spaceghoti@lemmy.one to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoFrom military weapon to cultural symbol: how the AR-15 has defined the US gun debatewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down110
arrow-up1112arrow-down1external-linkFrom military weapon to cultural symbol: how the AR-15 has defined the US gun debatewww.theguardian.comspaceghoti@lemmy.one to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoIf the debate is about kids dying the arguments should be about how to stop that. Not the exact make and model of gun that killed them. Arguing stupid details like that just makes it seem like you don’t care people are dying.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoI thought the argument was about what sort of guns to ban
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoThen you haven’t been paying attention.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoBut that’s the main point of the debate, the legality of owning certain firearms
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoMaybe for people who don’t care that people are getting killed
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoI thought people wanted certain guns banned for the specific purpose of avoiding mass shootings
If the debate is about kids dying the arguments should be about how to stop that. Not the exact make and model of gun that killed them.
Arguing stupid details like that just makes it seem like you don’t care people are dying.
I thought the argument was about what sort of guns to ban
Then you haven’t been paying attention.
But that’s the main point of the debate, the legality of owning certain firearms
Maybe for people who don’t care that people are getting killed
I thought people wanted certain guns banned for the specific purpose of avoiding mass shootings