Things that made you Facepalm today (Political Version)

[Parkbandit]

Preventing high capacity magazines

What is considered "high capacity magazines" currently?

Won't do shit.

assault rifles

More people are killed by handguns than assault rifles.

More people are killed by knives, fists and other weapons than assault rifles. Why is the focus on one of the least used weapons?

the mentally unstable

This is the one that would have the most impact... except who determines if someone is mentally stable or not?

children

You have to be 18 to own a gun in the US.

and felons from owning firearms would reduce that dramatically.

It is already illegal for most felons to own a firearm. Do you propose to make it SUPER ILLEGAL!!!!!?

[Methais]

Preventing high capacity magazines, assault rifles, the mentally unstable, children and felons from owning firearms would reduce that dramatically.

Good news, high capacity magazines and assault rifles already can't own firearms.

[Gelston]

You can't legally own an assault rifle. The shooter did not have an assault rifle.

[Shaps]

Firearm deaths are the highest cause of unnatural death by crime in the country. Preventing high capacity magazines, assault rifles, the mentally unstable, children and felons from owning firearms would reduce that dramatically. Look at the EU, Japan, Canada, they don't have a fraction of our firearm deaths. Stop being a witless NRA schill.

It's called being an American, that understands the Constitution, and is able to understand why it was presented as the 2nd Amendment in a document that set the basis for a country... not an "NRA schill"...

By your logic, you are un-American. I suppose in that case I could say to you, stop being a communist piece of shit.

Just because you "claim" something, doesn't make you right. The fact you think "assault weapons" are to blame, doesn't make you right. The fact you ignore all other violence, unless it suits your political agenda, doesn't make you right.

You can say you are all you want... Facts don't give two fucks about your opinion.

All those other countries you mentioned, don't have the same freedoms enshrined in their Constitution that the US does... designed to ensure power resides with the populous, not the government... which is why the "Leftists" hate the US so much... they want power for themselves... not for the individual citizens.

[Seran]

None of the freedoms you claim actually live within the Constitution. Surely you don't think that teen was acting on behalf of a "well-regulated militia" when he all Order 66 on that classroom full of children? Each state has a National Guard, whose training and armament were exactly what was enshrined in our Constitution to the letter.

You don't have a right to own firearms, you don't have a right to sell firearms to mentally disturbed people, you don't have a right to use firearms to murder innocents. Take a deep breath and realize that reality.

[beldannon5]

I think you should be at least 21 to own a gun period. Also there shoudl be strick mental evaluations before allowing said guns to be bought. I know some people slip through of course. i think it would prevent some of this for sure. (if you bring up military starts at 18 then sure, however they are usually run through extreme tests and if they serve the country they shoudl be able to at 18) Noticed the govenor said the person didn't have any signs of mentail illness, yet seeing messages from the people that knew him, he defintely did

[Shaps]

The fact you don't realize every argument you're making, is already law, shows your ineptitude.

1. We do have the right to own firearms.
2. "Mentally disturbed" people/convicts/etc. are not supposed to own firearms.
3. Murder is already illegal.

Take a deep breath, and understand - you're a partisan moron that is not able to make a coherent argument. Literally everything you said is already Law.


Here's some FACTS for your dumbass...

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tan...hs-in-the-u-s/

"In 2020, the most recent year for which complete data is available, 45,222 people died from gun-related injuries in the U.S., according to the CDC."

"In 2020, 54% of all gun-related deaths in the U.S. were suicides (24,292), while 43% were murders (19,384), according to the CDC."

So.. a country of 350 million + people... 1 year.. less than 20,000 murdered by guns. I'm not a math expert, but that's infinitesimally small. Every murder is horrible, but to ensure the populous is able to defend itself from Government overreach and oppression is reasonable.

Meanwhile...

"https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm"

Heart disease: 696,962
Cancer: 602,350
COVID-19: 350,831
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 200,955
Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 160,264
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 152,657
Alzheimer’s disease: 134,242
Diabetes: 102,188
Influenza and pneumonia: 53,544
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 52,547

So.. how about you join a Weight Watchers support group, promote less sugar consumption, endorse stricter smoking laws... or you could just shut the fuck up... because everything you comment on is solely based on a political viewpoint which has no context or basis in reality.

TLDR: Just shut the fuck up you partisan piece of shit.

[Shaps]

I think you should be at least 21 to own a gun period. Also there shoudl be strick mental evaluations before allowing said guns to be bought. I know some people slip through of course. i think it would prevent some of this for sure. (if you bring up military starts at 18 then sure, however they are usually run through extreme tests and if they serve the country they shoudl be able to at 18) Noticed the govenor said the person didn't have any signs of mentail illness, yet seeing messages from the people that knew him, he defintely did

If the Government says 18 is the age of "adulthood" and right to vote.. then every legal protection should be afforded them. I disagree with the law saying you can only drink at 21, etc...

Either change the legal age of "adulthood" as it applies to the law to accommodate the discrepancies, or set everything as "legal" at 18 as it is currently the definition of an "adult".

That's my opinion on it.

The one thing that I think should be implemented... is every individual purchasing a weapon must be required to complete a minimum of an 80 hour firearms course/drills - or alternative "test-out" options (ie. shooting drills, assembly/disassembly, written test, etc). The fact we have licenses for vehicles, and not weapons is absurd.

I am 100% for people owning weapons, but requiring a safety/drills course to ensure proper handling is well within the respectable purview in my opinion.

[beldannon5]

If taking guns away (banning) would help I would be all for it, however when's the last time you heard a criminal say oh I can't have one I will just forget to kill or hurt someone? Or it's against the law to steal then i just won't do it. Not going to happen. It's a PEOPLE problem

[beldannon5]

If the Government says 18 is the age of "adulthood" and right to vote.. then every legal protection should be afforded them. I disagree with drinking at 21, etc...

Either change the legal age of "adulthood" as it applies to the law to accommodate the discrepancies, or set everything as "legal" at 18 as it is currently the definition of an "adult".

That's my opinion on it.

Understand what you are saying. I suppose if you are an adult you are an adult. Just sucks these things happen and there really isn't much they can do about it, till People start being better