Wednesday, June 5, 2019

virginia general assembly: 'The nation is watching': Virginia governor orders special session on gun control after Virginia Beach shootings

Virginia Beach shooting: Gov. Northam calls special session on guns 

IncidentYearDeathsInjuriesType of firearm(s) usedRef(s)
18Virginia Beach shooting201912 (plus 1 perp.)5Semi-automatic pistol, rifle[75]
8Stoneman Douglas High School shooting20181717Semi-automatic rifle[58]
18Thousand Oaks shooting201812 (plus 1 perp.)25Semi-automatic pistol[73][74]
22Pittsburgh synagogue shooting201811(plus 1 perp.)Semi-automatic rifle, semi-automatic pistols[77]
24Santa Fe High School shooting20181014Shotgun and revolver[81]
1Las Vegas shooting201758 (plus 1 perp.)851 (422 from gunfire)Semi-automatic rifles and revolver[55][56]
5Sutherland Springs church shooting201726 (plus 1 perp.)[fn 1]20Semi-automatic rifle[57][56]
2Orlando nightclub shooting dagger201649 (plus 1 perp.)53Semi-automatic rifle and pistol[55][56]
10San Bernardino attack201514 (plus 2 perps.)24Semi-automatic rifles[55][56]
18Washington Navy Yard shooting201312 (plus 1 perp.)8Semi-automatic pistol and shotgun[71][72]
4Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting201227 (plus 1 perp.)2Semi-automatic rifle and pistol[55]
18Aurora theater shooting20121270Semi-automatic rifle, pistol, and shotgun[69][56][70]
12Fort Hood shooting200914 [fn 1]32 (plus 1 perp.)Semi-automatic pistol and revolver[59][60]
13Binghamton shootings200913 (plus 1 perp.)4Semi-automatic pistols[62]
24Geneva County massacre200910 (plus 1 perp.)6Semi-automatic rifles, revolver, and shotgun[79][80]
3Virginia Tech shooting dagger200732 (plus 1 perp.)23Semi-automatic pistols[55]
13Columbine High School massacre199913 (plus 2 perps.)24Semi-automatic carbine, semi-automatic pistol, shotguns[61]
6Luby's shooting dagger199123 (plus 1 perp.)27Semi-automatic pistols[55]
10Edmond post office shooting198614 (plus 1 perp.)6Semi-automatic pistols[55]
7San Ysidro McDonald's massacre dagger198421 (plus 1 perp.)19Semi-automatic rifle, pistol, and shotgun[55]
24Palm Sunday massacre1984100Semi-automatic pistols[78]
15Wah Mee massacre1983131Semi-automatic pistol(s) and/or revolver(s)[fn 2][68]
15Wilkes-Barre shootings1982131Semi-automatic rifle[65][66][67]
22Easter Sunday massacre1975110Semi-automatic pistols and revolver[76]
8University of Texas tower shooting dagger196617 (plus 1 perp.)[fn 1]31Rifles, revolver, pistols, and shotgun[55]
15Camden shootings dagger1949133Semi-automatic pistol[63][64]
Mass shootings in the United States - Wikipedia 

question: should a citizen be allowed to own a gun?
answer: yes

question: should a citizen be allowed to have a gun in their home?
answer: yes

question: should a citizen be allowed to transport a gun from their home to practice target shooting or to hunt legally?
answer: yes, as long as the unloaded gun and ammunition are separately secured during transit.

question: are assault weapons and extended magazines necessary for target practice, hunting or home protection?
answer: no

question: should law enforcement carry guns?
answer: yes, as long as local laws don't prohibit law enforcement from carrying guns.

question: should a private citizen possess a loaded gun in public? 
answer: for the common good, no.


something else to consider:
MINDS OF MUSH: guns in the town of strasburg, shenandoah county, va: target practice at night & a man firing a shotgun from a boat in the shenandoah river next to town park 


virginia general assembly: 
what is it that you don't understand?


'GIT 'ER DONE'!!!




Larry the Cable Guy
 DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo 
public domain


Virginians, and the nation, are watching. 





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