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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Aug 4
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    The mayor of Dayton says the shooter killed 9 and injured 26 in less than a minute before being killed by police. Again, I'm not a "gun control will solve everything" type, but please explain the social utility of widely-available .223 caliber rifles with high-capacity magazines

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      2. Woodrow Call‏ @WoodrowCall1 Aug 4
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        I haven't read a lot of details about this incident one yet, but I'm a little skeptical of this "in less than a minute" thing. If that's true, it most likely means this shooting occurred in a closely crowded place, even closer than a Wal Mart, like a night club or something. /1

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      3. Woodrow Call‏ @WoodrowCall1 Aug 4
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        ...and if that's true, then I go back to and expand on my response to this question yesterday - an AR (assuming that's what he used, I don't know for sure) is functionally no different than any other semi-auto rifle, shotgun, or handgun, and most handguns are semi-auto. /2

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      2. Jim Earl‏ @jimearl666 Aug 4
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        ", I'm not a "gun control will solve everything" type" - What in the FUCK does that mean? Guns aren't like booze: banning them won't result in gun speak-easies sprouting up in every city in America.

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      3. RJ‏ @Rdjbicycle56Ron Aug 4
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        And... who wants a police state ?

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      2. JR GFY Dos‏ @JRGFYPartDeux Aug 4
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        They're called semi-automatic weapons. And there are literally 300 million of them in this country (almost every single one). You ain't getting rid of 'em.

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      2. Solution by Radicals‏ @theeyefollows Aug 4
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        In case our Government needs to be fought back.

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      3. addy white‏ @sparklingdonut Aug 4
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        Let hope it never comes to that, even though my instinct tells me otherwise...

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      2. 𝙈𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙣 𝙇𝙖𝙗𝙚‏ @ComeTakeThem Aug 4
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        Please explain the social utility of 500+ horsepower cars available off the dealer lot. No background check, no driving test. Keep Hellcats and Corvettes on the racetrack only.

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      3. Rafa‏ @porfiqui Aug 4
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        You're right. Guns should be treated like cars. Cars are heavily regulated, from requiring preinstalled safery feature, registering each one, training, licensing, and a gang of laws on how to use them.

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      2. MCap‏ @mktcapernick Aug 4
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        What’s the social utility of a car that goes more than the speed limit? Of casinos? Of sport hunting? Of alcoholic beverages?

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      3. h g corry‏ @hgcorry Aug 4
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        Cha Ching.

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      1. Jermeh ☣️ [Google: "The Cantillon Effect"]‏ @n00bedJermeh Aug 4
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        Their utility is their efficiency in killing gungrabers.

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      1. Brently‏ @cyre2067 Aug 4
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        Or look into the possibility these mass shootings aren't what they seem. Some are manufactured by a clique of psychopaths to advance an agenda of fear and control. They have tentacles in law enforcement and media. #ManufacturedTerror

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      2. Thiefofhearts: The Royal w/ Cheese‏ @Thiefofhearts Aug 4
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        The hard truth is there is no satisfying answer. You get rid of high capacity magazines, they just do what the scum at Columbine did and buy small mags in large numbers. "But we can get them when they reload" A little training on reloading can cut reloading down to mere seconds.

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      3. Thiefofhearts: The Royal w/ Cheese‏ @Thiefofhearts Aug 4
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        There is a very strange benefit to super high capacity magazines (50-100) in a shooting - they have a habit of jamming up a lot. This happened to end up saving lives in the "Batman Theater" shooting. Jams take much longer to clear up and can self sabotage the shooter.

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      2. JG Bennet‏ @FakeLeftSucks Aug 4
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        If the gun costs $300 to $400 a month in insurance to own the killers may not buy one. The 2nd & 3rd words of the 2nd Amendment are "Well Regulated", "Bear Arms" are the 23rd & 24th words. #GunInsurancepic.twitter.com/nJE94N44sa

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      3. Mr. Bill Morrison‏ @soldier4Him Aug 4
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        So, 100% of people who drive cars have car insurance? 100% of people who drive have a valid license? A safe, well maintained motor vehicle? Never drive under the influence? Drive tired? Text and drive?

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      1. Steve Cox‏Verified account @RealSteveCox Aug 4
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        Outside of .22 LR, .223 is the *least* powerful rifle caliber sold.

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        It's just a good thing these people don't actually use a powerful round. 223 is too weak to be legally used for hunting medium and large game.

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