GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

[Jimbone]

So this is interesting in the sense that it again shows that the AR-15 - or any assault rifle for that matter - aren't widely used for killing. They never have been.

HotD, this is why I get heated about this subject... it's all about intellectual dishonesty. Now to be fair, this info-graphic could be construed to be intellectually dishonest as well, because it is clearly excluding handguns. But the recent gun control push has been focused squarely on assault rifles, so I guess they are trying to stay on point.

At any rate, this isn't about assault rifles, because statistically they aren't the problem. Handguns are a much bigger problem, but the politicians know they can't win on that argument because most people don't perceive them such.

But hold up an AR-15, and the politicians know they can gin up the base and scare the bejeebus out of people. They move to ban, and include other provisions that affects all guns. It's a version of the old Potomac Two-step.

It's political opportunism. It's not letting a crisis go to waste. And it's shameful... if Obama and the Democrats really cared, why didn't they just push gun bans at any time between 2008 and 2010 when they controlled the entirety of the Legislative and Executive branch? You already know the answer to that question I'll bet.

That's why I get heated.

I'll be waiting for the legislation to ban hands and feet, since I am twice as likely to be killed by them than with an assault rifle. Also, cutting vegetables will be much tougher when they ban those pesky knives too.

ETA: In their rush to ban guns in NY, law enforcement officers were not excluded, so they are all currently breaking the law until a fix is passed. But yes, let's trust legislators because they know what is good for the people. Dopes.