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Do any of you shit-4-brainzes realize that choking was the 4th leading cause of unintentional injury death in 2017? By far, the leading culprit in these unfortunate incidents is food. I need not tell you the obvious solution to this very deadly problem. But I will anyway:
BAN FOOD. There. I said it. And if you disagree with me, you're a Trump supporter and probably a racist too. |
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To me, we need to do two things. We need to increase security in some way to make it harder for the shooters to carry out their deeds and we need to look at how we sell guns, who we sell them to, and what kind of guns they are. I think if we don't at least try to address the root of the problem we are just going to shift the problem to a different location. |
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Even if the cops had arrested this kid prior for threats, at best they could hold him for 24 to 48hrs and then what? If he didn't do anything they can't keep him ,locked up.. Even if he were to be put on some ban list for background checks, that only cover ccw's and pistols.. He can still buy a rifle, shot gun, assault rifle or buy from some adverage Joe selling his gun face to face.. |
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And even though I think ALL human life is valuable...there is something that is especially hard-hitting when it's children being shot. I would say that any and every place that is a "gun-free zone" is a soft target for these monsters. When they put those signs up at public places that say "Gun Free Zone", it's like waving a red flag in front of a bull if you think about it. I was thinking about this discussion last night. I stopped in at a bar here in Vegas to have a couple of drinks and watch a band for a few minutes. And I noticed that one of the guys sitting at the bar was open-carrying a loaded 9mm pistol in a holster on his hip. I spoke to him at the bar, he was a retired Marine and was licensed to carry that firearm. I don't really worry too much about anything...not one of those kinds of people who are scared everywhere they go. I can handle myself physically if it comes to that. But I do have to say...that marine sitting there with that pistol on his hip made me feel even more secure. NOBODY was going to come walking into that bar shooting the place up. It's a bar that is well known here in Vegas that it is frequented by people carrying guns. Unlike that gay bar in Orlando where the shooter KNEW he was gonna be free to do as he pleased...people in Vegas KNOW they will get their asses shot if they try that in bars in this town. I know that's off-topic somewhat, just wanted to share it. |
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Maybe we need to focus on schools first and see what happens then deal with things as they come up. Personally, I think if we are going to find a long-term solution to this we are going to have to come up with some kind of combination of laws/mental health and security. As I told a friend of mine the other day, the idea is that you put a fair amount of hurdles in place that people have to jump to buy a gun. The hope is that every hurdle is another chance for someone to catch the person who is ill and keep them from buying the gun or it gives the ill person more time to think and maybe change their mind. I don't know exactly how to go about those and what those hurdles are, but I feel like increased security isn't going to be enough. |
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Nothing is being done NOW except more blah blah blah. Hey, higher prices means higher profits so gun manufacturers should love this idea. Who wouldn't want to sell a product that costs 10K? There's nothing in the Constitution that says gun prices have to be affordable. There's yer loophole folks. Exploit it and stop the madness. |
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But the US has 10x the population of Canada so, yes, there are bound to be more crazy people. They just have to do a better job keeping the guns away from them. Quote:
You'll notice that nobody "took away their knives and kicked their ass". Sure, it was 10 attackers but I bet you a couple of guns in the crowd would have greatly cut down on the casualties. Anyways. That's not the point and we're not talking about a kid attacking a school with a knife are we? If you're walking down the street at night and three thugs come at you with a knife what are you going to do? Hope that Batman comes to save you? Good luck. Quote:
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Anyways, it's pointless to argue this with you. But good luck on your crusade to take guns away from Americans. . |
Also keep this in mind...even without guns, England is the most violent country in all of Europe:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/...77_468x636.jpg |
thommy, read this story:
https://www.pe.com/2018/02/20/charge...et-homeowners/ So you would be happier that these two elderly people potentially end up murdered to fulfill your desire that they be denied guns? . |
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I can visit any online shop and one of these is mine for less than $500 USD: https://оружие59.рф/catalog/weapons/shotgun/izhmash/ But... I don't need it. I feel secure w/o any gun in my house. |
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Guns are only a problem in the hands of criminals. Now if only someone could ban criminals. . |
