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We like them. Im not a gun nut, but its not like the gun went around and shot people by itself. And it took a gun to end it. They cancel each other out.
That's half the problem right there. Most of you won't even admit there's a problem.
Agreed, maybe I'm being a bit idealistic, but I think it might cause a slight pause at least for somebody like that, not knowing which of the people surrounding you is also armed and willing to put one in the base of your skull seconds after your first round goes off.
It's not as big a problem as letting your own government rule every possible decision you make.
I was just being sarcastic. I own guns but certainly feel they are too easy to get ahold of. It would be interesting to see how the shooters in this story got theirs. It sounds like they were probably kids so they were either the parents or sourced illegaly.
Of course said Rambo must be proficient in the Weaver stance to have any chance whatsoever.
Nice non-sequitir. I never said the government had to do anything about it. As far as I know that right is constitutionally protected, is it not? No, you guys have to come to the realisation individually. I agree with you on one thing, it's not a problem of guns so much (although you guys have way more than you really need), it's more a problem of culture.
Wow. I'd hate to see you balance a budget.
I've just checked and I've been told that I must disagree with you.
Violence is a cultural issue in some areas yes, but the guns are only a convenient vehicle to express that. Its not like because of guns people are violent. There is no ultimate realization that's going to come over violent criminals who could care less if they're in jail, dead or free walking the streets. People who legally buy, own and register their guns typically dont break laws with them.
I'd be interested to know what percentage of murders are committed with legal fire-arms (not necessarily with the legal owner doing the shooting) or fire-arms that were originally bought legally but were either lost, stolen or sold but reported lost or stolen.
...no but they make these people EXTREMELY efficient. Limit the crazies to bats and knives, they'll kill fewer people.
And how do you propose to do that? Make owning firearms illegal? Something makes me think that a person who has no problems with killing someone will have no problems breaking that law.
The problem is there are already so many guns in circulation in the US. Even if you stopped all manufacturing/import of new ones it would make little difference as it would be near impossible to remove the existing ones. Banning the manufacture of ammunition could possibly be the only likely solution.
That policy already exists in Iraq, where each family can keep an AK47for protection from militias. Pity the vests keep going off anyway.
I asked Tony. Our beloved leader. Via the wireless chip implanted in my cortex.
'cept for those re-loading freepers on nugent's ranch
yeah, i just watched american history X last night, too.
From what I know Virginia has a 5 year mandatory sentence for illegal guns. The funny thing is 'illegal' doesn't mean much. There is no license required to own a handgun so I assume they mean illegal concealment, which does require a license. I make sure to transport my little .22 Buckmark locked 2 different ways with ammo and clip in different containers. Actually the stupid thing hasn't left the safe in 7 years.
That's a piss weak cop-out. Your mob, my mob, none of us are as special, wonderful or unique as we think we are.
Kind of like glabal warming!
It's obviously a problem but, as westy pointed out, eliminating the problem is near impossible. It would be another War on Drugs.
Glabal warming? Global labia warming?