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All these shootings.
Posted by: Mad ()
Date: February 08, 2008 11:53AM

WTF is up with all these shootings. Six people died in Missouri when a gunman goes crazy, and 5 others died in L.A yesterday and dont forget the six that got killed in chicago. Are people getting crazier or what.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: yNVWp ()
Date: February 08, 2008 11:55AM

Nah, they just have easy access to guns.

Oh well, back to work.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Cornerstone ()
Date: February 08, 2008 12:11PM

yNVWp Wrote:
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> Nah, they just have easy access to guns.
>
> Oh well, back to work.


Don't worry about it. In Fairfax, you are more likely to be stabbed to death according to statistics. Time for the government to implement some serious knife control measures. We should outlaw all knives with pistol grips, all knives with serrated edges, and all knives with a folding blade. I don't care that our founding father's found knives useful for all sorts of things besides killing humans, they need to be banned.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Radiophile ()
Date: February 08, 2008 12:20PM

Cornerstone Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> yNVWp Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Nah, they just have easy access to guns.
> >
> > Oh well, back to work.
>
>
> Don't worry about it. In Fairfax, you are more
> likely to be stabbed to death according to
> statistics. Time for the government to implement
> some serious knife control measures. We should
> outlaw all knives with pistol grips, all knives
> with serrated edges, and all knives with a folding
> blade. I don't care that our founding father's
> found knives useful for all sorts of things
> besides killing humans, they need to be banned.

I agree because a man with a knife 100 feet away is very dangerous and you have no time to react or no hope of defending yourself against the knife that is 100 feet away. And yes, the bigger the knife, the more the danger, from 100 feet away.

And yes, once you get hit with the knife, it is merely a second or two later that the same knife can be used to cause peril to some other innocent bystander!

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Frank ()
Date: February 08, 2008 12:23PM

All the more reason to open carry.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Cornerstone ()
Date: February 08, 2008 12:28PM

Radiophile Wrote:
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> I agree because a man with a knife 100 feet away
> is very dangerous and you have no time to react or
> no hope of defending yourself against the knife
> that is 100 feet away. And yes, the bigger the
> knife, the more the danger, from 100 feet away.
>
> And yes, once you get hit with the knife, it is
> merely a second or two later that the same knife
> can be used to cause peril to some other innocent
> bystander!

Sorry, my mistake, I didn't realize that all stabbings and attempted stabbings were telegraphed and perpetrated at a range of 100 ft. I also didn't realize that once a knife was used in a stabbing it couldn't be used to stab someone else in a brawl or mele. Silly me. I guess all the stabbing victims in Fairfax County must be really slow and stupid to allow themselves to get stabbed like that. Thanks for your insightful sarcasm.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Radiophile ()
Date: February 08, 2008 12:54PM

Cornerstone Wrote:
> Sorry, my mistake, I didn't realize that all
> stabbings and attempted stabbings were telegraphed
> and perpetrated at a range of 100 ft. I also
> didn't realize that once a knife was used in a
> stabbing it couldn't be used to stab someone else
> in a brawl or mele. Silly me. I guess all the
> stabbing victims in Fairfax County must be really
> slow and stupid to allow themselves to get stabbed
> like that. Thanks for your insightful sarcasm.

How much does the NRA pay you say such things on the internet?

A knife is very dangerous at 10 feet or less, but less dangerous at 100 feet. And If I saw a brawl or "mêlée" involving knives, I would probably leave. A mêlée involving guns, I would leave but would still be in exponentially greater danger.

And if you are driving in Springfield would you rather have the guy brandish a knife or a gun after you cut him off?

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: yaa ()
Date: February 08, 2008 01:22PM

Now correct me if I am wrong but yesterday I heard somebody refer to a broken bottle as a "Nigger Knife"
5 years ago iN fairfax you were more likely to get a machete attack then gun.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: MackTheKnife ()
Date: February 08, 2008 01:36PM

yaa Wrote:
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> Now correct me if I am wrong but yesterday I heard
> somebody refer to a broken bottle as a "Nigger
> Knife"
> 5 years ago iN fairfax you were more likely to get
> a machete attack then gun.

Try one of these: http://www.marine-art.net/marine_antiques_paintings_details.asp?itemID=I00774

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Mc4h7 ()
Date: February 08, 2008 01:39PM

No guns to private citizens. Easy solution to this mess.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Cornerstone ()
Date: February 08, 2008 01:40PM

Radiophile Wrote:
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> How much does the NRA pay you say such things on
> the internet?

