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On Wed, 10 Jul 2024 21:25:50 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>On 7/10/2024 7:33 PM, John B. wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> But, but, but... as I and others have written there are millions of AR
>> type firearms in the U.S. and how many are used to in mass shootings.?
>
>Turn the question around. How many are used for anything legitimate and 
>practical? 

The vast majority of them, of course.

>Very close to zero.

Why nonsense. Only a small percentage of them are *not* used for a
legitimate and practical purpose.


> A very few are used for hunting, despite 
>being far from optimum.

As if you'd know what was optimum?

>And how many large scale mass shootings have been done with them? Since 
>the AR became popular, most killings of a dozen or more innocents have 
>been with those guns.
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shootings_in_the_United_States
>
>So that's the detriment. What are the benefits? And how can you, John, 
>live without the purported benefits?
>
>You don't own one because you know you don't need one. You argue in 
>favor of them only because you're in love with guns.

Many people argue for them for same reason people would argue for your
right to own an electric car, even though they have no intention of
buying one themselves.