Oh wow.

[luzribeiro]

If you think that mansplaining about "not assault weapons" and "assault weapons" in light of today's events in Las Vegas is going to be helpful in discussing the huge gun violence problem the USA has, you are the problem.

50+ dead, 400+ taken to hospitals.

Save us all the wisdom you need to share about the bullshit you believe.

This is how these guys handle everything - by dragging us out into the weeds of the mansplains rather than actually addressing the issues.

Don't be a dick.

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[luzribeiro]

Here we go with the mansplaining that I was talking about.

[policraticus]

Am I wrong? Is the evidence I bring to this discussion incorrect? Are the questions I raise illegitimate? Or does your argument reduce on down to "Because, shut up"?

[luzribeiro]

And your argument essentially boils down to "Things are not as bad as they used to be. Here. Problem solved".

[garote]

Well, more like, "things aren't as bad as they used to be; problem must be something else."

As for what the something else is, I'm inclined to blame the media's simultaneous fearmongering and glorification of gun use, feeding back into our culture.

Somewhere out there is a website tallying the number of appearances of guns in wide-release hollywood films each year, and putting it on an easy-to-see chart. And I'm sure the chart is appalling.