# Is there X amount of mass shootings that would change gun supporters' minds, or is that the wrong way to think?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
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> [@Martin\_Hyde](#):
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> I also firmly want it understood—I am 100% willing to trade more deaths for gun rights.

I am certain that this viewpoint is a common one among 2A enthusiasts, even if it’s rarely expressed out loud. But it is nevertheless one of the most straightforwardly cold-blooded things I’ve ever read on these forums.

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