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@Yamiche @BrianKarem And of course, it's bullshit. If the problem were lack of mental health care, police would respond to "active shooters" with SWAT teams of emergency psychiatrists.
If the "problem" were "hatred" we'd report an "active hater" not an "active shooter."
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If the "problem" were "hatred" we'd report an "active hater" not an "active shooter."
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@Yamiche @BrianKarem If "guns don't kill people, people kill people," then cops would never say "drop your weapon!" or justify a shooting by claiming, "I thought he was reaching for a gun." Bec even unarmed, there's still a person there, and it's the person who's dangerous, not the weapon, right?
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@Yamiche @BrianKarem If the problem were video games, other nations that game would have similar gun violence rates. But they don't.
If the problem were atheism, gun violence would be worst in France. But it's not.
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If the problem were atheism, gun violence would be worst in France. But it's not.
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@Yamiche @BrianKarem If the problem is hatred, as Trump just said, then we must ask: why does the US breed hatred at levels 10-100x higher than other nations?
And if you knew someone invested with such abnormal, pathological levels of hatred, would you let them own a gun?
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And if you knew someone invested with such abnormal, pathological levels of hatred, would you let them own a gun?
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@Yamiche @BrianKarem So Trump can miss me with these convenient, NRA-sanctioned, dishonest, literally homicidal sophistries. EVERY nation has troubled people. NOT every nation gives them assault weapons. It's the GUNS, stupid. Get rid of the fucking GUNS.
(But of course you already knew that.)
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(But of course you already knew that.)
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