Re: Todays rant

On 12/13/2024 1:15 PM, Zen Cycle wrote:

On 12/13/2024 1:37 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 12/13/2024 9:14 AM, AMuzi wrote:

On 12/12/2024 11:10 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 12/12/2024 7:43 PM, John B. wrote:

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Didn't Frankie, way back when, complain about a  neighbor who had a
machine gun in his jeep?

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Nope. The only part of that statement that's accurate is that one neighbor did own a machine gun. It wasn't on a Jeep, and I didn't complain about it.
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John, maybe you should take notes.
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Did owning a licensed automatic firearm cause him to wreak mayhem? Ever? Even just a little maybe?

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Not him, but others with weirdly popular semi-autos certainly have. And after all, that mayhem is what they're designed for.
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  The vast majority of the mass shootings that target random victims in schools, malls, and theaters aren't committed by people with a violent past, so the argument that 'they never committed violence before' is pretty much irrelevant to the context of this conversation.
 Yes, I realize there have been a number of instances  at clubs, bars, and parties where it seems to be related to gang activity. Those aren't' the types of incidents we're discussing.
 

Yes I agree.  The bulk of 'mass shooting' events are tangential to ongoing criminal activity; at a party, in a bar, drive-by in front of a crowd, etc.  Utterly different problem (with different possible resolutions) than a deranged but determined homicidal maniac.
I can't think of a deterrent/preventive strategy except for maybe public execution and I hesitate to assume even that would dissuade Son of Sam, Nikolas Cruz, Richard Ramirez, Stephen Paddock, Jeffrey Dahmer, or their ilk.
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