Again, my apologies, I was unaware that people posting opinions on this site were required to be renumerated by special interest groups of similar opinions. Am I to assume then, that you are paid by the Brady Campaign?


> A knife is very dangerous at 10 feet or less, but
> less dangerous at 100 feet. And If I saw a brawl
> or "mêlée" involving knives, I would probably
> leave. A mêlée involving guns, I would leave but
> would still be in exponentially greater danger.

A weapon of any kind is dangerous in the hands of criminals. Your comparison is fairly meaningless because if someone wants me dead, they are probably willing to come within 10 feet of me. As I mentioned earlier, more people in Fairfax are stabbed than shot. That being the case, how can there not be a rational basis to ban knives if you want to ban guns?

> And if you are driving in Springfield would you
> rather have the guy brandish a knife or a gun
> after you cut him off?

Neither, but I would be able to flee the situation in either or be able to defend myself in either.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: EG3vy ()
Date: February 08, 2008 01:42PM

should we ban forks too?

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: CO ()
Date: February 08, 2008 03:12PM

Cornerstone Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Radiophile Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > How much does the NRA pay you say such things
> on
> > the internet?
>
> Again, my apologies, I was unaware that people
> posting opinions on this site were required to be
> renumerated by special interest groups of similar
> opinions. Am I to assume then, that you are paid
> by the Brady Campaign?
>
>
> > A knife is very dangerous at 10 feet or less,
> but
> > less dangerous at 100 feet. And If I saw a
> brawl
> > or "mêlée" involving knives, I would probably
> > leave. A mêlée involving guns, I would leave
> but
> > would still be in exponentially greater danger.
>
> A weapon of any kind is dangerous in the hands of
> criminals. Your comparison is fairly meaningless
> because if someone wants me dead, they are
> probably willing to come within 10 feet of me. As
> I mentioned earlier, more people in Fairfax are
> stabbed than shot. That being the case, how can
> there not be a rational basis to ban knives if you
> want to ban guns?
>
> > And if you are driving in Springfield would you
> > rather have the guy brandish a knife or a gun
> > after you cut him off?
>
> Neither, but I would be able to flee the situation
> in either or be able to defend myself in either.
=================================================================

Its amazing how worms like you creep out of your holes when there's talk of gun control and then barf about everything else under the sun (knives in this instance) EXCLUDING gun control.

As per your pro-gun logic anyone can fuckin rip through your car door with a fuckin knife and stab a low life like you. But a gun with a fuckin bullet? Naah. Fuckin Naah, that just cant happen.

Bastad, I think it will take some mad citizen (which are in abundance in this country as proved time and again) to shoot some near or dear one of yours before you start harping on guns instead of knives.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Cornerstone ()
Date: February 08, 2008 03:28PM

CO Wrote:
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> Its amazing how worms like you creep out of your
> holes when there's talk of gun control and then
> barf about everything else under the sun (knives
> in this instance) EXCLUDING gun control.
>
> As per your pro-gun logic anyone can fuckin rip
> through your car door with a fuckin knife and stab
> a low life like you. But a gun with a fuckin
> bullet? Naah. Fuckin Naah, that just cant happen.
>
> Bastad, I think it will take some mad citizen
> (which are in abundance in this country as proved
> time and again) to shoot some near or dear one of
> yours before you start harping on guns instead of
> knives.

Thank you for your opinion. And, as a matter of fact, someone near and dear to me has been a victim of violence. She was stabbed; nearly to death. She was saved when she was able to reach in her purse and shoot the assailant. She underwent numerous surgeries, was on life support and could not regain a speaking voice for 13 months. To this day, she has the scars on her body to remind her of that horrific event in her life. If not for the firearm, I might be laying flowers on her grave in a few months instead of going to visit her to welcome her third child. The only low lives I see are those who would be willing to take away the only means of self defense to 5"3" 109 lbs women who may fall subject to vicious assailants intent on raping and killing their victims. But I suppose her right to live beyond the tender age of 19 is subordinate to your thirst to deny law abiding citizens their constitutional right to own a legal product.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Hear! Hear! ()
Date: February 08, 2008 03:47PM

