03-19-2018, 02:11 PM
(03-15-2018, 08:31 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Also a myth perpetuated by Trump. He claimed crime was rampant when we're at some of our lowest levels in highest.
Very true. Also true is that the number of firearms in private hands skyrocketed during the same period of time that violent crime was dropping.
Quote:Not to use this as a "whataboutism" but to point out that we need to all agreed that we're safer now than we have been in a long time.
I've been saying this for years on this and the old board. I've also pointed out that you're more likely to die in a car crash or getting out of the shower then you are in a mass shooting. This simple fact hasn't done anything to reduce the outrage we've seen in the past month.
Quote:That said, there is data to suggest that since the assault rifle ban has expired, mass shootings are up.
I think you'd have a hard time tying the expiration of the ban as the cause of these shootings. Much like any copy cat crime, a sick individual looking for fame will follow the example of another who achieved it.
Quote:But all of that aside, this is why, as a teacher, my focus post Parkland has been support services for teachers, schools, and students. We need the kids who are falling through the cracks and contemplate self harm, suicide, or mass shootings. Arm me with support services, not a hand gun. I don't need metal detectors, I need counselors and social workers.
This is an outstanding response. If the efforts of these kids were focused in that direction then they'd have the entire country and both houses of Congress behind them. it's a shame they chose to focus on the tool used to kill instead of the reasons why this person decided killing was a viable, even preferable, option.
(03-19-2018, 01:18 PM)GMDino Wrote: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/02/gun-violence-public-health/553430/
The NRA does not want the data known so they can continue to create their own narrative void of facts that they do not like.
Of perhaps they don't want tax payer funds used to advance an anti-2A agenda? What was it Twain said about statistics? In any event Bloomberg is a multi-billionaire, he could fund such a study out of his own pocket and not even notice. He claims that limiting gun ownership is his goal, why not facilitate the research to back his agenda?
