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Gun Control & RKBA

krispos42

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21. This list was specifically about mass shootings

Reply to flamin lib (Reply #18)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 07:05 AM

Nov 2017

But yeah, it's harder to kill a bunch of strangers without a gun or a bomb or a heavy vehicle.

I've said before here (I think even to you directly) that if you wanted to get serious about "assault weapons" (semiautomatic rifles or shotguns optimized for tactical use) then you would simply ban ALL semiautomatic long guns.

And if you wanted to save the most lives, you'd ban handguns. At least, according to FBI statistics.

Funny how that's not really party of the plan though.

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Updated: 25 deadliest mass shootings in the United States (8/10/19) [View all] krispos42 Feb 2017 OP

Most of the incidents involved someone with questionable mental issues randr Feb 2017 #1

none of them had fiduciaries for their SSI gejohnston Feb 2017 #6

So many I've forgotten some of them underpants Feb 2017 #2

But OSU massacred Bowling Green U. 77 - 10. Eleanors38 Feb 2017 #8

Maybe that's the whole point discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #9

Missing the Charles Whitman shootings. Charles Bukowski Feb 2017 #3

The media site included in their data... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #7

Thanks for the correction. I did not see that. Charles Bukowski Feb 2017 #12

I checked the spreadsheet and it seems it wasn't on the MoJo list. krispos42 Feb 2017 #10

The Whitman shooting was in the '60s discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #4

I remember the San Ysidro shooting. yagotme Feb 2017 #5

Assault weapon laws are not an answer discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #13

Hmmmm.....don't see a single baseball bat listed...... lastlib Oct 2017 #14

You first discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2017 #15

Why would a baseball bat be listed when the ''25 deadliest mass SHOOTINGS'' are being looked at????? quad489 Jul 2018 #22

Updated and unpinned so it can float around for visiblity. krispos42 Nov 2017 #16

Thanks for the update discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2017 #17

Semi automatic seems to be a common denominator. flamin lib Nov 2017 #18

They also all seem to have fingers discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2017 #19

You missed another denominator: yagotme Nov 2017 #20

This list was specifically about mass shootings krispos42 Nov 2017 #21

We're at a point where it's "deadliest" mass shootings instead of just mass shootings. lapucelle Feb 2019 #23

Spam deleted by MIR Team micDROP Sep 2019 #24

Uvalde missing from list? hay rick Jul 2023 #25

Add today's mass shooting to the list. OCT 25, 2023 BigmanPigman Oct 2023 #26