Cornerstone Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> CO Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Its amazing how worms like you creep out of
> your
> > holes when there's talk of gun control and then
> > barf about everything else under the sun
> (knives
> > in this instance) EXCLUDING gun control.
> >
> > As per your pro-gun logic anyone can fuckin rip
> > through your car door with a fuckin knife and
> stab
> > a low life like you. But a gun with a fuckin
> > bullet? Naah. Fuckin Naah, that just cant
> happen.
> >
> > Bastad, I think it will take some mad citizen
> > (which are in abundance in this country as
> proved
> > time and again) to shoot some near or dear one
> of
> > yours before you start harping on guns instead
> of
> > knives.
>
> Thank you for your opinion. And, as a matter of
> fact, someone near and dear to me has been a
> victim of violence. She was stabbed; nearly to
> death. She was saved when she was able to reach
> in her purse and shoot the assailant. She
> underwent numerous surgeries, was on life support
> and could not regain a speaking voice for 13
> months. To this day, she has the scars on her
> body to remind her of that horrific event in her
> life. If not for the firearm, I might be laying
> flowers on her grave in a few months instead of
> going to visit her to welcome her third child.
> The only low lives I see are those who would be
> willing to take away the only means of self
> defense to 5"3" 109 lbs women who may fall subject
> to vicious assailants intent on raping and killing
> their victims. But I suppose her right to live
> beyond the tender age of 19 is subordinate to your
> thirst to deny law abiding citizens their
> constitutional right to own a legal product.


Well said. I'll add this:
http://www.nrapublications.org/armed%20citizen/Index.asp

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Numbers ()
Date: February 08, 2008 03:57PM

Mc4h7 Wrote:
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> No guns to private citizens. Easy solution to this
> mess.

Which mess would that be? The constitution?
I suppose we should all have microchips implanted to?
Hail Big Brother!

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Witness ()
Date: February 08, 2008 04:15PM

For those of you who do believe in the Bible, In revelations it says passages about the mark of the beast in the right hand or the forehead. In any event we can see the state of the world is slowly grooming us to a point where we may not be able to refuse the mark in order to buy sell or trade. PRAY YE!

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: FUNdametal ()
Date: February 08, 2008 04:18PM

Cornerstone Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> CO Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Its amazing how worms like you creep out of
> your
> > holes when there's talk of gun control and then
> > barf about everything else under the sun
> (knives
> > in this instance) EXCLUDING gun control.
> >
> > As per your pro-gun logic anyone can fuckin rip
> > through your car door with a fuckin knife and
> stab
> > a low life like you. But a gun with a fuckin
> > bullet? Naah. Fuckin Naah, that just cant
> happen.
> >
> > Bastad, I think it will take some mad citizen
> > (which are in abundance in this country as
> proved
> > time and again) to shoot some near or dear one
> of
> > yours before you start harping on guns instead
> of
> > knives.
>
> Thank you for your opinion. And, as a matter of
> fact, someone near and dear to me has been a
> victim of violence. She was stabbed; nearly to
> death. She was saved when she was able to reach
> in her purse and shoot the assailant. She
> underwent numerous surgeries, was on life support
> and could not regain a speaking voice for 13
> months. To this day, she has the scars on her
> body to remind her of that horrific event in her
> life. If not for the firearm, I might be laying
> flowers on her grave in a few months instead of
> going to visit her to welcome her third child.
> The only low lives I see are those who would be
> willing to take away the only means of self
> defense to 5"3" 109 lbs women who may fall subject
> to vicious assailants intent on raping and killing
> their victims. But I suppose her right to live
> beyond the tender age of 19 is subordinate to your
> thirst to deny law abiding citizens their
> constitutional right to own a legal product.

First, her "constitutional right" is in question now, and the Supreme Court will be hearing the case. Don't you read the papers?

Second, you didn't mention; did she know the asailant? In most cases as described above, the answer is usually "intimately." Women don't usually put themselves that close to strangers in an isolated place.

Don't bring emotion into the equation, there are many stories of drive bys that hit the wrong person, road rage that resulted in gunfire killing children, and spousal abuse with a handy gun on the other side. Now go back to Newsmax.com, and let the Supreme Court do it's job and effectively rule to make the NRA, and their wacky logic, just go away.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: 9wnwJ ()
Date: February 08, 2008 04:19PM

Numbers Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Mc4h7 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > No guns to private citizens. Easy solution to
> this
> > mess.
>
> Which mess would that be? The constitution?
> I suppose we should all have microchips implanted
> to?
> Hail Big Brother!


Daily news reports of people killing each other with GUNS.

that would be the mess.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: pgens ()
Date: February 08, 2008 04:21PM

I really don't understand how the Missouri shooting could have possibly happened... guns aren't allowed in city council meetings in Missouri. I thought when they banned guns in places it meant that shootings can't happen there? WTF?!

