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SYFROYH

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13. VTech is the largest school shooting on record

Sat Jan 29, 2022, 08:34 PM

Jan 2022

3rd largest of any mass shooting.

The shooter used a 22lr pistol with 10 round mags and a 9mm with 15 round mags.

Even if it were possible to get rid of all AR15s and similar rifles, mass shootings would still happen and to terrible effect.

See VTech.

Changing the age to buy AR15s is fine. It wont do anything except soothe the antigun crowd.

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Minimum age to buy assault-style weapons in Colorado would change under proposed law [View all] turbinetree Jan 2022 OP

Some people use them for hunting. I say if multigraincracker Jan 2022 #1

Big-game hunting is generally limited to 6 round capacity krispos42 Jan 2022 #4

I thought it was a correct flippant remark. multigraincracker Jan 2022 #6

😀 TheRealNorth Jan 2022 #8

'Big Game Hunting' is sick alittlelark Jan 2022 #10

Beats factory farming krispos42 Jan 2022 #11

Post removed Post removed Jan 2022 #15

Is it more ethical to pay someone to kill and butcher a cow for you than it is to hunt a deer? Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #28

The most ethical meat is multigraincracker Jan 2022 #49

Yeah no. Kingofalldems Jan 2022 #56

In the US, you are required to process ALL big game for meat NickB79 Jan 2022 #63

Again no. Kingofalldems Jan 2022 #64

I oppose elephant hunting NickB79 Jan 2022 #65

That's not what he said, but I'm happy to address that as well. Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #66

Really? PTWB Jan 2022 #30

Assault rifles for fishing? No, that's what hand grenades are for. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2022 #48

Also what angle iron bumpers are for. multigraincracker Jan 2022 #50

I know here in Florida the limit is 5 round magazines for hunting rifles madville Jan 2022 #52

I'm looking at a .350 Legend AR-15 pistol for deer next year NickB79 Jan 2022 #62

90% of homicides with guns are done with pistols krispos42 Jan 2022 #2

Jesus fucking Christ iemanja Jan 2022 #3

Sorry the facts don't align with your wishes. krispos42 Jan 2022 #5

It makes zero difference for elections iemanja Jan 2022 #7

AP Gore lost Florida by 537 votes, and thus the presidency krispos42 Jan 2022 #9

This isn't 2000 iemanja Jan 2022 #21

Joe Manchin opposes gun-control Polybius Jan 2022 #27

perfect example iemanja Jan 2022 #33

And spare me your broad brush krispos42 Jan 2022 #32

There has never been a gun control proposal iemanja Jan 2022 #35

Universal background checks I'm okay with krispos42 Jan 2022 #38

Your opinions aren't facts kcr Jan 2022 #29

My opinion in my opinion, and up for discussion. krispos42 Jan 2022 #34

That is because your allies in Putin's NRA iemanja Jan 2022 #36

No gun control in America? Ha! krispos42 Jan 2022 #39

So you support a handgun ban! iemanja Jan 2022 #41

Not quite. krispos42 Jan 2022 #42

We are in power iemanja Jan 2022 #84

We are? krispos42 Jan 2022 #85

Additionally, the fact you claim that there has been gun control iemanja Jan 2022 #37

Did you look at my thread over there? n't krispos42 Jan 2022 #40

VTech is the largest school shooting on record SYFROYH Jan 2022 #13

So fucking what? iemanja Jan 2022 #18

I said I was fine with the age change for AR15s. Its reasonable. SYFROYH Jan 2022 #83

"soothe the antigun crowd" Skittles Jan 2022 #22

I didn't say nothing can be done. SYFROYH Jan 2022 #82

You don't have an issue with 18 y/o being able to buy this assault weapon? Kaleva Jan 2022 #14

I have an issue with anyone buying any of those WMD iemanja Jan 2022 #17

Taking effective action is much better then taking ineffective action. Kaleva Jan 2022 #24

Not politically Fla_Democrat Jan 2022 #31

What does this law accomplish? Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #26

Your add on would flunk it. LiberatedUSA Jan 2022 #12

I know it would flunk.....but I am like the rep and my experience of, turbinetree Jan 2022 #16

It's all an excuse iemanja Jan 2022 #20

As far as that is concerned... LiberatedUSA Jan 2022 #45

kids need to be protected from books; guns, not so much Skittles Jan 2022 #19

Cant legally drink until 21. roamer65 Jan 2022 #23

That should be 18 as well. Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #25

18 to 21 y/o's would still be able to buy this AR15 assault weapon under the proposed law Kaleva Jan 2022 #43

But it doesn't have a bayonet lug! I feel safer already.... Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #71

I remember a time when they were outlawed at any age. Lot less mass shootings Emile Jan 2022 #44

When was that? Kaleva Jan 2022 #46

1994 - 2004 Emile Jan 2022 #47

That "ban" really only affected the cosmetic appearance madville Jan 2022 #51

I have a semi automatic 12 gauge and a 12 gauge pump. I have a semi automatic 22 and a lever action Emile Jan 2022 #53

AWB had nothing to do with assault rifles Kaleva Jan 2022 #54

So your theory is that removing madville Jan 2022 #55

and lifting the ban gave us Sandy Hook! Emile Jan 2022 #57

That AR-15 would have been compliant with the 1994 AWB madville Jan 2022 #59

We can go back and forth forever. As I pointed out I do know Emile Jan 2022 #60

The AWB only banned the sale of newly manufactured assault weapons. Those made earlier than 1994 Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #67

So Emile Jan 2022 #68

So, you said that assault weapons were outlawed during the AWB. This was not the case. Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #69

Less mass shootings is nothing, okay . . Emile Jan 2022 #70

Correlation is not causation. I challenge you to explain how making bayonet lugs less common Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #72

I am not a masterful mathematician, all I know is mass shootings Emile Jan 2022 #73

Understanding that correlation is not causation does not require math. Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #74

And all I have simply said here and it is a fact mass shootings Emile Jan 2022 #75

I respectfully repeat the question: Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #76

Mass shootings declined during the ban. Emile Jan 2022 #77

I repeat the question (again): Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #78

Mass shootings declined during the ban. Emile Jan 2022 #79

At this point all I can conclude is: Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #80

Like I said earlier, you are looking for an argument Emile Jan 2022 #81

Who is everybody assaulting anyway? pwb Jan 2022 #58

In Minnesota we need to be 21 and have a handgun permit to purchase NickB79 Jan 2022 #61