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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,806
    PJ_Soul said:
    Get_Right said:
    The people doing harm are not getting guns from proper channels. They are getting them from the street. It is not complicated. Just make them illegal to sell, buy or own. From my cold dead hands yeah, not yours Charlton. But maybe a 9 year old kid.

    Well this is often not the case. Plenty of crimes, including mass shootings and lot of murders, especially domestic violence ones, are carried out by people using guns that they legally purchased, or that their parents legally purchased. 

    That is what gun owners say. Sorry not buying it. We have too many guns in the US. Just get rid of them.
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 26,063
    edited April 23

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    Still having the “responsible” gun owners debate? Jeebus.

    it feels like we are still debating like we did back in columbine times.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,806
    mickeyrat said:
    Get_Right said:
    The people doing harm are not getting guns from proper channels. They are getting them from the street. It is not complicated. Just make them illegal to sell, buy or own. From my cold dead hands yeah, not yours Charlton. But maybe a 9 year old kid.

    which leads to the question of where many of these guns come from? surely all are not straw purchases from otherwise legal transactions. look to close gun show/private sale with no accoubting or background checks and from thefts from hones and businesses.

    registration means we can hold those folks accoubtable for a. not reasonably securing weapons and b. for not reporting thefts. 

    Now folks will complain that they are victims in a crime. That IS true however if you dont know where your deadly weapons are and do not regularly check there securement/location as the owner , then you're an irresponsible fuck who needs jailed.

    Prosecute parents of children who kill themselves or others. sane reason, you're an irresponsible fuck who needs jailed. 

    Just like marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine or heroin. It finds it way in. 
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,997
    seanwon said:

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    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p




    Ah. Nevertheless.
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,997
    My favorite message board schtick is the “ah ha! You didn’t address it, so you must tacitly endorse it!! Haha I’m very intelligent!” 
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,997
    edited April 24
    Super weird to assume people are ok with kids getting gunned down, especially since there are lots of posts of people having problems with kids being gunned down (to say the least). 
    Post edited by Tim Simmons on
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 15,797
    edited April 24
    Nothing will ever change in the USA with guns. Ever
    Post edited by lastexitlondon on


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  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 10,254
    Get_Right said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Get_Right said:
    The people doing harm are not getting guns from proper channels. They are getting them from the street. It is not complicated. Just make them illegal to sell, buy or own. From my cold dead hands yeah, not yours Charlton. But maybe a 9 year old kid.

    Well this is often not the case. Plenty of crimes, including mass shootings and lot of murders, especially domestic violence ones, are carried out by people using guns that they legally purchased, or that their parents legally purchased. 

    That is what gun owners say. Sorry not buying it. We have too many guns in the US. Just get rid of them.
    That will never happen. So why not crack down on those who illegally purchase or own guns?
    I'm for stricter penalties for gun violations. Keeping gang enhancements - no one likes gangs and they are horrible for society. Universal background checks as long as the cost is reasonable
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 51,697
    Get_Right said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Get_Right said:
    The people doing harm are not getting guns from proper channels. They are getting them from the street. It is not complicated. Just make them illegal to sell, buy or own. From my cold dead hands yeah, not yours Charlton. But maybe a 9 year old kid.

    Well this is often not the case. Plenty of crimes, including mass shootings and lot of murders, especially domestic violence ones, are carried out by people using guns that they legally purchased, or that their parents legally purchased. 

    That is what gun owners say. Sorry not buying it. We have too many guns in the US. Just get rid of them.

    Not possible in America. The actual problem in America (as i'i've probably said a bunch of times before) is the gun culture. Until that changes, nothing else will. 
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  • seanwon
    seanwon Posts: 732
    edited 9:24PM
    mickeyrat said:
    seanwon said:

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    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p



    Did you then? did you figure out there has been far less traffic on amt for a month or more now? did you figure out this story is posted on the previous page? 

    did you ?
    did you?
    as if we are supposed to post every single mass shooting on here and talk about how bad it sucks and how we need to do something about the guns or the mental health.

    clowns come around trying to tell us what to be outraged about while supporting trump. 

