@thecurious1It appears my ability to quote posts is somehow broken
>What social change will reduce mass shootings ?
What are the characteristics of mass shooters?
This will be a bit of a long tangent and we should get past the semiautomatic rifle and definition issue first.
>The thread title is Mass Shootings.
Yes and the GVA has a definition of "mass shootings" that gives a much more representative sample.
Do you disagree that if 4 individuals are shot in one incident that this counts as a "mass shooting"? Why?
Unless you're trying to argue that 10 people injured (fits the GVA def, not the FBI) is "better" than 3 dead (FBI def). Note the FBI def excludes gang violence and family related violence too. Now, what kind of weapons are used in gang violence.. ohh its not AR-15's. Hmmmmm.
Like I said. If your goal is "ban semis" you would use the FBI definition as it biases the sample. If that's what you want to do, okay, but then you can't be surprised when someone questions why.
The sample is tiny. More people die due to being punched in the US, and so why does a group of 6 people shot with a specific make and model of rifle matter more than 6 individual murders? Or 6 people killed by a van?
>which one would be your choice as a hunting weapon ?
Shotgun looks like a nice one for birds (my brother has a straight pull and a semi shotgun would be much more convenient) the rifle under it seems appropriate enough for general use depending what its chambered in.
What's your point, exactly? You ask these obtuse questions that I cannot understand the meaning of.
