|
|
| Re: Today in Guns (1033809) | |||
 |
|||
| Home > OTChat | |||
|
[ Read Responses | Post a New Response | Return to the Index ] |
|
||
|
Re: Today in Guns |
|
|
Posted by Train Dude on Thu Feb 7 21:03:56 2013, in response to Re: Today in Guns, posted by LuchAAA on Thu Feb 7 20:14:02 2013. Their fallback (face saving) position is more comprehensive background checks but that's not the goal. They want the absolute assault weapons ban as their big step towards neutering the 2nd amendment. However, in most of the deadly mass shootings, the common thread was not the weapon used but the mental stability of the shooter. Prior to Sandy Hook;The 2 DC Snipers used Bushmaster 223s and 13 were killed The Aurora Col. Theater shooter used 4 weapons including a .223 assault rifle, 2 Glock 40s and a 12 Ga. Remington Shotgun. 12 were killed In Columbine a 10 shot carbine was one of 4 guns used. The others were a Tec-DC9, 2 sawed off shotguns and an assortment of kniives. 13 died In Tucson a Glock 9 was used & there were 6 deaths. At Ft. Hood, 2 private weapons, a FN 5.7 and a .357 revolver were used. No military issued weapons were used. 13 died. And at Va. Tech, a Glock 19 and a Walther P22 were used, causing 32 deaths Again, in the 3 of these 6 incidents, no assault rifles were used and yet 51 people died. Perhaps we should focus on the mental stability of the shooter and not the type of gun they used. |
|
|
|