Mass Shootings - Why?

[xsn10s]

Ironically, I am far more worried about the people deciding to overthrow the government because they don't like who the people elected than I am the government. People stormed the capitol in an attempt to overturn an election in this country. That wasn't 100 or 200 years ago. That was a little over a year ago. I am not hanging onto my ARs to defend myself from the government. I am hanging onto them to defend myself and my country from them.

That's ironic since we had riots in many of our major cities for a year. I'd be more concerned with that.

 

[Grizzly60]

Those that think we should give a little.
You give a kid a scoop of ice cream, and they want more. Then they want a Lil more. Don't that remind you of what we have in DC.
Those that think we need to compromise on our 2A. Lose a little 2A and then they want more.
But their not after a little. They want to ban AR's and to take them away. Then it's auto's and down the list. They want your guns, all of them. They don't want to cut the mass murder problem, they want to disarm the people. They fear your guns. Not the many guns they are surrounded by. The 2A is in place to control a power hungry congress, senate, president. The reason we still have any rights now is because of our arms. Once that's gone, we're a commy controlled country with no rights.

Don't trust the govement. They want the power and y

Ironically, I am far more worried about the people deciding to overthrow the government because they don't like who the people elected than I am the government. People stormed the capitol in an attempt to overturn an election in this country. That wasn't 100 or 200 years ago. That was a little over a year ago. I am not hanging onto my ARs to defend myself from the government. I am hanging onto them to defend myself and my country from them

If you're not worried about the govement, you need to rethink that. We have a govement that could careless about you or the people.
Biden did not win the election. The libs stole the election.
The attack on the WH was orchestrated by the libs.
Hang on to your AR, unless you Bowl Down to them, you'll one day need them for the govement

 

[JimFromTN]

That's ironic since we had riots in many of our major cities for a year. I'd be more concerned with that.

They were protesting police brutality. They weren't trying to overthrow the federal government which everyone seems to think the 2nd amendment is about. Apparently, before AR15's became popular in this country, we weren't free and I didn't even know it.

 

[Muddyboots]

Protesting police brutality by exercising their own brutality? So burning down police stations, torching police vehicles, torching innocent vehicles, looting every store (some protest that is) burning down innocent businesses, killing innocent citizens? That is insurrection by definition.

Storming the Capital and damaging it was wrong but it was not an armed insurrection. Overturn an election? Ludicrous comment.

Protesting in front of Supreme Court Justices homes, threatening them is violation of law, Federal Government does NOTHING, where is your outrage?

And yes, the entire Constitution was put in place to RESTRAIN the government not to restrain citizen's freedoms. Government is REQUIRED to take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, ALL of it, not what they pick and choose..

When it no longer does so, it is no longer a valid government.

 

[James K.]

They were protesting police brutality. They weren't trying to overthrow the federal government which everyone seems to think the 2nd amendment is about. Apparently, before AR15's became popular in this country, we weren't free and I didn't even know it.

Burning, looting, taking entire blocks of major American cities as "autonomous zones", which lead to additional murders & deaths calling for anarchy & lawlessness is a far cry from a simple protest of police brutality.
This has absolutely nothing to do with AR-15's & everything to do with the leftist agenda to tear down this country. All one must do to realize this is open their eyes.

 

[xsn10s]

I'd argue that the rioters were trying to over throw the government and our way of life. Through terrorism and violence. But in any case we can agree to disagree.

 

[xsn10s]

They were protesting police brutality. They weren't trying to overthrow the federal government which everyone seems to think the 2nd amendment is about. Apparently, before AR15's became popular in this country, we weren't free and I didn't even know it.

There's more irony right there. So it's okay to have a riot to protest police brutality. But if there's a mass shooter who are they going to call? The police maybe lol. We'll just agree to disagree.

 

[JimFromTN]

Storming the Capital and damaging it was wrong but it was not an armed insurrection. Overturn an election? Ludicrous comment.

Why did they storm the capitol again? Weren't they trying to stop something from happening?

 

[JimFromTN]

There's more irony right there. So it's okay to have a riot to protest police brutality. But if there's a mass shooter who are they going to call? The police maybe lol. We'll just agree to disagree.

So you are saying that people should support Chauvin even though he kneeled on a person's neck until they were dead because he might be called to deal with a mass shooter which based on what happened in TX, he would simply stand around outside the building until swat gets there.

 

[xsn10s]

I'll disagree that more gun lwas will do anything to reduce crime. Prior to covid crime was on a down ward trend. Once covid came on to the scene and majors and governors allowed riots to continue crime rose. So I vote that the solution to crime is to enforce current laws. Punish criminals with jail time. And harden schools to security. Mental health care could be added to all this also.

 

[xsn10s]

So you are saying that people should support Chauvin even though he kneeled on a person's neck until they were dead because he might be called to deal with a mass shooter which based on what happened in TX, he would simply stand around outside the building until swat gets there.

LOL that's pretty convoluted. I'm saying the rioters shouldn't have been allowed to riot. Chauvin was prosecuted. All those rioters should be too. non violent protesting is one thing. Rioting? I would have been fine with water cannons and rioter gear being deployed once it got to the riot stage.

 

[david g ranes]

So you are saying that people should support Chauvin even though he kneeled on a person's neck until they were dead because he might be called to deal with a mass shooter which based on what happened in TX, he would simply stand around outside the building until swat gets there.

The man he kneeled on was a habitual offender of more than one crime he is what I said about percentages he was stupid for years and it caught up to him yes he kneeled on his neck to restrain him the way they are taught he was the cause of the man's death but he was wasn't kneeling there thinking if I do this I'm going to kill him no
I feel it was an accident but push come to shove I would rather have my kids playing with chauvin than the waste of oxygen that died. David

 

[JimFromTN]

Protesting in front of Supreme Court Justices homes, threatening them is violation of law, Federal Government does NOTHING, where is your outrage?

Did someone threaten the supreme court justices or become violent when they were protesting outside their homes? I did not hear about it. All the ones I saw were peaceful. Why should I be outraged about it? They also protested outside Nancy Pelosi's house. Should I be outraged over that as well? The supreme court said it is your first amendment right to protest outside someone's home. Why should they be treated any differently?

 

[Orange Dust]

Burning, looting, taking entire blocks of major American cities as "autonomous zones", which lead to additional murders & deaths calling for anarchy & lawlessness is a far cry from a simple protest of police brutality.
This has absolutely nothing to do with AR-15's & everything to do with the leftist agenda to tear down this country. All one must do to realize this is open their eyes.

This alone should be enough to keep the citizens from willingly giving up a single weapon.