Nosmo King
Gold Member
Maybe we can't see the forest for the trees.
Maybe one of the unfortunate reasons "assault style weapons" are used in many gun violence circumstances is the style. If video games and movies can be blamed for gun violence, why not the 'style' of weaponry? Are violent criminals drawn to the menacing look of these weapons more than the technical aspects of firing systems and round speed and lethality of sporting style weapons? Could similar cultural aspects attract those who watch violent movies and play violent video games to violent looking weapons?
Is it just cooler to carry a gun with a long magazine projecting from it? A gun that's all black and blinded up with military styling?
Gun lovers would agree that other sporting style weapons are just as, or more, deadly? Yet we don't see that many mass shootings committed with those sporting style weapons. If they are just as effective for self defense and a military style weapon, why have the military style weapon around?
As gun violence increased, could a corollary be seen in the increase of popularity of military style weapons, the "scary looking" guns?
I may be wrong, but I never heard this point of view proffered.
Maybe one of the unfortunate reasons "assault style weapons" are used in many gun violence circumstances is the style. If video games and movies can be blamed for gun violence, why not the 'style' of weaponry? Are violent criminals drawn to the menacing look of these weapons more than the technical aspects of firing systems and round speed and lethality of sporting style weapons? Could similar cultural aspects attract those who watch violent movies and play violent video games to violent looking weapons?
Is it just cooler to carry a gun with a long magazine projecting from it? A gun that's all black and blinded up with military styling?
Gun lovers would agree that other sporting style weapons are just as, or more, deadly? Yet we don't see that many mass shootings committed with those sporting style weapons. If they are just as effective for self defense and a military style weapon, why have the military style weapon around?
As gun violence increased, could a corollary be seen in the increase of popularity of military style weapons, the "scary looking" guns?
I may be wrong, but I never heard this point of view proffered.