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Cxe6j ()
Date: February 08, 2008 04:24PM

HAhAHAHAH

PGENS, you are killing me, no pun intended :)

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: February 08, 2008 04:27PM

Guns are also illegal in DC. The ban works so well. Same with Virginia Tech.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: anagogue ()
Date: February 08, 2008 04:28PM

Radiophile Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
>
> A knife is very dangerous at 10 feet or less, but
> less dangerous at 100 feet. And If I saw a brawl
> or "mêlée" involving knives, I would probably
> leave. A mêlée involving guns, I would leave but
> would still be in exponentially greater danger.
>

Just for the record, almost ALL confrontations involving guns happen at around 10 feet (aside from the comparatively rare, but highly publicized mass-attacks, and even those to some extent).

And while some have used banning of knives as a "reduction to the absurd," it's only absurd here, as long as we haven't gotten that far. In Australia they banned swords, because people were running around hacking each other to bits, in the presence of mass gun control.

And, the best part, in the UK last year, an MP was calling vociferously for a ban on kitchen knives longer than 6" or 8" (can't quite remember which). Goodness knows no chef needs a knife longer than that. Anyone who says they do is just trying to overcompensate...

The point being that people will find ways of hurting other people, even en masse, if they are disturbed or criminally minded enough. Generally available protection of the highest quality is the only defense.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: February 08, 2008 04:30PM

Yah, its interesting the Constitution talks about "arms", not guns.

So if the state is really the controller of the militia, it should take away all guns, knives, bows/arrows, slingshots, swords, hammers, chainsaws, clubs, baseball bats, crowbars, etc.

They're all arms and all of them have been used to kill.

Remember the wonderful kid out in Middleburg that killed his goth girlfriend's dad with a sword?

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Cornerstone ()
Date: February 08, 2008 04:41PM

FUNdametal Wrote:
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> First, her "constitutional right" is in question
> now, and the Supreme Court will be hearing the
> case. Don't you read the papers?

I certainly read the papers. Thank you for asking. Perhaps you need a tutorial on how our legal system works. First, the case has yet to be reviewed by the Supreme Court, let alone decided. In case you are too slow to understand what that means, it means that until that time comes, it is her constitutional right. Second, the Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the appellants. In case you are too slow to understand what that means, it means that until that decision is overruled, it is her constitutional right. In case you missed it, we live in a pretty litigious society and governments and individuals and other groups are perpetually engaged in litigation involving many of our constitutional rights including the right to free speech, the right against unreasonable search and siezure, and the right of habeus corpus to name a few. By your logic, ALL Constitutional rights are in question. Perhaps, sir, it is you who need to read the papers a bit more.

> Second, you didn't mention; did she know the
> asailant? In most cases as described above, the
> answer is usually "intimately." Women don't
> usually put themselves that close to strangers in
> an isolated place.

It isn't relevant whether or not she knew her assailant. But, because you asked, she did not know her assailant. She was walking home from her summer job in a fairly suburban neighborhood and was attacked by being grabbed from behind.

> Don't bring emotion into the equation, there are
> many stories of drive bys that hit the wrong
> person, road rage that resulted in gunfire killing
> children, and spousal abuse with a handy gun on
> the other side.

When you bring up roadrage killing children, innocent victims and the like, are these not emotional? Is this not bringing emotion into the argument? While this is tragic, this only shows that guns should be kept out of the hands of criminals.

Now go back to Newsmax.com, and
> let the Supreme Court do it's job and effectively
> rule to make the NRA, and their wacky logic, just
> go away.

Please don't patronize me with your Newsmax comments. Intelligent people can disagree on this issue. I am no sheep and certainly no shill. Your arrogance is only overshadowed by your lack of intelligent debate on the issue.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: The Economist ()
Date: February 08, 2008 04:42PM

should we just cut off the hands of any man capable of strangling a person??

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: CO ()
Date: February 08, 2008 04:43PM

Cornerstone Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> CO Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Its amazing how worms like you creep out of
> your
> > holes when there's talk of gun control and then
> > barf about everything else under the sun
> (knives
> > in this instance) EXCLUDING gun control.
> >
> > As per your pro-gun logic anyone can fuckin rip
> > through your car door with a fuckin knife and
> stab
> > a low life like you. But a gun with a fuckin
> > bullet? Naah. Fuckin Naah, that just cant
> happen.
> >
> > Bastad, I think it will take some mad citizen
> > (which are in abundance in this country as
> proved
> > time and again) to shoot some near or dear one
> of
> > yours before you start harping on guns instead
> of
> > knives.
>
> Thank you for your opinion. And, as a matter of
> fact, someone near and dear to me has been a
> victim of violence. She was stabbed; nearly to
> death. She was saved when she was able to reach
> in her purse and shoot the assailant. She
> underwent numerous surgeries, was on life support
> and could not regain a speaking voice for 13
> months. To this day, she has the scars on her
> body to remind her of that horrific event in her
> life. If not for the firearm, I might be laying
> flowers on her grave in a few months instead of
> going to visit her to welcome her third child.
> The only low lives I see are those who would be
> willing to take away the only means of self
> defense to 5"3" 109 lbs women who may fall subject
> to vicious assailants intent on raping and killing
> their victims. But I suppose her right to live
> beyond the tender age of 19 is subordinate to your
> thirst to deny law abiding citizens their
> constitutional right to own a legal product.
=============================================================

LOL. I was more than expecting this kind of response.