    seanwon should spare us the faux outrage on this one.
    I'm a Liberal, just not an indoctrinated racist Leftist.  There's millions of us sick of Dems like you...that's why we won't vote with you any longer.  You aren't even bright enough to realize I only starting posting here pointing out black gun crime because you [name calling removed by admin] claimed we have a "white gun problem" and we should take guns away from white people.  Stop embarrassing yourself.  josevolution said:
    seanwon said:

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    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    Pathetic post! Maybe just maybe we’re sick and tired of trying to express the same outrage most of us have expressed here for years! To me it doesn’t matter who the shooter is what color or gender they are. So go and gaslight somewhere else! Where’s your outrage about the bombing of the school in Iran that killed over 100 children? 
    I'm not an overemotional Leftist, I don't get outraged by things I can't control and have nothing to do with.  Leads to stress, high blood pressure, misery.....

    How do you guys feel about the Christian genocide in Africa.  Bahhhh, doesn't check a box, who cares?

    seanwon said:

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    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    you're just mad that it wasn't at a school...
    Come on!  Only white guys shoot up schools....

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    Post edited by Kat at
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  • seanwon
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    Not sure why you guys are so concerned about fake white gun violence, but let's just take a breather from white vs, black since it makes you so emotional.  Here is something we can ALL agree on!

    (216) If You're AGAINST GUNS - YouTube

    1996: 9/29 Randall's Island 2,  10/1 Buffalo                  2000: 8/27 Saratoga Springs
    2003: 4/29 Albany,  5/2 Buffalo,  7/9 MSG 2                   2006: 5/12 Albany,  6/3 East Rutherford 2
    2008: 6/27 Hartford                 2009: 10/27 Philadelphia 1              2010: 5/15 Hartford,   5/21 MSG 2
    2013: 10/15 Worcester 1,  10/25 Hartford                       2014: 10/1 Cincinnati
    2016: 5/2 MSG 2,   8/5 Fenway 1,  11/7 Temple of the Dog MSG
    2018: 9/2 Fenway 1
    2020: 3/30 MSG             2022: 9/11 MSG            2023: 9/10 Noblesville
    2024: 9/3 MSG 1, 9/4 MSG 2 , 9/15 Fenway 1, 9/17 Fenway 2
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 26,063
    edited 9:27PM
    seanwon said:
    mickeyrat said:
    seanwon said:

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    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p



    Did you then? did you figure out there has been far less traffic on amt for a month or more now? did you figure out this story is posted on the previous page? 

    did you ?
    did you?
    as if we are supposed to post every single mass shooting on here and talk about how bad it sucks and how we need to do something about the guns or the mental health.

    clowns come around trying to tell us what to be outraged about while supporting trump. 

    seanwon should spare us the faux outrage on this one.
    I'm a Liberal, just not an indoctrinated racist Leftist.  There's millions of us sick of Dems like you...that's why we won't vote with you any longer.  You aren't even bright enough to realize I only starting posting here pointing out black gun crime because you [name calling removed by admin] claimed we have a "white gun problem" and we should take guns away from white people.  Stop embarrassing yourself.  josevolution said:
    seanwon said:

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    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    Pathetic post! Maybe just maybe we’re sick and tired of trying to express the same outrage most of us have expressed here for years! To me it doesn’t matter who the shooter is what color or gender they are. So go and gaslight somewhere else! Where’s your outrage about the bombing of the school in Iran that killed over 100 children? 
    I'm not an overemotional Leftist, I don't get outraged by things I can't control and have nothing to do with.  Leads to stress, high blood pressure, misery.....

    How do you guys feel about the Christian genocide in Africa.  Bahhhh, doesn't check a box, who cares?

    seanwon said:

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    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    you're just mad that it wasn't at a school...
    Come on!  Only white guys shoot up schools....

