No amount of FBI stats about how often "assault" rifles are used will change people's minds. They don't like them and so want to take them away.
replyI don't know how to square the same people saying we're living under a tyrannical government also pushing legislation that makes sure said tyrannical government is the only one with guns.
I can't square people who think owning a gun will stop or prevent a tyrannical government. Especially when the tyrannical government just leverages its supporters as a vigilante force.
replyThe problem with that thinking is that you have to have the will to act to stop tyranny, and no amount of armament will give you the will or the foresight to see it.
replyDo you have a reference or at least some hard numbers for your "fun fact"?
replyLong gun homicides (justified and unjustified, "assault weapons" and grandpa's 30-06 combined) are typically sub-500 per year, see: FBI crime stats for the last N decades.
replyPick whatever demise: falling off of ladders, roofs, etc. - it's not hard to exceed this number in any given year.
Can you redo your "fun fact" but include all types of guns?
replyWell there is a lot of weird focus on entirely the wrong things when criticizing guns.
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