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W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19062 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Just FYI: The Virginia Tech. massacre ended up with almost twice as many dead (32 and 17 wounded) and was committed with just a pair of semi-automatic pistols. The shooter was also declared mentally ill beforehand, but was not committed. I assume that number is the total of all the people having mental health problems now, today, or at least the average number/day. But who and when do you restrict gun ownership to, when at least a third of all people suffer some form of mental health issues before old age. |
moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0 |
Sickening if true!.. If now the US police force are scared and doesn't act, how can anybody think that arming school teachers is a good idea? Oh. Trump and NRA does:( |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19062 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Sickening if true!.. If some teachers are armed and charge off to tackle the gunman, what happens a few minutes later when the police arrive and storm the building. How will they differentiate between teachers and gunmen. You only need to search for news about off duty police in civvies shot by their colleagues. That's right folks it is difficult to recognise who are friends in stressful situations. I suppose you could enforce armed teachers to wear a uniform, but wouldn't that just be the same as putting a target on their chest front and back. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34748 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Sickening if true!.. And what if a teacher gets so pissed off with their class that they snap use that gun on the class? Stupid thinking to say the least. No cheers for stupidity. |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11361 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
The USA has a different culture than yours and a different foundation of laws. Regardless, our cultural differences are not pragmatic. As a society we are saying screw the results this is what we believe. The belief is not founded in in reality but so what? Religions are founded on belief as is the gun culture. |
j mercer Send message Joined: 3 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 12,323,733 RAC: 1 |
IMHO... har OH! but what if... Out gunned... har... The Cops were puzzies... FNG at it's finest if you have a clue... har! Sorry no sympathy. SF, USMC RVN '69-'70. They will have to live with the 'possible' 17 deaths from their inaction. PSTD will be at it's finest... KARMA is a bitch. ... |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
The USA has a different culture than yours and a different foundation of laws.That's the most asinine post you've made to date. It'll soon be the 243rd anniversary of a famous speech. "Give me liberty, or give me death!" is a quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia." At that convention were two delegates who went on to become President - Thomas Jefferson & George Washington. With the total of children/students murdered to date by SAW's what are the odds that some may have become... President Nobel Prize winner Famed scientist ...and greatly enhanced both your culture & future of America? The issue is there are too many old pharts out there who don't care for kids or their country's future but just wish to retain what they have with the opportunity to gain more. They love "Give me Liberty or give me Death". Yes, their liberty to continue their lifestyles & death for others as long as it isn't theirs! |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11361 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
Yep |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Firemen have no problems entering a burning building. Are you inferring that your police are piss poor in that respect? |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Before making any allegations from a foundation of ignorance of the facts. The exact timeline of the arrival of 'The Three' and then the arrival of those who entered. Would have to be known to make any determination.Isn't the duty of the police to "Protect & Serve the community"? |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Bullshyte. Either use the 9th to effect changes or stand up & be counted demand change, otherwise you give the impression that you are one of those mentioned in the last comment of the "Give me liberty or give me death" post. |
moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0 |
There is light in the dark tunnel. Trump just retweeted his own tweet from some days ago. And having suggestions that the NRA doesn't like at all:) I will be strongly pushing Comprehensive Background Checks with an emphasis on Mental Health. Raise age to 21 and end sale of Bump Stocks! Congress is in a mood to finally do something on this issue - I hope!Makes very much sense to me. Many of the mass shootings in high schools are done by students or recent ex-students. Raising the age to 21 will hopefully make it so that they might have coming to terms with their high school experiences. But that probing mental health more than it's done now will probably wont doing nothing. |
moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0 |
Makes very much sense to me. Sigh... In order to change something you have to start somewhere. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Yawn all you want. "Scum" should not possess guns :-) Wriggle out of that. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34748 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Some people talk big, but how many can actually walk the walk when your 9mm semi-auto pistol (50m effective range) is up against a .223 assault weapon (600m effective range)? And what are yous going to do now that your NRA membership discounts are disappearing faster than hamburgers in a refugee camp? Cheers. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34748 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Thankfully the young over there can see what the old fogies can't. Cheers. |
j mercer Send message Joined: 3 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 12,323,733 RAC: 1 |
Thankfully the young over there can see what the old fogies can't. Yep they get it alright. Teens are eating laundry detergent pods in hazardous ... https://www.bing.com/search?q=soap+pod+eating&qs=AS&pq=soap+pod&sk=AS6&sc=8-8&cvid=0E10821FC2994075AEC2A3846C0CBA8A&FORM=QBLH&sp=7 ... |
j mercer Send message Joined: 3 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 12,323,733 RAC: 1 |
What difference does it make? ... |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34748 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
What difference does it make? Does that mean that you can't answer the question or that you won't on the grounds that you'll out yourself? Pleading the 5th maybe? Cheers. |
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