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Links to supporting information in the article..



https://bearingarms.com/tom-k/2019/10/05/assault-weapons-popular-ever-crime-s...

So, what are you saying?

And I'm gonna add a bit of the article..


However, it seems that not only are the guns even more popular than before, but crime is also still going down.

The FBI has released its crime data for 2018 and the news is good. Violent crime dropped 3.3 percent in 2018 compared to 2017. According to the report, a decrease was seen across nearly every type of violent crime.

Looking at a 10-year trend, the numbers of violent crimes were down a full 9 percent from 2009 through 2018. The rate shows a more dramatic drop: “There were an estimated 368.9 violent crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in 2018, a rate that fell 3.9 percent when compared with the 2017 estimated violent crime rate and dropped 14.6 percent from the 2009 estimate.”

Homicides with firearms were down 7 percent from 2017. And in stark contrast to the theatrics of last week’s House Judiciary Committee on banning modern sporting rifles, rifles were again only used in 2 percent of homicides, far less than the share committed with knives (11 percent) or hands and feet (5 percent).


All this
Ban them!
Demand by lefties is
Screwed up.

First, no, the right to own them is not determined or affected by your fear.


And it's gonna be just as effective in stopping school shootings as the conveniently located
No Gun Zone signs.
But keep hyperventilating and wringing your hands as you
Demand SOMETHING be done!!!EEEEK!

Want something done to really make a difference?
Arm teachers.

You're asking reasonable questions.
The banners need to answer.

Yes, there IS a mechanism to limit what crazies do.
Make concealed carry NOT a mental disease to half the country.
Funny how it's
Responsible to protect ourselves with helmets and seatbelts,, but being armed just in case you find yourself in a deadly situation, Ohhh, the Horrors..

Eegore wrote on 10/07/19 at 08:25:31:

"...  Very specifically not asking if the objective is to ban all guns, frog in boiling water etc.  For the sake of this one specific discussion I am, for me, asking in exclusivity what the objective of banning Assault Style weapons is and only that weapon type, excluding the concept of the eradication of all legal gun ownership. ..."

what the objective of banning Assault Style weapons is and only that weapon type
The reason is to eventually ban ALL firearms.

excluding the concept of the eradication of all legal gun ownership
You can't exclude the reason, (all legal gun ownership),
because that, IS the Goal/Reason.

How hard are they to get now?

Exactly the same as any other handgun.
Which is harder than a rifle.

What percentage of reduction will actually happen by banning Assault Weapons?

If it is school shootings, or crime in general,
the answer is the same,
NONE

Eegore wrote on 10/07/19 at 13:43:43:

 I very specifically stated that, for me, I am not addressing this, in this specific thread.  
I know that, and I very specifically said:
"You can't exclude the reason, (all legal gun ownership),
because that, IS the Goal/Reason."

why a specific firearm type is under scrutiny for being banned.  
Again, because the goal is to ban ALL firearms.

It prohibits the examination of why this one component is so compelling to the general public.

Why is banning a specific firearm, today, now, compelling ?
1. Recent events have given the opportunity to say, 'save lives', when in truth, it is just the first step to banning.
2. Because the Media today is telling everybody how, 'scary' a gun is, to, 'scare' people.
3. Many people believe, because they have been told, banning a specific firearm, will solve all the problems.
4. Many people who don't know what the truth is, believe other people that want to ban guns.
4. The truth, is boring. 'SCARY' is not.

Eegore wrote on 10/07/19 at 13:43:43:

me thinks it's fear
that fire arm may be too much like a real assault(military?) weapon
why are fully automatic weapons outlawed??

name one banner jog

"why are fully automatic weapons outlawed??"

 They aren't.  There are more steps involved in the acquisition, but in any case there is extensive research and information available as to why fully automatics were restricted, along with Sawed-off shotguns and switchblades.