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Tommy Fits said:
Why didn't a good guy with a gun just shoot them ?
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Yapdatfool said:
Someone please answer this question, there's NO way every mass shooting in Texas happened where someone didn't have they guns.
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People who carry guns are typically the kind of people who believe that firepower is what matters and are scared of getting in a situation when they are outpowered. That's why they carry - so they can be the guy with the gun.

Then when there's a big shooting where the other guy has a bigger gun or is clearly a bigger savage, they feel outpowered, just like they would feel if they didn't have a gun at all. So they take cover or get the hell out of there.

Or, if they're semi-rational and not just cowardly, they see that it's a confusing situation, people running everywhere, they might not even ID the shooter right away, when they do they see there isn't a clear line of fire or they see that any shots they miss could go on to hit other civilians, and they realize it's just not a safe scenario to fire in. The other guy is a savage who doesn't care who he hits, while you have to worry about all the people you are going to it, so he has a HUGE advantage. Plus, other "good guys with a gun" or the police might be about to show up, and how will they know whether to shoot the other guy or shoot you?
 
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JUST IN: The suspect in a mass shooting that killed seven over the weekend in Odessa, Texas, reportedly obtained the gun through a private sale after he failed a background check and was flagged as a “prohibited person” legally prohibited from owning or buying a firearm.


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Odessa gunman had failed background check before buying firearm in private sale: report
The suspect in a mass shooting that killed seven over the weekend in Odessa, Texas, reportedly obtained the gun through a private sale, which does not require a background check in the state.
 
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53 people were victims of mass killings by firearms in August. The month’s loss of life was most acute in Texas, where 4 of the 8 deadliest shootings occurred, including an August 3 massacre at a Walmart in El Paso that killed 22 people.


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53 People Died in Mass Shootings in August Alone in the U.S.
So far this year, there have been at least 38 shootings with three or more fatalities, data shows.
 
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San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has passed a resolution declaring the National Rifle Association a "domestic terrorist organization" following recent mass shootings, arguing it uses its power "to promote gun ownership and incite gun owners to acts of violence."


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San Francisco board labels NRA a 'domestic terrorist organization'
“All countries have violent and hateful people, but only in America do we give them ready access to assault weapons
 
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