Stop trying to blame both sides. Democrats having been trying for decades to pass sensible gun safety legislation. Republicans block it each and every time. Fortunately, I live in a blue state with strict gun safety laws and our gun deaths are one of the lowest in the country.
But here’s the thing: if someone saved your life with a gun, you’d be grateful. You wouldn’t blame the weapon - you’d thank the person holding it.
A knife has many uses. A knife can't kill a dozen people in a matter of minutes (unless they're REALLY good with a knife). You see someone attacking people with a knife, you can run.
You're not entirely wrong, and yes it's hypocritical to absolve one weapon and not the other. Having said that, there's practical reasons to address guns first. The most important is that guns is a bigger problem. Gun deaths represent 13.7 deaths per 100K and stabbing deaths represent 0.53 per 100K, making guns a 27X greater problem than knives. Secondly, there's practicality. Knives serve a variety of domestic purposes and are indispensable in normal households. Guns serve a useful domestic purpose only in terms of hunting for food, which most people don't do, so the absence of a firearm is less impactful than the absence of knives for the average household. Also, guns can act over large distances whereas knives can't, making knives less useful as assassination tools, and because of the arms length reach less useful for mass killing than guns are. Basically, from a moral and logical standpoint there's virtually no difference between guns and knives as potential weapons, but from a practical standpoint there's a vast chasm between the two as to what needs to be addressed first. Also, the political implications can't be ignored, as the knife issue is less of a political flashpoint and not as good for public sound bites. I personally view knives as a more dangerous weapon generally, but it seems clear that guns are a bigger problem.
Nah both sides were in power and did fuck all about it.
So what. are you trying to say that gun violence is not a huge problem all over the US.
This is why comparing knives to guns is not meant to suggest they’re equivalent, but rather to highlight a flaw in logic.
You are proving my point here. The weapon used was a sniper rifle (built for precision, not rapid fire like an AK or Uzi) and 99% of the time used from high rise vantage points. I guarantee that if the shooter had used an automatic rifle and had been on the premises / in the crowd, another armed individual (be it a bodyguard, security personnel, or even an adult) would’ve taken him down before he got further away with his actions.
Again… who do you think stops the bad guys? You’re literally saying people can shoot a bad guy... (That’s assuming the shooters don’t take their own lives first) ((cowards)).
It’s never too late. One of your ex-colleagues apparently became a lawyer.
Correct and purely statistical, the more guns the more likelihood of a psychopath owning a gun and shooting people, whether that statistic is at 0.01% or 0.001%, there will be daily/weekly shootings.
We are going to get Knight Rider and Baywatch reruns.Jimmy Kimmel suspended for comments on Kirk shooter! "Pre-empted Indefinitely"
ABC Suspends ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ “Indefinitely” Over Charlie Kirk Shooting Comments
The network’s decision comes after affiliate group Nexstar said it would pull the late night show, and the chairman of the FCC suggested he might take action against ABC.www.yahoo.com
Chairman Comer Invites CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit to Testify on Radicalization of Online Forum Users - United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reformoversight.house.gov
“The politically motivated assassination of Charlie Kirk claimed the life of a husband, father, and American patriot. In the wake of this tragedy, and amid other acts of politically motivated violence, Congress has a duty to oversee the online platforms that radicals have used to advance political violence. To prevent future radicalization and violence, the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit must appear before the Oversight Committee and explain what actions they will take to ensure their platforms are not exploited for nefarious purposes,”
I agree that social media is fucking horrible, but I don't trust this administration to handle it.
Notice that Twitter isn't included? And obviously, Truth Social. No chance in hell the "social media" platform owned by Trump is going to be questioned. And why the fuck is Steam getting called in?
Then there's how this is written. Highlighting Kirk and sidelining everything else to and amid other acts of politically motivated violence.
This is McCarthyism all over again but instead of commies the target is "radicals". Next few years in Amurica are going to be interesting. Really wish they weren't our neighbors.
Jimmy kimmel fucking sucked. It’s about time his show is cancelled hahaha.Jimmy Kimmel suspended for comments on Kirk shooter! "Pre-empted Indefinitely"
ABC Suspends ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ “Indefinitely” Over Charlie Kirk Shooting Comments
The network’s decision comes after affiliate group Nexstar said it would pull the late night show, and the chairman of the FCC suggested he might take action against ABC.
