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It isn't crystal clear the way you think it is, as the single ruling supporting your theory the 2nd Amendment grants rights to /individuals/ outside of a "well regulated militia" as stated in the Constitution, didn't occur until Heller in 2008. Heller has been derided constantly by both sides of the isle, including a conservative former Supreme Court justice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
It's sad that gun deaths /and/ active shooter events have drastically risen since Clinton's assault rifle ban (which included the AR-15) sunset, and yet Republicans hail the increase in gun violence and deaths as the golden age of gun rights.
And yet amazing how the number of gun deaths per capita INCREASES in states with few gun control regulations, but is LOWER in states with a great number of gun control regulations.Quote:
The 45,222 total gun deaths in 2020 were by far the most on record, representing a 14% increase from the year before, a 25% increase from five years earlier and a 43% increase from a decade prior.
Gun murders, in particular, have climbed sharply in recent years. The 19,384 gun murders that took place in 2020 were the most since at least 1968, exceeding the previous peak of 18,253 recorded by the CDC in 1993. The 2020 total represented a 34% increase from the year before, a 49% increase over five years and a 75% increase over 10 years.
The number of gun suicides has also risen in recent years – climbing 10% over five years and 25% over 10 years – and is near its highest point on record. The 24,292 gun suicides that took place in 2020 were the most in any year except 2018, when there were 24,432.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tan...hs-in-the-u-s/Quote:
The rate of gun fatalities varies widely from state to state. In 2020, the states with the highest rates of gun-related deaths – counting murders, suicides and all other categories tracked by the CDC – included Mississippi (28.6 per 100,000 people), Louisiana (26.3), Wyoming (25.9), Missouri (23.9) and Alabama (23.6). The states with the lowest rates included New York (5.3), Rhode Island (5.1), New Jersey (5.0), Massachusetts (3.7) and Hawaii (3.4).
From the same source Seran provided.Quote:
While 2020 saw the highest total number of gun deaths in the U.S., this statistic does not take into account the nation’s growing population. On a per capita basis, there were 13.6 gun deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 – the highest rate since the mid-1990s, but still well below the peak of 16.3 gun deaths per 100,000 people in 1974.
Statistically speaking. One would have to join a crowd of 100,000 people over 10,000 times before they ever experienced a single gun death.
If you want to avoid getting shot don't visit or live in major population centers, something we have always known.
Because Uvalde was such a booming metropolis. "If you don't want to get shot in a country with a major gun epidemic, avoid people!!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
I have legally owned a firearm for over 30 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
You're just misinformed on this (like everything else)... believing that the word "militia" in the 2nd Amendment means it only pertains to military.
If you had a single functioning brain cell, even you would know you are full of shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
I bet you are also supportive of Shaft's math of "if you just ban assault rifles, you would reduce gun deaths by 25%!" aren't you?
Using your source, we don't have a gun epidemic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
Quit asking everyone else to give shit up because you choose to live in an overpopulated shit hole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDLgQ8jVA5o
Dude accidently flies near the kings beach house and the king is instantly rushed off by an armed security detail.
Somebody breaks into your home, the king expects you to wait for the police to show up 11 minutes later as you get to watch your wife and daughter get raped.
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”