Derron wrote:
This is beyond understanding here with your double meaning. Just because you don't carry the gun, you will never be in that situation.
you're right, this beyond understanding.....you want to try that sentence again in some comprehensible form?
And if you do not carry the gun, you would not be able to respond to that situation, so you won't be able to respond???
yeah, it's pretty tough to respond with return fire to a shooting situation when you don't have a weapon......
So what would you do if you were in that situation and had no gun ?
keep my wits about me....if you don't, the odds are much higher you're going to lose your life....
Cower like a little bitch?
if you consider seeking cover "cowering like a little bitch"
Run if you could?
absolutely.....you said you'd do the same thing
Wish you had a gun if the opportunity presented itself to save your ass or some one else?
sure, if I were trapped I'd be kicking myself for not having a weapon
Just throw your CCW away dude.
they'll have to pry my CCW from my cold dead fingers.....
A man has to know his limitations
okey doke clint....
huh? I said earlier that assault style rifles represent about 1% to 2% of the capital crimes attributable to weapons...so lets look at your chart
according to those tables, in 2011 there were 8,583 people murdered with guns...of that total, those killed with rifles represent about 3.8%.....now not all of those killed with rifles were of the assault style used in Newtown, Aurora, Geneva, Columbine, etc. lets assume it's half, that would put the total right at what I said that being 1.9%....and that's only murders...if you consider all other capital crimes, the percentage would be lower.....
but lets take a look at some well known mass shootings in the US
Geneva County Alabama-11 killed, 6 wounded-primary weapon-SKS, AR-15
Tuscon Arizona-6 killed, 14 injured-primary weapon-9mm glock
Beltway Sniper-10 people killed, 3 injured-primary weapon AR-15 (while not technically a mass shooting, it's included because of the effectiveness of the AR-15 at a distance)
Fort Hood-13 people killed, 29 wounded-primary weapon-FN Five-seveN pistol (the perpetrator asked the sales clerk for the most technologically advanced gun with the highest magazine capacity)
Texas University Massacre-16 dead, 32 injured-primary weapon-Remington 700, M-1 carbine, Remington 141 (as close to a civilian assault style rifle as there was back in 1966)
San Ysidro massacre-21 dead, 19 injured-primary weapon-Uzi Carbine
Aurora massacre-12 people dead, 58 wounded-primary weapon-S&W M&P15, Remington Model 870 12 ga. shotgun, glock 22 .40 S&W (unknown how many were killed with which weapon, but likely the shotgun caused most of the deaths and injuries)
Luby's massacre-23 dead, 20 injured-primary weapon-Glock 17, Ruger P89
Virginia Tech massacre-32 dead, 23 injured-primary weapon-Glock 19, Walther P22
Columbine massacre-13 dead, 21 injured-primary weapon-Intratec TEC-DC9, Hi-Point 995 Carbine
Binghamton massacre-13 dead, 4 injured-primary weapon-Beretta 92FS, Beretta Px4 Storm
GMAC massacre-9 dead, 6 injured-primary weapon-M-1 carbine
Edmond Oklahoma post office massacre-14 killed, 6 injured-primary weapon-Remington M1911, Ruger.22-caliber
okay so of the above noted 13 mass shootings 7 of those (53%) involved a type of assault type rifle...now remember back that of the total murders in the US in 2011, roughly 2% were via an assault style rifles.....
now you sure you don't want to rethink that asinine assertion that the FBI says I'm full of shit