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Originally Posted by Despare
A man stabbed 22 children outside of an elementary school in China today. Knife control needs to be looked at.
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This is an insanely ignorant statement and not because you're mocking what I've had to say, but in the simplicity of your understanding. As neverending has stated, it's much easier to kill a high number of people in a shorter amount of time with a gun than with a knife. The frequency and specifics in which a weapon is used to kill has to be looked at, this is why we talk about gun control. Comparing knives to guns is ignorant. Guns can be used to kill mass amounts of people in a small amount of time, while concealed, from afar. Not one person has said that we need to get rid of all guns but making it more difficult for people who shouldn't have guns to get guns is essential and in no way should be viewed as controversial.
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If this were to happen in Africa you would MAYBE read about it on the third page of Yahoo after hearing about the royal family's upcoming addition, Justin Beiber's favorite ice cream, and what some reporter said on ESPN. You would then close the browser, finish your Corn Flakes, and go to work. Shit happens every day and people are assholes.
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It is not just "shit happens every day and people are assholes." How many people need to die for you to actually care? And comparing Africa to America, you have got to be kidding me. And your general assumption is that everyone views these events in the way in which you do- your assumption is incorrect.
Also, it's ridiculous that events like this are caused by so many issues but gun nuts end up co-opting tragedies to rage about their paranoia that the liberals are going to take away their guns. THAT is political.