F.B.I. Confirms a Sharp Rise in Mass Shootings - active shooters
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Pastor Dave Smith - JSM
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Here is my two-cents worth. I am a trained gunsmith (retired because of carpel tunnel) and a life member of NRA. No new legislation is going to rid the U.S.A. of guns. We have a gun culture. People like to shoot targets, silhouettes, skeet, trap and a myriad of competitive shooting: long range, 3 gun, cowboy, etc. I don't even know of them all. Some are public and some are police or military.
Back to the gun culture: Besides shooting many people are collectors. Some are just amateur collectors that keep guns with only a sentimental value. Most collections have some sentimental pieces, but have value pieces also. The criminals could care less about gun control laws as they don't obey laws anyway. No law will deal with the entrenched guns in our society, short of a police state. Some of the schools here in Oklahoma are allowing the staff the carry concealed guns; and they have posted at the schools signs warning that a shooter will be met with lethal force, if necessary.
The 42 states, that allow and respect the Right to Carry, represent 74 percent of the U.S. population. There are 16.5 million people registered to carry arms. The violent crime rate is down 51 percent. From 2007 to 2015 concealed carry permits increased by 215 percent. During that same time frame, the murder rate dropped 14 percent. In Florida and Texas only one in about 42,000 permit holders are convicted of firearm violations. It seems the wild-west scenario the liberals projected didn't happen. Two-thirds of published, peer reviewed studies have found that Right to Carry laws reduce U.S. violent crime rates.
Back to the gun culture: Besides shooting many people are collectors. Some are just amateur collectors that keep guns with only a sentimental value. Most collections have some sentimental pieces, but have value pieces also. The criminals could care less about gun control laws as they don't obey laws anyway. No law will deal with the entrenched guns in our society, short of a police state. Some of the schools here in Oklahoma are allowing the staff the carry concealed guns; and they have posted at the schools signs warning that a shooter will be met with lethal force, if necessary.
The 42 states, that allow and respect the Right to Carry, represent 74 percent of the U.S. population. There are 16.5 million people registered to carry arms. The violent crime rate is down 51 percent. From 2007 to 2015 concealed carry permits increased by 215 percent. During that same time frame, the murder rate dropped 14 percent. In Florida and Texas only one in about 42,000 permit holders are convicted of firearm violations. It seems the wild-west scenario the liberals projected didn't happen. Two-thirds of published, peer reviewed studies have found that Right to Carry laws reduce U.S. violent crime rates.
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according to Wikipedia, these are the numbers killed and injured in 2016 and 2017. I'm still looking up data for comparing.
Again, ANY school children being killed is too many. But we should be careful to look at the data carefully, as the data is exaggerated for one reason or another..
I remember one study talking about how many "children" were killed by gunfire... the numbers were pretty high. What was NOT readily made known was that for the sake of the "survey", the definition of a "child" included children up to the age of 21... which automatically included all the 17-21 year old gang-bangers, etc.... The same statistics, when limited to 16 and below, was only about 1/10 of the total, IIRC. Purposely misleading "statistics".
Again, ANY school children being killed is too many. But we should be careful to look at the data carefully, as the data is exaggerated for one reason or another..
I remember one study talking about how many "children" were killed by gunfire... the numbers were pretty high. What was NOT readily made known was that for the sake of the "survey", the definition of a "child" included children up to the age of 21... which automatically included all the 17-21 year old gang-bangers, etc.... The same statistics, when limited to 16 and below, was only about 1/10 of the total, IIRC. Purposely misleading "statistics".
Exactly. And that's what the Left-Liberals have been clamoring for for a very long time. Do they really care about the victims? Not on your life. Do they want to confiscate guns so that the America becomes a fascist police state? Absolutely. Since they are trying desperately to muzzle free speech, this is just another aspect of their evil designs. In fact there have been several recent incidents where people threatened by criminals were able to save others or themselves because they did have a firearm. Ordinary citizens do have a right to protect themselves and all this talk about gun control is just like "global warming". A total sham.
