President says ‘epidemic of gun violence is tearing our communities apart’ after mass shootings in Philadelphia, Fort Worth, Baltimore and Chicago
President says ‘epidemic of gun violence is tearing our communities apart’ after mass shootings in Philadelphia, Fort Worth, Baltimore and Chicago
Wow. So, following those numbers, if you buy a gun, it’s more likely you’ll kill yourself than you’ll kill others.
That’s generally true. Your gun is more likely to kill yourself or a loved one than an intruder of any sort.
What’s the acceptable number of murders for you in this scenario?
What are the acceptable number of murders before you’d support banning in knives? Or bats?
Plenty of knives are banned despite being much less capable weapons than firearms. And lots of them having way more utility than firearms in our lives.
You mean like the ban on switchblades in many places?
By far, especially when you consider that a user can only commit one suicide but multiple homicides. Also, suicide is often a tragedy of convenience. The easier it is to accomplish, the more likely a person in a bad place mentally will try. Firearm accessibility eliminates any logistical barriers that might slow a person long enough for them to reconsider.