America in it's entirety has PTSD.Beany wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2019 1:48 pm America: Land of the Brave.
Motorcyle backfires*
No, really.
And yup, injuries from the stampede, although minor.
Another mass shooting in America
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An absolute unit
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That is amazing, for so many reasonsBeany wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2019 1:48 pm America: Land of the Brave.
Motorcyle backfires*
No, really.
And yup, injuries from the stampede, although minor.
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Jesus Christ, now will you do something about this!!!
27 shooing so far in Schools this year alone. It’s only May for fucks sake…
27 shooing so far in Schools this year alone. It’s only May for fucks sake…
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And yet nothing will change…
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As long as the gun lobby has people convinced that free access to guns trump all other concerns, nothing will change. It is sickening.
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Powerful stuff.
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That. When COVID hit the USA and we heard reports of panic-buying of toilet rolls and small arms ammunition - I commented to a colleague in the USA that this was incredulous. I don't know her super well, but she has always come across as pretty normal and well balanced. Her response was "I'm not too worried about that - my full family is well prepared with weapons and ammo stocks, for whenever "the crazies" (air quotes over zoom call) try anything". JohnQCitizen doesn't seem to question at all the concept that the best solution is to ensure all the "good" people are armed to protect from the bad people.DeskJockey wrote: ↑Wed May 25, 2022 8:15 am As long as the gun lobby has people convinced that free access to guns trump all other concerns, nothing will change. It is sickening.
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And don’t even question where these good people are when “the crazies” start pulling the trigger, because they’re never there when you need onemik wrote: ↑Wed May 25, 2022 8:50 amThat. When COVID hit the USA and we heard reports of panic-buying of toilet rolls and small arms ammunition - I commented to a colleague in the USA that this was incredulous. I don't know her super well, but she has always come across as pretty normal and well balanced. Her response was "I'm not too worried about that - my full family is well prepared with weapons and ammo stocks, for whenever "the crazies" (air quotes over zoom call) try anything". JohnQCitizen doesn't seem to question at all the concept that the best solution is to ensure all the "good" people are armed to protect from the bad people.DeskJockey wrote: ↑Wed May 25, 2022 8:15 am As long as the gun lobby has people convinced that free access to guns trump all other concerns, nothing will change. It is sickening.
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I’ve had the gun conversation with US colleagues many times. They can’t believe we’re not allowed them and think we’re BONKERS for not wanting them.
Nothing will change. Not in our lifetime, anyway.
Nothing will change. Not in our lifetime, anyway.
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What I don't understand about the "good guy with a gun" and the "we need more guns" arguments is that they already have more guns
The number of guns is constantly rising
There are more guns than people (although you can only use one gun at a time)
And I doubt that there are people who want a gun but don't yet have one
So on the assumption that everyone who wants a gun probably has one
All of the above is complete bullshit
It's sick that "my" right to bear arms trumps everyone else's rights to live in a safe society (or to just be a kid, go to school, and not have to learn "active shooter" drills and worry that I might get shot in class)
The number of guns is constantly rising
There are more guns than people (although you can only use one gun at a time)
And I doubt that there are people who want a gun but don't yet have one
So on the assumption that everyone who wants a gun probably has one
All of the above is complete bullshit
It's sick that "my" right to bear arms trumps everyone else's rights to live in a safe society (or to just be a kid, go to school, and not have to learn "active shooter" drills and worry that I might get shot in class)
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It's the cult-like pledge of allegiance to the flag which supports the obsessive culture over the 2nd amendment and people's determination to never shift from what they see as serving their country. You can't indoctrinate people with a dedication to the flag and ergo the constitution, THEN expect them to also roll over when that dedication to liberty goes wrong. It's a contradiction.
Seriously, which other country has formal daily flag worshipping in schools? I'm not talking about the Danish loving their flag and displaying it prominently, I'm talking about actually having a national flag worship practice that's taught in schools?
Seriously, which other country has formal daily flag worshipping in schools? I'm not talking about the Danish loving their flag and displaying it prominently, I'm talking about actually having a national flag worship practice that's taught in schools?
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John Woo would beg to disagree.
The US Constitution really badly needs rewriting - the whole point is that it protects the pale from a tyrannical government.
They just had one. They did nothing.
As far as I'm concerned, they've lost the right to have the 2nd Amendment.
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This is a common misconception. We ARE allowed to have them, it's just strictly controlled and monitored.
I worked in the US for a short period of time in the mid-90's and it staggered me that I couldn't buy a CD from Walmart that contained naughty words in the lyrics (it was all "radio edits"), but 3 aisles down I could buy enough guns and ammunition to equip a small army.
If you get all wobbly-lipped about the opinion of Internet strangers, maybe it's time to take a bath with the toaster as you'll never amount to sh1t anyway.
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In 2020 guns became the single biggest cause of child mortality in the USA finally overtaking automobiles. That is fucked up!!
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Powerful Stuff from Steve Kerr...
This idea of Gun "Control" is a fallacy too - If you ban all types of assault rifles, high calibre machine guns but leave Hand Guns on the table then the shootings will continue.
A guy with a modern hand gun with 4 or 5 10 bullet clips in his pocket can still kill dozens of people in that close quarters sort of location
This idea of Gun "Control" is a fallacy too - If you ban all types of assault rifles, high calibre machine guns but leave Hand Guns on the table then the shootings will continue.
A guy with a modern hand gun with 4 or 5 10 bullet clips in his pocket can still kill dozens of people in that close quarters sort of location
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I'm sure I be read before that gun sales go up after these incidents. They're all fucking mental.
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How do you protect yourself from a baddie with a gun? By buying more guns.
How about not having a sig at all?