http://www.snopes.com/kennesaw-gun-law/If they stopped reporting these there would be a lot fewer of them, these people do it for the 15 minutes of fame.
If everyone in the crowd had a gun, there would be a lot fewer dead, I am sure. Someone would have fired back. People without guns are too vulnerable.
An armed man is a citizen, and unarmed man is a subject.
There is a county in Georgia where gun ownership is mandated and the crime rate there is very low indeed.
KENNESAW, Ga - Several Kennesaw officials attribute a drop in crime in the city over the past two decades to a law that requires residents to have a gun in the house.
In 1982, the Kennesaw City Council unanimously passed a law requiring heads of households to own at least one firearm with ammunition.
The ordinance states the gun law is needed to "protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants."
Then-councilman J.O. Stephenson said after the ordinance was passed, everyone "went crazy."
"People all over the country said there would be shootings in the street and violence in homes," he said. "Of course, that wasn't the case."
In fact, according to Stephenson, it caused the crime rate in the city to plunge.
Kennesaw Historical Society president Robert Jones said following the law's passage, the crime rate dropped 89 percent in the city, compared to the modest 10 percent drop statewide.
"It did drop after it was passed," he said. "After it initially dropped, it has stayed at the same low level for the past 16 years."
OK, my bad, they were mentioning something about the type of ammo used in the automatic, I'm sure we'll get the details as days go by.
Wiki says on average about 50 people a year die from lightning strikes so I think that gunshots are winning.
Mass shootings at concerts such as this horrible event... You know, the thing I was responding to?
No idea what that means, I am very thankful that I do have kids and I make sure they are raised right.
If they stopped reporting these there would be a lot fewer of them, these people do it for the 15 minutes of fame.
If everyone in the crowd had a gun, there would be a lot fewer dead, I am sure. Someone would have fired back. People without guns are too vulnerable.
An armed man is a citizen, and unarmed man is a subject.
How does someone get an virtual arsenal of automatic weapons to the 30th floor of a major casino without anyone noticing?!?
If they stopped reporting these there would be a lot fewer of them, these people do it for the 15 minutes of fame.
If everyone in the crowd had a gun, there would be a lot fewer dead, I am sure. Someone would have fired back. People without guns are too vulnerable.
An armed man is a citizen, and unarmed man is a subject.
There is a county in Georgia where gun ownership is mandated and the crime rate there is very low indeed.
KENNESAW, Ga - Several Kennesaw officials attribute a drop in crime in the city over the past two decades to a law that requires residents to have a gun in the house.
In 1982, the Kennesaw City Council unanimously passed a law requiring heads of households to own at least one firearm with ammunition.
The ordinance states the gun law is needed to "protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants."
Then-councilman J.O. Stephenson said after the ordinance was passed, everyone "went crazy."
"People all over the country said there would be shootings in the street and violence in homes," he said. "Of course, that wasn't the case."
In fact, according to Stephenson, it caused the crime rate in the city to plunge.
Kennesaw Historical Society president Robert Jones said following the law's passage, the crime rate dropped 89 percent in the city, compared to the modest 10 percent drop statewide.
"It did drop after it was passed," he said. "After it initially dropped, it has stayed at the same low level for the past 16 years."
How does someone get an virtual arsenal of automatic weapons to the 30th floor of a major casino without anyone noticing?!?
Is the Mandalay Bay security really THAT bad? I thought that these places were completely covered with cameras.
The sheriff even said he had some crazy number of suitcases, like 15 or something, in his room that he took up over the course of his stay. Huge ass hotel/casino, tons of people, tons of different staff...
"hey Bellboy, I'm planning for a bachelor party can you take all this stuff up to my room? Here's a c-note for your troubles."
If they stopped reporting these there would be a lot fewer of them, these people do it for the 15 minutes of fame.
If everyone in the crowd had a gun, there would be a lot fewer dead, I am sure. Someone would have fired back. People without guns are too vulnerable.
An armed man is a citizen, and unarmed man is a subject.
Yawn to all of this.
Fired back? Do you even know what happened? You know the shooter was on the 32nd floor of a hotel 500 yards away, right? Pull out guns among 22,000 people in the dark and not know where the shooting is, you would have pulled your gun out and shot innocent people. Idiot.
This is the problem with that thought process, there would be no easy way for the concert-goers to determine what room it was coming from so the entire hotel would have been raked with small-arms fire and many people staying in those rooms would have been hit and possibly killed. Defending your domicile is one thing, trying to take out a shooter 14 stories above you is quite another.If they stopped reporting these there would be a lot fewer of them, these people do it for the 15 minutes of fame.
If everyone in the crowd had a gun, there would be a lot fewer dead, I am sure. Someone would have fired back. People without guns are too vulnerable.
An armed man is a citizen, and unarmed man is a subject.
There is a county in Georgia where gun ownership is mandated and the crime rate there is very low indeed.
KENNESAW, Ga - Several Kennesaw officials attribute a drop in crime in the city over the past two decades to a law that requires residents to have a gun in the house.
In 1982, the Kennesaw City Council unanimously passed a law requiring heads of households to own at least one firearm with ammunition.
The ordinance states the gun law is needed to "protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants."
Then-councilman J.O. Stephenson said after the ordinance was passed, everyone "went crazy."
"People all over the country said there would be shootings in the street and violence in homes," he said. "Of course, that wasn't the case."
In fact, according to Stephenson, it caused the crime rate in the city to plunge.
Kennesaw Historical Society president Robert Jones said following the law's passage, the crime rate dropped 89 percent in the city, compared to the modest 10 percent drop statewide.
"It did drop after it was passed," he said. "After it initially dropped, it has stayed at the same low level for the past 16 years."
Even if he knew exactly where the shooter was, that is an impossible shot with a handgun. Even if the guy was at ground level 500 yards is way beyond what anyone can accurately shoot a handgun under stress but a position that elevated? No chance in hell, not a single one. The only thing possible from that is killing more innocent people when your bullet hits 20 floors below where you aimed.
everyone on my facebook is saying it is a mental health problem, not a gun problem.
i don't know about that. even if mental health started the thing, being able to load up on a bunch of automatic weapons and a ton of ammo finished it.
A better way to put it might be: Okay we can agree that there are a bunch of people running around with serious mental health issues. You think it might be a good idea to arm them? Or can we agree disarming them might be a good idea?
The effective range of a CCW handgun is only around 100 yards, so not only would you not hit the shooter, you wouldn't hit the hotel.
i think disarming is worth considering, at least with the auto weapons
i suggested this on facebook though and got slammed as being unamerican
i think disarming is worth considering, at least with the auto weapons
i suggested this on facebook though and got slammed as being unamerican
I doubt the entire hotel would have been raked with small arms fire, cute thought though. Guns also require training to use them.This is the problem with that thought process, there would be no easy way for the concert-goers to determine what room it was coming from so the entire hotel would have been raked with small-arms fire and many people staying in those rooms would have been hit and possibly killed. Defending your domicile is one thing, trying to take out a shooter 14 stories above you is quite another.
You assume I would have, I know better.Yawn to all of this.
Fired back? Do you even know what happened? You know the shooter was on the 32nd floor of a hotel 500 yards away, right? Pull out guns among 22,000 people in the dark and not know where the shooting is, you would have pulled your gun out and shot innocent people. Idiot.