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<blockquote data-quote="Whiskey_Clear" data-source="post: 401711" data-attributes="member: 735"><p>[USER=1803]@smathis30[/USER]</p><p></p><p>I don’t care what the CDC studies. But that agency, much like the EPA, is left leaning and has used its data in the past to promote a anti 2a agenda.</p><p></p><p>Folks get irritated when their tax funds are used to steer studies in a less than open minded focus of discovery.</p><p></p><p>As to many of your other questions you want answers to. The AR15 has only recently become a weapon of choice. As of about 2 years ago handguns were the weapon of choice in 80% of mass shootings.</p><p></p><p>Why the AR now? In large part due to popularity. It is by far the most popular selling rifle in America. Very likely has something to do with the media attention given to it in the last few years. If the media started giving the same kind of attention to semi-auto shotguns you would probably see more of their use in these things going forward.</p><p></p><p>Why young white males? More whites own guns for starters than other demographics. I used to dismiss the notion of video games conditioning youth to devalue life. I now have to reassess.</p><p></p><p> There very well could be unintentional psychological conditioning that occurs from playing first person shooter games. Not dissimilar to some of the training our military and police utilize to prepare trainees to engage targets with lethal force in scenarios. Maybe it’s time to restrict these kinds of games from being played by youth. Parental advisories may be inadequate. Even if changes are made though many parents will continue to allow it.</p><p></p><p>A lot of societies ills including this one are due to the lack of religious beliefs in our culture also imo. We get what we have been “asking for” unfortunately. But that’s another topic worthy of a separate thread.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whiskey_Clear, post: 401711, member: 735"] [USER=1803]@smathis30[/USER] I don’t care what the CDC studies. But that agency, much like the EPA, is left leaning and has used its data in the past to promote a anti 2a agenda. Folks get irritated when their tax funds are used to steer studies in a less than open minded focus of discovery. As to many of your other questions you want answers to. The AR15 has only recently become a weapon of choice. As of about 2 years ago handguns were the weapon of choice in 80% of mass shootings. Why the AR now? In large part due to popularity. It is by far the most popular selling rifle in America. Very likely has something to do with the media attention given to it in the last few years. If the media started giving the same kind of attention to semi-auto shotguns you would probably see more of their use in these things going forward. Why young white males? More whites own guns for starters than other demographics. I used to dismiss the notion of video games conditioning youth to devalue life. I now have to reassess. There very well could be unintentional psychological conditioning that occurs from playing first person shooter games. Not dissimilar to some of the training our military and police utilize to prepare trainees to engage targets with lethal force in scenarios. Maybe it’s time to restrict these kinds of games from being played by youth. Parental advisories may be inadequate. Even if changes are made though many parents will continue to allow it. A lot of societies ills including this one are due to the lack of religious beliefs in our culture also imo. We get what we have been “asking for” unfortunately. But that’s another topic worthy of a separate thread. [/QUOTE]
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