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You "assume"I have never seen the data behind these highly misleading claims before. You can save it for somebody who has not:o



Maybe you'll enlighten us about what is misleading. The data are pretty firmly based in FACT.

States and nations with higher rates of gun ownership have higher rates of gun deaths. FACT.


Neither assertation provides proof that the sole factor for the higher death rate is the availability of guns. FACT.


Feel free to delude yourself that guns make society safer.


Feel free to continue to delude yourself that guns in the hands of the law-abiding do NOT make society safer.
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Queue up Ben Franklin (loosely translated) - those fools who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve a ticket out of here.



But you have been doing that for decades, if not centuries. Hiding behind that now is a little dishonest.



*I* have been doing no such thing - not for years, certainly not for centuries.

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You "assume"I have never seen the data behind these highly misleading claims before. You can save it for somebody who has not:o



Maybe you'll enlighten us about what is misleading. The data are pretty firmly based in FACT.

States and nations with higher rates of gun ownership have higher rates of gun deaths. FACT.


Neither assertation provides proof that the sole factor for the higher death rate is the availability of guns. FACT.


Feel free to delude yourself that guns make society safer.


Feel free to continue to delude yourself that guns in the hands of the law-abiding do NOT make society safer.


Over 300,000 guns make their way from "the law-abiding" to criminals EACH YEAR. How does arming criminals make society safer?
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You "assume"I have never seen the data behind these highly misleading claims before. You can save it for somebody who has not:o



Maybe you'll enlighten us about what is misleading. The data are pretty firmly based in FACT.

States and nations with higher rates of gun ownership have higher rates of gun deaths. FACT.


Neither assertation provides proof that the sole factor for the higher death rate is the availability of guns. FACT.


Feel free to delude yourself that guns make society safer.


Feel free to continue to delude yourself that guns in the hands of the law-abiding do NOT make society safer.


Over 300,000 guns make their way from "the law-abiding" to criminals EACH YEAR. How does arming criminals make society safer?


How does DISARMING the LAW-ABIDING make society safer?
Mike
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*I* have been doing no such thing - not for years, certainly not for centuries.



Depending on how old you are, you have given up many liberties for security, specially if you look at it in the broadest sense of the word.

As a country (which the statement was more geared towards) you most certainly have.

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You "assume"I have never seen the data behind these highly misleading claims before. You can save it for somebody who has not:o



Maybe you'll enlighten us about what is misleading. The data are pretty firmly based in FACT.

States and nations with higher rates of gun ownership have higher rates of gun deaths. FACT.


Neither assertation provides proof that the sole factor for the higher death rate is the availability of guns. FACT.


Feel free to delude yourself that guns make society safer.


Feel free to continue to delude yourself that guns in the hands of the law-abiding do NOT make society safer.


Over 300,000 guns make their way from "the law-abiding" to criminals EACH YEAR. How does arming criminals make society safer?


How does DISARMING the LAW-ABIDING make society safer?


No criminal can obtain a gun from a citizen who doesn't own one.

Over 300,000 guns make their way from "law-abiding gun owners" to criminals EACH YEAR.
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You "assume"I have never seen the data behind these highly misleading claims before. You can save it for somebody who has not:o



Maybe you'll enlighten us about what is misleading. The data are pretty firmly based in FACT.

States and nations with higher rates of gun ownership have higher rates of gun deaths. FACT.


Neither assertation provides proof that the sole factor for the higher death rate is the availability of guns. FACT.


Feel free to delude yourself that guns make society safer.


Feel free to continue to delude yourself that guns in the hands of the law-abiding do NOT make society safer.


Over 300,000 guns make their way from "the law-abiding" to criminals EACH YEAR. How does arming criminals make society safer?


How does DISARMING the LAW-ABIDING make society safer?


No criminal can obtain a gun from a citizen who doesn't own one.

Over 300,000 guns make their way from "law-abiding gun owners" to criminals EACH YEAR.


How's that working for the crime rate in DC? Seems like it's a roaring success so far...if you're a criminal looking for easy prey.
Mike
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How does DISARMING the LAW-ABIDING make society safer?



