(08-06-2019 07:13 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  I just posted the number of deaths in mass killings just to prove a point that it's on the increase. Yes, the number of deaths pales in comparison to suicides or general homicides, but that's irrelevant. I think most people like myself who are advocating for stricter gun control laws don't care whether a gun is used in a 1-on-1 setting or in a public place on innocent victims - either way, we don't like it that guns and military style weapons are too easy (and too anonymous) to obtain.

But here are some more graphics for you to chew on.







Quite frankly, there are a lot of old Rice fans on this web site. I'm old too (although I would fall into the 18-to-29 year old range in the beginning section of the last graphic). But I don't think older people in America for the most part have come to grasps with the realization that younger people aren't as gung-ho over gun control and gun rights as you guys are. Sooner or later, there will be some new laws put in place.

ETA - sorry for the formatting on this post. If a mod wants to fix the sizes, please do

Younger people arent as gung-ho about 1st amendment rights either, it appears.

Maybe there is a common rationale to describe those two trends. What do you think that trend might be FBO?