Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy View Post
The narrative that there are not already a bunch of regulations on firearm purchases (like background checks) is wrong.
Ok. Probably never heard about the private sale loophole

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me...gun-show-loop/

Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy View Post
Most mass shootings are done by using illegally obtained/manipulated weapons, and a ton of shootings have been quickly thwarted within seconds by concealed carry. Lots of others are thwarted by the threat of concealed carry. There's a reason why schools are common targets and rodeos are not.
Ok, that's fair. Most.

But the second part of your narrative fits into the reasoning that you need guns at schools. I've heard that lots before. It's a particularly dumb rhetoric for a myriad of reasons.



And yes, people have killed en masse before without (automatic) guns. Degree of difficulty for a successful execution goes up quite a bit though