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In reply to the discussion: Man shopping for coffee creamer at Walmart attacked by vigilante for carrying gun he was legally per [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)an average of 3 shots fired. (Per the FBI, it's like 2.8 or something like that)
The mad rampage execution human slaughterhouse thing is incredibly rare. You talk about it like it's commonplace. It isn't. It's very high profile, but incredibly uncommon. Most shootings, are purpose-driven, and the victim knows the shooter. And a person with that mad rampage mindset, is pretty damn dangerous even with a knife. (So much so, the UK is working on banning all knives that can be used to stab. It's a backwards arms race.)
I'll agree, the baseball bat scenario is much less threatening to a broad number of people. Firearms ARE a force multiplier. No denying that. But we very much disagree about the scope and scale of restriction of access to them, it seems.
Which is not to say I am fully opposed to more regulation. I would actually like to see a LOT more regulation of a very specific, and targeted type. (I posted considerable details downthread, talking to Orrex.)