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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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37. Years ago someone told me that we should treat gun violence the same way...

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 05:19 PM

Dec 2021

...we deal with medical epidemics. I suggested that dealing with an epidemic involves statistics. Apparently it takes 11,000 guns to kill since there are like 300,000,000 guns in the US and only ~27,000 gun deaths.

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Mass shooting survivors filing $100M lawsuits against Oxford Schools [View all] demmiblue Dec 2021 OP

The school can't win. Turbineguy Dec 2021 #1

They had all the info except a smoking gun. They didn't ask where the gun was, or search the kid. 58Sunliner Dec 2021 #7

they did not know he had access to a handgun maxsolomon Dec 2021 #38

He told them they went shooting-hence access to a gun. 58Sunliner Dec 2021 #41

Hindsight is 20/20 maxsolomon Dec 2021 #45

Humans are fallible, yes, but they are also accountable for their actions and inactions. This was artemisia1 Dec 2021 #47

That is not true, former9thward Dec 2021 #19

High schools get a lot of threatening comments, drawings, graffiti, reports, etc NH Ethylene Dec 2021 #2

Can the survivors also sue the Crumbley parents? Jetheels Dec 2021 #3

Sure, but it might not be worth their while if the parents don't have much money Jose Garcia Dec 2021 #8

I'm sure some crazy celebrity donate BigmanPigman Dec 2021 #12

I suspect they are going to have some big legal bills to pay Jose Garcia Dec 2021 #15

Go Fund Me's and other charity cases like that can easily be shielded from lawsuits. Calista241 Dec 2021 #33

I'd do it just so I could seize their guns and make them too poor to buy any more. Coventina Dec 2021 #20

Yep - gotta do something ArizonaLib Dec 2021 #29

They should be able to sue rownesheck Dec 2021 #4

Indeed! Sure would be nice to see a few consequences imposed. calimary Dec 2021 #6

Can we also sue the car makers for deaths caused by their products oneshooter Dec 2021 #16

Cars are not made to kill cate94 Dec 2021 #17

Car makers make cars knowing that some will be used illegally and kill people. former9thward Dec 2021 #18

Do automakers show cars driving towards a target? 58Sunliner Dec 2021 #21

Strawman argument. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Tommymac Dec 2021 #22

Seeing a bit of that today. 58Sunliner Dec 2021 #24

Good point. discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2021 #27

Another straw man argument. 58Sunliner Dec 2021 #42

Unfounded assertions such as your reply are far superior. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2021 #44

An swimming pools. We need to ban them also. Calista241 Dec 2021 #34

Citation please. maxsolomon Dec 2021 #39

here: EX500rider Dec 2021 #46

Swimming pools require homeowners insurance. Torchlight Dec 2021 #40

Another straw man. Geez. RWSM. 58Sunliner Dec 2021 #43

That's feeble, even by Pro-Gun Militant standards. Paladin Dec 2021 #25

My car's rownesheck Dec 2021 #26

There are guns out there that are designed specifically for competition for target shooting. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2021 #28

Something like 99.9% of guns out there are not fulfilling their designed purpose. Calista241 Dec 2021 #35

Years ago someone told me that we should treat gun violence the same way... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2021 #37

Should? I agree however the gun manufacturers are producing something that is entirely legal cstanleytech Dec 2021 #30

Yeah, why didn't they search him???? Farmer-Rick Dec 2021 #5

Some schools search, some don't..That school obviously didn't Stuart G Dec 2021 #9

Well they had the right, plimsoll Dec 2021 #11

You're right... BigmanPigman Dec 2021 #13

If you have a good case, DownriverDem Dec 2021 #10

The School???? hot2na Dec 2021 #14

According to law experts- 58Sunliner Dec 2021 #23

The problem is those are law experts and not the judges on the Supreme Court who cstanleytech Dec 2021 #31

Money bring backs the dead. ExTex Dec 2021 #32

Taxpayers end up paying for the gun nuts and NRA violence. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #36