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In reply to the discussion: Connor Betts, 24, ID'd as Dayton, Ohio Shooter [View all]Jedi Guy
(3,197 posts)46. Actually, they aren't.
Someone on this thread posted an article about a Parkland survivor who was shot five times, with two of those bullets striking him in the torso. He took two to the torso and lived. So no, a shot to the torso isn't "pretty much instant death." Again, AR-15s and similar weapons are not magical death rays. Talking about them as if they are comes across as uninformed and hyperbolic.
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Yes, of course. There are many stories & polls out there showing similar results.
oldsoftie
Aug 2019
#48
Personally, I think interviews with associates and neighbors is a bridge too far.
Jedi Guy
Aug 2019
#14
A neighbor of mine applied for a job with a government contractor-- not even defense-
dawg day
Aug 2019
#31
I recognize that, and have been through it myself when I worked for a police department.
Jedi Guy
Aug 2019
#36
Just pointing out that AR-15s and equivalent weapons aren't magical death rays.
Jedi Guy
Aug 2019
#38
He was shot five times and survived. He was terribly injured, yes, but he lived.
Jedi Guy
Aug 2019
#40
As I understand it, the AR-15 is the civilian version of a military automatic rifle...
Rollo
Aug 2019
#41
I never said that it was. I simply pointed out that AR-15 bullets aren't instantly lethal. N/T
Jedi Guy
Aug 2019
#43
It's so strange that they all went together, with him carrying that gun, and its magazines,
pnwmom
Aug 2019
#18