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Um... that's literally what you're doing. You are not backing up your declarations.
I just did with a link to a peer reviewed study and a detailed explanation of a common gun control proposal. Try again.
Which claim do you think that proves? Because I asked you to prove multiple claims and, as far as I can tell, that was not one of them.
That the liberal media is deliberately causing them to promote their anti gun views. CNN has way more blood on their hands than the NRA ever has.
Name a single proposal you think will prevent or mitigate shootings. I’ll wait.
That, again, does not prove any of the things I asked you to prove. I'm not going to name any proposals, because it's not my job to prove your claims are wrong. It's your job to prove your claims are correct. That's how the burden of proof works.
Now, these are the claims I would like proof for, please:
1 - "None of the current proposals with any sort of support from the democrats will make any sort of a difference here."
Please prove that none of the current proposals with any sort of support from the Democrats will make any sort of difference. Not one proposal, not ten proposals. You said none. Please back this up.
2 - "The issue isn’t the guns but they focus on them and deliberately encourage them to create emotional responses to try and ban them."
Please prove that they are deliberately encouraging them to create emotional response to try and ban them. You have not even begun to do so.
3 - "Semi auto bans, magazine capacities, UBCs; none of them do a damn thing to prevent or mitigate mass shootings."
This should be very easy to prove, yet you did not even attempt it.
4 - "There is tons that can be done to prevent and mitigate them but the alt left wants them to happen so they can ban guns so they will continue happening."
Please prove that the "alt left" wants to ban guns so that mass shootings will continue happening. You have not proven this.
I have very little faith you will prove a single one of these claims because you sure have not so far.
On the other hand, you could very easily say, "I can't prove those, they're just my opinions." I doubt you will, but please do prove me wrong on that one because it would be refreshing on the internet for someone to actually admit they can't back up their claims.