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    you are not a liberal. look at the way you speak.

    also, watch who you are calling a dumb shit. you are the one putting words in everyone's mouths saying we need to "take guns away from white people". let me know when minority shooters start doing more of the mass shootings, because usually it is an angry white man.

    personally, i want all guns to be more difficult to get. meaning background checks for all purchases, mandatory gun safety classes, limits on magazine sizes and how much ammo can be purchased at once, and all guns licensed and insured like a car. for all people. not just the white ones.
    Post edited by Kat at
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 26,063
    also @seanwon, i couldn't give less of a shit who you are going to vote for, so do not threaten me with you not voting for dems. go find you someone worth voting for.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 26,063
    seanwon said:
    mickeyrat said:
    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p



    Did you then? did you figure out there has been far less traffic on amt for a month or more now? did you figure out this story is posted on the previous page? 

    did you ?
    did you?
    as if we are supposed to post every single mass shooting on here and talk about how bad it sucks and how we need to do something about the guns or the mental health.

    clowns come around trying to tell us what to be outraged about while supporting trump. 

    seanwon should spare us the faux outrage on this one.
    I'm a Liberal, just not an indoctrinated racist Leftist.  There's millions of us sick of Dems like you...that's why we won't vote with you any longer.  You aren't even bright enough to realize I only starting posting here pointing out black gun crime because you dumb shits claimed we have a "white gun problem" and we should take guns away from white people.  Stop embarrassing yourself.  josevolution said:
    seanwon said:

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    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    Pathetic post! Maybe just maybe we’re sick and tired of trying to express the same outrage most of us have expressed here for years! To me it doesn’t matter who the shooter is what color or gender they are. So go and gaslight somewhere else! Where’s your outrage about the bombing of the school in Iran that killed over 100 children? 
    I'm not an overemotional Leftist, I don't get outraged by things I can't control and have nothing to do with.  Leads to stress, high blood pressure, misery.....

    How do you guys feel about the Christian genocide in Africa.  Bahhhh, doesn't check a box, who cares?

    seanwon said:

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    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    you're just mad that it wasn't at a school...
    Come on!  Only white guys shoot up schools....

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally
    here ya go buddy.

    https://rockinst.org/gun-violence/mass-shooting-factsheet/

    definition- a  mass shooting is an incident of targeted violence carried out by one or more shooters at one or more public or populated locations. Multiple victims (both injuries and fatalities) are associated with the attack, and both the victims and location(s) are chosen either at random or for their symbolic value. The event occurs within a single 24-hour period, though most attacks typically last only a few minutes. The motivation of the shooting must not correlate with gang violence or targeted militant or terroristic activity.

    74% carried out by handguns

    54.8% of shooters are white
    shooters are 95.4% male
    average age 34.5 years
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • Halifax2TheMax
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  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,829
    edited 9:29PM
    seanwon said:
    mickeyrat said:
    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p



    Did you then? did you figure out there has been far less traffic on amt for a month or more now? did you figure out this story is posted on the previous page? 

    did you ?
    did you?
    as if we are supposed to post every single mass shooting on here and talk about how bad it sucks and how we need to do something about the guns or the mental health.

    clowns come around trying to tell us what to be outraged about while supporting trump. 

    seanwon should spare us the faux outrage on this one.
    I'm a Liberal, just not an indoctrinated racist Leftist.  There's millions of us sick of Dems like you...that's why we won't vote with you any longer.  You aren't even bright enough to realize I only starting posting here pointing out black gun crime because you [name calling removed by admin] claimed we have a "white gun problem" and we should take guns away from white people.  Stop embarrassing yourself.  josevolution said:
    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    Pathetic post! Maybe just maybe we’re sick and tired of trying to express the same outrage most of us have expressed here for years! To me it doesn’t matter who the shooter is what color or gender they are. So go and gaslight somewhere else! Where’s your outrage about the bombing of the school in Iran that killed over 100 children? 
    I'm not an overemotional Leftist, I don't get outraged by things I can't control and have nothing to do with.  Leads to stress, high blood pressure, misery.....

    How do you guys feel about the Christian genocide in Africa.  Bahhhh, doesn't check a box, who cares?

    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    you're just mad that it wasn't at a school...
    Come on!  Only white guys shoot up schools....

