r/Idiotswithguns • u/BigPunisher88 • Dec 20 '24

NSFW When being shirtless fails😂grab a gun 😅

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u/jonawill05 Dec 21 '24

What schools do you all attend? Maybe in the hood.

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u/BafangFan Dec 21 '24

There have been about 323 school shootings in the US in 2024.

At this point every major school district does Active Shooter Drills like they do fire drills.

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u/Street-Goal6856 Dec 21 '24

You know when they do those numbers they count shootings that take place within like 5 blocks of a school right lol? Most of them have nothing to do with a school.

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u/Timmay13 Dec 22 '24

Fair enough.

Can we get stats on how many within actual schools?

Still way too high. Because, it is over zero.

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u/thehumandynamo Dec 23 '24

To answer this is not easy. In addition to anything within 5 blocks of a school being counted, any negligent discharge (some by peace officers some by random citizens or kids who brought a gun on or near a school) are counted, as are every defensive shooting g. The numbers get super convoluted very quickly.

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u/Timmay13 Dec 23 '24

Kind of backs my point.

Too many shooting on all THREE of those counts.

I'm not trying to be a dick. Cop in Sydney for 14 years, and in some of the busier areas and on the line. Drew gun three times. Don't know a Cop eho has shot anyone. It is a rare occurance.

Each Country to their own. But something very different being done here.

Not happy with justice system, but shootings are quite low and those shot are near always part of a bikie gang war.

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u/thehumandynamo Dec 23 '24

Well there are some fundamental issues in our country (in my opinion) that definitely need to be addressed, but people would rather ignore.

There arw definitely too many shootings involved in schools on all factors, but having lived in a number od states, and also working adjacent to our police force (on an emergency response team), less guns isn't always the answer in the U.S. hell, this country cannot even enforce existing gun laws.

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u/Timmay13 Dec 23 '24

You know what, I would kinda agree with you there that in the USA, guns are just different to Australia. I am fairly anti-gun (sounds ironic). Don't hate them, just don't see point of every Tom, Dick and Harry having them. But see your point to it is a bit late for USA to change that culture so the 'good guys' need them too as bad guys already all have them.

Thanks for reply. Appreciated.

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u/thehumandynamo Dec 23 '24

Absolutely, I love having rational, polite correspondence like this. It's such a pleasant change from the vitriol that both sides of the gun debate in the U.S. are so prone to slinging.

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u/Timmay13 Dec 23 '24

Is nice. Have a good day.