No criminal can obtain a gun from a citizen who doesn't own one.

Over 300,000 guns make their way from "law-abiding gun owners" to criminals EACH YEAR.



How's that working for the crime rate in DC? Seems like it's a roaring success so far...if you're a criminal looking for easy prey.



Lots of illegal guns in DC. I wonder where they originated? Do gun manufacturers sell directly to criminals, or is there a "law abiding" middle man in there somewhere?
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a gun is a tool...dont blame the tool for the actions of the person behind the tool. Yes, they make killing easy, but the people determine how to use the tool. Take all of the law abiding citizens guns away, and the criminals will be the only one with guns. It doesnt matter what laws are in place, if you are deranged enough to want to kill someone with a gun, you'll be able to get a gun, most likely illegally. Not to mention that if you really wanna kill somebody, and can't get a gun, you'll still find a way to kill them. There's no such thing as a perfect society, and life is inherently dangerous. Now i'm just rambling.[:/]

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There is nothing law abiding about a criminal who intentionall buys a gun, with valid ID etc. and transfers that weapon to a felon.

That is called a straw purchase, and is a FELONY.

Try again.



You're saying that these ostensibly "law abiding" purchasers are taking advantage of ridiculously lax rules to let criminals get guns from "law abiding" dealers whose sloppy business practices allow it to happen?

Well, there's another loophole that should be closed! Thanks for pointing it out.
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There is nothing law abiding about a criminal who intentionall buys a gun, with valid ID etc. and transfers that weapon to a felon.

That is called a straw purchase, and is a FELONY.

Try again.



You're saying that these ostensibly "law abiding" purchasers are taking advantage of ridiculously lax rules to let criminals get guns from "law abiding" dealers whose sloppy business practices allow it to happen?

Well, there's another loophole that should be closed! Thanks for pointing it out.



"Ridiculously lax rules" ? What a crock of shit!

Name ANY other purchase where you have to pass a Federal background security check. Name ANY other purchase where the seller has to maintain records of the sale for life.
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There is nothing law abiding about a criminal who intentionall buys a gun, with valid ID etc. and transfers that weapon to a felon.

That is called a straw purchase, and is a FELONY.

Try again.



You're saying that these ostensibly "law abiding" purchasers are taking advantage of ridiculously lax rules to let criminals get guns from "law abiding" dealers whose sloppy business practices allow it to happen?

Well, there's another loophole that should be closed! Thanks for pointing it out.



"Ridiculously lax rules" ? What a crock of shit!

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So how come they are so easily circumvented, then? Must be SOMETHING wrong with them if you and warped are to be believed.
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"The" statement you made in this post that I reply to, fully expresses your position. The position you hold is stark in its arrogance.

The ONLY option you have in the US, if one is a citizen of our constitution, it to amend our constitution. You, and your anti constitutional position, have an improbable task. I, for one, will fight you, and your liberal brethren, will all I have to offer.

Thanks for help me understand where YOU stand sir.
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
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If you see it taking 2 to 3 generations to make a difference, I say we start now rather than later.



Are you willing to be the first man in the door on the gun confiscation squad in your town?

How many other freedoms would you like to eliminate in the vain hope what somewhere 20 or 30 years later it "might" make a difference?

Sorry, but I'm going to have to require a little more proof of the efficacy of your proposal, before I turn my guns in. And the problem you have is that all the examples of gun control around the world and throughout history have all proven to be failures.

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Are you willing to be the first man in the door on the gun confiscation squad in your town?



Why not? I thought all these gun owners were good decent law abiding citizens? If the supreme court has upheld the deicion, wouldn't a good decent law abiding person follow the law?

Or are many only decent law abiding citizens when it suits them?

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Are you willing to be the first man in the door on the gun confiscation squad in your town?



Why not? I thought all these gun owners were good decent law abiding citizens? If the supreme court has upheld the deicion, wouldn't a good decent law abiding person follow the law?

Or are many only decent law abiding citizens when it suits them?



So if the SC is the finial authority I expect no more comments from you when the SC upholds Bush's positions again
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
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