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What do you mean, the act of him aquiring the gun illegally would have been horrible:
If Cruz's gun was illegal, would the crime or action have been less horrible?
originally posted by: whismermill
originally posted by: Jubei42
a reply to: bigfatfurrytexan
I agree, there are many issues regarding gun related death. But the common denominator is guns and their availability.
So you can try to solve all kinds of different complex social, cultural and personal issues. Or you can just get rid of the guns.
Hmmm
liberal gun states like New Hampshire have less homicides than more restrictive gun states as California. Your common denominator doesn't add up
originally posted by: Jubei42
a reply to: DanDanDat
That's exactly what I'm saying; massively reduce the amount of guns available, or let the killing continue.
I am fully aware of the red flag that I'm waving here. But that's just what it is. Not about politics, not about 2nd amendment, not about law abiding gun owners, not about mental health issues. This is about statistics causing tens of thousands of innocent deaths a year.
originally posted by: face23785
There's no way to know for sure, but it's unlikely it would've mattered much. At the ranges we're talking about, a high-caliber handgun would be just as deadly. There have been mass shootings where the perp used a handgun and killed just as many or more people.