RE: Can someone tell me where in the 2nd amendment it says you can carry machine guns?
May 11, 2017 at 9:16 pm
(This post was last modified: May 11, 2017 at 9:18 pm by Gawdzilla Sama.)
Lance Kennedy Wrote:Reference : New Scientist, 6 May 2017, page 22
In the first four months of this year, there have been 105 mass shootings in the USA (defined as more than one person shot dead). This is a substantial increase over the 'normal' rate of mass shootings, and if it continues at this rate, will be the most for decades. The obvious reason for this is the loosening of gun controls by the Trump administration. In very short order, his lawmakers have made it much easier for people with mental illnesses to buy guns.
In addition, suicides by gun are up. Empirical evidence shows that most suicides are impulsive, with usually less than 10 minutes spent contemplating before acting. If no ready means of suicide is available in that time, the suicide does not happen. But ready availability of guns makes that chance disappear. If guns are not available, other methods are seriously less likely to end in death. Gun suicide 'succeeds' about 90% of the time, whereas pill overdose kills only 2% of the time. Suicides are rising in the USA, with a 24% increase from 1999 to 2014, and half of all suicides are by gun.
In addition, this year has seen a spike in accidental deaths by gunshot. Especially true for 3 year olds, who typically shoot themselves playing with guns they find lying around at home.
The National Rifle Association is the enemy of rational thinking in this arena. In the year 2000, the gun makers, Smith and Wesson tried to work with the Clinto administration to improve gun safety by adding locks and restricting magazine size. The response of the NRA was to institute a boycott on Smith and Wesson which nearly drove them out of business.
In 1996, a law was passed which prevents the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention from using research funding to advocate gun control. In effect, this prevents them from doing research into the impact of gun ownership. How can the USA have rational laws to reduce deaths and disabilities if there is no solid science based data to base those laws upon?
(May 11, 2017 at 8:42 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(May 11, 2017 at 3:15 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: I stand corrected.
Also, just wanted to say how much fun I'd think it to be to fire off a few hundred with Ma Deuce.
How about 1,500 rounds a minute, and 192 POUNDS of lead in the air in sixty seconds.
Yeah, the barrels wouldn't like that, but that's why are made to be changed.
Before anybody asks, I have that particular piece because the serial number shows that it entered service with the USN sometime in 1969. "Could be an old friend."
