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In reply to the discussion: A person capable of shooting a five year old eleven times is beyond gun control. [View all]JI7
(89,247 posts)48. so what ? people still die in car accidents, does that mean we should not regulate
things like drinking and driving, using phone while driving, speed limits etc ?
people die from faulty products and we have recalls on them if one dies .
why is it when it comes to guns just because people might still die another way or we can't say it would prevent something 100 percent we should do nothing at all ?
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A person capable of shooting a five year old eleven times is beyond gun control. [View all]
Herlong
Dec 2012
OP
Yes, but if there were only 6 bullets per clip perhaps someone could of stopped him when reloading.
peacebird
Dec 2012
#1
You said that if he had guns with lower capacity, he just would have spent less bullets on each kid.
EOTE
Dec 2012
#94
Not that I expect an answer (at least not an answer that wouldn't be provided by an infant)
EOTE
Dec 2012
#148
I'm not 'glad' about anything that happened, except that maybe, just maybe, the
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#101
This family had the cash to get the finest mental health services in the world. This is about guns
riderinthestorm
Dec 2012
#17
Except he was exibiting all sorts of mental health issues back when he was under 18
jeff47
Dec 2012
#109
There certainly is, but it's just ever so much more satisfy to scream at each other to no purpose.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#31
If it was the culture, violent crime in general would be going up. It's not.
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2012
#45
This isn't about "true human evolution", this is about machines designed to kill lots of people in a
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2012
#49
Yes, but if you're shooting a varmint, you aren't going to be firing dozens of rounds (nt)
jeff47
Dec 2012
#159
So let's just give the fuck up and put increasingly deadly weapons into their hands!
villager
Dec 2012
#51
The gun he used at that range will over-penetrate a lot. A shotgun would not as much.
jeff47
Dec 2012
#161
Why don't you explain why we in the US have the highest incidence of these types of massacres then
PA Democrat
Dec 2012
#75
Probably from a mental perspective, but gun control isn't about mental health.
Bradical79
Dec 2012
#128
Gun Control Enters The Picture BEFORE This Kid Ever Gets His Hands On One
ChoppinBroccoli
Dec 2012
#130
It's OK - you'll understand eventually - the control works it way out and around
jmg257
Dec 2012
#141