The FAST Approaching Gun Ban

[trish]

Randy had me going up until the line, "eventually led to the confiscation of all the handguns in America." At that point I deduced he was being facetious.

At any rate, I agree with broncofan, how could a jury possibly be deadlocked on Dunn's first degree murder charge? I think it time for professional organizations to start boycotting Texas, Florida and other southern states until they revoke their stand-your-ground laws. I'm asking the organizations to which I belong to hold their conferences in non-SYG locales.

[broncofan]

At any rate, I agree with broncofan, how could a jury possibly be deadlocked on Dunn's first degree murder charge?

The terrible thing is they instruct the jury on what self-defense is. So they say, someone can use force if they have a reasonable belief they are going to be harmed. So somebody on that jury thought, "well, the music was loud and he may have been getting out of his car and he was moving kind of briskly and he was wearing a jacket that was kind of baggy." I have probably provided this kind of reasonable belief to others about 1.3 million times in my life.

But some will say this crime was just one of those horrible unavoidable tragedies. That Dunn was not looking for an opportunity to use a weapon he carried around while eyeing his neighbors with hostility.

[trish]

We've all heard the phrase, "that money was burning a hole in his pocket." I think these guys exercise about as much self control over their guns. They carry because they long to be heros. They aren't scared for their lives, they are imps of impulse.

[broncofan]

Not to belabor a point, but if it's obvious to me maybe it's obvious to others.

Does it not indicate that there's something wrong with this guy that he's complaining about loud music at a gas station? At a fucking gas station? If that is not direct evidence that he's looking to create a problem nothing is.

And then he's shocked that he ends up getting convicted for shooting an unarmed teenager. Perhaps we need a nation-wide educational program about the parameters of self-defense. No, sir, you cannot shoot someone because they make you uncomfortable.

[95racer]

This typical politician loved gun control. Makes them more valuable for his profit :

http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/20..._as_a_gun.html

[Dino Velvet]

This typical politician loved gun control. Makes them more valuable for his profit :

http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/20..._as_a_gun.html

That clown is all over our local radio. More douchebag, hypocritical goody-two-shoe public servants. Tug on my heartstrings while you're tugging on Bubba's cock, Leland Yee.

[trish]

His hypocrisy only underscores the difficulty and the necessity of getting some real arms control legislation passed in this country.

[Trilisser]

Playing rap "music" should be a capital offense everywhere. Rap is not music, it is a cacophony of noises just like modern classical.

[trish]

hello troll.

[Dino Velvet]

Playing rap "music" should be a capital offense everywhere. Rap is not music, it is a cacophony of noises just like modern classical.

They come for the Rappers today and the Metalheads tomorrow. I'll put up with their crap if they put up with mine.