Jack McCauley
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- Oct 16, 2014
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It seems that most everyone on this forum understands that the banning of any type of firearm will not have any impact on violence. The fact is, the so-called assault weapon ban in Maryland was created after a perception was created by the media that assault weapons are being used to "harm our children."
I've attached a report to this post that was published in 2002. The report was prepared by the United States Secret Service. The report does provide some suggestions for preventing or preparing to respond to a school shooting. Nothing in the report even remotely suggests the banning of any type of firearm. The report identifies 37 incidents of targeted school violence involving 41 attackers that occurred in the United States from 1974, through June 2000.
The most important fact; "Handguns were used in 61 percent of the incidents.
Another relevant fact: "Over half of the attackers demonstrated some interest in violence, through movies, video games, books, and other media 59 percent."
You want us to use our common sense? This is common sense. You can NOT prevent violence by banning rifles. The attackers will successfully use any other means available to carry out the attack. Maybe you should instead ban video games. Read the report for yourself.
Jack
I've attached a report to this post that was published in 2002. The report was prepared by the United States Secret Service. The report does provide some suggestions for preventing or preparing to respond to a school shooting. Nothing in the report even remotely suggests the banning of any type of firearm. The report identifies 37 incidents of targeted school violence involving 41 attackers that occurred in the United States from 1974, through June 2000.
The most important fact; "Handguns were used in 61 percent of the incidents.
Another relevant fact: "Over half of the attackers demonstrated some interest in violence, through movies, video games, books, and other media 59 percent."
You want us to use our common sense? This is common sense. You can NOT prevent violence by banning rifles. The attackers will successfully use any other means available to carry out the attack. Maybe you should instead ban video games. Read the report for yourself.
Jack
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