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally
    If you’re not emotionally attached, then you wouldn’t call it Christian genocide in Nigeria. The right is trying to frame it that way for emotional leverage so the Trump admin will have support to violate another country’s sovereignty.   
    Post edited by Kat at
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 10,254
    edited 9:31PM
    seanwon said:
    mickeyrat said:
    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p



    Did you then? did you figure out there has been far less traffic on amt for a month or more now? did you figure out this story is posted on the previous page? 

    did you ?
    did you?
    as if we are supposed to post every single mass shooting on here and talk about how bad it sucks and how we need to do something about the guns or the mental health.

    clowns come around trying to tell us what to be outraged about while supporting trump. 

    seanwon should spare us the faux outrage on this one.
    I'm a Liberal, just not an indoctrinated racist Leftist.  There's millions of us sick of Dems like you...that's why we won't vote with you any longer.  You aren't even bright enough to realize I only starting posting here pointing out black gun crime because you [name calling removed by admin] claimed we have a "white gun problem" and we should take guns away from white people.  Stop embarrassing yourself.  josevolution said:
    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    Pathetic post! Maybe just maybe we’re sick and tired of trying to express the same outrage most of us have expressed here for years! To me it doesn’t matter who the shooter is what color or gender they are. So go and gaslight somewhere else! Where’s your outrage about the bombing of the school in Iran that killed over 100 children? 
    I'm not an overemotional Leftist, I don't get outraged by things I can't control and have nothing to do with.  Leads to stress, high blood pressure, misery.....

    How do you guys feel about the Christian genocide in Africa.  Bahhhh, doesn't check a box, who cares?

    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    you're just mad that it wasn't at a school...
    Come on!  Only white guys shoot up schools....

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally
    here ya go buddy.

    https://rockinst.org/gun-violence/mass-shooting-factsheet/

    definition- a  mass shooting is an incident of targeted violence carried out by one or more shooters at one or more public or populated locations. Multiple victims (both injuries and fatalities) are associated with the attack, and both the victims and location(s) are chosen either at random or for their symbolic value. The event occurs within a single 24-hour period, though most attacks typically last only a few minutes. The motivation of the shooting must not correlate with gang violence or targeted militant or terroristic activity.

    74% carried out by handguns

    54.8% of shooters are white
    shooters are 95.4% male
    average age 34.5 years
    I've never heard that definition before. Why exclude gang violence? 
    Is it so they can skew the numbers? I honestly can't think of another reason to exclude it. 
    Also, excluding terroristic motives seems dumb to me. Some of the most notorious mass shootings were forms of terrorism. Pulse Night club wasn't a mass shooting then?
    Post edited by Kat at
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 26,063
    mace1229 said:
    seanwon said:
    mickeyrat said:
    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p



    Did you then? did you figure out there has been far less traffic on amt for a month or more now? did you figure out this story is posted on the previous page? 

    did you ?
    did you?
    as if we are supposed to post every single mass shooting on here and talk about how bad it sucks and how we need to do something about the guns or the mental health.

    clowns come around trying to tell us what to be outraged about while supporting trump. 

    seanwon should spare us the faux outrage on this one.
    I'm a Liberal, just not an indoctrinated racist Leftist.  There's millions of us sick of Dems like you...that's why we won't vote with you any longer.  You aren't even bright enough to realize I only starting posting here pointing out black gun crime because you dumb shits claimed we have a "white gun problem" and we should take guns away from white people.  Stop embarrassing yourself.  josevolution said:
    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    Pathetic post! Maybe just maybe we’re sick and tired of trying to express the same outrage most of us have expressed here for years! To me it doesn’t matter who the shooter is what color or gender they are. So go and gaslight somewhere else! Where’s your outrage about the bombing of the school in Iran that killed over 100 children? 
    I'm not an overemotional Leftist, I don't get outraged by things I can't control and have nothing to do with.  Leads to stress, high blood pressure, misery.....

    How do you guys feel about the Christian genocide in Africa.  Bahhhh, doesn't check a box, who cares?

    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    you're just mad that it wasn't at a school...
    Come on!  Only white guys shoot up schools....

