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In response to "I don't think it's actually happening more, as much as the scale is somewhat larger. If I was going to blame anything for that fact I would blame the " by pmb

ultimately I think the best solution is Gun Control but... -- nm

Posted by Mel Profit (aka mel profit) Sep 17 '13, 07:36

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people have had guns for decades, why is it all of a sudden now that this is happening more? - groiny Sep 17, 07:39 18
- Part of the cultural issue is the love of guns. I do think the media's fascination with this breeds more of it, but gun control would help. - pmb Sep 17, 07:49 4
  - I think there is a whole lot of things at play with the cultural issues..... - groiny Sep 17, 07:52 3
    - I agree there's a lot, which is why focusing on the tools used first makes so much sense. - pmb Sep 17, 07:59 1
      - I agree with you, I am fine with taking the AR-15 and similar guns out of the equation. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 17, 08:03
    - I can agree with a lot of what you say here. There's no one cause. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 17, 07:53
- When did semi-automatics become available to the public? -- nm - Roger More Sep 17, 07:41 1
  - they weren't even invented until the 20th century. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 07:43
- it's not 'happening more'. homicides, gun violence, and even mass shootings are on a long decline trend. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 17, 07:41 3
  - I'd be interested to see the stats on this. -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 07:45 1
    - Homicide's pretty easy to find data on. And the decline in crime over the 1990s has been talked about a lot in recent years. - Roger More Sep 17, 07:54
  - I don't know about that last part. -- nm - Roger More Sep 17, 07:44
- if you think the gun laws haven't been weakened in the last 30 years there's no point in talking about it. - Mel Profit Sep 17, 07:41 6
  - sure, they have been, but IIRC this guy did this with a handgun. - groiny Sep 17, 07:45 5
    - he had three guns, one of them an AR-15. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 07:47 4
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        thanks. still tons of misinformation out there. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 07:54
      - While I would like to own an AR-15, I would be ok if they removed those from circulation. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 17, 07:49 1
        
        we can agree on that. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 07:50

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