Active shooter study: Semi-automatic rifles more deadly

[Catskillkid]

Active shooter study: Semi-automatic rifles more deadly

Study bought and paid for by the American Medical Association, one of the most anti-gun groups out there that's not not an anti-gun advocacy organization (e.g. Brady Bunch, Everytown, etc.).

My favorite bit is this (emphasis mine):

Semi-automatic rifles cause more deaths and injuries, but "firearms in general, regardless of the type, are extraordinarily lethal weapons," said Dr. Cassandra Crifasi, deputy director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, who was not involved in the research.

A longtime gun owner and sports shooting enthusiast, Crifasi said her understanding of gun culture brings a different perspective to gun research and safety. "The main thing is that there are gun owners like me ... who support common sense solutions to reducing gun violence," she said

In other words, Fudds like me.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Active shooter study: Semi-automatic rifles more deadly

Study bought and paid for by the American Medical Association, one of the most anti-gun groups out there that's not not an anti-gun advocacy organization (e.g. Brady Bunch, Everytown, etc.).

My favorite bit is this (emphasis mine):

Semi-automatic rifles cause more deaths and injuries, but "firearms in general, regardless of the type, are extraordinarily lethal weapons," said Dr. Cassandra Crifasi, deputy director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, who was not involved in the research.

A longtime gun owner and sports shooting enthusiast, Crifasi said her understanding of gun culture brings a different perspective to gun research and safety. "The main thing is that there are gun owners like me ... who support common sense solutions to reducing gun violence," she said

In other words, Fudds like me.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. There is a difference between owning a gun and being a gun owner. This ass wipe doesn't speak for me.

 

[Phritz]

My car has the potential to be deadly, along with most things in my house. It's all in how you use it.

 

[GunXpatriot]

Total Fudd.

See here's the thing... I actually have little doubt that overall, a semi-auto rifle w/ 30 round mag is an optimal gun for killing, whether in offense or defense. Though "per shot", I would expect shotguns to be most deadly, even up to medium ranges. But the truth is, none of that matters...

Even still, it's the conclusion on that data that changes things. Because as someone who supports individual rights, my response is,

"That may be true, or maybe not. Either way, let's figure out how to keep guns out of the hands of criminals with little or no impact on law-abiding citizens rights to own them, whether semi-automatic rifle or single-shot shotgun."

Their instinctive response is, "Freedom is dangerous, so let's take it away."

I'm sorry... If you don't believe in individual rights, it takes a large degree of mental gymnastics to call yourself American.

Just like the healthcare issue. OF COURSE I want everyone to have access to healthcare. It's the government compulsion at gunpoint, that I as an American will never stand for. It's a moral issue, and one I can't bring myself to justify, despite my wanting of the "goal". The ends unfortunately, very rarely justify the means.

 

[SNORTHRUP1]

Ted Nugent has a video on YouTube showing how a semi-auto shotgun firing 3-1/2" #4 buckshot is more devastating then any AR15.

 

[GunXpatriot]

Ted Nugent has a video on YouTube showing how a semi-auto shotgun firing 3-1/2" #4 buckshot is more devastating then any AR15.

No doubt that "per shot" it's more deadly. But if your objective was to harm more people, would you prefer 8 rounds in a tactical shotgun, or 30 rounds in an AR-15, which is far easier to reload? Don't get me wrong, I am absolutely in no way saying ban anything, regardless of this. And this could depend on what an assailant were looking to achieve as well...

But the big picture is important too, IMO. The difference is in the psychology. Their logic is, "This gun is more deadly, therefore it needs to be banned!"

My logic is, "Maybe it is more dangerous, maybe it isn't... That doesn't mean you get to deprive people of their rights because something is inconvenient and bad people will use these tools for evil."

Freedom is dangerous... But I'd prefer it over living in a "utopia" with no individual rights.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

If I were to defend my constitutional rights against a tyrannical government, then yes I would prefer an AR platform weapon. Don't become a tyrannical government and there's absolutely nothing to worry about.