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This actually is being taken out of context. First of all, Trump rescinding the bill hasn't taken effect yet. Is the entire system messed up? Yes. Does it rest, solely, on the Democrats or Republicans side? No. It is the entire system. Even if this law, which hadn't of taken effect yet, were in place, this kid slipped through a faulty system. The FBI neglected to respond to multiple warnings. The local county sheriff department refused to respond to 18 warnings about him in a single year. The school district tried to have him baker acted but the doctor at the mental health facility found it unnecessary. The police responded to 39 calls for 911 help at the house regarding this kid but never arrested him. The list is quite long of how this kid slipped through the cracks. In all of this, I hope both parties see they need to work together instead of grandstanding and, pandering to special interest groups. Common sense measures should have been taken after Columbine, 19 years ago. Bill Clinton was in office then. |
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quote from the article: Looking across countries, it would then falsely appear that stricter gun control resulted in higher crime. Economists refer to this as an ?endogeniety? problem. The adoption of the policy is a reaction to other events (that is, ?endogenous?), in this case crime. To resolve this, one must examine how the high-crime areas that chose to adopt the controls changed over time ?not only relative to their own past levels but also relative to areas that did not institute such controls. |
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Are convicted criminals allowed to buy guns? |
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so you guys all chat about shark repellants, and killing sharks and outlawing sharks and... down the beach another town put up a shark barrier, none of their friends has been eaten lately by sharks while you on the other hand... you guys just keep talking and swimming... I know, can you believe it? |
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Nothing personal man, just the info I see in CNN and other news everyday... |
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there is a reason everybody on the planet wants to live here except a few assholes. you haven't seen any of the loud mouth cunts actually move out of America have you? :2 cents: |
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you have the gun control lobby putting forward sensible arguments and the anti-control lobby putting forward nonsense or misleading the debate.
Open gun carry. Try that in an airport, schools are targetted more than airports. More secure schools. Only moves the problem to other venues. Defence against criminals. Buy an alarm system. Hunting. Requires a single shotgun. Pest control. So only those living in areas where bears and mountain lions roam and don't own bear repellant or a fog horn!! Sports shooting. Does not require anything as deadly as the weapons used in mass shootings. |
Paul, I hate to even answer you when you are in "Troll mode".
NOBODY is talking about "Open Carry". They are saying "CONCEALED carry" so that a shooter would never know who may or may not be there to stop them. Just like on airplanes. |
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Are the gun debates killing our kids? Yes, the gun regulation debates are killing our children. For the last 15 – 20 years, the debates have been almost continuing … while heartbroken parents continue to bury their children. The issues of gun regulations and school shootings are non-related issues, yet commingled in the public mind. Current gun regulations have not stopped the murders, while the next shooter is more than likely already well armed, and making plans… heated arguments have replaced all positive action and our kids are dying. My thought is we separate the issue of gun regulation and school shootings, with gun regulation debates to be tabled until our children are safe. Possibly six months. Regulations are the line’s we color in as a society, regulations are important. However, our first and foremost responsibility as a society and as adults is to protect our children. Saving our children tomorrow is a simple matter of protecting the schools today. Let’s close the barn door before the cows run out this time. Warm regards, ******* (typos, bad grammar and all) |
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I don't NEED one to simply own my shotgun. But if I wanted to carry a weapon on me in public...I need to be licensed. And that requires that you pass training classes by state law. So your statement is ignorant (of course) and has absolutely NOTHING to do with the story I was telling about being at that bar on Friday night. |
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Or are you willing to sacrifice lives while a person with a concealed weapon takes it out and deals with the situation? Quote:
Please come up with sensible arguments. Your statements are ignorant. Your meeting an ex-marine with a gun has absolutely nothing to do with stopping school shootings. It's just a side track to allow you to keep your penis extensions. |
Never mind Paul...we are having 2 different discussions. I'm saying that gun free zones attract killers.
And you...well, I have no idea what you think you are replying to. I don't think you are following what I am saying at all and instead you are writing things from some preconceived notions that have nothing to do with what I am saying. Maddening as usual. Lol |
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If one scenario makes sense, then both scenarios must make sense. If one scenario doesn't make sense, then neither scenario can make sense. |
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and thank you Robbie I thought it was just me on Paul's mental wanderings... |
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I cant see that trump has fucked anything up other than you guys delicate disposition and the media will NEVER allow us to find the truth... I really have better stuff to do that plow my nose up trumps ass...don't care if you take ne seriously of not... I want the schools kids to stop being murdered. can ya send a few letters? school children lives are more important than any political mysteries. :( |
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