Remember The Great Massacre Spree OF 1964? A great article by Stephen H****rhttps://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2022/06/stephen-h****r-the-massacre-spree-that-never-was.php Garlic...

mflowe Loc: Port Deposit, MD

A great article by Stephen H****rhttps://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2022/06/stephen-h****r-the-massacre-spree-that-never-was.php
Garlic for the anti gunners.

cwp3420

mflowe wrote:

A great article by Stephen H****rhttps://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2022/06/stephen-h****r-the-massacre-spree-that-never-was.php
Garlic for the anti gunners.

Very true!

SteveR Loc: Michigan

We weren't as nutty back in 63.

Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

cwp3420 wrote:

Very true!

Great article and so appropriate...The offspring of the drug culture of the 60's and 70's and their offspring have come full circle.....and now drug use is even more rampant today. These current generations can't help but be impacted as we're seeing more and more nutjobs out of these generations. Then you have social media, lack of respect for life, no respect for the rule of law, the lockdown, the 'g****r' fad.....and the list goes on. Thanks for posting.

Bill 45

I remember when the AR-15 came on the market, Thinking at that time, the AR-15 was going to be none but problems and should be ban.

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

SteveR wrote:

We weren't as nutty back in 63.

That may be true but what does that have to do with the AR-15? Was the AR-15 the cause of the increase of nuttiness?

One Rude Dawg Loc: Athol, ID

Blaster34 wrote:

Great article and so appropriate...The offspring of the drug culture of the 60's and 70's and their offspring have come full circle.....and now drug use is even more rampant today. These current generations can't help but be impacted as we're seeing more and more nutjobs out of these generations. Then you have social media, lack of respect for life, no respect for the rule of law, the lockdown, the 'g****r' fad.....and the list goes on. Thanks for posting.

Wyantry Loc: SW Colorado

mflowe wrote:

A great article by Stephen H****rhttps://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2022/06/stephen-h****r-the-massacre-spree-that-never-was.php
Garlic for the anti gunners.

Ah yes! The great mass-a-cree of the 1960’s. The one that never happened.

Also: The ‘great-k*****g of 1988’—another non-event following the influx of Soviet SKS rifles.
(SOURCE: Wikipedia. “Beginning in 1988, millions [of SKS Rifles] were also sold on the civilian market in North America. . .”). No great massacre then.

Or the vast import-history of the Kalashnikov rifles. (1966-on). No great massacre, although there WAS an up-tic in rifle homicides. (FBI Uniform Crime Statistics: rifle use in homicides).

No, the “rifles-of-choice” for assaults seem to be the home-grown Semi-automatic AR-15 “look-alike” versions of the military’s M-16 and M-4.
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And rifles account for few gun homicides:

SOURCE: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/

“How has the rate of U.S. gun deaths changed over time?

While 2020 saw the highest total number of gun deaths in the U.S., this statistic does not take into account the nation’s growing population. On a per capita basis, there were 13.6 gun deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 – the highest rate since the mid-1990s, but still well below the peak of 16.3 gun deaths per 100,000 people in 1974.

The gun murder and gun suicide rates in the U.S. both remain below their peak levels. There were 6.2 gun murders per 100,000 people in 2020, below the rate of 7.2 recorded in 1974. And there were 7.0 gun suicides per 100,000 people in 2020, below the rate of 7.7 measured in 1977.” [Emphasis added—Wyantry]

“In 2020, handguns were involved in 59% of the 13,620 U.S. gun murders and non-negligent manslaughters for which data is available, according to the FBI. Rifles – the category that includes guns sometimes referred to as “assault weapons” – were involved in 3% of firearm murders.”

Wyantry Loc: SW Colorado

Blaster34 wrote:

Great article and so appropriate...The offspring of the drug culture of the 60's and 70's and their offspring have come full circle.....and now drug use is even more rampant today. These current generations can't help but be impacted as we're seeing more and more nutjobs out of these generations. Then you have social media, lack of respect for life, no respect for the rule of law, the lockdown, the 'g****r' fad.....and the list goes on. Thanks for posting.

And NASTIER drugs, too! e.g. F******l.

