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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens (www.theonion.com)

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So what's the threshold of success rate that everyone winaccurate. 10%? 50%? Everybody talks about gun control "because if we can save just one life..." I'm not saying everyone should go out and buy a gun. I know plenty of people I would trust with a pencil. The point to my comment was that to make the claim that not one instance has been stopped by a good guy with a gun is both completely outrageous and inaccurate. Also, I know plenty of civilians that have had far more training than most police officers and military. When I was enlisted we had to qualify once a year. The requirement? Hit a target 23 out of 40 times. That's pretty low considering the lethality of the other 17 rounds that missed their mark. I would assume police requirements are similar although I honestly have no idea.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

People will believe what they want to believe when it comes to gun control. I think the article itself does a pretty good job with parody alone to make it's point. The "red wire" comment was also a decent comedic analogy of what the argument for a "good guy with a gun" is.

If you don't see their intended point already, then I don't think I can explain it in any way that will help.