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally
    here ya go buddy.

    https://rockinst.org/gun-violence/mass-shooting-factsheet/

    definition- a  mass shooting is an incident of targeted violence carried out by one or more shooters at one or more public or populated locations. Multiple victims (both injuries and fatalities) are associated with the attack, and both the victims and location(s) are chosen either at random or for their symbolic value. The event occurs within a single 24-hour period, though most attacks typically last only a few minutes. The motivation of the shooting must not correlate with gang violence or targeted militant or terroristic activity.

    74% carried out by handguns

    54.8% of shooters are white
    shooters are 95.4% male
    average age 34.5 years
    I've never heard that definition before. Why exclude gang violence? 
    Is it so they can skew the numbers? I honestly can't think of another reason to exclude it. 
    Also, excluding terroristic motives seems dumb to me. Some of the most notorious mass shootings were forms of terrorism. Pulse Night club wasn't a mass shooting then?
    you would have to ask the rockefeller institute of government. they provided the definition.

    i would imagine terrorism, in the sense of something like 9/11 has external funding or is state sponsored and i can see how they would separate that from regular mass shooting incidents that we see basically daily here in the us. 

    things like pulse could be just a mass shooting or it could be terrorism because it targeted a specific group of people. the las vegas shooter at that concert was a mass shooting. there were no specific targets from what i remember. just country music fans. pulse could be terrorism because it targeted the lgbtq community. 

    but please to not lose the point of the post, being the stats provided at the bottom of it, to rebut seanwon's "post".
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 10,254
    edited May 11
    mace1229 said:
    seanwon said:
    mickeyrat said:
    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p



    Did you then? did you figure out there has been far less traffic on amt for a month or more now? did you figure out this story is posted on the previous page? 

    did you ?
    did you?
    as if we are supposed to post every single mass shooting on here and talk about how bad it sucks and how we need to do something about the guns or the mental health.

    clowns come around trying to tell us what to be outraged about while supporting trump. 

    seanwon should spare us the faux outrage on this one.
    I'm a Liberal, just not an indoctrinated racist Leftist.  There's millions of us sick of Dems like you...that's why we won't vote with you any longer.  You aren't even bright enough to realize I only starting posting here pointing out black gun crime because you dumb shits claimed we have a "white gun problem" and we should take guns away from white people.  Stop embarrassing yourself.  josevolution said:
    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    Pathetic post! Maybe just maybe we’re sick and tired of trying to express the same outrage most of us have expressed here for years! To me it doesn’t matter who the shooter is what color or gender they are. So go and gaslight somewhere else! Where’s your outrage about the bombing of the school in Iran that killed over 100 children? 
    I'm not an overemotional Leftist, I don't get outraged by things I can't control and have nothing to do with.  Leads to stress, high blood pressure, misery.....

    How do you guys feel about the Christian genocide in Africa.  Bahhhh, doesn't check a box, who cares?

    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    you're just mad that it wasn't at a school...
    Come on!  Only white guys shoot up schools....

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally
    here ya go buddy.

    https://rockinst.org/gun-violence/mass-shooting-factsheet/

    definition- a  mass shooting is an incident of targeted violence carried out by one or more shooters at one or more public or populated locations. Multiple victims (both injuries and fatalities) are associated with the attack, and both the victims and location(s) are chosen either at random or for their symbolic value. The event occurs within a single 24-hour period, though most attacks typically last only a few minutes. The motivation of the shooting must not correlate with gang violence or targeted militant or terroristic activity.

    74% carried out by handguns

    54.8% of shooters are white
    shooters are 95.4% male
    average age 34.5 years
    I've never heard that definition before. Why exclude gang violence? 
    Is it so they can skew the numbers? I honestly can't think of another reason to exclude it. 
    Also, excluding terroristic motives seems dumb to me. Some of the most notorious mass shootings were forms of terrorism. Pulse Night club wasn't a mass shooting then?
    you would have to ask the rockefeller institute of government. they provided the definition.

    i would imagine terrorism, in the sense of something like 9/11 has external funding or is state sponsored and i can see how they would separate that from regular mass shooting incidents that we see basically daily here in the us. 

    things like pulse could be just a mass shooting or it could be terrorism because it targeted a specific group of people. the las vegas shooter at that concert was a mass shooting. there were no specific targets from what i remember. just country music fans. pulse could be terrorism because it targeted the lgbtq community. 

    but please to not lose the point of the post, being the stats provided at the bottom of it, to rebut seanwon's "post".
    You quoted them, so I assumed you agreed with their data and definition. If you don't, there's plenty of other data on mass shootings that don't exclude specific groups that you could have gone with. 
     
