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[quote=Anonymous][b]Don't call it "gun control."  Call it "Massacre Reduction." [/b]

The idea of "gun control" died at Sandy Hook Elementary School along with 21 kindergartners and first graders (and 5 of their teachers.) In its wake, America collectively winced and said "Oh, that's [i]terrrrrible[/i]..." and then... went along with business... as usual.

Bottom line: America said Sandy Hook was "tragic," but acceptable.  The proof?  Nothing changed.

So... the term "gun control" is a fiction.  It does not exist and, in fact, the use of the term only helps to serve those who like things just as they are.

We submit the [u]correct term[/u], for laws that would seek to reduce mass shootings, is [b]Massacre Reduction. [/b]

Re: reduction. You can't "eliminate" mass shootings in America. Too many guns, too many freaks.  But, by reducing easy access to assault weapons, maybe there could be [i]fewer[/i] massacres, each with fewer victims.  (Don't worry, ammosexuals, America would still have [i]plenty [/i]of mass shootings, just maybe a few less.)

[b]Massacre Reduction[/b] tactics can be seen in laws like those passed in Australia in the wake of the 1996 Port Arthur mass shooting there (where a basement-swelling jerk-off malcontent decided to show the world how 'powerful' he was -- [I] btw, isn't that nearly always the pattern?)[/I].  They outlawed the future sale (as in from that moment forward) of assault weapons and high capacity clips (you know, the tools of the trade for the aspiring mass shooter.)

Take note:  they did[u] not[/u]  "take back" firearms, from anyone.  There was a [u]voluntary [/u]buyback program.

The Australian federal govt. paid people (approx. $1,100 per gun) for [i]any[/i] firearm they wished to turn in.  A lot of people took them up on it.  There have been no mass shootings in Australia in 25 years.  America has had more than 300 in the first five months of this year.

But, let's be real. Nothing will change this time either.  America is A-OK with mass shootings.

But at least we can use the right term for the wished-for improvement:  not "gun control," but [b]Massacre Reduction[/b] or, if you prefer, "Common Sense" Massacre Reduction.   :wink:

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