Here's the truth about gun ownership and gun-related homicides. The opposite of what the Left-Liberals want.
https://www.westernjournal.com/ben-shapiro-reveals-connection-guns-crime-liberals-dont-want-know/
https://www.westernjournal.com/ben-shapiro-reveals-connection-guns-crime-liberals-dont-want-know/
Right to Carry laws reduce U.S. violent crime rates.
The thought of mass shootings was unheard of in the 1950's and 60''s, possibly until the 70's.
The shootings did occur more and more frequently among gangs in large cities.f. Crime has not decreased with the advent of weapons sported by all.
Police state? Gee, I think it is a lttle late to beconcerned about that. It seems today, a person is only free if his shirt is the correct color, and even then he must adhere to the dictates of the "bosses."
The thought of mass shootings was unheard of in the 1950's and 60''s, possibly until the 70's.
The shootings did occur more and more frequently among gangs in large cities.f. Crime has not decreased with the advent of weapons sported by all.
Police state? Gee, I think it is a lttle late to beconcerned about that. It seems today, a person is only free if his shirt is the correct color, and even then he must adhere to the dictates of the "bosses."
Anyone disagree with the cause for the violence in Ezekiel 28:16 being an excess of material goods (idols)?
Ezekiel 28:16[FONT="]By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence[/FONT][FONT="], and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.[/FONT]
Ezekiel 28:16[FONT="]By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence[/FONT][FONT="], and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.[/FONT]
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I am also suprised this person was able to get a semi automatic. Last I heard they were illegal. Of course (as with a past shooting, I can’t remember which one) a non automatic was upgraded to an automatic. I still believe that we should limit sales, but gun control is not the answer. Massachusetts has one of the most stringent gun control in the US (at least they did in the 90’s) yet people were still being killed with guns.
I repeat my first statement, Guns do nto kill people. People kill people. The issue is not the gun, it is the society, These kids have no hope. And they are not taught that their are consequences for your actions. They are not thought to respect anyone. I am sure if we researched, these countries that do nto have these issues, their kids are taught right from wrong, .they are taught that actions have consequences, They are taught to respect other people, And they are NOT taught they are the center of the universe.
I repeat my first statement, Guns do nto kill people. People kill people. The issue is not the gun, it is the society, These kids have no hope. And they are not taught that their are consequences for your actions. They are not thought to respect anyone. I am sure if we researched, these countries that do nto have these issues, their kids are taught right from wrong, .they are taught that actions have consequences, They are taught to respect other people, And they are NOT taught they are the center of the universe.
It does not matter the reasoning of this age on the subject, the bottom line will remain the same:
Murder is the work of Satan. Aiding the murderers is participating in that sin......
I speak only at the level of the teachings of the Word, not to the availed facts of this age, that is the knowledge of this age.
Murder is the work of Satan. Aiding the murderers is participating in that sin......
I speak only at the level of the teachings of the Word, not to the availed facts of this age, that is the knowledge of this age.
Amen.....Israel has it right....LOCKED doors and at least three randomly armed teachers = NO SCHOOL SHOOTINGS..........it is not that difficult to suppress this......when I was in High School the kids carried guns in the back rack of their trucks and we wore knives on our hips in school.....nobody was shot in the school I went to.....
Remington 7400.... a hunting rifle.
The AR platform rifles have become one of the most popular hunting rifles sold in recent years... for, primarily, wild hogs, but also for deer and other game. They are very versatile rifles.
I could post literally hundreds of pictures of hunters (men, women, and young adults) using AR's for hunting, but most of them include dead animals in them, and I don't want to offend anyone.
The AR platform rifles have become one of the most popular hunting rifles sold in recent years... for, primarily, wild hogs, but also for deer and other game. They are very versatile rifles.
I could post literally hundreds of pictures of hunters (men, women, and young adults) using AR's for hunting, but most of them include dead animals in them, and I don't want to offend anyone.