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  • Am I saying anything about the general population’s right to own a gun? Am I even implying anything about it? No. Nor am I equating the shooter to the “good guy with a gun”, or saying that anybody other than the cops directly had anything to do with the child being shot.

    No, but the user I first replied to is by saying that “off-duty cops” are “good guys with guns”- they’re not the same. Your response was seemingly backing up the parent-commenters comment, making me think that you were agreeing with them.

    What I am pointing out though is that either this woman came into legal and rightful possession of a gun, or otherwise obtained it illegally, both of which are relevant to a conversation on gun control.

    Agreed 100%, but again the parent commenter didn’t mention anything about the woman, they mentioned the off-duty cops that they called “good guys with guns” that shot the 7-year old.

    So yes, I will agree that the woman had legal possession of a gun and committed a crime with it, that IS relevant to a conversation on gun control.

    However, the off-duty cops shooting the 7-year old is NOT relevant to a conversation on gun control because they are cops.


  • You’re talking about the woman wearing a trench coat who entered the church and started shooting, right? In this case she’s a criminal, not the “good guy with a gun”.

    You’re still blaming the general population of gun owners for something the police did, lmao.

    EDIT: My point is, the parent-commenter is calling the off-duty cops the “good guys with guns”, but they’re not because they’re police officers (and let’s be real, even if there was no 2nd amendment, cops would still be able to carry while off-duty).

    You could argue that the woman who did the shooting was a “good guy with a gun” before the incident, but that’s irrelevant to what I’m saying because I’m responding to the person calling the off-duty cops the “good guys with guns”.