The FAST Approaching Gun Ban

[trish]

I hardly think Stavros is here to write his college thesis, I know I'm not. You many be pecking with two fingers, the evidence of your output is that you're not working at snail's pace and you're probably not too hard pressed to type a few more lines. Suffice it to say you just rather not expose yourself. Neither do I.

I am sorry you believe I think I know everything. However many times you've called me on this I have always capitulated and clarified my views and attempted to indicate what sorts of evidence would force me to revise them. But it never seemed to take.

In any case: the rest of this thread is now devoted to The-FAST-Approaching-Gun-Ban. So carry on.

[buttslinger]

...the rest of this thread is now devoted to The-FAST-Approaching-Gun-Ban. So carry on.

I can google a fantastic gun editorial, copy, paste, misspell a few words, but that says a lot more about me than gun control. The medium is the message, the writer is the story. When most people write stuff here it says more about them than the topic. You can write all the gun laws you want, the USA is still not that far away from the wild wild west, nothings going to change that except time. Every society has it's own psychology, and a handgun reeks psychology. It is more than the sum of it's parts, it's the owner.

[trish]

I can google a fantastic gun editorial, copy, paste, misspell a few words, but that says a lot more about me than gun control. The medium is the message, the writer is the story. When most people write stuff here it says more about them than the topic.

Speak for yourself.

You can write all the gun laws you want

Apparently not.

the USA is still not that far away from the wild wild west,

This is just a myth many are encouraged to buy into; a myth perpetrated by the gun community to justify carry.

nothings going to change that except time.

They were saying that about gay marriage just a few years ago. The NRA doesn't feel so complacent, given that it spends so much time, money and effort lobbying congress. The fact that this is a issue indicates a kind of instability.

Every society has it's own psychology, and a handgun reeks psychology. It is more than the sum of it's parts, it's the owner.

Probably we agree on this one, if you mean something like: the bond the between the owner and his gun is greater than the justifications he gives for gun ownership.

[broncofan]

I can google a fantastic gun editorial, copy, paste, misspell a few words, but that says a lot more about me than gun control. The medium is the message, the writer is the story. When most people write stuff here it says more about them than the topic.

I know this is a general statement and not meant for anyone in particular..but I haven't noticed any plagiarism or copying from anyone. You look at the core posters on this forum and they all have a writing style that becomes familiar and are expressing their thoughts (supported by facts from external sources or memory). I disagree with you…if you decide to take their posts to signify something about them rather than to listen to what they are saying, you are letting personal ego get in the way of the issues being discussed.

[buttslinger]

I'm probably letting my personal boredom get in the way of things discussed, how many naked tranny photos can I look at????
A transsexual forum is actually a pretty lonely road ....on the interstates of public opinion, gays are still fags and blacks are still niggers.
I guess it's great that you guys have such a good rapport, but I found out on previous sites that facebook friends are imaginary friends, and getting too closely involved leads nowhere. Nobody here is honest enough to even say who they really are.
I probably am just suffering a Redskins hangover, but most people in the USA don't see guns as the problem, they see transsexuals and Mexicans as the problem, and in the USA, majority rules. White people don't want to trade their problems for the problems of gays and Mexicans. People embrace their own weaknesses and problems, they love them. They love guns. Gee, if only they could learn to love sucking cock everything would be so wonderful............I may be a cynic, but you gotta be something, I guess.

[trish]

Was Clark Kent fundamentally dishonest for not revealing his true identity? (This is on topic, 'cause Superman never needed a gun).

[Loud Love]

I was in a bad mood and a bit of an ass last night. My apologies but there is always misinformation popped off as truth when it may only be a half truth or blatantly incorrect, I mistakenly do it myself sometimes. I know huge amounts of data is hard to keep straight from memory but I would like to provide a couple of highly informative links to check out.

Well they aren't loading so I'll just give you the sources.

Factcheck.org/Gun Rhetoric vs Gun Facts.
There is a huge amount of info here from many different sources like The Brady Campaign, Harvard and many more. I don't think anyone can dispute what they present. While firearm deaths and injuries went down during the assault weapons ban from 94'-04', they continue to go down after the sunset with the highest ever record of gun ownership/sales.

This is a pdf I found from The Justice Department published in May 2013 so if you care to search for it, it should be easy to find.
"Firearm Violence, 1993-2011 by The Bureau of Justice Statistics.gov".
Just skim the charts. They support both sides of the arguement but the declines are real.

A total prohibition of firearms would only benifit the crimnals that are using them to harming people. Our Alcohol Prohibition is a good example. The mafia grew exponentially and proved that laws will be broken regardless of consequence. No matter what you make illegal, whether it be theft, drugs, murder or(dare I say) prostitution, if there is a demand there will be a market. While accidents are always tragic, there are usually a party showing carelessness in not securing them or handling them improperly.

[Loud Love]

Alot of us safely use and enjoy them.

[buttslinger]

Was Clark Kent fundamentally dishonest for not revealing his true identity?

Are you hinting you're Superman, that's why you can't reveal your true identity?

[buttslinger]

I was in a bad mood and a bit of an ass last night.

I can relate