I did not have an emotional response to the shooting, at least not a strong one. The victims to me are not more important than the thousands of people who were raped or murdered today. My main thought was if I had had my smallest conceal carry handgun there (which I would not be allowed to do) I would attempt to engage the shooters if I felt I had a 25% chance of success.
You don't post every day about the victims of car crashes or obesity. Our response should be proportional to the effect. Also handguns kill a lot more people than rifles combined ... I can say assault rifles only kill x vs y people.
There are millions of people who have died under dictators who disarmed them.
My belief is that the 2nd Amendment helps prevent democide. Now, if you do not agree then we can discuss that. Also I would like to know what your answer is to a 20 year old woman taking the bus home at 1am, or whether you agree with me that "common sense gun control" would involve letting honorably discharged special forces conceal carry.
Also I'd like to know if you thought you had a 25% chance if you'd engage the shooter or consider charging him if you were unarmed as I would.
So in other words, you are not willing to have any serious discussion about gun rights, you'll just insult people who don't support a full gun ban.
By the way, if I were the person in the pic and I'd still engage, that would still mean I was not a coward, and tackling the shooter sometimes works. If you ever get back to me I'd appreciate if you could answer my questions. The typical response I get is the one you gave me, or that I'm racist etc.
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