this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2023
872 points (97.5% liked)

Leopards Ate My Face

3113 readers
2069 users here now

Rules:

Also feel free to check out !leopardsatemyface@lemm.ee (also active).

Icon credit C. Brück on Wikimedia Commons.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] N0_Varak@lemm.ee -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Again, the vast majority or mass murders are committed with handguns. Those stats that say we've had more shootings than days bin the year always include handgun murders.Banningg assault rifles won't noticeably decrease the number of mass shootings.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're lumping shootings where 2 or more people are killed like gang shootings and family violence in with large-scale indiscriminate shootings of strangers.

Semi-automatic rifles were featured in four of the five deadliest mass shootings, being used in the Las Vegas Strip massacre with 58 killed and 546 wounded, the Orlando nightclub massacre, Sandy Hook Elementary massacre, and Texas First Baptist Church massacre.

[–] N0_Varak@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

I know, that's why I said stats from places like GVA or Everytown tend to include those shootings in their numbers.

[–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don't want to do anything about that either, so you don't get to argue both points. The sad truth is, we've given up the idea that kids should grow up without needing to have active shooter training in schools. Now we just want to give them a chance while the shooter has to reload.

[–] N0_Varak@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're right, I don't support gun control. As a populace, we have a right to our arms, and any attempt to remove them must be opposed.