined.)
Yeah I've read the thread since it started-have only managed to post today as I'm on rotations. I'm of the same opinion as Natascha though in that it's hard to understand what rights are being taken away with increased gun control. I do think this is one topic that really divides people so it's definitely an agree to disagree thing.