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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

We have gun control.

Some states have a small amount. The rest basically have none. And even the states that do have gun control pail in comparison to Geramn gun control as Peepin pointed out.

And you're ignoring the fact that any given gun law is only as strong as the weakest gun law nationwide. Anybody can go traveling to another state where the gun laws are lax and get a gun.

The gun control in this country is laughably weak as a result. Couple that with having the most guns per capita of any country out there, it's a recipe for having a shooting basically every god damned day.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The rest basically have none

The rest basically have non

As I broke down, the requirements to own a gun in Germany and in America are very similar at the federal level. The weapons used in the shooting in Kansas CIty could have been purchased in Germany.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

As I broke down, the requirements to own a gun in Germany and in America are very similar at the federal level.

That is objectively false.

Country Good reason required? Personal protection Long guns Handguns Semi automatic Fully automatic Open carry Concealed carry Mag cap limits Free of registration Max penalty (years)
United States No Yes Permitless in most states – 4 states: Shall-issue permit – 17 states: Background check for all sales Permitless in most states Permitless in most states - 8 states: Shall-issue permit - 23 states: Background check for all sales Permitless in most states Restrictions in some states Pre-1986 only Permitless: 32 states - Shall issue: 12 states - May issue: 1 state - Anomalous: 1 state – Illegal: 4 states Permitless or shall-issue in all states Varies internally [Varies internally](Federal: 10 years, State: Varies)
Germany Yes – sport shooting, hunting, collecting Proof of threat to life required – rarely granted Yes – shall issue Yes – shall issue Yes – shall issue No Proof of threat to life required – Near no issue in practice Proof of threat to life required – Near no issue in practice 20 (SACFP) No 10

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_of_gun_laws_by_nation

And that's before you get into all the other restrictions that germany has on a national level. To pick out a few:

  • Gun license required for pretty much everything that isn't a musket

  • A license requires you to be over 18, be trustworthy, capable of owning a gun, have expert knowledge, and have a necessity for a gun

  • Ban on convicted felons, those with addictions or metal disorders from owning guns

  • Any weapon defined as a weapon of war is banned

Gun control in the U.S. is nowhere near the level of gun control in Germany. A requirement for a license to own a gun in the U.S. would get shut down by the 2nd amendment so fucking hard not even the NSA would know the attempt was made.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Did you read the article I posted? Gun licensing is the equivalent of our process to purchase a firearm. And your article is wrong. Fully automatic systems are regulated in the United States at the federal level. Why you shouldn't rely on Wikipedia for a topic you don't understand. You see differences that really are not there. Necessity is easy to get past, you hunt, sport shoot, etc

Still, how would any of these changed the Kansas City shooting? You keep trying to dodge the question of the article.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Fully automatic systems are regulated in the United States at the federal level.

I understand how federalism works, evidently that skill escapes you.

You can legally own a fully automatic gun in the U.S., unlike Germany. Even your cherypicked point is wrong.

Still, how would any of these changed the Kansas City shooting?

I've already answered this, and the answer went sailing over your head.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Then clarify as I don’t see how how any of this would have stopped the shooting.

Your chart was wrong and I called it out. Are you intentionally posting false information since you knew it was wrong ?

You realize gun control really started during Nazi germany to keep the Jews from defend themselves. After the war it was the allies who stripped away most the gun rights to keep the population from attacking the allies.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Then clarify as I don’t see how how any of this would have stopped the shooting.

Nah, you're not worth the effort. You'd just find a new way to side step the meaning of what I am saying.

Your chart was wrong and I called it out. Are you intentionally posting false information since you knew it was wrong ?

I just explained why it isn't.

You realize gun control really started during Nazi germany to keep the Jews from defend themselves.

And this country was founded on the blood of the natives, and built by slaves. So what?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nah, you’re not worth the effort. You’d just find a new way to side step the meaning of what I am saying.

and this is why people see you as a troll. You don’t want to have discussions. You just want to throw insults.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You don’t want to have discussions.

Not with you. But I am happy to point out the bullshit.

You just want to throw insults.

No, I'd much prefer it if there was no need. But the mod team around here is impotent to maintain civility, and so invariably conversations around here end in insults. I don't go starting shit. But I sure as shit am not going to sit around idly in the face of insults.

Also, this you? Get off your high horse.