Thoughts and Prayers

[mtangelsfan]

32 minutes ago, red321 said:

problem solved...get it done...

I will give it thoughts and prayers

[floplag]

2 hours ago, Taylor said:

I'm sure if the shooter were a brown Mooslim, our president and the Republicans in Congress would not be using this tragedy to talk about immigration.

and they would be equally wrong, and equally bad timing wise. 

[Taylor]

19 minutes ago, floplag said:

and they would be equally wrong, and equally bad timing wise. 

And you would be just as outraged, I'm sure.

[Tank]

1 hour ago, red321 said:

thanks tank...but again...where is this list of people saying all guns should be taken away? You may have specific individuals, but there is this idea the Democrats have stated all guns should be banned immediately, and yet I cannot recall that being proposed in legislation. Hell, Gabby Gifford isn't even calling for that.

I think the concept of "all guns should be taken away" is more a talking point used by gun advocates and repeated ad nauseum in media reports, probably as a typical scare tactic.

[floplag]

24 minutes ago, Taylor said:

And you would be just as outraged, I'm sure.

I would be at anyone taking advantage of tragedy for a political agenda regardless of that agenda. party, or reason, yes , i would.  Unlike most im not partisan, i see bullshit on both sides. 

[Spirit]

3 hours ago, nate said:

but you can understand why the news coverage was not as significant.

There have been 273 mass killings in the US this year, you must be outraged those didn't get as much coverage either.  http://www.abc15.com/news/data/mass-shootings-in-the-u-s-over-270-mass-shootings-have-occurred-in-2017

 

Outraged!

I'll take a knee.

 

 

[Spirit]

1 hour ago, mtangelsfan said:

I will give it thoughts and prayers

 

That's really all red is asking for.

 

 

[AngelsFaninGA]

3 hours ago, Thomas said:

This argument used to be that the US government isn't coming after you. That seemed to change after Trump.

But Trump would never go after the people making the argument that they need guns to protect themselves from the government, because that's his voter base. The irony is that the type of authoritarian regime that would turn against its people is exactly the type of regime that hardcore gun owners aren't likely to be threatened by, since most of them lean right. 

[mtangelsfan]

4 minutes ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

But Trump would never go after the people making the argument that they need guns to protect themselves from the government, because that's his voter base. The irony is that the type of authoritarian regime that would turn against its people is exactly the type of regime that hardcore gun owners aren't likely to be threatened by, since most of them lean right. 

You think all authoritarian regimes have been right leaning?

[AngelsFaninGA]

5 minutes ago, mtangelsfan said:

You think all authoritarian regimes have been right leaning?

Socially, yes. 

[arch stanton]

You’re not going to get the guns. Not even getting much more gun control. That we jump on the same soapbox every time while never really examining the other factors involved kinda proves the point that you really just want to take away the guns. 

[mtangelsfan]

2 hours ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

Socially, yes. 

You need to read world history then

[GrittyVeterans]

3 hours ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

Socially, yes. 

Wow. There are examples that exist RIGHT NOW that disprove your point. You don't even need to know 20th century history

[UndertheHalo]

Authoritarians show up on both sides of the spectrum. 

Edited October 3, 2017 by UndertheHalo

[GrittyVeterans]

41 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Authoritarians show up on both sides of the spectrum. 

Agreed

[Rico]

10 hours ago, Geoff said:

I was expecting a thread like this after last weekend's mass church shooting in Tennessee.  Then I remembered it was just Christians who were shot and/or killed, so ... meh. 

 

 

Did Trump tweet about it?  Otherwise how am I supposed to get my news?

[Rico]

The NRA will fight even the most sensible of gun laws.  So nothing will be done once again.

[Puget Sound Angel]

It's never a time to talk politics when the politics are against you.

[tdawg87]

Why do people need guns anyway? Like how many people who own a gun or multiple guns actually use them? They're basically pokemon for adults with small dicks.

I mean I understand keeping a small firearm in your dresser or under your bed or whatever, but who the fuck needs an assault rifle? What purpose do they serve? 

I don't understand why weapons like that are even sold to civilians.

[Spirit]

On 10/3/2017 at 3:38 AM, tdawg87 said:

Why do people need guns anyway? Like how many people who own a gun or multiple guns actually use them? They're basically pokemon for adults with small dicks.

I mean I understand keeping a small firearm in your dresser or under your bed or whatever, but who the fuck needs an assault rifle? What purpose do they serve? 

I don't understand why weapons like that are even sold to civilians.

 

Why do I need home owners insurance?  I’ve owned a home for almost 20 years now and I’ve never used it. 

 

Edited October 4, 2017 by Geoff

[tdawg87]

26 minutes ago, Geoff said:

Why do I need home owners insurance?  I’ve owned a home for almost 20 years now and I’ve never used it. 

 

Do you have the Deluxe homeowner's insurance? It costs more but it protects from armies of bears and can lay down a gnar suppressing fire if you're ever in a military shootout. 

[tdawg87]

"There's a robber in my home! Thank god I have my SCAR-17 so I can empty a clip into his or her ass at a rate of 10 rounds per second. I wouldn't be safe without that kind of capability!"

[Spirit]

7 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Do you have the Deluxe homeowner's insurance? It costs more but it protects from armies of bears and can lay down a gnar suppressing fire if you're ever in a military shootout. 

I don't, but it sounds like a great plan for those that feel it could give them that added layer of protection.

 

[Adam]

My God if we as a group simply seized control of the legislature in this nation, everything would get fixed. I mean just look at our dialogue and discourse throughout all of these threads.

[Mark68]

15 hours ago, mtangelsfan said:

I am pretty much ok with those

As am I.

See? Consensus!