Fellow Americans, continue justfying your greed for guns and continue reading the kind of news that has been posted by the thread-starter for the rest of your lives.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Cornerstone ()
Date: February 08, 2008 04:48PM

CO Wrote:
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> LOL. I was more than expecting this kind of
> response.
>
> Fellow Americans, continue justfying your greed
> for guns and continue reading the kind of news
> that has been posted by the thread-starter for the
> rest of your lives.

I am glad my wife's sister's attack amuses you. And, you are right, news like the original poster reported on will stop immeidiately with gun control.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Radiophile ()
Date: February 08, 2008 06:52PM

anagogue Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Radiophile Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> > A knife is very dangerous at 10 feet or less,
> but
> > less dangerous at 100 feet. And If I saw a
> brawl
> > or "mêlée" involving knives, I would probably
> > leave. A mêlée involving guns, I would leave
> but
> > would still be in exponentially greater danger.
> >
>
> Just for the record, almost ALL confrontations
> involving guns happen at around 10 feet (aside
> from the comparatively rare, but highly publicized
> mass-attacks, and even those to some extent).
>
> And while some have used banning of knives as a
> "reduction to the absurd," it's only absurd here,
> as long as we haven't gotten that far. In
> Australia they banned swords, because people were
> running around hacking each other to bits, in the
> presence of mass gun control.
>
> And, the best part, in the UK last year, an MP was
> calling vociferously for a ban on kitchen knives
> longer than 6" or 8" (can't quite remember which).
> Goodness knows no chef needs a knife longer than
> that. Anyone who says they do is just trying to
> overcompensate...
>
> The point being that people will find ways of
> hurting other people, even en masse, if they are
> disturbed or criminally minded enough. Generally
> available protection of the highest quality is the
> only defense.

And yes, all other things being equal, would you rather defend yourself against a person with a knife or with a gun. And after the person is done stabbing you, he can remove the knife safely in a matter of a second and then go after someone someone else who did not run away.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Radiophile ()
Date: February 08, 2008 06:54PM

The Economist Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> should we just cut off the hands of any man
> capable of strangling a person??


Yes because they strangle you at 50 feet away and there is not much you can do about it.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: make some calls ()
Date: February 08, 2008 07:13PM

Gun show this weekend at Dulles. Buy a gun piss off a liberal.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: FUNdamental ()
Date: February 08, 2008 08:10PM

Cornerstone Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> FUNdametal Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > First, her "constitutional right" is in
> question
> > now, and the Supreme Court will be hearing the
> > case. Don't you read the papers?
>
> I certainly read the papers. Thank you for
> asking. Perhaps you need a tutorial on how our
> legal system works. First, the case has yet to be
> reviewed by the Supreme Court, let alone decided.
> In case you are too slow to understand what that
> means, it means that until that time comes, it is
> her constitutional right. Second, the Court of
> Appeals ruled in favor of the appellants. In case
> you are too slow to understand what that means, it
> means that until that decision is overruled, it is
> her constitutional right. In case you missed it,
> we live in a pretty litigious society and
> governments and individuals and other groups are
> perpetually engaged in litigation involving many
> of our constitutional rights including the right
> to free speech, the right against unreasonable
> search and siezure, and the right of habeus corpus
> to name a few. By your logic, ALL Constitutional
> rights are in question. Perhaps, sir, it is you
> who need to read the papers a bit more.
>
> > Second, you didn't mention; did she know the
> > asailant? In most cases as described above,
> the
> > answer is usually "intimately." Women don't
> > usually put themselves that close to strangers
> in
> > an isolated place.
>
> It isn't relevant whether or not she knew her
> assailant. But, because you asked, she did not
> know her assailant. She was walking home from her
> summer job in a fairly suburban neighborhood and
> was attacked by being grabbed from behind.
>
> > Don't bring emotion into the equation, there
> are
> > many stories of drive bys that hit the wrong
> > person, road rage that resulted in gunfire
> killing
> > children, and spousal abuse with a handy gun on
> > the other side.
>
> When you bring up roadrage killing children,
> innocent victims and the like, are these not
> emotional? Is this not bringing emotion into the
> argument? While this is tragic, this only shows
> that guns should be kept out of the hands of
> criminals.
>
> Now go back to Newsmax.com, and
> > let the Supreme Court do it's job and
> effectively
> > rule to make the NRA, and their wacky logic,
> just
> > go away.
>
> Please don't patronize me with your Newsmax
> comments. Intelligent people can disagree on this
> issue. I am no sheep and certainly no shill.
> Your arrogance is only overshadowed by your lack
> of intelligent debate on the issue.

