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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
I would be glad to do that and also answer the prior post about what EXACTLY Mass murder costs US society - IF I worked for Forbes Magazine or the NY Times and I got paid at their rate AND had a staff to track down some statistics. But, since I am NOT employed as a professional writer. AND this is only a local forum, then I can only make statement of OPINION to the best of my meager ability.
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Honestly Jim, so far most of what I'm reading seems to be fantasy and conjecture based on no facts. Have you read the statistics and citations previously provided?
Let me recap and please correct me where I'm not correct.
We should ban all semi-automatic weapons. Why?
Because they hold large capacity magazines and shoot too fast. Why?
The NRA and greedy manufactures have caused young men fantasize and buy AR style rifles to commit mass murder. What proof do you have of that?
None.
Most mass murders are committed with a semi-automatic rifle. That's not true, most mass murders are committed with a pistol.
Most mass murderers really want to commit mass murders with semi-automatic AR styled rifles. What proof do you have of that?
None
We could stop mass murders if no more rifles were sold. There are already 6-20 million AR style rifles in circulation in America. How would banning new sales affect mass murders? I don't know..
But I know a lot of lives would be saved. How many lives would be saved if we ban sales of AR style rifles? I don't know. Lots
Mass murders cost society millions. Exactly how much? I don't know.
How does violating the rights of millions of law abiding citizens end mass murders and punish evil people? It wouldn't be a violation if the majority of people think we should ban all new sales of semi-automatic rifles. So, you would advocate for mob rule over Constitutional Rights? I don't know.
It's going to get a lot worse. What proof do you have of that? None.
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Facts:
1. Gun rights people, gun control people, and the government all agree that mass murders are rarely committed with rifles of any kind and extremely rare with an AR style rifle.
2. Pistols are used in the majority of mass murders.
3. The majority of mass murders happen in the home, not public places and even more rare in schools.
4. Below is ten years of child homicide data. It is clear where children are dying.
2011, no mass shootings at schools
2012, 27 children killed is school mass shootings(including a univesity)
2013, no mass shootings at schools
2014, 5 children killed is school mass shootings
2015, 1,660 children died from domestic violence., 8 students from mass shooting at school
2016, 1730 children died from domestic violence, no mass shootings at schools
2017, 1710 children died from domestic violence, no mass shootings at schools
2018, 1780 children died from domestic violence, 22 students were killed
2019, 1840 children died from domestic violence, no mass shootings at schools
2020, 1,708 children died from domestic violence. no mass shootings at schools
2021, 4 students killed in mass shootings.
2022, 19 students killed in mass shootings.
We know who is being killed and we know who is doing the killing. Yet, the only focus is on the rarest of events with the rarest utilization of a particular firearm. Why is that?
Should mob rule override minority rights?