It was actually saying that acknowledging that bad things will happen in society. Murders, rapes, assaults, fraud, theft...and bad people will do these things and will impunity and without respect for ANY restriction.
It's not what you started out with but sure, let's dismantle this one instead:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/10/14/people-are-getting-shot-by-toddlers-on-a-weekly-basis-this-year/?utm_term=.30def2356189
Bad people? Toddlers?
You have clearly missed the point. Background checks and mental health screening for toddlers before letting them buy guns would prevent most of these shootings.
Most of "which" shootings may I ask?
I mean MOST shootings are NOT committed by toddlers and MOST shootings are by people who are criminal and/or have mental health problems and so MOST shootings would be reduced considerably by taking guns away from(or not allowing them in the hands of) people with criminal records or mental health problems.
Given this, what have toddlers got to do with ANYTHING?
If you are stuck, I will help you out.
I had mentioned that bad people will do bad things and will seek out doing bad things whether they are legal or not. (This has nothing to do with toddlers or the like).
I then said that bad people will do bad things and good people will do good things (Again this has nothing to do with toddlers)
I then made the proposition that whilst my early points on no new legislation would have prevented specific mass shootings and that gun free zones - if factoring in gun free zones like Chicago as an example - seem to show the gun control outrages are emotionally but of no practical help, I had some practical suggestions if people were actually interested in reducing incidences
Proportionally these people make up a HUGE amount of the amount of both mass shootings and incidental gun violence. So stop these people and the effect on gun violence will plummet without the majority of US citizens who are not criminal nor mentally ill.
Again...no mention of toddlers.
What of any of what I actually DID say are you confused about?
Still confused as to how toddlers came into the mix? I will help.
Though I mentioned toddlers not once, Odeon was unsure/strawmanning/confused or something about the role toddlers causing shooting in the US and how that factored in what I said. In short, it did not and as the quote mentions
Proportionally these people make up a HUGE amount of the amount of both mass shootings and incidental gun violence. So stop these people and the effect on gun violence will plummet without the majority of US citizens who are not criminal nor mentally ill.
A HUGE proportion of the deaths IS from these two groups. Huge proportion is not ALL deaths. Some of that remainder not included in the huge amount caused by people with mental health issues and or criminals, may be such shootings as accidents (including those by toddlers) and incidences when one is defending themselves or their property lawfully.
If you are making a point about reducing incidences of toddlers getting a hold of guns and causing accidntal shootings, maybe educating ignorant adults about gun safety may be a good idea in reducing it. Maybe you should suggest it. I will support this notion for you
So better enforcement of existing US laws, gun education and better mental health would cut doen many of the incidents
Oh and as a last point, just because Odeon says something it does not mean that you should climb aboard that train or that if he is disagreeing with me, that this makes his position strong. Trying thinking for yourself. It is awesome.