You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity. Growing up with firearms, I was always taught the basic tenants of firearm safety. Never point the barrel at an individual, keep your finger out of the trigger well unless you're ready to shoot, always verify a gun is empty when someone hands it to you, etc, etc. Not everyone has that privilege. Other than Pre-9-11's "lock your guns up" argument, it's actually the most compelling reason I have to support any form of gun control.
never said it wasn't. But it is justifiable homicide...i.e. victim turned the situation around.
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Interesting...these wouldnt be the same inanimate objects that you claim are killing everyone and that should be banished are they?
and i never said anything about being reckless with a hunting rifle.
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Justified shootings are not considered violent crime by the FBI, therefore, should not be considered "gun violence." The violence part speaks to criminality.
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If you're willing to make that mental disconnection to get those statistics to fit into your argument, I don't think there is much hope in having a discussion.
According to the FBI, it's not a violent crime.
You sure do seem content using the FBI definition of a "mass killing" in support of your arbitrary definition of a "mass shooting," but as soon as someone points out justified shootings are not violent crime, you're willing to ignore the FBI's definitions. That's convenient.
There is no need to create a political affiliation for me as a position to argue against.