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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
I'm not a gun fan. I'm personally against firearms. All of them. I'm absolutely anti-NRA as it exists today.
But if I ever read a story in a mainstream newspaper, or on mainstream TV, about a citizen in Las Vegas carrying her weapon legally, and managing to successfully prevent the mass shooter by getting him first square in the middle of his forehead, I would be VERY happy to have read it. I would have joined in the masses hailing her as a hero.
That didn't happen though.
It also didn't happen at the Pulse nightclub. Or in Newtown CT. Or at Stoneman Douglas High. Or Rockford IL, Tampa FL, Boynton Beach FL, Atkins, Arkansas, Chicago, Venus, TX, or any of the other dozens of shootings involving more than one victim in a public location around the country in the past few years.
Rapid-fire weapons exist to harm as many people as possible in the shortest period of time. That is why they were invented, why they are marketed, why they exist. Sure lots of people just use them for target shooting at the range. But that's not what they're for.
And no one has successfully stopped a mass shooter from shooting masses with rapid-fire weapons - and in fact, no one has even TRIED to shoot a mass shooter while the mass shooter was actively shooting people...
If someone had stepped up, it would've made national news.
Threatening Jimbob from stealing yer beer at the redneck rave isn't newsworthy (unless Jimbob's throat gets slit or his mom gets impaled on a log, which actually happened this week).
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I do not wish to be one of many to gang up on you, BUT I would like to remind you that most of the mass shootings are conducted in "Gun Free Zones" such as schools, movie theaters, bars, etc. If one was to utilize a legally obtained weapon inside one of those places to STOP a mass shooting, I guarantee that that person would be charged and never allowed to legally possess a firearm again.
I also hear that it is the folks that are scared that have the guns. Some of us were gifted guns that meant something to someone. Some of us enjoy target shooting, and in my case just not good at archery. Like I said in an earlier post, my guns have never left the house on their own power and started a mass shooting. In my opinion, that kind of proves that guns are not killing folks. People are dangerous. Some folks carry concealed. Why ? Because we wish to be able to protect those that we care about. No matter how much martial arts training we have, we do get older. AND, no matter how good you are, there is always someone better. A weapon is an equalizer. Let's be honest, humans are violent. That will never change. Some more violent than others.
If you are scared of guns, don't own one. I don't like certain cars, but I will not tell you that you cannot own one.