If you follow the history of "Gun control" The Supreme Court hasn't in over 70 years ruled on gun control issues. Why? Because the last time they did they put restrictions on types of guns, the altering of guns, and gun ownership. It is this reason the NRA has since never challenged gun control laws to the Supreme Court-they know they will lose. They are shaking in their boots now that the current court will hear a gun control case. In an interesting footnote, every retired Supreme Court Justice in recent memory has said the second Amendment does not guarantee a "right" to own guns.

At this point, we can say the "right" is fuzzy at best, and the right may not exist by the end of the year.

Thank goodness her assailent didn't take the gun from her weak body and fired it at her.

Do you remember when the NRA was toting their members were "responsible gun owners," and a gun stolen from the NRA museum in DC was used in an armed robbery and shooting? Do you remember the captain of the Olympic shooting team (then sponsored by the NRA) got drunk at a party and shot himself dead?

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: February 08, 2008 08:22PM

Shaking in their boots...With this court?

Who is your dealer? He's got some majorly good shit to sell apparently...

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Heil! ()
Date: February 08, 2008 08:50PM

Mc4h7 Wrote:
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> No guns to private citizens. Easy solution to this
> mess.

Adolf! you're back! when thought you were dead! When do we start moving the undesirables into ghettos? We await your command

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: LogicBot ()
Date: February 08, 2008 08:59PM

Radiophile Wrote:

> And if you are driving in Springfield would you
> rather have the guy brandish a knife or a gun
> after you cut him off?


Simple. Don't cut him off, as either way he's got a 2 ton automobile to kill you with. And as these poor souls found out, road rage-ers will follow you and stab you just the same: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&q=%22road+rage%22+stabbed&btnG=Search
(Wow! There are a lot of road rage stabbings! Who would have thought?)

A better question: If you lived in Springfield and some MS-13 members break into your home in the middle of the night, would you rather have a gun or a knife? Becuase they will probably have both.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Illogical ()
Date: February 08, 2008 10:37PM

LogicBot Wrote:
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> Radiophile Wrote:
>
> > And if you are driving in Springfield would you
> > rather have the guy brandish a knife or a gun
> > after you cut him off?
>
>
> Simple. Don't cut him off, as either way he's got
> a 2 ton automobile to kill you with. And as these
> poor souls found out, road rage-ers will follow
> you and stab you just the same:
> http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&q=
> %22road+rage%22+stabbed&btnG=Search
> (Wow! There are a lot of road rage stabbings!
> Who would have thought?)
>
> A better question: If you lived in Springfield and
> some MS-13 members break into your home in the
> middle of the night, would you rather have a gun
> or a knife? Becuase they will probably have both.

Stop muddling Radiophile's and CO's mind with facts!

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: FUNdamental ()
Date: February 09, 2008 11:14AM

LogicBot Wrote:
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> Radiophile Wrote:
>
> > And if you are driving in Springfield would you
> > rather have the guy brandish a knife or a gun
> > after you cut him off?
>
>
> Simple. Don't cut him off, as either way he's got
> a 2 ton automobile to kill you with. And as these
> poor souls found out, road rage-ers will follow
> you and stab you just the same:
> http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&q=
> %22road+rage%22+stabbed&btnG=Search
> (Wow! There are a lot of road rage stabbings!
> Who would have thought?)
>
> A better question: If you lived in Springfield and
> some MS-13 members break into your home in the
> middle of the night, would you rather have a gun
> or a knife? Becuase they will probably have both.

I would rather have a phone to call the police. They are trained to handle such situations. If I had a gun there would definately be a gunfight. destroying my house and endangering my children.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: The Economist ()
Date: February 09, 2008 02:08PM

FUNdamental Wrote:
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>
> I would rather have a phone to call the police.
> They are trained to handle such situations. If I
> had a gun there would definately be a gunfight.
> destroying my house and endangering my children.

better to 'destroy' the house and endanger the children than be dead with your children

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: tomahawk ()
Date: February 09, 2008 08:07PM

FUNdamental Wrote:
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> I would rather have a phone to call the police.
> They are trained to handle such situations. If I
> had a gun there would definately be a gunfight.
> destroying my house and endangering my children.


