If you want to fix your problems with murder.

And what do you think that might be

I'm intensely curious as to your diagnosis.

I'm not a psychologist, but some mental illness that includes not having any empathy and being very agressive.

Do you have a mental disorder that precludes an understanding of hyperbole?

How am I supposed to know it's a hyperbole?

It's clear that I don't actually want to tramp through the streets of Seattle wielding an M2A1.

Why? Lot's of crazies on the internet.

How am I supposed to know you are not one of them.

Besides, they're so heavy.

You'd want something a lot more manageable if you wanted to conduct mass disposal.

Maybe.

Mass murder is not something I'm really interested in so I wouldn't know,

Me either. Doesn't mean we can't speak practically about it.

I don't know much about it.

So

@bandit

Tell me

What do you think about shootbangs

What the hell are shootbangs?

Guns. Shooting irons. Pieces. Firearms.

Ah.

Well, if the USA had some magic button where if they would press it all guns would be removed, and if they after that introduced good laws that would prohibit gun ownership without strict permits etc, then I think they should really press it.

However the USA has lots of guns now so banning them isn't possible.

Why get rid of them? What about self defense?

Self defense can be done with other things then guns, over here we don't have any guns and people don't constantly get harmed or killed by criminals.

So long as guns + mental illness exist, they can't fix the violence.

Such as?

What do you propose can stand in the role of a gun for someone protecting themselves against a mission oriented attacker?

What do you mean by mission oriented attacker?

What mission?

It's a term of art. A mission oriented attacker is one who possesses a clear goal, and is set on fulfilling that goal through the execution of the crime they're about to commit.

A rapist, a murderer, a dedicated mugger, etc.

Tasers, batons, something less lethal is obvious as a gun substitute

What blake said.

Tasers?

Things like pepperspray too

You mean those things that stop working the second someone is wearing heavy clothing?

Of course you can't compare it with the current situation where people actually have guns.

And whose barbs don't always make contact to begin with?

I know it's a pussy kind of weapon but its better