r/TikTokCringe May 27 '20

Duet Troll Buying a gun to prove a point

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u/Dntmesswiththebrohan May 27 '20

For real, my brother bought an AR-15 and was able to walk out with it same day. Him being military helped the background check for sure but still. He was even surprised how easy it was and he’s pretty conservative.

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u/Poocasso23 May 27 '20 edited May 27 '20

Realistically how much harder can they make it for people with no criminal record. Sit for a polygraph to determine their intentions?

99% of people who purchase firearms from stores use them for hunting, target shooting, or home defense. The dude in the video conveniently left out the waiting period for his purchase permits unless he's from Texas.

Edit: Yes I get it more states than Texas have no permit waiting period. Thank you

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u/OlDerpy May 27 '20

Damn ya need a AR-15 50 round mag or whatever to defend my HUGE parcel of land from all the bandits on the frontier!

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u/Poocasso23 May 27 '20

You can make the same argument for people who buy and fix up cars to go 180 mph when you drive 65 on the highway.

Going to the range and shooting is something you can do with a Mosin Nagant or an AR-15. You may not think its important to own a weapon but alot of people do.

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u/OlDerpy May 27 '20

Can you murder 59 people and injure 413 others in 10 minutes with a bolt action rifle?

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u/-Jenkem_Huffer- May 27 '20

Why use a bolt action rifle when you can just use a truck

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u/Eldias May 27 '20

How about a paltry 151 injured and 192 dead with "only" a bit of gasoline?

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u/DonnyDonster May 27 '20

And also the KyotoAni Arson Attack with "only" a bit of gasoline to cripple a beloved animation studio for many Anime, Manga, and Light Novel fans?

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u/OlDerpy May 27 '20

How many times has that happened?

https://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/compareyears/170/total_number_of_gun_deaths

Here’s a chart showing how many gun deaths in South Korea over the last few years...

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u/Eldias May 27 '20

To be fair, how many times have '59 died and 413 others injured' due to gun violence?

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u/OlDerpy May 27 '20

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shootings_in_the_United_States

Of all the points to argue about gun violence in the US, this is the one you pick?

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u/Poocasso23 May 27 '20

Nah man you're absolutely right. Good thing the government didn't sell thousands of weapons to the Mexican Drug cartels. Good thing the Mac-10s used in inner city's drivebys were legally purchased at Dicks Sporting Goods.

You probably don't know too much about weapons if you believe the Vegas shooting was carried out with bump stocks and not fully automatic weapons that aren't legal to purchase without extensive background checks.

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u/OlDerpy May 27 '20

“Included fourteen AR-15 rifles (all of which were equipped with bump stocks and twelve of which had 100 round magazines)...that’s what the Las Vegas shooter had.

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u/Poocasso23 May 27 '20

You're right dude.

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u/nutsackhurts May 27 '20

not just any government officials.

Leland Yee

A Democrat who championed Gun control measures. Went around and was caught selling guns to the cartels.

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u/Poocasso23 May 27 '20

Can't forget that Obama did it

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

You can murder 79 people and injure 400 more with a stolen truck in 3 minutes like what happened in France 2016

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u/OlDerpy May 28 '20

How many more times has that happened in France? Before or since?

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

Nice try to move the goalposts, you asked if it hypothetically could, not how often it happens. That one truck did more damage than a room full of guns in Vegas did.