PsychoBandito
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Texas is an open carry state. You can have a 1911 on your waist.
Texas is an open carry state. You can have a 1911 on your waist.
The stats aren't quite in agreement with that statement.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/476409/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-weapon-types-used/
Pistols are the most commonly used in the States in "mass shootings" I guess they don't get the same number of casualties per incident (and international media coverage) but they're still the most prevalent.
It's sort of sad that we need to draw a line between 3-4 deaths "gang/workplace violence" mass shootings where pistols are likely prevalent vs all-out christchurch / las vegas type of incidents where semi-auto rifles are the weapon of choice.
I don't think it's solely a capacity thing. You can get pistol mags with 20+ rounds (up to 30+) There's more of an effective range limitation to them (accuracy/ballistics)
Pistols "work best" at less than 25m for the average shooter. This also means that the victims are "closer" and have a better chance of overpowering the attacker. An "Assault rifle" will likely dominate engagements at 3-100m and can obviously reach out much further.
I think you'd have to check the data and see if they are double counting. Often when one of these lunatics has a rifle they also have a handgun, so I don't know if it's counted twice.
Didn't the asshole in Las Vegas shoot himself with a handgun before the cops got to him?
Several types of guns have been used in mass shootings in the United States. A 2014 study of 142 shootings by Dr. James Fox found 88 (62%) were committed with handguns of all types; 68 (48%) with semi-automatic handguns, 20 (14%) with revolvers), 35 (25%) with semi-automatic rifles, and 19 (13%) with shotguns.[53][54][55] The study was conducted using the Mother Jones database of mass shootings from 1982–2018.[56] High capacity magazines were used in approximately half of mass shootings.[57] Semi-automatic rifles have been used in six of the ten deadliest mass shooting events.[58][59]
Vermont and New Hampshire have pretty lax gun rules. They don't have a significant issue with mass shootings. There's more to it than just the guns themselves.
There are plenty of examples out there to dispel the notion that the issue is mostly long guns. Heck, this was one of the main arguments against banning "assault rifles" a while back. EG: That this wouldn't change anything because most used pistols.
Highest kill counts may have been rifles (+ handguns) but there are no shortages of mass shootings with pistols. (3+ casualties) Most of the research I've seen shows them to be more prevalent.
Here's what wikipedia has to be say about:
Feel free to dig deeper if you're so inclined. I wouldn't be surprised if there was an increase in the use of semi-auto rifles since then, but it's hardly a "ban x weapon type" problem.
Vermont and New Hampshire have pretty lax gun rules. They don't have a significant issue with mass shootings. There's more to it than just the guns themselves.
Let me guess... le gars avait été flagué au FBI il y plus d'un mois et personne n'a rien fait. Comme à chaque shooting ou presque.
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Ohio gunman described himself as pro-Satan 'leftist' who supported Elizabeth Warren
By*Victor Morton*- The Washington Times*
Sunday, August 4, 2019
The Ohio gunman described himself on social media as a pro-Satan “leftist” who wanted Joe Biden’s generation to die off, hated President Trump and law enforcement, and hoped to vote for Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, rifle-wielding*Connor Betts*rampaged through a Dayton entertainment district, killing his sister and eight other people and leaving dozens of others wounded before police killed him.
“I want socialism, and i’ll not wait for the idiots to finally come round to understanding,” he wrote in one tweet, according to*Heavy.com.
The breaking-news outlet said it had found*Betts‘ Twitter page (handle @iamthespookster) and verified that the account belonged to the gunman “through multiple verification factors, including a matching tattoo on both a page selfie and prominent news outlets’ pictures of*Connor Betts; several family linkages to the page; similar photos, including of him and the family dog, on the page and family members’ verified accounts; and references to college and growing up in Ohio and Dayton.”
The Twitter account painted a picture of a left-wing anarchist and discontent, very far from the anti-immigration manifesto posted by Saturday’s El Paso gunman.
“Vote blue for gods sake,” he wrote last Nov. 2. On the day of the senator’s death,*Betts*wrote “F—k John McCain.”
Though he had a fascination for guns,*Betts*also was a fan of gun control and blamed Republicans for school shootings.
“This is America: Guns on every corner, guns in every house, no freedom but that to kill,” he wrote in December, and on the day of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting, he tweeted at Sen. Rob Portman: “hey rob. How much did they pay you to look the other way? 17 kids are dead. If not now, when?”
In reference to the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, he wrote “you can’t kill 50+ people and injure 600(!) In 10 minutes with cigarettes my dude.”
Politically,*Betts*was on the far left. His pinned Top Tweet was a retweet of someone else’s claim that “Millennials have a message for the Joe Biden generation: hurry up and die.”
When another Twitter user posted a picture of Ms. Warren and 2020 Democratic presidential rival Kamala Harris and asked “co-Presidents?”*Betts*poured scorn.
“Nahh, but only cuz Harris is a cop - Warren I’d happily vote for,” he replied.
When noting that alt-right demonstrators were marching in Charlottesville, a rally that later ended in the death of Heather Heyer, he exhorted his followers: “Kill every fascist.”
According to Heavy,*Betts*also shared posts about “concentration camps” at the border and wrote, “Cut the fences down. Slice ICE tires. Throw bolt cutters over the fences.”
His profile specified his preferred pronouns as “he/him.”
As of Sunday, Dayton police said they had no proof of*Betts‘ motive.

wait, didn't we do the whole "thoughts'n prayers" thing last time?
Tu veux qu'il fasse quoi, on est dans une société de droits. Par exemple, c'est certain que KossaK est flagué, mais ils ne peuvent rien faire tant qu'il ne passe pas à l'acte...
Vermont has 625 000 citizens...Texas has 20 millions citizens lol...
Il a toujours moyen. Tu sais genre aller voir le gars chez-lui, poser quelques questions... Si un probable cause est justifiable, obtenir un mandat, saisir les armes, exiger une evaluation psychologique, juste pour s'assurer que tout est kosher.
Ouin mais là la gauche va venir brailler que ça va être une manière pour la police d'harceler les musulmans ou les "insérez minorité visible de votre choix" so no dice.
Tu vas aussi avoir le NRA sur ton cas si tu saisis des armes.
De ce que je comprends 2 mass shootings. 7 morts 46 blessés.After Texas and Ohio I heard there was another one in Chicago... man what the hell is going on, 3 mass shootings in 2 days.
As far as I understand, just your average weekend in Chicongo. It's only of note now to add to the hysteria.After Texas and Ohio I heard there was another one in Chicago... man what the hell is going on, 3 mass shootings in 2 days.