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[NEWS] South Carolina is attempting to ban Bump-Stocks
Steve5451²:
--- Quote from: HellHound on December 19, 2017, 05:46:31 PM ---hm, I'm sure that would work well in a nation with nearly as many firearms as there are people.
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iirc there's actually more guns than people
HellHound:
--- Quote from: Steve5451² on December 19, 2017, 05:54:30 PM ---iirc there's actually more guns than people
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there are ~300 million people, ~100-250 million guns.
Tactical Nuke:
--- Quote from: Mr Noone on December 19, 2017, 05:45:26 PM --->doesn't just ban guns outright
you see this is why america has a problem
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so how are people killing you in your country? are they stabbing you or just throwing acid on your face? maybe they're using trucks or bombs?
Steve5451²:
--- Quote from: HellHound on December 19, 2017, 05:55:31 PM ---there are ~300 million people, ~100-250 million guns.
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i read a something on that so i guess it was bs
SeventhSandwich:
--- Quote from: plad101 on December 19, 2017, 05:53:27 PM ---Firing a lot of bullets doesn't make a gun deadlier, a semi-automatic rifle can do just as well. Charles Whitman killed several people with just a hunting rifle, plus this is such an easy item to make people who want to break the law will do it anyway.
I like the fact you say that aren't good for recreation then say they are a novelty item, people who want to mag dump will mag dump. That is mainly what a bump-stock appeals to is people looking to forget around and waste time, it's incredible worthless otherwise and I bet you hundreds of thousands of people own them and aren't planning on shooting up their local middle school.
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The massacre which Charles Whitman committed was less than a third as deadly as Stephen Paddock's, despite lasting 45 minutes as compared to Paddock's 10.
I don't know what to tell you. This is an example of an opportunity for sensible, non-intrusive gun regulation. We can lessen the chances of a future Las Vegas shooting by passing a law which will make absolutely no difference to 99.9% of legal gun owners. How does this not sound like a good idea?