Humble mass shooting

there have been some humble mass shooting lately guys

it's really getting me in the Christmas spirit!

The Australian thing seems strange

I thought they banned guns

Cougar Bait

The Australian thing seems strange

I thought they banned guns

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How Australia Classifies Firearms

The National Firearms Agreement divides firearms into five licensing categories based on characteristics and relative risk. Each category carries different restrictions and licensing requirements.

Category A (Lowest Restriction) Rimfire rifles, single and double barrel shotguns. Air rifles fall under this category. These are the most accessible firearms for licensed civilians.

Category B (Moderate Restriction) Single shot and repeating centerfire rifles. Lever-action shotguns with a magazine capacity of five rounds and muzzleloading weapons built after 1901.

Category C (Restricted Access) Semi-automatic rimfire rifles with a magazine capacity no greater than 10 rounds, and semi-automatic or pump action shotguns with a magazine capacity no greater than 5 rounds. Only farm workers, clay target shooters, firearms collectors, firearms instructors, firearms safety officers, and primary producers can apply.

Category D (Prohibited for Most Civilians) Self-loading centerfire rifles. Ownership restricted to military, police, and professional vertebrate pest controllers. The Bushmaster AR-15 falls into this category.

Category H (Handguns) Handguns require special licensing. Applicants must complete a six-month probationary period and can only use handguns at approved gun clubs or under supervision.

Great, thanks for that.

Really good job here.

No one is surprised when criminals use guns to kill regardless of policy. It happens literally in every gun free zone at some point.

I'm also not saying I have some "solution" to mass shootings. It seems (clearly) that gun control laws do not prevent them in every country in every situation.

why didn't they.just kill about 500 with automatic weapons?

Archie

why didn't they.just kill about 500 with automatic weapons?

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glasses are banned in Islam

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Great, thanks for that.

Really good job here.

No one is surprised when criminals use guns to kill regardless of policy. It happens literally in every gun free zone at some point.

I'm also not saying I have some "solution" to mass shootings. It seems (clearly) that gun control laws do not prevent them in every country in every situation.

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This has always been such an odd argument against gun control laws to me. Of course nothing is going to be 100% effective. I don't see how that means that if it won't work 100% of the time, we shouldn't bother to do anything.

Not in favor of an outright ban on guns, but putting more barriers in place to certain weapons probably wouldn't hurt.

It's not really an argument per say, mostly a statement. The guys that wanna shoot people will find a way to get them regardless of the laws. Criminals gonna criminal.

Restricting access to guns and certain kinda guns (or mods/accessories like DJT did with banana clips) will almost certainly cut down on the number of casualties and severity of injuries the bad people are able to inflict (in total). No sense in arguing with anyone who believes otherwise.

The cost of not allowing more free access to firearms is just not worth it to me.

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It's not really an argument per say, mostly a statement. The guys that wanna shoot people will find a way to get them regardless of the laws. Criminals gonna criminal.

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Yes and no. Someone highly motivated to commit a crime will indeed find a way.

But obstacles in place would create more opportunities for someone to be caught or to just take an easier (and likely less deadly) path. Not all criminals are criminal masterminds.