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| Thread ID: 128367 | 2012-12-14 20:31:00 | See some nutter in US has shot some kids | prefect (6291) | PC World Chat |
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| 1318448 | 2012-12-15 02:05:00 | One of the problems in the US is that independent states have their own set of rules. It used to be that in the State of Texas, one had a stand down or cooling off period of 72 hours or similar before taking possession of one's just purchased firearm. Yet drive across the Sabine about 200m to the first truck stock in Louisiana to purchase - and take possession of immediately - a hand gun. On proof of age. 24/7 The statistics quoted in Disco Dan's post start to become believable. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1318449 | 2012-12-15 02:12:00 | This anti gun stuff is upsetting to me. By controlling guns for legal gun owners you only put yourself at risk from people who dont care about the law. The reason for the right to bear arms is so you can adequately defend yourself from other people and even your government if it goes bad. Controlling certain aspects of firearms like magazine capacity will not stop nutters. A 303 and a heap of speed clips you could cause a holocaust. Flak jackets no prob just drill the person in the head. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1318450 | 2012-12-15 02:27:00 | @prefect, the problem is not so much the right to bear arms, or to actually carry arms, the real problem is much deeper in the psyche of the Americans. It's a problem of insecurity and of insularity. Dare I say it, almost a fear of inadequacy. Look at the numbers in Disco Dan's table. 9,484 shootings in the US. But just north of the border, only 200. Canadians don't have the same cavalier attitudes as their southern neighbours, nor blatant disregard for the law or the sanctity of life. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1318451 | 2012-12-15 02:33:00 | They're at it again! It's like a national sport in America! I can't understand why it makes the news. What is newsworthy about a Yank going on a killing spree? It happens frequently - all too frequently. Unless they change the gun laws to restrict firearms and remove all those guns out of circulation, that sort of thing is just going to happen again and again - but, of course, that is just a dream, so it's not so much that, will it happen again, but when? |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1318452 | 2012-12-15 02:54:00 | In USA 32,000 killed by cars per year 12,000 killed by guns per year So its a question of perspective |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1318453 | 2012-12-15 02:57:00 | In USA 32,000 killed by cars per year 12,000 killed by guns per year So its a question of perspective31,990 accidents by car, maybe 10 accidents by gun. |
plod (107) | ||
| 1318454 | 2012-12-15 05:27:00 | In this case dont need to look further than why mum didn't lock her guns away. Killed by her own gun. Blame starts and stops there. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1318455 | 2012-12-15 06:01:00 | It's not so much America's right to bear arms that's the problem, but more on the type, I mean why do they need machine guns, assault rifles etc? When a .22 can just as easily kill someone | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1318456 | 2012-12-15 06:13:00 | It's not so much America's right to bear arms that's the problem, but more on the type, I mean why do they need machine guns, assault rifles etc? When a .22 can just as easily kill someone They the same as NZ dont allow fully auto guns. I dont deem any semi automatic only gun as a real assault gun anyway. Would you send your nations soldiers into battle with a semi auto only gun? Doubt it so dont play the assault rifle card. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1318457 | 2012-12-15 12:03:00 | Twelve facts about guns and mass shootings in the United States: www.washingtonpost.com |
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