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Mass Murder Is a Choice. The Gun Industry Made It
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Sure, just not with the same access and instead other crimes are more prolific and arguably more heinous. How many cases of acid attacks happen in the us every year adjusted to population? Now how many for say India or for instance England.
Nah different. Acid attacks are most normally done towards women as a form of punishment. Not intended to kill.
Obviously violence will happen. But why are you ever arguing to make the violence easier?
If there was one item you could remove from society that truthfully they don't need, and acid attacks wouldn't happen. Wouldn't you do that? Especially since acid attacks are so awful?
It's one example, notably stabbings are higher in basically every other county by orders of magnitude.
It's no easier to get a gun than a car, one just happens to be easily and effectively tracked back to the owner.
If we're doing theoreticals that item would be ignorance.
we aren't doing theoreticals? this is about guns.
so you agree then removing guns would help resolve America's issues with gun violence
That sir is a theoretical, and notably not at all about gun violence as you stated it.
You are a moron. Fullstop
Bro, you offered a theoretical and I turned it on you. That doesn't make me a moron and honestly responding in such a way kinda makes it seem like you can't support your argument so instead you lash out.
Removing guns from society is not theoretical you dweeb
It is because it is only theory at this point.
You've gone off the edge sir, regain your composure and we can try this again if you'd like but random insults and general asshole behavior ain't finna do it bud.
lol fuck off get the hell off your high horse.
this is a practical solution, this is a practical conversation. using a theoretical about the parallel you (foolish) brought up doesn't change that shit especially when you dive into this comparison chemicals and substances are banned and illegal and that does make it harder to obtain and harm people with.
using a metaphor doesn't make a conversation metaphorical buddy.
guns should be banned or at least so heavily regulated moreso than now and your stupid little acid angle ain't the meat you think it is kiddo
You should take your own advice bud.
I didn't bring up a theoretical you did.... I made a comparison Or arguably a metaphor.
Hey you got it, it's certainly closer to a metaphor than a theoretical as there are in fact more acid attacks in India than the US and honestly more than most other countries.
You mean the thing I advocate for and told you about exactly one comment ago?
Lol we're on the same page, don't be so angry you can't see the forest for the trees.
Fuck off you're literally too stupid for this that's why everyone downvoted your idiocy buddy.
Still unreasonably mad even though you know I'm for reasonable gun control, neat. You just want to be mad it seems.
lol classic accuse the guy of being mad sure bud
All you've done for three comments is insult me, if that's not being unreasonably mad I'm not quite sure what is.
why are you yelling?
And gaslighting, you finna go for the trifecta of shitty Internet argument styles?
We're in agreement, what is your point at this point.
lmfao fraud ass shut up. see how dumb it is to accuse someone of yelling or being mad? shut your shit up
No no, your clearly not mad and super level headed.
why are you yelling
Adorable
@Madison420 @deft
A knife can kill one person per minute. An AR-15 can kill dozens within that same time.
It's a false equivalency fallacy.
Not at all true, swords are still an execution method and I can guarantee you it doesn't take half a minute let alone a minute.
It isn't, but hyperbole is your path to tread if it makes you happy I suppose.
@Madison420
You are actually proposing that one idiot with a sword can slaughter dozens of people in less than a minute. LOL
It's time to turn off your video game and touch grass.
Correct sir, not only that but I can link you to Nazi and Japanese experiments on the subject of you've the stomach for it and the mods don't hammer me for nsflogwb.
@Madison420
You're obviously not willing to check facts, or you would have seen that I am not a "sir," merely by checking my profile. So forgive me for not believing someone's "promise" that they have Nazi propaganda (of all things) to back up their claims.
(Psst... Nazi experiments were never legit and never used actual Scientific Method. So quoting them doesn't do any good, anyway.)
I bet Elon misses you back on the Dead Bird site. You should go back and hang out with your buddies there.
Sir is a gender neutral honorific, but you're certainly welcome to be offended if that makes you feel better.
What does "Elon" have to do with anything? Like are you ok, you need help?
Is it even proportionally at the same level? Are you claiming that, adjusted to per capita, acid attacks in India are on par with mass shootings in the U.S.? And if so, are there mass acid attacks on schools at the rate of mass shootings in U.S. schools?
No I'm saying the human monster will use whatever is available. When guns are less available other crimes are more likely, and gun crime persists anyway. For India specifically they have about a third of the gun crime the US has.
Got it. Never make any laws against anything because people might not obey them.
Not at all what I said and actually that's specifically the opposite of what I've suggested.
I'm for registration and licensing, I dunno maybe read a bit before you decide to douche it up for no reason.