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cynatnite

(31,011 posts)
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 01:47 PM Dec 2012

How many minutes did it take for this shooter to slaughter 27 women and children?

Explain to me how it's possible to do the same amount of slaughter in the same amount of time with a knife or baseball bat. Someone please explain this. As I understood it took less than 20 minutes.

I'm sick of the fucking knife and baseball shit.

Enough already.

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How many minutes did it take for this shooter to slaughter 27 women and children? (Original Post) cynatnite Dec 2012 OP
Guns are automated killing machines, being perfected each year to kill faster and more accurately. onehandle Dec 2012 #1
The AR design has not changed in 50 years ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #6
I believe it was only a few minutes katmondoo Dec 2012 #2
Couldn't agree more. nt sufrommich Dec 2012 #3
Probably very little time. NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #4
we do need to limit availability of guns and ammo bettyellen Dec 2012 #5

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
1. Guns are automated killing machines, being perfected each year to kill faster and more accurately.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 01:54 PM
Dec 2012

The guns used were designed for one purpose: Hunting Humans.

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)
6. The AR design has not changed in 50 years
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 07:12 PM
Dec 2012

There is lots of rational reasons to use in the debate. Posters who just make things up look stupid.

katmondoo

(6,457 posts)
2. I believe it was only a few minutes
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 01:55 PM
Dec 2012

not more than 5. This from a timeline of first 911 call to the time police arrived.

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
4. Probably very little time.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 02:03 PM
Dec 2012

But the argument they make (those comparing knives and bats) is specious; a red herring.

If we want to talk about mass murders, lets talk about poison in the water system, a dirty bomb, fire bombs.

To a resourceful evildoer, these could take many lives and, possibly, with less effort than with guns.

Availability of guns and ammo certainly makes it easier, and what we can do to suppress these acts needs to be done.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
5. we do need to limit availability of guns and ammo
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 02:07 PM
Dec 2012

to distract ourselves with hypotheticals while having a conversation about guns is a diversion.

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