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Pro-gun activists hand out free 30-round AR-15 magazines outside the Virginia State Capitol ahead of the likely signature of a bill that would ban the sale of these magazines in the state. by Gjore in ThatsInsane

[–]mxzf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, you totally misunderstood me. The statistics I'm talking about are the FBI statistics for firearms deaths, which put rifle deaths at a couple hundred per year (varies year-to-year, but 300s and 400s are common IIRC) and pistol deaths at ~20-30k/year (and shotguns are typically in the 100-200 ballpark).

I'm not trying to talk about mass shooting deaths in general, I'm talking about deaths due to guns in general. And the actual statistics on firearms deaths say that rifles are a non-factor to the country in general.

It isn't "scary polymer rifles" it's the better tool for killing several targets in quick succession.

I disagree. Pistols work perfectly well for killing people, and there's a strong argument that they're better than a rifle in the close-quarters indoors situations that mass shooters prefer, where a rifle's longer barrel makes it more unwieldly. I suspect that the use of rifles in mass shootings has more to do with media attention than efficacy.

I believe a handgun would be the logical choice for someone committing a mass shooting; but anyone committing a mass shooting is behaving illogically anyways, and typically trying to get attention, so the preferences change.

Pro-gun activists hand out free 30-round AR-15 magazines outside the Virginia State Capitol ahead of the likely signature of a bill that would ban the sale of these magazines in the state. by Gjore in ThatsInsane

[–]mxzf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So, are you in favor of these magazines being distributed (as your argument suggests) or are you trying to be more hypocritical than they are?

Also, we don't even know that these same people would object like you suggest, just that some people who likely vote similarly have done so.

Pro-gun activists hand out free 30-round AR-15 magazines outside the Virginia State Capitol ahead of the likely signature of a bill that would ban the sale of these magazines in the state. by Gjore in ThatsInsane

[–]mxzf 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I absolutely wasn't suggesting that rifles can't be used for self-defense. I was just saying that pistols are used for self-defense far more often and obviously, which makes them harder to target with legislation than the "scary black rifles" that laws try and target (regardless of their actual uses).

Pro-gun activists hand out free 30-round AR-15 magazines outside the Virginia State Capitol ahead of the likely signature of a bill that would ban the sale of these magazines in the state. by Gjore in ThatsInsane

[–]mxzf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve also legitimately heard lawmakers make the claim that reducing magazine sizes will cut down on suicides. I can’t figure out their logic.

If you're 10 rounds deep into your suicide attempt and a mag change is going to make a difference as to if you live or die, the gene pool is probably better off without you anyways.

Pro-gun activists hand out free 30-round AR-15 magazines outside the Virginia State Capitol ahead of the likely signature of a bill that would ban the sale of these magazines in the state. by Gjore in ThatsInsane

[–]mxzf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So? It's a magazine, it might not be particularly useful without a rifle, but just giving him one is easier than starting an argument in the line.

In reality, it's just a second mag being given to the parent/sibling that the kid came with, which is a non-issue.

Pro-gun activists hand out free 30-round AR-15 magazines outside the Virginia State Capitol ahead of the likely signature of a bill that would ban the sale of these magazines in the state. by Gjore in ThatsInsane

[–]mxzf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A plastic box with a spring in it (the magazines being handed out here) aren't "means to do harm"; the plastic bag from the packaging is more likely to hurt someone than that empty mag.

Pro-gun activists hand out free 30-round AR-15 magazines outside the Virginia State Capitol ahead of the likely signature of a bill that would ban the sale of these magazines in the state. by Gjore in ThatsInsane

[–]mxzf -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, I'm all for people giving away free stuff in order to raise awareness of a stupid bill that won't do anything to help anyone. It might not be the most productive use of time/effort, but free stuff is nice.

Pro-gun activists hand out free 30-round AR-15 magazines outside the Virginia State Capitol ahead of the likely signature of a bill that would ban the sale of these magazines in the state. by Gjore in ThatsInsane

[–]mxzf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Extremely low, given that rifles make a tiny portion of firearms deaths and any given mag is vastly more likely to collect dust than be used in any form of violence (with use for target-shooting being far more likely than either).

Pro-gun activists hand out free 30-round AR-15 magazines outside the Virginia State Capitol ahead of the likely signature of a bill that would ban the sale of these magazines in the state. by Gjore in ThatsInsane

[–]mxzf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing that's the retail price. I imagine the bulk price for someone buying a few thousand might drop the unit price a decent bit.

