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Looks Like I was Right
- Thread starter brooklandsblue2.0
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1_barry_conlon
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brooklandsblue2.0 said:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18980974
The gat protects. If more people in that cinema were packing then there would be a much lower body count.
That's all well and good but can you confirm no stray shots will pierce my carton of Kia-Ora?
Or do i have to bring a kevlar vest for it?
johnny on the spot
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'The gat protects'. A strawberry blonde from Brooklands actually typed this.
Lavinda Past
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johnny on the spot said:'The gat protects'. A strawberry blonde from Brooklands actually typed this.
I laughed out loud at this. I don't know why but I did. Nice one Johnny.
PJMCC1UK
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How that article proves anything is beyond me. Lets face it there are far more idiots carrying guns in the US now. Hopefully they won't be hanging around Vegas in 4 weeks.
A far outdated law that is abused to the hilt. Yanks can buy military grade weapons in the high street. What the hell do they need an m16 to defend their house from.
A far outdated law that is abused to the hilt. Yanks can buy military grade weapons in the high street. What the hell do they need an m16 to defend their house from.
TheMightyQuinn
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PJMCC1UK said:What the hell do they need an m16 to defend their house from.
America is always creating new bogeymen for it's people to shit themselves over.
Whether it be:
Muslims (Now)
White Supremacists (In the 90s these guys were the terrorists, apparently)
Russians
Japanese
Commies in general
Blacks
Gays
Women
Aliens
Canadians
Men without moustaches
Americans will always have a reason to own a private arsenal.
Feed-The-Goat
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TheMightyQuinn said:PJMCC1UK said:What the hell do they need an m16 to defend their house from.
America is always creating new bogeymen for it's people to shit themselves over.
Whether it be:
Muslims (Now)
White Supremacists (In the 90s these guys were the terrorists, apparently)
Russians
Japanese
Commies in general
Blacks
Gays
Women
Aliens
Canadians
Men without moustaches
Americans will always have a reason to own a private arsenal.
You forgot Mexicans and the English.
BulgarianPride
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TheMightyQuinn said:PJMCC1UK said:What the hell do they need an m16 to defend their house from.
America is always creating new bogeymen for it's people to shit themselves over.
Whether it be:
Muslims (Now)
White Supremacists (In the 90s these guys were the terrorists, apparently)
Russians
Japanese
Commies in general
Blacks
Gays
Women
Aliens
Canadians
Men without moustaches
Americans will always have a reason to own a private arsenal.
They just can't forget the war of 1812.
ElanJo
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Less guns doesn't therefore mean less murder
Australia enacted strong gun control in the mid 90's and the murder rate, both in general and with guns, stayed the same. Also the highest and 2nd highest rate of yearly gun related murder over a 7 year period occurred after the policy change. Armed robbery rose right after the ban. Gun related suicide did drop quite dramatically (around 50%) but unfortunately suicide rate overall was unaffected, continuing a steady rise.
There will always be some murder but high amounts of murder have more to do with economics, drug laws and culture (eg. cultural clashes, heterogeneity etc.) than what items you have readily available to commmit the murder.
Australia enacted strong gun control in the mid 90's and the murder rate, both in general and with guns, stayed the same. Also the highest and 2nd highest rate of yearly gun related murder over a 7 year period occurred after the policy change. Armed robbery rose right after the ban. Gun related suicide did drop quite dramatically (around 50%) but unfortunately suicide rate overall was unaffected, continuing a steady rise.
There will always be some murder but high amounts of murder have more to do with economics, drug laws and culture (eg. cultural clashes, heterogeneity etc.) than what items you have readily available to commmit the murder.
LittleStan
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The Flash said:"Like, I was over in England. You ever been to England, anyone, been to England? No one has handguns in England, not even the cops. True or false?
True. Now-in England last year, they had fourteen deaths from handguns. Fourteen. Now-the United States, and I think you know how we feel about handguns-woooo, I'm getting a warm tingly feeling just saying the word, to be honest with you. I swear to you, I am hard. Twenty-three thousand deaths from handguns.
Now let's go through those numbers again, because they're a little baffling at first glance. England, where no one has guns, fourteen deaths. United States, and I think you know how we feel about guns-woooo, I'm getting a stiffy-twenty-three thousand deaths from handguns.
But there's no connection, and you'd be a fool and a Communist to make one. There's no connection between having a gun and shooting someone with it, and not having a gun and not shooting someone. There have been studies made and there is no connection at all there. Yes. That's absolute proof. You know, fourteen deaths from handguns. Probably American tourists, too."
- Bill Hicks
but but but..its not the guns that kill people, its the idiots with them. So why pick on the guns bro?