Good guys with guns

@ponderable said
So lets put that defintion out:

A military gun is one, that reloads and shoots automatically as long as the trigger is pulled 8and the magazine not empty).

I hav enever heard of an automatic hunting rifle.

@kellyjay said
So you are okay getting shot by someone if they cannot do it repeatedly in a
very fast manner? Is it okay for the bad guys who will, by design, find a way to
overpower who they desire to get superior weapons because we restricted the
law-bidding people's ability to shoot a lot of bullets as quickly?

@kevcvs57 said
But it’s not bad guys in the classic sense it’s disorganised people with mental health issues. It’s not bank robbers and drug dealers shooting each other that’s upsetting people it’s deranged or severely depressed and angry young men killing kids and innocent shoppers.
It requires a concerted effort to keep mass killing machines out of the hands of those who would do harm for harms sake.

@jj-adams said
Actually most of the killings by guns in the US is done by criminals out to rob/rape/assault/etc.
And it's done by you-know-who.

@kevcvs57 said
But it’s not bad guys in the classic sense it’s disorganised people with mental health issues. It’s not bank robbers and drug dealers shooting each other that’s upsetting people it’s deranged or severely depressed and angry young men killing kids and innocent shoppers.
It requires a concerted effort to keep mass killing machines out of the hands of those who would do harm for harms sake.

@kellyjay said
Well, do that! Keep bad guys off the street, and sentence them to longer periods
for committing crimes with weapons. Instead of letting repeat offenders on the
streets, deal with the bad guys as they show themselves, bad guys. Leave the
law-bidding alone.

Wake up, America. This isn’t about defending liberties. It’s just plan savagery.

https://us.cnn.com/2022/05/30/us/pittsburgh-drive-by-shooting-infant/index.html

@no1marauder said
The US already has the highest incarceration rate in the world. https://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/2021.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjw1tGUBhDXARIsAIJx01k6iyRqwaBQSdjT7xx9VfTetU6u6ORONsdyfkwjVIFcho3j8Pl-cFYaAhZBEALw_wcB

"Despite making up close to 5% of the global population, the U.S. has more than 20% of the world’s prison population. Since 1970, our incarcerated population has ...[text shortened]... arceration#:~:text=Despite%20making%20up%20close%20to,outpacing%20population%20growth%20and%20crime.

@kellyjay said
With good cause, move the frigging prison system out into the Aleutian Islands
in Alaska, put them in tents in the middle of Arizona, don't let them on the streets
as repeat frigging offenders.

@no1marauder

Or maybe some people are more likely to commit crimes?

You can't compare one country to another.
They have different population demographics and culture.
Their history is different and so their modern way of life will be different.

@capacrapa said
@no1marauder

Or maybe some people are more likely to commit crimes?

You can't compare one country to another.
They have different population demographics and culture.
Their history is different and so their modern way of life will be different.

@capacrapa said
@no1marauder

Or maybe some people are more likely to commit crimes?

You can't compare one country to another.
They have different population demographics and culture.
Their history is different and so their modern way of life will be different.

@no1marauder said
It's funny that other countries have both A) Much lower incarnation rates; AND B) Much lower rates of violent crime.

Maybe the lock em up strategy that was adopted for decades should be recognized as the failure it was.

@no1marauder said
I'm assuming you have a racist explanation. Stop being such a coward and say so.

@mghrn55 said
So ........ that is actually a decent start.
And I will ask the same question I asked in other threads.
What is wrong with America ???