I don't know, you could cause quite a few casualties as well as gruesome injuries with a cannon loaded with grapeshot, which are still, and were intended to be upon it's original writing, protected under the second amendment.
Almost anything can be a weapon if used properly. Some of these killers are complete masterminds. Take the OKC bombing for example.. At least 160 deceased, more than any massacre from guns and nobody saw it coming and guns weren't even involved in the massacre.
Why? In my state, there are NO state imposed gun laws. Noneski. You do not even need a permit to carry concealed anymore. Yet, last time I checked, we have the third or fourth lowest rate of any type of crime involving firearms. That includes everything from robberies, to even yes, assault and attacks on people. Your "Evil devil black military semi-automatic assault killing machine" is something I grew up around (And I still enjoy going to the range to keep some semblance of marksman skill). I mean pretty much everyone I know has some experience with bolt and/or semi-autos. Hell, I plan on very soon even getting my own! Sig MCX Virtus, and I'm going for a Class 3 license so I can get it with a 10" SBR config and a silencer.
I've noticed this too. Generally, states with stricter gun laws have higher crime rates from firearms, (tho population of cities can make a difference) because at this point criminals know a majority are unarmed.
When I lived in Indiana, I saw many people walking around with a pistol in their holster, as well as Missouri. Nobody freaked out, or if they did they were your typical anti-gun activists that doesn't understand why the person is carrying a firearm. These people have a gun not only for their safety, but to make others feel more safe. But for some reason liberals seem to think that if someone's carrying around a firearm they intend on using it. No, they don't. I can see why some people could get intimidated, but they need to learn to understand that, that person carrying a firearm on their hip is an law abiding citizen, not a criminal. These people pray they never have to pull their gun on someone to protect themselves, their family, or even a complete stranger. Firearms in the possession of responsible law abiding citizens that know gun safety, is no threat, and can make the vicinity a safer place. Please don't say, "They'll get drunk and reckless and wave their gun around". Because, NO THEY WON'T. But guns in the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, can be a threat and turn into complete chaos.
Also here in Illinois, there is no open carry, and a concealed carry license is extremely hard to get. Here, you need a FOID card (only state) to even purchase a gun or even touch guns in this state. Which requires at least 2 weeks to either be accepted or denied and there's testings for safety and few other tests as well as extensive background checks. What's funny tho.. Chicago has the highest murder rate in the country from guns, yet the hardest to obtain here, but not for criminals!
And as much as anyone who brings this up gets called a psycho or conspiracy nut or whatever, the 2nd was also intended as a check on the govt so the people can defend themselves from any leaders who might go the more oppressive dictator route. I hope with all my heart that something like that never need be done though of course.
I'm as well a firm believer in our 2nd Amendment. But the US military has beyond what any citizen has when it comes to firearms. We wouldn't accomplish much. Just being realistic here, but it's our morals that make a difference.
The weaponry the US military has is frightening as fuck. If they really wanted to, they could wipe out the population. It doesn't matter the amount of guns in our country. Not everyone knows how to shoot a gun, lots would be afraid, leaving only the ones that would risk their lives for their rights and the rights of others.
But if a scenario like that were to happen. The military would split.
On the other hand, I'm all for more intense background checks and additional state-handled legislation for states that need it. The background checks to get a NFA Class 3 license are pretty thorough so maybe something like that needs to implemented f or all firearms purchases. I'm sure there are plenty of other options to consider as well (as long as I can put my say into whether I think we should have it or not)
I as well believe in stricter testings to get a gun, but it's not as easy as it sounds. Most mental illnesses are undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. What good does psychological testings really do at this point? You can't just "watch" someone for 2 weeks to a month to find out if they're "mentally ill" or not. That would be invasion of privacy.
I also want to add something.. Instead of banning guns or desperately pushing for gun control. PUT METAL DETECTORS IN FUCKING SCHOOLS! Nobody would be dumb enough to shoot up a school knowing there's metal detectors, and security guards waiting for that idiot to try. Just like nobody's dumb enough to run up on a stranger that's armed! Signs stating it's a gun free zone doesn't stop them, obviously. Murder being a capital and heinous crime at that, doesn't stop them. When was the last time you heard of someone shooting up a place that had metal detectors? But I guess they're more worried about "gang violence" in bad neighborhoods and put metal detectors in those schools instead of safe neighborhoods. No, put them in all our schools! Why isn't this a thing? Oh wait, gun controls part of their agenda I forgot, and I'm sure tax payers wouldn't mind a tiny increase in taxes for a short period of time to make sure our children are more safe. If I had children, I'd feel more safe them being in a school with metal detectors than in a school without, sadly.
There's over 200 million guns in America. If guns were the problem there would me MANY more deaths per year from guns. Given the population and the amount of people murdered from firearms in a given year, is such a miniscule scale compared to the rest of the population. And most gun violence, is gang violence. Btw, there's not as many "massacres" as the media tries to portray. Yeah, there's been a lot of massacres in America and I'm as heartbroken as everybody else but there's a pattern in the media that anti-gun activists don't see. All the media talks about is "we need gun control" rather than coming up with "realistic" solutions to the problem, and these are the same people that's trying to change or erase history! Those deaths in the percentage to general gun violence in this country isn't even a fraction.. And as I said. Most gun violence is gang violence. Which are CRIMINALS!!
Besides, only 3-18 or so percent of the murders are caused by legal gun owners. Rest are illegally owned.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...long-time-about-crime/?utm_term=.91fd89a682e0