Trump: Hundreds more would have died in Texas if gun laws were stricter

[CatWoman]

Tougher vetting for individuals who purchase firearms would not have stopped the gunman in last weekend’s mass shooting in Texas, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, tamping down renewed calls for gun control.

At a press conference Tuesday in South Korea, Trump was asked if he would consider seeking “extreme vetting” for gun purchasers similar to what he has advocated for individuals entering the U.S. from other countries. Trump said such screenings would not have stopped Sunday’s gunman, who killed 26 people inside a Texas church, and could potentially have stopped another gun owner from confronting the shooter.


“If you did what you're suggesting, there would have been no difference three days ago, and you might not have had that very brave person who happened to have a gun or a rifle in his truck go out and shoot him, and hit him and neutralize him,” Trump said. “And I can only say this: If he didn't have a [gun], instead of having 26 dead, you would have had hundreds more dead. So that's the way I feel about it. Not going to help."

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/07/trump-gun-control-texas-shooting-244636

[GusBob]

1. Not going to help as in?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. And if the shooter hadn't had a gun, nobody would have been dead.

[Johonny]

5. That's just crazy talk

The best part of it all is that the president is making these statements while visiting countries with much tougher gun laws and thus don't have these problems.

[SHRED]

3. There were "hundreds" on site?

Didn't know that.

[CatWoman]

4. that's the first thing that struck me when I saw this story

there weren't even "hundreds" living in that town.

[Takket]

6. What kind of gun was the person that shot the terrorist using?

[JDC]

7. The whole town I guess. He is seriously mental

[malaise]

8. He's a fugging idiot

All those people would not have been killed if assault rifles and these magazines were banned.