Gun Talk Re: have you heard about...?

[sls.stormyrider]

true
which ties in with poverty, and, I suspect, the drug wars

[Superfreakie]

true
which ties in with poverty, and, I suspect, the drug wars

I should have been careful with my comment, as in no way do I wish to belittle the suffering of any victims of gun violence or violence in general. I'm sure the stat concerning the amount of women killed by spouses/bf with guns would be equally horrifying.   :cry: 

[sls.stormyrider]

true - and kids killing themselves with their parents guns, or being shot accidentally.

I think we all know / heard of a kid who got his parents gun with the end result a tragedy.

preventable, those things should be locked up.

the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that parents ask about guns (in the same way they ask about seatbelts and bike helmets) and encourage them to be locked as it is obviously a public health problem. In FLA, an NRA sponsored bill was signed into law making that conversation illegal and punishable by fine, saying that it infringed on gun owners right to privacy. Fortunately, the courts overturned it. Shows you how fucked up the NRA is.

[twatts]

As an aside... 

I really shouldn't post when I'm drunk...

Terry

[antelope19]

As an aside... 

I really shouldn't post when I'm drunk...

Terry

So which one was the hunting rifle?  :-)

[sls.stormyrider]

As an aside... 

I really shouldn't post when I'm drunk...

Terry

Are you drunk already?

[twatts]

As an aside... 

I really shouldn't post when I'm drunk...

Terry

So which one was the hunting rifle?  :-)

Both... 

Terry

[VDB]

Well, if you think that your right to own guns is more important than trying to prevent mass shootings, then yes, I don't know what to tell you.

I could drive to my nearest police station and hand in my firearms (I don't own any assault weapons, by the way), and it wouldn't make a lick of difference in terms of stopping or enabling potential future mass shootings.

And I've not said anything else to indicate that I hold complete, unencumbered gun-ownership rights to be more sacred than preventing mass shootings. (To the contrary).

So I really don't know what your point is.

[rowjimmy]

Well, if you think that your right to own guns is more important than trying to prevent mass shootings, then yes, I don't know what to tell you.

I could drive to my nearest police station and hand in my firearms (I don't own any assault weapons, by the way), and it wouldn't make a lick of difference in terms of stopping or enabling potential future mass shootings.

And I've not said anything else to indicate that I hold complete, unencumbered gun-ownership rights to be more sacred than preventing mass shootings. (To the contrary).

So I really don't know what your point is.

Pretty sure his point is/was that he was not addressing you directly until you decided to jump in the path of his comments.

[VDB]

So Matt said, until the follow up comment with the emphasized "you" indicated otherwise. I thought that was pretty clear in context.

Anyway, we don't need to continue sitting here antagonizing one another. Merry Christmas. Peace on earth.

[sls.stormyrider]

Anyway, we don't need to continue sitting here antagonizing one another.

actually, yes, we do.
this is the interweb, after all

flame on

[rowjimmy]

Anyway, we don't need to continue sitting here antagonizing one another.

actually, yes, we do.
this is the interweb, after all

flame on

Pipe down Gramps!

[sls.stormyrider]

awww
you're taking all my fun away.
Now all there left is to get drunk and watch football.

[rowjimmy]

awww
you're taking all my fun away.
Now all there left is to get drunk and watch football.

Was there ever anything else?

[sls.stormyrider]

you got a point there

time for another beer