walkonby
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 08:18 PM UTC
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and this all happens right when the same makers of the video game "grand theft auto" releases a game called "bully", where you go around and hassle other kids, teachers, ect…
i can smell the lawsuits from here.
edbert
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 08:19 PM UTC
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The handgun he used was purchased legally.
That's the problem: we don't have real gun control. Real gun control would mean you couldn't buy anything other than a plain fire-once-and-then-have-to-reload hunting rifle, with no scope on it. Anything else should only be sold to law enforcement.
sweetcell
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 08:49 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Mixed Veg:
That's the problem: we don't have real gun control. Real gun control would mean you couldn't buy anything other than a plain fire-once-and-then-have-to-reload hunting rifle, with no scope on it. Anything else should only be sold to law enforcement.
you commie - that would be so un-american.
SPARX
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 08:57 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Mixed Veg:
The handgun he used was purchased legally.
That's the problem: we don't have real gun control. Real gun control would mean you couldn't buy anything other than a plain fire-once-and-then-have-to-reload hunting rifle, with no scope on it. Anything else should only be sold to law enforcement.
What would be next, bow and arrows, nail guns,stun guns,twine? Guns don't kill people, people kill people.Do you really think criminals would abide by or even care about gun control legislation? It's way too late for that. Face it, some humans are just bad people.
vansmack
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 08:57 PM UTC
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The only purpose of a handgun is to kill another human being.
vansmack
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 09:00 PM UTC
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Silly broken message board….
beetsnotbeats
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 09:03 PM UTC
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Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by you be betty:
what the HELL does that have to do with people who are gay?
I believe this was meant to be sarcasm, illustrating how ridiculous it is to believe that homosexuality is the problem with American sexual culture.
IOIYAR...
I'm not claiming that homosexual culture doesn't have problems of its own. But I think its more than a bit important to recognize that there are comparable problems on both sides of the sexuality spectrum - one side is no worse or better than the other.
What does your IOIYAR acronym mean?
"It's okay if you're a republican." I first encountered the saying at
Daily Kos (which is why I linked it). Daily Kos has been all over the Foley Follies like no one else.
Here's the latest.
SPARX
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 09:06 PM UTC
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Originally posted by vansmack:
The only purpose of a handgun is to kill another human being.
Point taken. However, the chances of taking ALL handguns out of circulation at this point in time just ain't gonna happen.Guess which segment of society would then have the majority of them? Not a pretty picture from this view. Sounds great in theory though.
pela123
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 09:08 PM UTC
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What would be next, bow and arrows, nail guns,stun guns,twine? Guns don't kill people, people kill people.Do you really think criminals would abide by or even care about gun control legislation? It's way too late for that. Face it, some humans are just bad people. [/QB]
second that, this guy was intent on killing himself and taking others with him–and reports are that he had nails, a knife, a stun gun, as well as things to bind the kids, what are you going to do, put restrictions on all of these things?
walkonby
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 09:14 PM UTC
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home school everyone. that way, we can leave it up to the the parents to molest and kill all the children.
SPARX
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 09:26 PM UTC
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Originally posted by walkonby:
home school everyone. that way, we can leave it up to the the parents to molest and kill all the children.
He still would've got to them if he wanted.The location would just be different.The mall, or in this case maybe a barn razing or some wild Rumspringa event. You are on to something though, bad parenting is a big reason some end up killers.That,along with untreated mental illness and greed of course, are probably a huge percentage of why these things happen.
edbert
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 09:26 PM UTC
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Originally posted by SPARX:
Do you really think criminals would abide by or even care about gun control legislation?
No, that would negate the definition of 'criminal'. I'm talking about getting rid of the supply so they have no choice
However, the chances of taking ALL handguns out of circulation at this point in time just ain't gonna happen.
It'd be a slow but sure process. Every arrest of a criminal with a gun would be another one out of circulation. That makes the black market value of the remaining ones soar and the criminals start killing each other to get them- a nice side effect. You also do buybacks. You monitor the production/distribution chain to make sure new ones aren't getting sold
SPARX
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 09:31 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Mixed Veg:
However, the chances of taking ALL handguns out of circulation at this point in time just ain't gonna happen.
It'd be a slow but sure process. Every arrest of a criminal with a gun would be another one out of circulation. That makes the black market value of the remaining ones soar and the criminals start killing each other to get them- a nice side effect. You also do buybacks. You monitor the production/distribution chain to make sure new ones aren't getting sold [/QB]
It would then just rival meth labs as a criminal manufacturing activity. Do you think only non criminals are capable of producing weapons?
you be betty
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 09:54 PM UTC
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Originally posted by vansmack:
The only purpose of a handgun is to kill another human being.
Thank you. And frankly, that's scary. Anyone can background check out just fine and still go buy a gun and kill someone they really don't like. Guns make it way too easy.
It might not stop the hardcore crazies from killing other people, but it would make this shit a lot less frequent and more difficult to pull off. Look at most of the people involved in shootings; The handguns are almost ALWAYS purchased illegally. And we can't teach a whole country that killing is wrong by offering handguns in a fairly accessible environment…
Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 09:56 PM UTC
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If you had to go, would you rather be shot or axed?
Venerable Bede
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 09:56 PM UTC
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Originally posted by you be betty:
And we can't teach a whole country that killing is wrong
but killing babies is ok.
sorry, that was put up on a tee.
you be betty
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Re: school shootings
October 03, 2006 at 10:16 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
Originally posted by you be betty:
And we can't teach a whole country that killing is wrong
but killing babies is ok.
sorry, that was put up on a tee.
killing babies is NOT okay. i never said i was in favor of killing babies.