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POLITICS & DONALD Annoying Orange MEGATHREAD
Kochieboy:
Man gotta feel bad for all the victims of knife violence in the UK :(
Let's ban all knives
LeisureSuit912:
--- Quote from: beachbum111111 on February 20, 2018, 06:21:34 PM ---"The perpetrator of Wednesday's horrific school shooting in Parkland, Fla., purchased his military-style assault weapon legally. So did the man who shot more than 400 people in Las Vegas in October."
If the journalist isn't going to bother naming the type of gun that was used then it is clear that they have no clue what they are talking about and should be disregarded.
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- A picture of an AR-15 is literally at the top of the article.
- This isn't an op-ed or an editorial piece.
- This article quotes several experts who are well-informed about the subject and are able to back up their claims with evidence.
--- Quote from: PhantOS on February 20, 2018, 06:24:04 PM ---People will still be people. Take their guns away and the next news article will be '400 stabbed in fatal school stabbing'
See leisuresuit banning their tools won't do anything
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Even if potential shooters turned to other weapons, research shows that attacks with guns are five times more likely to be lethal than attacks with knives. Do you really think the kid in Florida would've been able to kill as many people with a knife or a baseball bat? That's dumb.
beachbum111111:
--- Quote from: Kochieboy on February 20, 2018, 06:28:25 PM ---Man gotta feel bad for all the victims of knife violence in the UK :(
Let's ban all knives
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Excuse me sir but you need a permit to own that butter knife
PhantOS:
400 beaten in deadliest mass beating in US history. Fistman beat 400 others before beating himself to death.
Next article: fist control - will it save lives
Tactical Nuke:
--- Quote from: LeisureSuit912 on February 20, 2018, 06:17:43 PM ---2/3 of voters want stricter gun control laws now, but I guess democracy isn't good when you disagree with the result, right?
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believe me, that'll die down pretty quickly
--- Quote from: LeisureSuit912 on February 20, 2018, 06:17:43 PM ---If you knew about "the black market" you would also know that almost all gun crime is done using legally purchased weapons. Also that the amount of gun deaths would be significantly reduced if assault weapons were banned, as previously mentioned.
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and in big democratic cities like detroit and chicago, where there are ridiculously strict gun laws, gun violence is out of control
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--- Quote from: LeisureSuit912 on February 20, 2018, 06:17:43 PM ---I know shootings like this are not politically convenient for pro-gun conservatives like you but there's overwhelming evidence stricter gun control would lead to less gun deaths overall.
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and if we banned planes you'd be fifty quadrabazillion times more likely not to die from a plane crash but that doesn't make it right