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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
With respect to mass shootings........the Trend is not your Friend. Meaning that they have been increasing greatly in recent years. Also, there has been a big increase in general crime and violent crime. There is one possible theory or future possibility that is positive. It is possible and some experts have stated that the recent Pandemic has caused so much mental anxiety that more younger males have started "acting out" their built-up violent tendencies. IF, big IF this is true, and Covid cases continue to be MILD even though increasing - at some future time maybe after 5 years - mass shootings may drop back to pre- Covid levels. That would be a very positive improvement.
Unfortunately, then the problem becomes that even at the pre-Covid level, mass murder events would be too high. Especially in comparison to most or all other 1st world countries. The gun total in the US averages out to 1.2 guns per person, by a whopping margin, the most in the world. That number is also increasing, and will likely make the US less stable as a society, not more stable.
The NRA and gun topic magazines, about 1980 went from being all about hunting to being like a "solder of fortune" propaganda media devoted to extolling man-killing guns like the AR-15 and its various copies. I have even seen articles about 50-caliber long-range sniper rifles and how "wonderful" they are to own - then you throw in 30-round magazines, silencers, and those "wonderful" bump stock rifles that now legally give impressionable young males access to an automatic rifle ......as if the semi-autos are NOT man-killing enough for the TRUE deviate !
These magazines can be found on shelves at Walmart everywhere - it is like propaganda for gun porn and implied violence. These magazines and gun makers are pushing guns and bizarre accessories that are stoking violence in a violent period and in a country with a history of violence !
Today the US is struggling to find a BALANCE between the legitimate right to bear arms and the excessive availability of guns intended and designed for the Military and the Police.
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How many 50cal rifles have been used for mass shootings in America? My brother and my son-inlaw use a 58cal muzzle loader for hunting deer.
Can you tell me which Walmart sells guns and ammo magazines around here? I have been looking for a good deal on rifle and pistol supplies and have only found Rural King to have decent deals.
If America is too harsh and violent and Australia is so great for some.....sounds like it is time to migrate. Personally, I feel safe here. I totally support the 2nd Amend and find it to be a useful tool for American citizens safety. You cannot depend on a very small law enforcement presence and most of the time they can't do anything until a crime has already been committed. You can't get rid of evil by taking defense away from honest, good citizens. Just because some on here are scared of the big bang guns, that doesn't mean that everyone else should coddle their fear. The 2nd Amend allows us to have firearms, period. There is nothing in it detailing what type are allowed. I do not care what some "think" or "feel" is logical to them as for what can or cannot be owned by good American citizens.