The Second Amendment isn't about reducing net deaths. It's about deterring against tyranny and protecting citizen rights. Leftist 'gun control' advocates willfully misrepresent the whole point of #2A by framing the whole issue as some sort of public health concern.
What should we do about 'assault rifles'? American deaths in 2016 (most recent good data I could find): Heart disease: 633,842 Medical errors: c. 250,000 Motor vehicle crashes: 37,461 Work accidents: 5,190 Drowning: c. 3,500 Murdered by knife: 1,604 Murdered by rifle: 374
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Wait a sec, you just framed it as a public health concern with your original tweet!
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Start small! Ban them
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How are you going to confiscate 40 million rifles?
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Sure, they might be half that high, or twice as high. Hard to estimate, and AMA has no interest in doing so. But very likely above 100k/year.
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Is that about the nature of the crime, or the nature of the media coverage? If TV news got equal ratings from covering deaths caused by drunk drivers, or sleep-deprived medical interns, or shoddy work safety practices, wouldn't we be just as outraged?
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We do have good historical evidence that tyrants almost always try to disarm civilians before they commit mass murder. That's the most important piece of evidence relevant to the whole point of
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Probably more like 40 million modern sporting rifles at this point. Not easily banned, bought back, or confiscated...
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Maybe focus on decreasing all of them? This is a perfect red herring argument. Just because crime is awful in South Chicago doesn't mean we shouldn't fund cancer research.
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You're literally saying you're opposed to prioritizing problems.
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