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In the past, most guns available for sale were pr
oduced domestically. In recent years, 1 million to
2 million handguns were manufactured each year, along with 1 million to 1.5 million rifles and
fewer than 1 million shotguns.31 From 2001 through 2007, however, handgun imports nearly
doubled, from 711,000 to nearly 1.4 million.32 By 2009, nearly 2.2 million handguns were
imported into the United States.33 From 2001 through 2007, rifle imports increased from 228,000
to 632,000, and shotgun imports increased from 428,000 to 726,000.34 By 2009, rifle imports had
increased to 864,000, but shotguns had decreased 559,000.35 By the same year, 2009, the
estimated total number of firearms available to civilians in the United States had increased to
approximately 310 million: 114 million handguns, 110 million rifles, and 86 million shotguns.
originally posted by: SkyNetBeware
Question: if guns were completely banned in the USA and unavailable, how many gun deaths would occur afterward? Answer: zero. Why: because there are no guns. I'm typing slowly so you understand.
originally posted by: elliotmtl
a reply to: Power_Semi
Basically, no.
People don't become shooters because they were treated too nicely.
And as an actual victim of abuse, I do not appreciate the sentiment expressed in your post.
originally posted by: weirdeel
originally posted by: SkyNetBeware
Question: if guns were completely banned in the USA and unavailable, how many gun deaths would occur afterward? Answer: zero. Why: because there are no guns. I'm typing slowly so you understand.
You are fractally wrong.
originally posted by: Hefficide
a reply to: Reallyfolks
That is a conservative estimate.
In the past, most guns available for sale were pr
oduced domestically. In recent years, 1 million to
2 million handguns were manufactured each year, along with 1 million to 1.5 million rifles and
fewer than 1 million shotguns.31 From 2001 through 2007, however, handgun imports nearly
doubled, from 711,000 to nearly 1.4 million.32 By 2009, nearly 2.2 million handguns were
imported into the United States.33 From 2001 through 2007, rifle imports increased from 228,000
to 632,000, and shotgun imports increased from 428,000 to 726,000.34 By 2009, rifle imports had
increased to 864,000, but shotguns had decreased 559,000.35 By the same year, 2009, the
estimated total number of firearms available to civilians in the United States had increased to
approximately 310 million: 114 million handguns, 110 million rifles, and 86 million shotguns.
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originally posted by: stargatetravels
Two people got shot and people on here are seriously thinking that the whole thing is fake, the shooter is not the guy they've said, that the woman shot is secretly a man??
I just don't even know what to say - staggering.
People want everything, literally everything to be a conspiracy.
Some of you need to go outside once in a while and take a break.
My thoughts go out to the family and friends of those affected by this tragedy.
originally posted by: iDope
originally posted by: DarkGuardian
a reply to: old_god
Ok man, here' where I'll stop you... You might have a few valid point... to some people. But i will have to say, from experience. Those were not blanks...
The weapon apears to be a Glock 38, which is a .45, due to from the width of the weapon, it was firing live rounds due to the obvious recoil. Also, adrenaline is realeased into your body, in such a quick exert, that you inact an almost subhuman level of endurance. It does't last long, and actually deprives the body of much needed engergy and focus, that people typically die as a result of the deficit. But, she did show signs of being hit with a projectile, mulitple times too.
The truth is, people don't get shot and fall to the ground. For that very brief instant, you don't realise it, but you actually don't feel anything. You definetly feel the aftermath...
To say it was fake is completly ignorant and wrong.
If you have ever TRULY been in a situaltion where people are getting shot, then you KNOW how people react. People react in three ways, and only three way, you run, you show reaction towards the threat, or the most common, you freeze. The camera man and the woman being interviewed froze, the anchor, she fled.
Most people would love to believe that they would react in a manner to control the situation, but the fact of the matter is, they won't. They will freeze.
This obviously really happened.
It was premeditated, and executed exactly as intended, so it seems.
Try to have a good night, in light of our terrible tradgedy...
*snip* Why would noone notice this disgruntled worker walking up behind them on a wooden dock like surface? And then he points the gun at the reporter for several second seconds and even mumbles to himself before firing several seconds after, waiting for the camera man to pan onto the reporter. This is like a B movie, Terror Firmer-Lloyd Kaufman, written all over it. You cannot prove those were real shots, and they were not.edit on Wed Aug 26 2015 by Jbird because: Mod Note: Please Review This Link: We expect civility and decorum within all topics.
originally posted by: weirdeel
originally posted by: iDope
originally posted by: DarkGuardian
a reply to: old_god
Ok man, here' where I'll stop you... You might have a few valid point... to some people. But i will have to say, from experience. Those were not blanks...
The weapon apears to be a Glock 38, which is a .45, due to from the width of the weapon, it was firing live rounds due to the obvious recoil. Also, adrenaline is realeased into your body, in such a quick exert, that you inact an almost subhuman level of endurance. It does't last long, and actually deprives the body of much needed engergy and focus, that people typically die as a result of the deficit. But, she did show signs of being hit with a projectile, mulitple times too.
The truth is, people don't get shot and fall to the ground. For that very brief instant, you don't realise it, but you actually don't feel anything. You definetly feel the aftermath...
To say it was fake is completly ignorant and wrong.
If you have ever TRULY been in a situaltion where people are getting shot, then you KNOW how people react. People react in three ways, and only three way, you run, you show reaction towards the threat, or the most common, you freeze. The camera man and the woman being interviewed froze, the anchor, she fled.
Most people would love to believe that they would react in a manner to control the situation, but the fact of the matter is, they won't. They will freeze.
This obviously really happened.
It was premeditated, and executed exactly as intended, so it seems.
Try to have a good night, in light of our terrible tradgedy...
*snip* Why would noone notice this disgruntled worker walking up behind them on a wooden dock like surface? And then he points the gun at the reporter for several second seconds and even mumbles to himself before firing several seconds after, waiting for the camera man to pan onto the reporter. This is like a B movie, Terror Firmer-Lloyd Kaufman, written all over it. You cannot prove those were real shots, and they were not.edit on Wed Aug 26 2015 by Jbird because: Mod Note: Please Review This Link: We expect civility and decorum within all topics.
If you watch the shooters POV video, Parker does look in his direction for a split second.
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