The current counter argument I'm seeing on FB is "What aboutism."  They simply don't want to hear it and think it is a distraction from the reality.  It's almost as if they want black people to kill black people in Chicago.  "It's a rite of passage."  "A black thang."  "You're not capable of understanding."  I'm surprised a black pundit hasn't attributed it to the currently popular excuse "tribal politics."
I guess we need to give Sistine Chapel time.
		Originally Posted by gnadfly
			
		
	
Either that, or they feel those making correlations to chi-raq, are making ILLOGICAL fallicies..  Or straw-man arguments..  
	
		
		Liberals and the like minded ARE outraged  by the daily toll gun violence causes, particularly in minority  populations. Mass shootings make up a statistically insignificant  portion of gun violence, but they make up all of the coverage because  people give a shit about death when it's entertaining. Of course  proponents of restricting access to certain types of firearms/background  checks/a national system for gun registry are going to bring this up  when the public's attention is fixed on a mass shooting. Just like the  conservative NRA does in the opposite direction.
		Originally Posted by blueandgreen
			
		
	
And if you note, they always use these shootings to say "SEE, we need to outlaw assault weapons"..  WHEN IN MOST of these shootings, PISTOLS are the most common weapon used by far..
	
		
		As an NRA member, CHL holder and gun owner I'd  like to dispel the myth that the NRA wants crazy people and criminals  to own guns.
We don't.
We want the current gun laws enforced before more are tacked on.  Also,  we want the current background check database accurately and timely  updated.
		Originally Posted by gnadfly
			
		
	
Exactly..  As i keep pointing out.  99% OF THESE SHOOTINGS had killers who got their guns  USING all the current laws on the books..  SO NO new laws would have stopped them..  BUT a # of them COULD HAVE been prevented, had the laws actually been enforced in regards to their mental health, in forcing the providers to alert the cops, which in turn would have flagged them and prevented them from legally buying the guns they used...
What they don't (and imo) NEVER understand.  WHAT good is making up yet MORE laws, when the ones we already have, are often just IGNORED or not enforced enough?
I mean how many times have we heard of this or that crook arrested for a crime, carrying a weapon that LEGALLY they are not allowed to own. BUT rather than severely punish them, they are 'revolving door' back out on the street in a few short months/years...?!?!?!
	
		
		They actively lobby nearly every major  political figure to stifle any form of gun control, which results in a  national discussion about the issue being tabled. Since you were allowed  to present unrelated anecdotes I'll make my own unrelated analogy: this  issue is the new Congressional gag rule from the antebellum  period.
		Originally Posted by blueandgreen
			
		
	
BUT what laws are the left wanting, that would actually stop these killings??  The only one, is 'confiscation of weaponry'..  And that is something EVERYONE should be against..