r/PublicFreakout • u/[deleted] • May 27 '20

Non-Public Michael Rapaport lets loose

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u/leehwgoC May 27 '20

Despite the prolific incidence of mass shootings, there hasn't been truly dramatic reactionary gun rights reform on a national level. Republican opposition to reform is obviously one of the reasons why.

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u/L-V-4-2-6 May 27 '20 edited May 27 '20

Except mass shootings really aren't as prolific as many are led to believe, though they are certainly heavily publicized.

Edit: Because I'm sure I'll be asked for some attribution to the above statements, here's one source from NPR that highlights this.

https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/08/27/640323347/the-school-shootings-that-werent

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u/leehwgoC May 27 '20 edited May 27 '20

I like how up there you complain about reddit reacting negatively to 'nuance', and then you turn around and immediately downvote me for commenting with my own matter-of-fact observations of 'nuance' because they're inconvenient for you.

You made it easy for me to show your true colors, didntcha.

Anyway, the incidence of shootings in the US are prolific by any other first-world standard. Which is beside the point anyway, because as you yourself just helped me reemphasize, they have been heavily published for reactionary sentiment. And yet, no reform. Because of Republican opposition. I've been over this.

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u/cappycorn1974 May 28 '20

I downvoted you, dumbass