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In reply to the discussion: It's "Justa" . . . [View all]AndyS
(14,559 posts)30. Let try one more time.
In the decade the AWB was in effect mass shootings went down. In the decade after it expired they increased. Mass shootings higher, mass shootings lower, mass shootings higher. I do not know the mechanism but I do know they went down. I postulated a possibility in the OP but really don't know why, only that it happened.
As for Sandy Hook I get reallllllly tired of the gunner reasoning that says, "If you can't stop every motherfucking one of God damn gun deaths with a single fucking law you don't need to do ANYTHING!" Don't do that anymore, it makes you look callous and less than caring. And yeah, that's what you just did.
One more time, no AWB mass shootings HIGHER, AWB mass shootings LOWER, no AWB mass shootings HIGHER.
I think saving lives is a good thing, do you?
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Military grade means it's suitable for only the military to use. NOT for civilian use.nt
CaliforniaPeggy
Oct 2023
#5
If you don't like discussing issues, then maybe a discussion forum isn't the place for you.
Act_of_Reparation
Oct 2023
#12
Go back an re-read your source. It refers to active shooters, not mass shootings.
AndyS
Oct 2023
#18
Opening that registry to allow in post '86 full-autos won't be popular.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Oct 2023
#7
Then I suggest you educate yourself. You won't accept anything I give you anyway. nt
AndyS
Oct 2023
#16
I think you are thinking of the last instance of a legally acquired full-auto being used in a crime.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Oct 2023
#20
So I guess it comes down to how to define success. Is success decreasing mass shootings or
AndyS
Oct 2023
#26
The point is the AWB didn't actually ban anything beyond minor cosmetic features
hack89
Oct 2023
#29