When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: anagogue ()
Date: February 13, 2008 10:10PM


Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Barack ()
Date: February 15, 2008 01:54PM

Even, Sen. Obama says the right to bear arms is an INDIVIDUAL RIGHT. Must be that wacky logic that FUNdamental was talking about. Go ahead, Radiophile, write to the good Senator and ask him how much the NRA is paying him to make such ludicrous statements.

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Barack Obama said Friday that the country must do "whatever it takes" to eradicate gun violence following a campus shooting in his home state, but he believes in an individual's right to bear arms.

Obama said he spoke to Northern Illinois University's president Friday morning by phone and offered whatever help his Senate office could provide in the investigation and improving campus security. The Democratic presidential candidate spoke about the Illinois shooting to reporters while campaigning in neighboring Wisconsin.

The senator, a former constitutional law instructor, said some scholars argue the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees gun ownerships only to militias, but he believes it grants individual gun rights.

"I think there is an individual right to bear arms, but it's subject to commonsense regulation" like background checks, he said during a news conference.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: pgens ()
Date: February 15, 2008 02:27PM

For all those wondering what would happen if you lived in a country with very tight gun restrictions, please read the first sentence of this article to yourself two or three times until it sinks in.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=514474&in_page_id=1770

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: KeepOnTruckin ()
Date: February 16, 2008 01:33PM

See unless a gun has a bayonet on it, which is unlikeley for a handgun, one can use ones hands to push the gun barrel away from one's body. Whereas if one tried to push a knife away, one would cut oneself in the process.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/16/2008 01:34PM by KeepOnTruckin.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: trogdor! ()
Date: February 17, 2008 12:20AM

Barack Wrote:

> "I think there is an individual right to bear
> arms, but it's subject to commonsense regulation"
> like background checks

And, of course, only if your name is Barack Obama. That's the way it always is with these politicians. It's an individual right for *them*, not the unwashed masses.

But then again, who needs a CHL or a gun when you always travel with 50 armed Secret Service officers?

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Repeal the 2nd ()
Date: February 17, 2008 03:37PM

pgens Wrote:
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> For all those wondering what would happen if you
> lived in a country with very tight gun
> restrictions, please read the first sentence of
> this article to yourself two or three times until
> it sinks in.
>
I like my chances with some crazy holding a knife than aiming a gun at me.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: tomahawk ()
Date: February 17, 2008 04:01PM

Repeal the 2nd Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> pgens Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > For all those wondering what would happen if
> you
> > lived in a country with very tight gun
> > restrictions, please read the first sentence of
> > this article to yourself two or three times
> until
> > it sinks in.
> >
> I like my chances with some crazy holding a knife
> than aiming a gun at me.


And you suppose that if a man is crazy enough to attack you with a knife he's going to obey a law that keeps him from using a gun on you instead?

Take your chances, then. Post it on youtube. I'll bring popcorn.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: common sense ()
Date: February 17, 2008 04:07PM

really now... lets ban guns so that all the law abiding citizens wont have a way to defend themselves.. which is, by the way, a right you have according to the constitution.. you know the one that says you have a right to bear arms. Meanwhile when guns are banned and the law abiding citizens cant have guns anymore. The criminals who dont care whether guns are banned or not (much like crack and heoin) will still have them will be twice as brazen with them because they now KNOW that the helpless unarmed citizen wont have one... GOOD LUCK

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Repeal the 2nd ()
Date: February 17, 2008 04:26PM

tomahawk Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Repeal the 2nd Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > pgens Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > For all those wondering what would happen if
> > you
> > > lived in a country with very tight gun
> > > restrictions, please read the first sentence
> of
> > > this article to yourself two or three times
> > until
> > > it sinks in.
> > >
> > I like my chances with some crazy holding a
> knife
> > than aiming a gun at me.
>
>
> And you suppose that if a man is crazy enough to
> attack you with a knife he's going to obey a law
> that keeps him from using a gun on you instead?
>
> Take your chances, then. Post it on youtube. I'll
> bring popcorn.

I get it.
While you're getting your jollies on youtube, you can do popcorn trick. Make sure you put it heavy on the butter.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: tomahawk ()
Date: February 17, 2008 07:21PM

Repeal the 2nd Wrote:
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>
> I get it.
> While you're getting your jollies on youtube, you
> can do popcorn trick. Make sure you put it heavy
> on the butter.


