Texas School shooting 19 children and 2 adults murdered

The risks are low compared to many other jobs and most of that relatively low risk is from traffic accidents.

Australia and other countries like NZ, just got on with it and did something about it.

They weren't in the shooters house the other day, he had to go out and buy them.

Oh, FFS! Simple solution is that if you are worried about the incredible disadvantage you are at with a bolt action rifle, in the face of the hugely dangerous wildlife, don't go.

The most dangerous animal in Australia that kills way more humans than any other, apart from bees, is the horse. i'll bet it's the same in the US.

Same applies; don't get on one if you are worried about the risk.

You don't need military weapons because of the almost non-existant danger posed by wildlife:

"Number of people killed by animals each year in the US remains unchanged

Date: February 28, 2018

Source: Elsevier

Summary:

Bites, kicks, and stings from farm animals, bees, wasps, hornets, and dogs continue to represent the most danger to humans, according to a new study." https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180228112528.htm

I need an AR-15 because of the horses, man, I still wake up in a chill sweat every night from a nighmare involving horses and a gun jam.

The USA has had 25 years of this cr*p. It has, in fact, only gotten worse in that time. Regarding your suggestion, I could save some money and time by just having the doors closed in classrooms with a steel security bar across it. Easy to open from the inside, a b*tch to open from out. This is by no means a perfect solution - it may contravene the fire code, and inhibit access for authorities, but this is in the same country where the idea of arming teachers is being raised again, so I cant think barring the door could be considered too crazy.

"People seem to care way more when it's a school."

You think? It's almost like the killing of children affects people more. Clearly not you though.

Do you have anything worthwhile at all to contribute to the discussion?

Another poster already provided data that they are well paid so I'll just point out that the other side of your post is also not accurate - their job isn't close to being the most risky profession. Basic jobs like a delivery driver and farmer is more dangerous. More kids have been killed this year in school by guns in the US than cops dying due to gunfire FFS.

You've clearly fully bought into the cop propaganda.

its like a small % jump, not out of kilter with the %jumps earlier in the month and the year

I never said hunters don't use them. The gun manufacturers have done a great job with normalising military grade weapons.

By the logic you're using then grenades should be legal because they simple to operate and can take out animals that are tough to kill.

AR type rifles are simply not necessary, they have been marketed to make fools spend their money on them to feel a little like rambo and those same fools value that feeling over the lives of children who are getting their faces blown off in their classrooms.