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In regard to shooting children... Some interesting stats ...

100
Number of people killed by guns in the U.S., every day

12
Number of children who die every day from gun violence in the U.S.

950
School shootings since Sandy Hook, including 27 school shootings so far this year

18 to 21
Peak ages for violent offending with firearms

8 million
Number of AR-15s and its variations in circulation

9 in 10
Number of people who will die after attempting suicide with a gun

98
Percentage of mass shooters who are men

89
Percentage of gun owners who favor preventing the "mentally ill" from purchasing guns

77
Percentage of gun owners who favor background checks at private sales and gun shows

54
Percentage of gun deaths that are suicides; 43% are murders

79
Percentage of murders that involved a firearm

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Percentage of people who defended themselves with their guns in violent crimes

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SW-User

So what then? More gun laws on top of gun laws? The tons of laws on the books that [b]already exist[/b] hasn't made one iota of difference,

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MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

@SW-User ☝🏽

ozgirl512 · 26-30, F

@SW-User there's this laws and there's bad laws... If it's not working....

Carazaa · F

@SW-User Gun registration like cars yearly, and GPS devises, and they should only be sold at a police station after background checks!

OggggO · 36-40, M

@SW-User What "tons" of laws exactly?

SW-User

@ozgirl512 Well here's one, made in 1990. It meant nothing.
[quote]Gun-Free School Zones Act (1990): Prohibits unauthorized individuals from knowingly possessing a firearm at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone.[/quote]

SW-User

@Carazaa Yeah I get it. But the point I'm making is, making MORE laws does not change anything. There are also laws against murder and rape. How's that working??

ozgirl512 · 26-30, F

@SW-User and totally useless, i agree.
A poor attempt at tackling the problem

SW-User

@ozgirl512 It really is. I don't have the answer either. It's all horrible stuff. But making new laws will not change anything.

ozgirl512 · 26-30, F

@SW-User i think it depends on what needs laws are made

Carazaa · F

@SW-User Not true
1.Change the constitution. We do not have a right to have a gun. We lost that right
2. Registration at the police station yearly
3. GPS on all guns
4. Only police stations sell guns after they do a background check

MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

@SW-User When someone has a gun and is shooting,guess what you call someone with a gun. If you have a gun you have better odds of living. When cops are minutes away you have your gun in seconds.

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@Carazaa makes more sense to tax churches than any of that.

MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

@MasterLee https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/05/27/alleged-attacker-with-an-ar-15-shot-dead-by-woman-with-pistol/

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@MrBrownstone the liberals will want her prosecuted.

MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

@MasterLee They don’t talk about the NY subway shooter either.

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@MrBrownstone if it bleeds it leads.

OggggO · 36-40, M

@MrBrownstone Which NY subway shooting? The one that wasn't stopped by a gun or the other one that wasn't stopped by a gun?

CorvusBlackthorne · M

@SW-User Perhaps Texas law regarding the open carry of assault rifles could be addressed? Currently, there isn't one.

MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

@OggggO The one where a law didn’t prevent it.

OggggO · 36-40, M

@MrBrownstone Bless your heart, you really tried, huh?

MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

@OggggO I succeeded since you didn’t answer.

OggggO · 36-40, M

@MrBrownstone Answer what? You didn't ask a question. You just made two completely disconnected statements and pretended they meant something.

MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

@OggggO About the NY subway shooter you failed to answer.

OggggO · 36-40, M

@MrBrownstone Again, you didn't ask a question, you just made an inane statement, then deflected when pushed on it.

MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

@OggggO So which NY subway shooter would have been stopped by a law?

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