You must be Vince under a psuedonym. You make the same dumb remarks.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Stop_Real_ID ()
Date: February 17, 2008 08:58PM

Here's a few links you may want to take a look at to expand your view of the gun control issue. I thought these were pretty compelling.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/14817480/detail.html
Off-duty officer stops gunman in opening stages of church shooting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ksjN2B6Ax8
Survivor of massacre describes her anger at being disarmed during testimony.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkS2BRoCd2I
A disarmed Great Britain speaks their regret at letting their right to keep and bear arms be dissolved.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: VT ALUM ()
Date: February 21, 2008 01:25AM

While I am appalled by all the recent shootings, and one in particular hits home, I still stand for gun carry rights.

I like to compare gun control to drunk driving control. For example, driving drunk is illegal and shooting someone is illegal. Driving a car, OR drinking is NOT illegal. Having a gun, OR being crazy is not illegal. Soooo if we ban guns... should we ban driving a car??? should we ban drinking in general? Look at how many people die in a year due to driving accidents, especially when alcohol is involved.

As already stated.. GUNS ALSO SAVE LIVES!!! As a 23 year old petite female, I might not have the strength to fight an attacker, and I'm not relying on any cell phone or police or bystander for assistance.

Too many people don't have all the facts. There are too many people in this world that only understand that a gun can kill, and media sure doesn't help. I will admit, I was one of these uneducated, afraid of guns, citizens. To these people, I simply suggest visiting your local NRA or VCDL group (by the way, there is a great VCDL group in fairfax area,) and educate yourself on the real numbers. Remember... these are people who LEGALLY CARRY WEAPONS... generally not your crazy people. Obviously making things illegal in the country doesn't work well.. maybe what we should do is educate instead.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: VT ALUM ()
Date: February 21, 2008 01:27AM

While I am appalled by all the recent shootings, and one in particular hits home, I still stand for gun carry rights.

I like to compare gun control to drunk driving control. For example, driving drunk is illegal and shooting someone is illegal. Driving a car, OR drinking is NOT illegal. Having a gun, OR being crazy is not illegal. Soooo if we ban guns... should we ban driving a car??? should we ban drinking in general? Look at how many people die in a year due to driving accidents, especially when alcohol is involved.

As already stated.. GUNS ALSO SAVE LIVES!!! As a 23 year old petite female, I might not have the strength to fight an attacker, and I'm not relying on any cell phone or police or bystander for assistance.

Too many people don't have all the facts. There are too many people in this world that only understand that a gun can kill, and media sure doesn't help. I will admit, I was one of these uneducated, afraid of guns, citizens. To these people, I simply suggest visiting your local NRA or VCDL group (by the way, there is a great VCDL group in fairfax area,) and educate yourself on the real numbers. Remember... these are people who LEGALLY CARRY WEAPONS... generally not your crazy people. Obviously making things illegal in the country doesn't work well.. maybe what we should do is educate instead.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: lksdasadfsadf ()
Date: February 21, 2008 11:07AM

"I like my chances with some crazy holding a knife than aiming a gun at me."


I like my changes of having a gun to shoot back; than to be restricted by some administrative rule- to using a bic.

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: ferfux ()
Date: February 21, 2008 02:00PM


Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: nakedshoplifter ()
Date: February 22, 2008 01:22PM

Ferfux, I know you're immature and won't directly answer my question, but I'd like to know how the students in Utah are "dangerous". The "armed" part was apparent from the story but the "dangerous" aspect eluded me. Or is it just your irrational opinion of the story?

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Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: ferfux (IP Logged)
Date: February 21, 2008 02:00PM


Utah students are armed and dangerous

[www.cnn.com]

Re: All these shootings.
Posted by: Blades ()
Date: February 26, 2008 01:11PM

Radiophile Wrote:
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> Cornerstone Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> I agree because a man with a knife 100 feet away
> is very dangerous and you have no time to react or
> no hope of defending yourself against the knife
> that is 100 feet away. And yes, the bigger the
> knife, the more the danger, from 100 feet away.
>
> And yes, once you get hit with the knife, it is
> merely a second or two later that the same knife
> can be used to cause peril to some other innocent
> bystander!

In sarcasm, you are so correct.

http://cbs2.com/local/Stabbing.Fullerton.The.2.662553.html

http://www.wnbc.com/news/15403989/detail.html

http://www.nysun.com/article/69915

IT IS TIME FOR KNIFE CONTROL!

All you people who demand to own knives have blood on your hands. Knives have no legitimate purpose but to inflict damage.

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