    Are you referring to the race stat at the bottom?

    This has come up several times before, and I've always provided the same answer. And it seems to upset a lot of people. Mass shootings are't a white problem, and those stats even prove it.

    Also, excluding gang violence seems like intentionally skewing the data even more. There is no officially recognized definition of what is a mass shooting, so it allows source the to create their own. I've never heard of anyone excluding gang violence. If you're going to exclude a predominantly black group from the data, it appears the only reason would be to skew the data.
    Also, the Pulse Night club and San Bernardino shootings (as well as some others) were officially recognized as terrorist attacks by the FBI, the Vegas shooting was not. So excluding some of those and not others gives the impression of skewing the data to me.  Per their definition that you quoted, the Vegas shooting counts and Pulse Night club does not. Why count one and not the other towards the data if you're trying to be open and honest about which race commits more mass shootings?  I mean, if you're going to exclude gangs, terrorism, and other groups that are mostly minorities, may as well just say whites commit 100% of the violence perpetuated by non-minorities. 

    But I think the race baiting with mass shootings is just a bad idea to begin with.
    Post edited by mace1229 on
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 17,072
    edited May 11
    seanwon said:
    mickeyrat said:
    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p



    Did you then? did you figure out there has been far less traffic on amt for a month or more now? did you figure out this story is posted on the previous page? 

    did you ?
    did you?
    as if we are supposed to post every single mass shooting on here and talk about how bad it sucks and how we need to do something about the guns or the mental health.

    clowns come around trying to tell us what to be outraged about while supporting trump. 

    seanwon should spare us the faux outrage on this one.
    I'm a Liberal, just not an indoctrinated racist Leftist.  There's millions of us sick of Dems like you...that's why we won't vote with you any longer.  You aren't even bright enough to realize I only starting posting here pointing out black gun crime because you dumb shits claimed we have a "white gun problem" and we should take guns away from white people.  Stop embarrassing yourself.  josevolution said:
    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    Pathetic post! Maybe just maybe we’re sick and tired of trying to express the same outrage most of us have expressed here for years! To me it doesn’t matter who the shooter is what color or gender they are. So go and gaslight somewhere else! Where’s your outrage about the bombing of the school in Iran that killed over 100 children? 
    I'm not an overemotional Leftist, I don't get outraged by things I can't control and have nothing to do with.  Leads to stress, high blood pressure, misery.....

    How do you guys feel about the Christian genocide in Africa.  Bahhhh, doesn't check a box, who cares?

    seanwon said:

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally.


    Kind of quiet here about this one. 8 kids slaughtered.  How come, where is the outrage?


    Never mind, I think I figured it out.   :p


    you're just mad that it wasn't at a school...
    Come on!  Only white guys shoot up schools....

    Disclaimer: The primary user of this account no longer posts personal opinions here. They post facts, tough questions, videos and provocative statements, sometimes controversial, meant for the purpose of gathering information for use in the upcoming midterm elections. Nothing is to be taken personally
    here ya go buddy.

    https://rockinst.org/gun-violence/mass-shooting-factsheet/

    definition- a  mass shooting is an incident of targeted violence carried out by one or more shooters at one or more public or populated locations. Multiple victims (both injuries and fatalities) are associated with the attack, and both the victims and location(s) are chosen either at random or for their symbolic value. The event occurs within a single 24-hour period, though most attacks typically last only a few minutes. The motivation of the shooting must not correlate with gang violence or targeted militant or terroristic activity.

    74% carried out by handguns

    54.8% of shooters are white
    shooters are 95.4% male
    average age 34.5 years
    Why is gang violence removed? (EDIT -  just saw this was already asked)

    And TBH I am surprised it's that low a % of white shooters as we do hear a lot about it always being a white male.  Looks like it is basically always a male but hardly always white.
    hippiemom = goodness
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