Wyantry Loc: SW Colorado

Racmanaz wrote:

That may be true but what does that have to do with the AR-15? Was the AR-15 the cause of the increase of nuttiness?

No, of course not. It is a PEOPLE Problem!

The weapons (rifles) used get great ‘play’ when a multiple-shooting-event takes place.
Yet the CONTINUAL homicide-by-gun frequency is
1. Predominantly by pistols.
And
2. In mostly black democratically-controlled cities.

Now I understand there are some folks that might not LIKE those two facts, but the data CANNOT be argued!
And the Repubs’ and Trumpist’s are not responsible! No, the DemonCraps and Libturds have to look-to-their-own for the death-tolls.

Some facts (current to 2020):

SOURCE: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/
(Data from FBI and DOJ statistics).

“Though they tend to get less public attention than gun-related murders, suicides have long accounted for the majority of U.S. gun deaths. In 2020, 54% of all gun-related deaths in the U.S. were suicides (24,292), while 43% were murders (19,384), according to the CDC. The remaining gun deaths that year were unintentional (535), involved law enforcement (611) or had undetermined circumstances (400).”

And the Numbers per hundred-thousand has DECREASED with time!

”While 2020 saw the highest total number of gun deaths in the U.S., this statistic does not take into account the nation’s growing population. On a per capita basis, there were 13.6 gun deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 – the highest rate since the mid-1990s, but still well below the peak of 16.3 gun deaths per 100,000 people in 1974. The gun murder and gun suicide rates in the U.S. both remain below their peak levels. There were 6.2 gun murders per 100,000 people in 2020, below the rate of 7.2 recorded in 1974. And there were 7.0 gun suicides per 100,000 people in 2020, below the rate of 7.7 measured in 1977.” [Same source]

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

Bill 45 wrote:

I remember when the AR-15 came on the market, Thinking at that time, the AR-15 was going to be none but problems and should be ban.

Gee I think alcohol is nothing but problems and k**ls and maims or is responsible for way more deaths than guns. It should be banded. Along with medical mistakes. The stats show you are in less danger walking down the street in new York City than in a hospital so maybe we should ban hospitals too.

Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

Drbobcameraguy wrote:

Gee I think alcohol is nothing but problems and k**ls and maims or is responsible for way more deaths than guns. It should be banded. Along with medical mistakes. The stats show you are in less danger walking down the street in new York City than in a hospital so maybe we should ban hospitals too.

Just think, F******l is illegal w/out a prescription

Wyantry Loc: SW Colorado

Drbobcameraguy wrote:

Gee I think alcohol is nothing but problems and k**ls and maims or is responsible for way more deaths than guns. It should be banded. Along with medical mistakes. The stats show you are in less danger walking down the street in new York City than in a hospital so maybe we should ban hospitals too.

Or maybe just DOCTORS. Hospitals are just buildings—it is the PEOPLE who are the problem.

Just like with guns, cars, clubs, knives, etcetera, etcetera . . . .

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

Wyantry wrote:

Or maybe just DOCTORS. Hospitals are just buildings—it is the PEOPLE who are the problem.

Just like with guns, cars, clubs, knives, etcetera, etcetera . . . .

Huh ya think? Lol Maybe you are right. I did an experiment. I set my ar15 next to my front door loaded. I watched the ups guy drop off joggers and a couple of people walk down the street the mailman delivered. A couple of my neighbors even came by. Either I own the laziest ar15 in the world or you are correct. People are the problem. I also took my bottle of jack Daniels out of the freezer and set it on the kitchen Island. Same result. Nothing happened. So after my double experiment I'm convinced that you are correct. It has to be people. So let's ban people from owning anything that might hurt them. I guess I better get in shape. Going to be doing a lot of walking. Cars in the hands of people are dangerous. Gee I'm going to stink also. An awful lot of people get hurt in the shower. Lmao 🤣🤣🤣

wilpharm Loc: Oklahoma

Bill 45 wrote:

I remember when the AR-15 came on the market, Thinking at that time, the AR-15 was going to be none but problems and should be ban.

does that make you right now?..probably not