ZRod Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 17 minutes ago, knapplc said: I did not "go off" on you. I said, and provided sources, that there is no link to mental health and the kind of mass shooting which prompted this conversation. I could not have been more clear about that whole conversation. It kinda feels like you did... 1 hour ago, DevoHusker said: Except that's not true. https://www.factcheck.org/2013/02/did-the-1994-assault-weapons-ban-work/ Except it did. Gun crimes with "assault" weapons went down. It's says it in your article from 2013. Those are the same weapon of choice for most school and mass shooters. Yes there will still be crimes with pistols and other unrestricted firearms. So something more than another assault weapons ban would need to be done. 4 Link to comment
knapplc Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 1 minute ago, ZRod said: It kinda feels like you did... It kinda feels like you're picking sides and stirring the pot. Link to comment
ZRod Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 15 minutes ago, knapplc said: It kinda feels like you're picking sides and stirring the pot. Maybe. Maybe not. But really I accidentally quoted you, and it's hard to delete on the phone. Although I do see BRBs point. 1 Link to comment
DevoHusker Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 33 minutes ago, ZRod said: Except it did. Gun crimes with "assault" weapons went down. It's says it in your article from 2013. Those are the same weapon of choice for most school and mass shooters. Yes there will still be crimes with pistols and other unrestricted firearms. So something more than another assault weapons ban would need to be done. I am not disagreeing with the sentiment, and something is better than nothing, but those touting the success of the 1994 effort are not being accurate. 1 2 Link to comment
ZRod Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 22 minutes ago, suh_fan93 said: Are they talking about Wayne? They're talking about Wayne LaPierre right? 22 minutes ago, DevoHusker said: I am not disagreeing with the sentiment, and something is better than nothing, but those touting the success of the 1994 effort are not being accurate. There were things that needed to be modified in the bill (like suppressors, they should be legal from a health standpoint for hearing protection), but given the trajectory last 18 years I'd say the bill worked... Link to comment
walksalone Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Adding gas to the proverbial fire... https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/police-woman-killed-man-fired-rifle-party-crowd-85002437 Link to comment
ZRod Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, walksalone said: Adding gas to the proverbial fire... https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/police-woman-killed-man-fired-rifle-party-crowd-85002437 So you're saying a random chick with a gun is more effective than school resource officers, security guards, and the SWAT team? 1 Link to comment
walksalone Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 1 minute ago, ZRod said: So you're saying a random chick with a gun is more effective than school resource officers, security guards, and the SWAT team? Brocephus, I'm not saying anything, I stumbled across this, and immediately thought of the sh*tstorm that it's going to cause... Link to comment
commando Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 i don't know why we even discuss it.....nothing ever changes anyway. we as a country have decided that school shooting are the norm...or at least the price we pay for our freedom to own millions of assault weapons and that the gun industry needs all those billions of $$$ to bribe their political allies with.. tune in again next week for the next chapter of the carnage that we in america enjoy 10x more than the rest of the world combined experiences. 1 Link to comment
ZRod Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, walksalone said: Brocephus, I'm not saying anything, I stumbled across this, and immediately thought of the sh*tstorm that it's going to cause... Broski I was just trying to fan the flames while you pour the gas. 1 Link to comment
walksalone Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, commando said: i don't know why we even discuss it.....nothing ever changes anyway. we as a country have decided that school shooting are the norm...or at least the price we pay for our freedom to own millions of assault weapons and that the gun industry needs all those billions of $$$ to bribe their political allies with.. tune in again next week for the next chapter of the carnage that we in america enjoy 10x more than the rest of the world combined experiences. I was just trying to put it out there, before you got a "I told you so" post... Link to comment
commando Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, walksalone said: I was just trying to put it out there, before you got a "I told you so" post... i told you so? Link to comment
walksalone Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 1 minute ago, commando said: i told you so? Somebody posting as to why the NRA is the greatest thing since sliced bread. This thing could go so many ways... Link to comment
sho Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Happening at Omaha South today: 2 1 Link to comment
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