by GivinUDaHimelik » Wed Oct 04, 2017 2:48 pm
I don't want to politicize this tragedy, but do feel the need to respond to Fluppa's comment above.
I have actually done extensive research on the topic of gun control (and even won a debate about the topic) and typically, the safest states in the U.S. are the ones that have the softest gun control laws. The reason being, who wants to try and kill someone if that victim may have a gun themself? Also, tightening the gun laws only restricts law-abiding citizens from obtaining guns; you think a terrorist gets his guns at Wal-Mart?
This case in Vegas is a little different because it was a man who followed our laws for 64 years (and was free of any mental issues) before he decided to go buy 42 guns, thousands of rounds of ammo, and tons of ammonium nitrate to commit a mass murder. He turned some of his semi-automatic weapons into automatic weapons because it's illegal for him to buy one! Tell me how stricter gun laws keep a law-abiding citizen for 64 years who never would've popped up on the background checks as a danger to society, no matter how strict the gun laws are, from turning into a mass murderer.
The point is, pretty much everyone who uses a gun for a mass shooting is obtaining that gun illegally, either on the black market or stealing it from someone else. For those who legally purchased their guns, their killings are typically a crime of passion which no one can predict.
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