slowguy wrote:
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you don't think there's anything to see here. you think these mass shooters are all buying and using specifically
this class of weapon for some other reason, and that's it's the responsibility of all of us who note this coincidence to
prove to you the nexus. agree to disagree.
I don't know for sure what the nexus is or isn't. I like it when people who offer an assertion back that assertion up with some sort of evidence. I don't think that's a particularly oddball request. Unfortunately, in the gun debate, both sides rely almost entirely on emotional response, and toss concepts like evidence, knowledge, and facts out the window.
"These mass shooters" are NOT all buying this specific class of weapon. As has been repeatedly pointed out, more of these mass shootings (more than 3 times as many incidents since 1982) have been perpetrated with other types of weapons, handguns mostly (by an almost 2/1 ratio). Again, facts, knowledge, evidence.
When you plan to ban something, or blame someone/something, it's on you to back up those opinions with facts.
the tactical rifle craze is newer. and in particular i think it gained a of steam when the kenyan became president. here's an interesting trend note from
guns and ammo: "The first is that many people bet heavily on a Hillary Clinton Presidency. That means making as many ARs as the machinery could turn out, and a lot of those ARs are still clogging the arteries of distributor and retailer shelves."
no nexus there between the hate machine and AR sales.
so, do you mind if i start at 2008, and i'll leave nothing out? and i don't know the answer i'll find. i'm just going to go down the list and do a little checking and see where the facts take us. i'll just start with the largest number of deaths and work down, until i'm done with the double digit deaths.
las vegas, 2017, 58 killed, tactical rifle
orlando, 2016, 49 killed, tactical rifle
sandy hook, 2012, 28 killed, tactical rifle
sutherland, tx, 2017, 25 killed, tactical rifle
parkland, 2018, 17 killed, tactical rifle
san bernardino, 2015, 14 killed, tactical rifles + semi auto pistols
fort hood, 2009, 13 killed, semi auto pistol
binghamton, 2006, 13 killed, 3 x semi auto pistols
washtington navy yard, 2009, 12 killed, tactical rifle
aurora, 2012, 12 killed, tactical rifle
kinston, al, 2009, 10 killed, tactical rifle
so, there you go. make of that what you will.
Dan Empfield
aka Slowman