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Here's everything you need to know. CBS Sunday morning interviews a gun nut job. She states a demonstratively false statement about how many guns kill a people a year, and gets fucking zero push back. That's how we got to where we are. It's harder to get a driver's license than it is to get a gun.
EDIT: As we all know "knives and blunt objects" are obviously used to kill more people than assault rifles.
https://youtu.be/h5VRxqzitIU
Everyone acknowledges that the problem is mental health, everyone is convinced that solving guns is the answer.
You wanna know what I can make using styrofoam (or soap) and gasoline? Fucking napalm. You wanna know what will cause a lot more harm than a gunshot? Fucking napalm.
It must be the 90s again to see someone saying that styrofoam and gasoline makes napalm lol. That is not actual napalm. It could hurt people, but it's more like being lit on fire in modern plastic clothes than it is napalm.
Having easy access to guns is just objectively stupid.
Dude it's stuff that I can set on fire that will stick to you, and that's not including all of the other things that can hurt you like cars that are infinitely easier to access and operate. People like you would have us ban everything for no other reason than you're afraid.
Nice strawman. Regulation is not the same thing as banning. You shouldnt be able to buy guns so easily.
Are you sure cars are easier to access? You need to be licensed to operate a car in public.
And it's generally illegal to operate a gun in public...
Well, it's strictly illegal to operate a gun in public — and if we're talking about places that don't have open carry, it takes considerably longer to get your concealed carry and a lot more training.
Not to mention, you can pretty much bet that everyone around you has access to a car in the U.S. . The memes might make you think that every single American has firearms but the reality is that they don't.
They're arguing with an imaginary person and reciting talking points. I'm not sure they understand that I like guns, but understand that we need to control access to them.
I'm not afraid and don't think they should be banned. I like going shooting in the woods for fun. Cars require registration and a license like guns should.
Easy access to guns is objectively stupid. Read what I say without implying things.
Napalm is not styrofoam mixed with gas, full stop.
Red iron oxide and aluminum flakes. Fiber optic drone for around 1-1.5k.
None of that is regulated and I can do far more damage with that than a gun. Give me enough time and I can do better because it's already being done in other countries like Ukraine.
You wanna regulate red iron oxide and drones now that I've put the spectre of thermite drones into your mind? Oh, sorry — you're too fixated on the not napalm to realize the point. My mistake.
Put the meth down.
Thermite is only dangerous in very specific situations. You aren't some scary bad ass because you think you know how to make bombs. Bigger and better explosives are made with other things that get you put on a list for buying to much of.
Guns need to be regulated is such a broad statement. Its meant to allow dumb people to interpret it however they want. Easy access to guns is objectively stupid.
What makes you think I'd be using thermite as a bomb?
Ok, Mr. "I know what I'm doing and you don't" - I'm not going to continue elaborating on how unregulated materials can easily be used in destructive ways. Apparently someone remotely causing a wildfire in a neighborhood just can't compare to a crowd getting shot.
Beyond anything I've said, one thing is clear - you're advocating for a fascist government continuing to seize individual firearms.
I dont want firearms to be removed, beyond restricting access. Including logical fallacies is how I single out people with weak ideologies. Weak beliefs always lean on logical fallacies when challenged.
Move the goalposts again if you wish. Individual harm caused by thermite is relatively limited, even in a war like setting. Lighting a forest on fire doesn't require thermite. Unless you're a fuckin idiot or in middle school
The current administration is too inept to effectively remove firearms. Fascism has always existed in the US, but its more obvious today than in 1940. We don't win by clinging to guns and pretending they will provide retribution.
I won't elaborate on the very basic knowledge I have of explosives because you seem to think knowing about thermite makes you threatening lol.
Moving the goalposts?
You're on a post about an AR-15 ban but I've somehow moved the goalposts? I'm not wasting my time on this anymore.
I haven't actually been threatening anyone. I'm explaining how very easy it is to kill people and the various things that are unregulated that can be used to do so. Why do you feel threatened?
Almost like you're a fascist that's afraid to get shot.
Wut?
Dude, read the article - this isn't regulation, it's a ban.
Holy shit I've been arguing with someone that claims to be able to build bombs but can't manage to determine the content of an article that's been paraphrased for them. If you're basing whether or not guns should be regulated using yourself as a baseline, then god damnit – you got me, I have to agree with you.
Banning some guns is part of regulation, unless you don't understand how regulation works.
My 'wut' is about you fundamentally misunderstanding how regulation works. I'm not allowed to drive a semi because I don't have a class A license. Just like I shouldn't own an AR-15 to control the local deer population.
Oh, I didn't realize there was a license you could apply for that would give you the right to use assault weapons!
Please, produce it for me so I can get started. I will wait.
Edit: 😂😂 I don't understand how bans work when you've conjured up a nonexistent license. Incredible. Wait wait wait, don't tell me - it's up to the govt you've deemed too inept to handle the licensing?
Keep talking past the point all you want, i guess. Doesn't make anything you say more correct.
And you're virtually indistinguishable from a fascist, so who cares what your point is?
Edit: also no, I did address your point. You seem to believe competent regulatory procedures will be developed by an incompetent govt, and fully support their seizure of firearms. Ding ding ding, fascism.
No you don't get it, since we cannot eliminate all dangerous things that could injure or kill people the only option we have is to not even attempt to control any dangerous things that are currently killing and injuring people. /s
Hah, thank you. Feel like I'm arguing with some who lacks the ability to understand nuanced argument. Its OK to be wrong or disagree on a topic without being 100% right or wrong is a lesson that seems to be disappearing these days.
Most handgun calibre rounds are, well, round, for the most part. Bullets get the pointy end as we move towards bigger calibres, right?
Not really.
There's lots of big ammo that is "round", such as .50AE,. 475 Nitro, 30-30 Win, etc.
Actually, I'd say most large calibers between .404 PM and .700 Nitro Express are on the round side of things.
And, there is plenty of "pointy" small caliber rounds, like 5.7 x 28mm,. 17 HMR, 4.6x30 H&K, and depending on your leniency for what is "pointy,", even 9mm parabellum (luger) might apply.