@Yamiche more people die by fists,knives,hammers,each,annually than ALL types of "long guns",of which "assault weapon" is smaller %
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Replying to @daveschroeder @Yamiche
How much of US homicide or suicide is not by guns? It's overwhelmingly by guns. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004888.html …
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Absolutely agree 100%. Which is different from "assault weapons", and different from international (& -inspired) terrorism.
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Replying to @daveschroeder @Yamiche
San Bernardino was two unhinged people, not some some mastermind terror plot. I mean, a holiday party as target?
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FBI classifies it as international terrorism. Mental state and target type (which was soft) don't change that determination
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Replying to @daveschroeder @Yamiche
Oh, come on. They were unhinged and really atypical. Couple leaves baby with grandma, goes shoots up holiday party?
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I'm very familiar with the case and investigation...and yet the end result is the same. It's also not a gun control issue.
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Replying to @daveschroeder
The San Bernardino shooting was a distinctly American phenomenon. The Paris-style attacks are a whole different strain.
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Replying to @zeynep
To be clear, are you saying terror attacks with guns outside US have primarily terror angle, but in US it is a gun control issue...?
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Replying to @daveschroeder
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@daveschroeder US: we've gotten into this cycle where if you are a troubled young man, there is a well-modeled path to "revenge" & infamy.1 reply 6 retweets 13 likes
Easy access to guns; ability to leave your own manifesto play on loop on CNN, constant copycat modeling... It's horrible.
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Replying to @zeynep
Sure, and yet still statistically anomalous, and nothing to do with e.g. handgun murders and suicides, which is *actual* gun problem
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Replying to @daveschroeder
Assault weapons seem disproportionately used in mass shootings seeking infamy; everyday guns murder & suicide crisis.
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