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Robbie Parry
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Not to go off-topic, but there was a "moon landing was hoaxed" documentary on Channel 5 recently. Very entertaining, but I cannot believe there are still people who believe that - they are akin to those who still believe the world is flat.
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Brad Krawchuk
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/10/taft-high-school-sh ooting_n_2449261.html
"Only" two injured. Is it time to make this thread a sticky because this happens so often?
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Rick Shepherd
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Brad - might as well include this in the sticky (already posted up-thread):
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2012/1 2/gun_death_tally_every_american_gun_death_since_newtown_san dy_hook_shooting.html
Again, how many people need to die before it's agreed that the current gun situation isn't a good thing at all and therefore needs fixing?
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Brad Krawchuk
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/armed-janitors-appr oved-school-shootings_n_2458167.html?prefTab=Today&mailC ount=0
Problem solved! Give school janitors guns and let them shoot it out with any potential threats. Next!
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David Ferguson
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Some action finally?
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John Byrne
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Again, how many people need to die before it's agreed that the current gun situation isn't a good thing at all and therefore needs fixing?•• We will not get anywhere so long as organizations like the NRA insist that gun violence doesn't START with guns. Arguably, they may be right. Gun violence can be said to start with mental instability, with poverty, with frustration, anger, a raft of familiar human emotions. However, gun violence ENDS with guns, and that's all that matters.
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Donald Miller
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I think what bothers me the most about our current situation, is that no one can even bring up the topic. No one from either side can say, "Hey, let's examine this critically and hear from all sides and maybe look into what we may be able to accomplish and get these gun deaths under control." without the far right immediately jumping around and screaming about people taking their guns.
The bizarre shit I have seen people posting about Obama wanting and unstoppable regime and etc...
No one is going to steal the second amendment away. That is just not realistic. why can we not sit down and have some civil discourse on the topic?
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Steven Myers
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There just don't seem to be any gun owners who have reasonable opinions about the topic. At least, none that you ever hear from. It's just the nuts.
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Brandon Scott Berthelot
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So many pro gun people are just uneducated as well. A girl
at work was complaining about Obama taking guns away
yesterday. I explained no one was considering taking guns
away, just limited assault weapons and clip size as well
expanding background checks. She asked what I meant by
background checks, after all, her mother had to get checked
when she bought a gun at Cabelas. I then explained how in
just a few days there will be a gun show less than 10
minutes from work where anyone can go buy a gun with no
check. Mental patients, convicted criminals. She had no
idea this was possible.
Edited by Brandon Scott Berthelot on 16 January 2013 at 7:27am
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John Byrne
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I explained no one was considering taking guns away…•• But they should be.
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Matt Reed
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The NRA response was sadly predictable:
"Attacking firearms and ignoring children is not a solution to the crisis we face as a nation," the NRA said in a statement. "Only honest, law-abiding gun owners will be affected and our children will remain vulnerable to the inevitability of more tragedy." |
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John Byrne
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The NRA response will be wrong headed no matter what Obama says.And so far, Obama has said. . . nothing. Nothing that will do any good, anyway. A total repeal of the Second Amendment is the only thing that can possibly do any good. No guns outside police forces and the military. None.
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