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Would you support gun control if someone close to YOU died in a mass shooting?

American said:
I support the 2nd Amendment in spite of a shooting tragedy.
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a shooting tragedy has nothing to do with the second amendment IMHO so My support for part of a document I twice took an oath to defend changes not
 
TurtleDude said:
a shooting tragedy has nothing to do with the second amendment IMHO so My support for part of a document I twice took an oath to defend changes not
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I was responding the thread. ;)
 
No, I would not.

If someone I loved were killed in a terrible tragedy, what possible reason could that give me to support laws that would make the rest of my loved ones even less safe, and possibly even lead directly to their deaths at the hands of the police?

Our society protects politicians, money, and everything else it values with guns, but is only willing to protect our children with signs that say "no guns!".

Personally, I think our prioriites are backwards.
 
Soopairik said:
Gives safety.
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a faith based assertion that cannot be established by fact

have you ever been able to tell us why a "flash hider" or a pistol grip stock or a bayonet lug makes an AR 15 more "deadly" than one without those features?
 
gfm7175 said:
From what? And how so?
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we do know one thing-laws that make it harder for honest citizens to get firearms gives safety to stalkers, muggers, and home invaders. gun control generally only impacts those who follow the law, not criminals.
 
DebateChallenge said:
Alright I checked out your post and I checked out the link you provided. Its an old study from back in 2002 so it probably wouldn't be that relevant today but there might be some relevance. Washington D.C. tops the list although D.C. is not really a state but it does top the list by quite a big margin and D.C. is very democratic and it was far less gun friendly than any of the 50 states especially back in 2002 which was before the D.C. vs Heller case in 2008 in which D.C.s handgun ban was struck down by the SCOTUS. Alaska comes in at #2 and yes Alaska is a Republican controlled state but D.C. beats out Washington in gun deaths by a margin of 11.2, quite a big margin. Also way down at 43 is Maine which I believe is a Republican controlled state and even lower down is New Hampshire. Im not sure if New Hampshire is Republican controlled but I do know its very gun friendly. New Hampshire along with Vermont that its one of the most gun friendly states in the USA.
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Top ten states. Look again.
 
TurtleDude said:
it has been said fr years that a cop is most likely to be shot with his own gun-either suicide or by a mope snatching the gun from him. Vets and service members also have high rates of suicide as well
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I believe soldiers are given suicide pills.
 
DebateChallenge said:
I believe soldiers are given suicide pills.
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maybe some spies are. my nephew had over 60 months of combat in the rangers, and then SF. I don't think he had any
 
TurtleDude said:
a faith based assertion that cannot be established by fact

have you ever been able to tell us why a "flash hider" or a pistol grip stock or a bayonet lug makes an AR 15 more "deadly" than one without those features?
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Haven't you heard about all the drive by bayonetings?
 
Fledermaus said:
And them there silencers make that gun a super weapon....
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ghost guns that shoot 30 rounds a second!! out of 30 caliber magazines!
 
vegas giants said:
DC is a state now? LOL
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No, but it is a part of the USA nonetheless, an area of land known as a district. And it is less gun friendly than any of the states. And it is very democratic. And there is lots of violent crime in D.C.
 
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