# Stupid Gun news of the day (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 26, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428 "2022-01-26T17:10:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 58
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1141 "2023-05-05T14:56:31Z")
Sigh. Even if ALL gun sales were banned tomorrow, this country would still be awash in guns, guns, guns, and if reasonably well cared for, they last a LONG time. I happen to own a semi-auto .22 pistol that was made in 1938 and it still works perfectly. Yes, I want to see more stringent control measures, on the model of how automobiles and drivers are regulated, including insurance requirements. But realistically, even if that were to happen [Narrator: It won’t.], we’re still screwed. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1142 "2023-05-05T15:24:41Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Even if ALL gun sales were banned tomorrow, this country would still be awash in guns, guns, guns, and if reasonably well cared for, they last a LONG time. Yes, but if you can’t just go to the gun store and get a new one, you may actually put your gun in a place it can’t easily be stolen. You may not sell it to some random guy who offers you cash for it. The vast majority of those guns are kept somewhere safe, out of the hands of the criminal or the incompetent, only a small fraction end up in the hands of those who shouldn’t have them. If we didn’t have a constant fresh supply coming in, then keeping them out out of those hands becomes much easier. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1143 "2023-05-05T15:27:26Z")
And the rest of the school shootings are by students who are part of the system so the active shooter drills provide intel on the response to threats. They’re great training drills for the attackers. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1144 "2023-05-05T16:23:33Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > The vast majority of those guns are kept somewhere safe, out of the hands of the criminal or the incompetent, only a small fraction end up in the hands of those who shouldn’t have them. If we didn’t have a constant fresh supply coming in, then keeping them out out of those hands becomes much easier. Except that with 400 million or so guns in America, even a small fraction is an enormous number of guns. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1145 "2023-05-05T16:49:40Z")
[Vucic proposed a moratorium on gun permits regardless of weapon type, in what he called a “practical disarmament” of Serbia that would also include more frequent medical and psychological checks of gun owners.](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/5/serbia-hit-by-second-mass-shooting-day-after-deadly-school-attack) Serbia is, according to the article, awash in guns. Here’s hoping they can make some good and practical steps toward gun control. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1146 "2023-05-05T18:00:05Z")
Which is why I emphasized the word, “_students_”. It’s an inadequate attempt to stem the flow. They have to do something 'cause the greedy shits elected to represent us don’t care and won’t do anything. They “care” about “babies” as long as they’re in utero. As soon as they’re born screw 'em. They need to pull themselves by their bootstraps and learn to duck. 😠 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1147 "2023-05-06T21:13:59Z")
I will be following this with interest. If Serbia pulls it off to make a serious dent in their weapon in circulation, I’m really interested in the bullshit US ammosexuals will pull out of their ass to defend their arsenals. This is in response to the 2nd school shooting. No bullshit about thinking about it or talking to their favorite fantasy sky-man. Just practical measures to prevent a repeat. Almost as if they actually care about their kids. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1148 "2023-05-06T23:29:43Z")
> [@The\_Librarian](#): > > If Serbia pulls it off to make a serious dent in their weapon in circulation, I’m really interested in the bullshit US ammosexuals will pull out of their ass to defend their arsenals. They’re defense will be what it always is, “we don’t care how many children are murdered.” ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1149 "2023-05-07T01:04:29Z")
Another delightful shoot-'em-up > **[Multiple people shot at Dallas-area outlet mall; gunman dead](https://apnews.com/article/shooting-outlet-mall-allen-texas-a5148bc28d78c69ba0c59967427a2f85)** > > A gunman shot multiple people at an outlet mall in the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas, on Saturday, killing an unknown number and sending hundreds of shoppers fleeing in panic in the latest gun violence to strike the country. Witnesses told The... ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1150 "2023-05-07T01:07:50Z")
Thanks to the pro-gun pig fuckers of America. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1151 "2023-05-07T01:10:22Z")
Maybe he was justified because someone threw a tomato or even some garbage at him. Self defense! ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1152 "2023-05-07T01:27:46Z")
I’m sure Greg Abbott will be sure to highlight the immigration status of the victims of this shooting as well. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1153 "2023-05-07T02:42:30Z")
I think I just quit Twitter. In response to the following video: > I responded thusly: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52876273096_9e8221f821_z.jpg "Screenshot 2023-05-06 at 19-34-38 https \_\_twitter.com") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/183290460@N02/52876273096/) Six day ban. Fuck them. I stand by my statement. And if he does have a stroke I’ll be the first one to make fun of his drool rag. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1154 "2023-05-07T03:04:24Z")
_Only_ 9 dead because there was a good guy with a gun in that mall. Can you imagine if everyone was packing? We’d probably limit that to 4-5 dead (a couple of the dead would be cross-fire from the GG2Gs, but that is completely acceptable). We need more fucking guns in this country! Hopefully you read that as satire. But, according to Fox News comments, that is very real. Check out their disgusting comments. The right is evil. Vile. Heinous. Murderous. Racist. Awful. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1155 "2023-05-07T03:24:09Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Hopefully you read that as satire. I believe you must be aware by now that the line between reality and farce has become so gaussian-blurred that it no longer exists in any meaningful way. _Just Kidding_ (but not really kidding) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1156 "2023-05-07T03:50:38Z")
Correction: Non-white children. For 9 1/2 years, I said many times that if someone walked into a school with mostly black, Hispanic, and/or Muslim students, and shot a bunch of them, it would probably barely make a blip in the local news. (I heard this from several people who lived in the Denver region when Columbine happened.) I also hoped that my theory would never be proven right, or wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1157 "2023-05-07T16:14:10Z")
Didn’t the Uvalde shooting prove that incorrect? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1158 "2023-05-07T17:41:37Z")
> [@Greg Abbott (2015 tweet)](#): > > I’m EMBARRASSED: Texas #2 in nation for new gun purchases behind CALIFORNIA. Let’s pick up the pace Texans. @NRA And while trying to [tamp](https://news.yahoo.com/greg-abbott-blames-increase-anger-154853582.html) down the bad feelings caused as the internet once again proved to be forever, > [@Abbott](#): > > _One thing that we can observe very easily and that has there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of anger and violence that’s taking place in America_. But, yeah, we need more guns added to that environment. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1159 "2023-05-07T18:30:42Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > _One thing that we can observe very easily and that has there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of anger and violence that’s taking place in America_. > > But, yeah, we need more guns added to that environment His (their) deeper point is, _“if everybody just knew their place in the world and stayed in it, putting their head down and just accepting the shit in their life w/o getting upset about it, this would not happen. But when someone like that snaps, get equipped to take them down!”_ ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1160 "2023-05-07T19:46:44Z")
Yes. That was my point. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428.md?page=57) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428.md?page=59)