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Apr 25, 2018 15 tweets 6 min read Read on X
Been seeing a lot of bullshit being spread about guns recently. Let’s take a look into some of the claims passed as fact and dumb arguments masquerading as intelligent. #VetsForGunReform First off is that Democrats/leftists make up most mass shooters: politifact.com/new-york/state…
Second one: “criminals don’t follow the law”. Well fuck it then we might as well have no laws then is that it? Laws are meant to deter crime and give us a mechanism to punish those who break the law.
Third one: This will punish law abiding citizens. Nicolas Cruz was law abiding when he bought his guns, So was Steven Paddock. Then they weren’t. In fact 82% of guns that are used in mass shootings are legally acquired: nbcnews.com/storyline/san-…
The third: “more guns will solve the gun problem” Will more sharks prevent shark attacks? More cancer cure cancer? This is a stupid fucking argument especially considering the United States is #1 in the world for gun ownership: cbc.ca/news/world/sma…
By that logic the US should be the safest country on the planet. Hint: we aren’t. We are also the only country in the world with as big of a mass shooting problem as we have.
The fourth: Knives/bats/chairs/other weapons kill more or almost as many people as guns. Nope. As per the @FBI:

2016 total homicides: 15,070
Firearm homicides: 11,004
Knives etc: 1,604
Blunt Objects: 472
ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u…
Another one: states with stricter gun laws have more deaths. Nope. As per the @CDCgov here are the states with the highest firearm death rates(hint ones with lax gun laws):
cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom…
That the UK has a far higher violent crime rate than the US. In fact the rates aren’t nearly as different as has been circulated: politifact.com/truth-o-meter/…
That guns stop violent crimes. 30 studies show that guns in fact do not help and are linked to violent crimes themselves: scientificamerican.com/article/more-g…
These are just some of the big ones I have seen toured recently and I think setting the record straight and countering the disinformation spread by the @NRA and the #2Amendment crowd is important so there can be some real debate instead of them screaming bullshit at everyone.
Another bullshit myth: that the US, UK and Australia are different so gun control won’t work the same way here. That’s bullshit, less guns = less deaths by said guns no matter where you live.
Another piece of bullshit is this:
I ran the #’s off of the FBI’s official tally and the cities and compared them the the UNDOC list, it’s all laid bare to see here:
Here’s another one I can’t even believe I have to talk about: “Well X Y or Z kills more people a year”(faves seem to be drugs, DUI and texting and driving) yeah dipshit some things kill more than others but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t work on both... And only guns have an
organization like the @NRA defending them regardless of death toll. No one pays an organization to defend DUI, texting and driving or drugs.

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