CAUTION!

~ beetleypete

This is a powerful post describing the actual effects of being shot (and killed) by an assault rifle, using graphics, not real photos. With another American school shooting in the news this week, I think more people need to be aware of the devastating firepower of the weapons of choice used. They are legally owned all across the United States. This is what the Second Amendment leads to.

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Click on the following link at your own risk. It is a visual examination of the damage done by an AR-15.  The link was provided by Steve Schmidt via his daily newsletter.

(Ordinarily I shorten the link, but the direct link requires payment/sign-in so I’m using the one Steve provided.)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/ar-15-damage-to-human-body/?wpisrc=nl_headlines&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F398d5b2%2F64240c46f19a510b0429de48%2F631f2a2765077e6f963e3a91%2F9%2F55%2F64240c46f19a510b0429de48&wp_cu=ae9144d31d42b627792944ed575f0e92%7C39E0EE8680383C57E0530100007F7A5D

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  2. I grew up in a household full of guns (my father was a hunter, but he also enjoyed trap/target shooting). Normally, I would agree that certain guns (vaguely called “assault weapons”) should not be available to the public, but I don’t know what the future holds for the U.S. in terms political stability. Also, taking guns away from law abiding citizens deprives them of self-defense, whereas criminals will always have access to guns one way or another. One thing that can be done is to stop politicians and activists from tearing apart the fabric of society. The emphasis on “oppressed” groups, “entitled” groups, etc. only leads to hatred…and possibly violence.

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    1. Thanks for your thoughts, David. Law abiding citizens in the UK do not have access to guns, (other than some sporting weapons, tightly-controlled) and criminals still have access to guns. But we don’t have to experience the regular (almost daily) carnage seen in America, and very few innocent people have been shot by criminals here. Those criminals mainly kill each other in rival gang feuds.
      You have a deep-rooted gun culture in your country that has never existed in Britain.
      Best wishes, Pete.

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  4. Personally I don’t think civilians need to have assault weapons. Civilians aren’t military and don’t need military style weapons. I think we Americans can get by just fine with regular guns (if so inclined to have one).

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        1. That could well be the issue, fired up by social media. But the shootings are nothing new. I well remember the Texas Tower shootings in 1966, when I was just 14 years old. I still believe that if they could not own the guns, they could not do the killing at such levels, so frequently. Obviously, I come with an English perspective.
          Best wishes, Pete.

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  6. One Republican when asked what could be done, shrugged and said “It can’t be fixed. I educate my daughter at home.” I can’t tell you how enraged I get over this. I am sure you shake your head and wonder about this country. It really is still the wild west.

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    1. It is worse, much worse than the Wild West, Carolyn. As far as I know, gunslingers in the past did not go into schools and shoot down children.
      I have shaken my head about gun culture in America since I was in my teens.
      Best wishes, Pete.

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    1. I think the ownership of assault rifles needs to be confronted, Helen. Nobody other than law enforcement agencies and the military needs to own one, for any reason I can think of.
      Best wishes, Pete.

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      1. I think both the Ukraine Govt and the Taliban would beg to differ Pete.

        Banning firearms won’t prevent people from entering schools or other crowded places intending to harm others, it will just alter the attack method. (Manchester arena, Edgware Road, Aldgate, Kings Cross stations, the Russell Square bus, Westminster Bridge, London Bridge, Tokyo subway… and not a gun in sight!)
        Let’s not forget the horrific Columbine school massacre was initially intended to be a ‘bomb attack’ using pipe bombs, carbon dioxide cartridges filled with gunpowder, Molotov cocktails, and propane tanks converted to bombs.

        I can only hope you and Ollie don’t discover Islam and go on a vehicle enabled rampage on the pavements of Beetley… lest there is a call to ban private ownership of cars.

