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Originally Posted by Iggy City
What a terrible tragedy.
And on top of that, Trump is going to have a field day with this. Fuel the fires for a Muslim ban.
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I mean, this guy was born in New York, unless Trump is going to suggest deporting citizens over their religious beliefs, he can't do much.
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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
I believe everyone is entitled to own a gun, but magazine clips and assault rifles should be banned.
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Each event like this makes me more and more in favor of very strict gun control laws. I'm so tired of innocent people dying, every day, because the NRA has people convinced that the second amendment trumps all else.
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Originally Posted by AcGold
Oh I get it. The point is I don't agree with your argument. I disagree that it will make it harder.
School shooting absolutely would be more difficult to achieve. Act of terrorism with massive casualties not so much when historically the existence of terrorism is not dependent on guns.
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Gun control laws aren't just about stopping terrorists and school shooters. They're about preventing kids from getting their parents' gun and accidentally shooting themselves or a sibling or friend. It's about keeping weapons out of the hands of men who have already been arrested for domestic abuse, so that they don't murder their wives/girlfriends. It's about lowering the total number of guns available so fewer are around for gang members and drug dealers to easily obtain, etc.
Mass shootings draw attention to the problem, but hundreds of people are injured or murdered by firearms every single day. We panic over terrorists, but guns kill thousands more than terrorists annually, yet nothing is done to stop it.