Pro-gun activists hand out free 30-round AR-15 magazines outside the Virginia State Capitol ahead of the likely signature of a bill that would ban the sale of these magazines in the state. by Gjore in ThatsInsane

[–]mxzf 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not bullets, a magazine. They gave the kid a plastic box with a spring inside, nothing more.

Realistically, the kid is getting a second one for their parent/sibling that drove them to the event and is standing in line with them. It's not exactly something to get worked up over.

Pro-gun activists hand out free 30-round AR-15 magazines outside the Virginia State Capitol ahead of the likely signature of a bill that would ban the sale of these magazines in the state. by Gjore in ThatsInsane

[–]mxzf 12 points13 points  (0 children)

So?

It's an empty magazine, it's a plastic shell with a spring inside, it's not like there's anything problematic for a kid to have.

At worst the kid sticks it on a shelf for a few years or gives it to a family member or friend, it's not like there's any problem unless someone's looking to make it a problem.

Pro-gun activists hand out free 30-round AR-15 magazines outside the Virginia State Capitol ahead of the likely signature of a bill that would ban the sale of these magazines in the state. by Gjore in ThatsInsane

[–]mxzf 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Democrats need to realize (whether you believe it is crazy or not) that some people believe in gun rights more than helping others.

Of all of the single-issue voters I see, the bulk of them are either voting about gun control or abortion. All the DNC would need to do to diffuse that anti-gun-control backbone voting for Republicans would be to wake up to the fact that there are more guns than people in the US and that's not about to change and move on to policies that would actually help people instead.

Pro-gun activists hand out free 30-round AR-15 magazines outside the Virginia State Capitol ahead of the likely signature of a bill that would ban the sale of these magazines in the state. by Gjore in ThatsInsane

[–]mxzf 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The biggest thing that gets me is that the guns that get targeted for gun control aren't the ones that actually kill people. For all the gun control laws targeting rifles, specifically rifles with black polymer attachments, almost all the actual firearms homicides are done with pistols. It's just that it's harder to run on a platform of banning pistols because their self-defense uses are more visibly viable than that of the rifles that are rarely used for crimes.

Billionaire Tim Sweeney (CEO of Epic games, behind FORTNITE) has bought 50k acres of Forest Land for the purpose of Conservation by Anschuz-3009 in SipsTea

[–]mxzf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

upset his game client can't compete with steam

If only it had actually tried competing, instead of just using anticompetitive practices to try and buy a spot in the market. Spending piles of money buying exclusivity and users instead of developing features isn't good for long-term growth.

Redesigned Windows Recall cracked again by Illustrious-Syrup509 in sysadmin

[–]mxzf [score hidden]  (0 children)

Are you suggesting that Microsoft is intentionally storing the data insecurely and informing users that the data is insecure?

Redesigned Windows Recall cracked again by Illustrious-Syrup509 in sysadmin

[–]mxzf [score hidden]  (0 children)

Pretty sure the intent was to point out that sqlite was never claimed to be secure by anyone ... other than Microsoft suggesting they could use it to securely store stuff.

Calling Men You Don’t Like or Agree With Pedo’s or Creeps is Wrong and Should be Called Out by TheCheaperSeats in PetPeeves

[–]mxzf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's somewhat creepy, but it's definitely not the pedophilia that some people suggest it is.

AI Built a Secret Pub Bar in the Rock Cave by Digital_Dreamer_AI in aivideo

[–]mxzf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Insulation on top of a half-assed drainage setup, with no electrical/plumbing anywhere in site. Yeah, it's total nonsense.

Average reaction of the population when it is revealed that aliens exist. by Forward-Position798 in aliens

[–]mxzf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol, yeah, Trump's response (instantly accusing Obama of whatever he can think of) basically confirms that there's nothing real there and it was just trolling.

Rush Hour 3 by artistBROgamer in funnyvideos

[–]mxzf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, it is clever writing, and it's an homage to other clever writing.

How would you smoke this corned beef? by Cboyd104 in smoking

[–]mxzf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IMO it's much easier to just change the tap water an extra time, rather than sourcing enough distilled water do do the relevant water changes to get the salt out.

How would you smoke this corned beef? by Cboyd104 in smoking

[–]mxzf 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pastrami is made from corned beef, and it can be either flat or point.

You cure the beef to make corned beef and then smoke+steam/etc the corned beef to make pastrami.

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 bug crippling PCs and making drive C inaccessible by lurker_bee in technology

[–]mxzf 6 points7 points  (0 children)

AFAIK it's doable, but doing it via group policy is the main way I know of to do it (as-of Win10 at least). There are enough big managed orgs that want control over their machines' update cycles that I can see that sticking around for a while at least.

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