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        1. Yes, terrorist bomb attacks are another way of dealing death in large numbers. But the current weapon of choice in American school shootings appears to be the assault rifle. Easy to purchase legally in most states, and holding enough ammunition to kill lots of innocent people. America also has a ‘gun culture’ that seems to make the killers prefer guns over bombs.
          I can think of no valid reason why any private individual needs to own an assault rifle.
          Cheers, Keith. Pete.

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          1. I get the idea about guns and rates of fire but don’t think it makes much of a difference. A motivated offender can always reload or carry extra preloaded guns with them.

            I’ve owned a gun for four years and haven’t felt the need to kill any children.

            If I could buy an automatic weapon in the U.K. and have fun on a range I would, and still no children or adults would be harmed.

            The issue is one of mental health and criminality.

            Perhaps provision of better mental health care for those that need it is required, rather than banning law abiding citizens from certain interests or hobbies.

            As a non driver I see no reason why people need private motor vehicles at all, or that these vehicles need to reach speeds over 30 mph. Road accidents kill approx 27,000 people a year in the U.K. and seriously injure a hundred thousand more every year and this includes children.

            I’m not even calling for a total ban, just a speed restriction yet no law abiding, careful, sensible motorist would agree with me that they should be penalised due to the behaviour of other motorists and yet they argue that gun owners be treated in exactly that way.

            27000 dead every year in the U.K. because of the motorist and everyone’s fine with that.

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            1. Thanks for your thoughts, Keith. We could ban cars, and probably ban alcohol that causes so many deaths. It would be a lot like England during the time of Cromwell. I could probably live with that.
              And I learned something new today. You own a gun?
              I never knew that. What do you use it for?
              (Your comment was in Spam, no idea why)
              Cheers mate, Pete.

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              1. Pete, I own a Benelli M2 2+1 semi automatic shotgun. For want of a better description it’s the ‘most’ you can own in the U.K. because of its ‘third’ round.

                I chose it because I can fire a couple of thousand rounds though it and it won’t need cleaning!!

                Ammo in the U.K. is different from the USA as only birdshot is allowed.

                Before lockdown I took up clay shooting as I don’t like golf… those fast moving golf balls can kill people.

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  9. I won’t be going there, Pete. I don’t want to believe that America is a lost cause, where guns are concerned, but they have a long way to go before reason prevails, and the gun lobby is far too powerful, because of the money involved. Very sad. Cheers, Jon.

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    1. I have long believed it to be a lost cause because of private gun ownership, Jon. Even very level-headed Americans I know and respect own personal handguns for ‘safety’. If not one single person is willing to give up their weapon, there is little hope for the future there.
      In 2018, there were 393,000,000 personal firearms in the US, in a total population of 331,000,000. In the years since then, gun ownership has increased dramatically, not declined.
      Best wishes, Pete.

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      1. It’s a vicious circle [no pun intended], isn’t it? Because so many people have weapons, for whatever reason, others feel impelled to buy a gun for ‘safety’, but in reality, it’s quite the opposite.

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      2. I agree with you, Pete, and I am just sick about it. This latest school shooting sent me into a tailspin. I don’t want to be part of a country that values guns over children’s lives. I’m glad I don’t have any grandchildren.

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        1. I think the time has come when (with parental permission) they should publish actual photos of the carnage caused by these weapons on those poor children, Liz. After Uvalde, some parents asked the media to do just that, but every TV station and newspaper refused to comply.
          That said, I doubt even that would change the lust for gun ownership in the US.
          Best wishes, Pete.

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          1. I agree, Pete. I think too many people in this country have become immune to the carnage the crazies are committing. Add to that the jingle about the “Second Amendment” and what have you got? Periodic slaughters.

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            1. I have been going on about this for years, but nothing changes. I fear the gun culture is far too deep-rooted now, and there is no hope for change. It is not as if this is anything new, the Texas Tower shootings happened in 1966, when I was 14. Now I am 71.
              Best wishes, Pete.

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          2. Sadly, I think you’re right. Publishing photos of the carnage would only fuel the fire for more and bigger guns to “protect” the children–and then blame the mental health system for the children’s deaths.

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