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Dammit in reply to @Kompute

Surely to a lot of americans/ those of a more authoritarian type, the main reason this isn't sensible policing is because shooting him in the head is another option?

Interesting that there has been a few seemingly successful "have a go heroes". Astounded me the number of americans that had commented about wishing they had their firearms with them at the Vegas shooting. Like firing at a guy with your handgun, whilst he's holed up in a 32nd storey room with multiple assault rifles was going to have much of an effect.

At a hotel that was 1,200 feet away horizontally and 450 feet vertically, at night, and every shot that was not on target might have gone into a room with innocent residents.

The chance of hitting the shooter himself is vanishingly small, the chances of shooting someone else are very high.

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NotThamesWater in reply to @Dammit

the chances of shooting someone else are very high.

Which is why those someone elses need to have access to semi-automatic weapons. To defend themselves from the people defending themselves.

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Dammit in reply to @NotThamesWater

Which is why those someone elses need to have access to semi-automatic weapons. To defend themselves from the people defending themselves.

Surely they'd be safer with fully automatic weapons?

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