Meanwhile, the Covenant (Nashville) shooter had two shotguns at home and chose two rifles for the school shooting. The St. Louis shooter chose a rifle. The Uvalde shooter chose a rifle. They didn't use an AR in Columbine because it was illegal. And mass shootings were generally less successful in those days at killing large quantities of people.
I think that depends on the size of the area, ingress and egress options, and the amount of resources available. We obviously don't allow people to take weapons into courthouses, for example, but it's not feasible to have that much security in all public spaces.
No you don't allow people to take weapons into the court house but there is armed security in the court house.
Have you considered that we'd all be safer if there were more people with guns everywhere? Maybe that's the trick.
What if I need protection against the armed security? I'm told my guns are supposed to protect me from an overreaching government, and they dont let you have them in the very place where my rights can be taken away - how convenient!
True and I don't have a problem with that. There is a sign on my doctors office door that says no weapons allowed inside. I am pretty sure most would assume the doctors and nurses are unarmed. I also don't think a armed person planning to do harm would stop because of the sign and they would feel pretty good about their chances of not being stopped.
Yeah, I'm not sure how much signs matter without the means to enforce them, whether they're public or private. I appreciate that courthouses are somewhat unique, but I think schools are unique as well. Either way, there have to be sufficient resources in place.
I own some of the best weapons around, I hunt, I shoot, I have released or been on the platform that released some of the most destructive weapons on the planet. Never understood the fascination with guns. Not sure what people mean when they spout on about guns being taken away, where I live we pass more and more "guns everywhere" laws. If you are dead set on shooting all the coolest weapons, feel free to enlist and at least do something useful.
Its a consumer subculture. Same mentality as people who get excited about Funko Pops, NFTs or sneaker drops. Except you cant kill people with those things. How many people really into guns just have 1? The number is probably 0.
I am way to old to enlist but enjoy shooting guns in a safe place and in a safe way. I no longer hunt but like shooting targets. I like older guns most times but have enjoyed shooting AR's as well. I reload as a hobby and enjoy that as well. I am not a open carry type or show my guns off type person though. I don't need a 50 cal pistol either.
Maybe doesn't fit perfectly here but close enough. Comedian Neil Brennan with a bit on the NRA taking on the military. The funniest thing I've seen in a long time.
I'm just glad that the current gun debate is not the result of American school children being slaughtered because our a$$hole citizens need to have their war toys.
As a professional military guy, I never understood open carry. Stupid to give up the element of surprise. Same with putting gun stickers on your vehicle.
Right. And they should take your car away because of the ass hole that chose to drive his while drunk and killed a family or drives to fast and causes a accident injuring several people.
Meanwhile, many states have made it much easier to possess and use guns than cars. I have to take tests to use a car. Not to get a gun. The state doesn't just assume that I am fit to drive.
