I'm still pro gun after those two shootings

Is not the gun is the people behinde the gun who are bad.

I think this os a troll who is taking advantage of the situation to try to trigger people.

George Washington didn’t defeat the British with his freedoms of special, he shot them in the face with guns. Defend the second !

I agree entirely with your post. Someone could kill 1000 people with a gun and I would be pro gun. The alternative would always be worse and its the people with the guns not the guns themselves that are to blame.

I would say assault rifles should be banned since there’s no need for such weapons that can kill many in seconds. But not entirely ban guns in general

Of course you should be. Freedom isn't free. Only the USA has the right to speak. And that right is defended with guns.

All these arguments about assualt rifles, hunting, killing multiple people are classic red herring fallacies when arguing the second amendment.

Written as a last stand defense against the government got it? Yes I want assault rifles, yes I want to be able to kill many people quickly if the government becomes tyrannical and turns on we the people. 2 fucking right.

At that point when it comes to invoking second amendment rights, it's no longer about hunting.

Why is this difficult to understand.

Additionally, mass shooters who commit terrist acts don't give a fuck about laws.

Gun is such a generic term. The word can also mean a man's bicep. But that's besides the point. The problem with gun legislation is that it will never get to the root of the problem if it only comes up after a shooting. The amendment itself says it needs a "well regulated militia" and that means gun regulation. Why is that so hard to understand? So that would mean mentally unstable people should not own assualt rifles, or anyone, but lets start with the mentally unstable. And if you get misdiagnosed, Boo-fucking-hoo. Call a lawyer. This debate lacks logic. As with most.

I agree. If someone is intent on committing an act of terror, like these were, guns laws make no difference other than to handicap the innocent.

Those who use these tragedies as a springboard to promote their political agendas, are disgusting imho.

I think shootings are way over reported. You never hear how guns are to be used for self defense or hunting in the news.

29, proportionally, is meaningless. People more easily fall to emotional than logical reasoning, however.

"In the past 48hrs, the USA horrifically lost 34 people to mass shootings.

On average, across any 48hrs, we also lose…

500 to Medical errors
300 to the Flu
250 to Suicide
200 to Car Accidents
40 to Homicide via Handgun

Often our emotions respond more to spectacle than to data."
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 4, 2019

Here we go again

Guns don't kill, yes and humans don't discriminate.

"I took aim and fired the gun, the man died instantly..."

We are trying to ban semi-automatic, and assault weapons, because they kill a lot of people, real fast.

These weapons serve NO civilian purpose, and are illegal, for hunting.

These mass shootings are killing innocent bystanders, who have nothing to do, with the shooter . . . .
Except for the Dayton, Ohio coward, who also shot ( and killed ) his own sister.

People like you will never understand gun control, or public safety, until your family member or loved one is murdered, for no particular reason, by a complete stranger.

AND, by the way, the 2nd Amendment was written in 1791 - 228 years ago, when the only guns around, were farmers' muskets, which shot 1 lead ball, at a time, and took roughly 1 minute to reload, if you were in a hurry.

2nd Amendment also was written to allow STATE MILITIAS, 2 centuries BEFORE assault weapons, and automatic weapons.

I wonder if you'd be so blasé about the 29 dead people and find them an acceptable sacrifice on the altar of the holy Second Amendment if they were every relative and friend you loved or cared about.

Does the statistics take in account that people change political affiliation over time? People tend to lean left when they are young (and generally poorer) only to turn more concervitive when older and wanting to keep the fruits of their labor. I'm right libertarian and if I'm reading the same statistic as you are they tend to have an even higher intelligence than democrats. Not to despute the article but having an art bachelors degree vs just being a electrician that went to technical school doesnt desplay a difference in inteligence.

In my opinion, the only people who shouldn't be allowed to have guns are people with mental issues and past criminals.

*Laughs hysterically at anyone believing they stand in chance in Hell of standing up to the US military*

China and Russia combined aren't believed to be able to overcome the US military, but a bunch of rednecks can? The musket days are over, folks. They have drones.

Quote currently spreading on facebook-

I want any young men who buys a gun to be treated like young women who seek an abortion. Think about it: a mandatory 48-hour waiting period, written permission from a parent or a judge, a note from a doctor proving that he understands what he is about to do, time spent watching a video on individual and mass murders, traveling hundreds of miles at his own expense to the nearest gun shop, and walking through protestors holding photos of loved ones killed by guns, protestors who call him a murderer.

After all, it makes more sense to do this for young men seeking guns than for young women seeking an abortion. No young woman needing reproductive freedom has ever murdered a roomful of strangers.

Religion and politics both do harm!!!

I laughed myself silly when a hunter got shot dead by his own gun his dog was carrying.

Once its your family who die youll change your mind

NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THE EPSTIEN CASE.

Why don't police use assault rifles, instead of pistols?
Because the bullets fly out, so fast, there will be collateral damage....they are also cumbersome, when you need them in a split-second.... DUH

Also, why do you think they are called ASSAULT rifles? ..... DUH
They were designed, and manufactured, to cause mass casualties, ON THE BATTLEFIELD ..... not to be used downtown, for innocent civilians

I'm a veteran, and know the rapid damage an M16, AR15, AK47 can do.
Seriously, people, if someone is in your house, in the middle of the night, are you gonna "spray" your house, maybe hitting your family, to kill an intruder...... or .... you gonna use a pistol?
.... which is easy to grab, and operate.

Why are they also ILLEGAL for hunting? Collateral damage ? YES

I would like to read more about your opinion. Please reply with more. Thanks.