RE: High school shooting in Parkland FL
February 16, 2018 at 3:24 pm
(This post was last modified: February 16, 2018 at 3:25 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(February 16, 2018 at 12:15 pm)pocaracas Wrote: If it's a right, then apply for Euthanasia. death by handgun, while the most efficient method of suicide around, isn't the cleanest.
No argument there.
(February 16, 2018 at 12:15 pm)pocaracas Wrote:(February 16, 2018 at 11:30 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: I posted a link above about that alleged statistic.
woo hooo... 2 per week?... One per week, one per month, one per year... How many is too many?
If there's a rate at which this sort of thing happens, it's not ok, by my book.
Nowhere did I say any rate was okay. My point is that introducing exaggerated claims, or conflating accidents and suicides in with shooting, does nothing to advance the conversation.
(February 16, 2018 at 3:19 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: The needle has to be moved by the voters before 'reasonable gun laws' become an issue that the Dems and Reps can compromise on. It's a 3rd rail for Republicans right now, they can't touch it, and won't touch it as long as what they've been doing still works for them on election day. It's not even a reliable vote-winner for Democrats from Democrats, many of whom are gun owners themselves.
The most we can hope for is blue states improving their individual state's firearm legislation, it's a non-starter at the federal level right now.
Sad but true.
