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You Americans are obsessed with guns. What is it, Penis envy?

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  • L Lost User

    Perhaps you should say "we hope they don't" as security cannot never be 100%

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    Richard A. Abbott wrote:

    Perhaps you should say "we hope they don't" as security cannot never be 100%

    you're correct, obviously. there'll be some serious reaction, when (notice I didn't say if - I believe it to be ultimately a sure thing) it happens. the country will go far to the right (except with say maybe 10% to 15% who'll blame "us") and being a Muslim will be dangerous (and, yes I understand the error that will be).

    Mike Dear NYT - the fact is, the founding fathers hung traitors. Vincent Reynolds: My opposition is as enlightened as your support, jackass. dennisd45: My view of the world is slightly more nuanced dennisd45 (the NAMBLA supporter) wrote: I know exactly what it means. So shut up you mother killing baby raper.

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      Shog9 wrote:

      car-jacked by a shotgun-wielding meth addict

      I suppose you will be lumping together all those "illegal" Mexicans and blaming them for all the ills of you Americans :~

      Shog9 wrote:

      self-satisfied ranting

      And are you self-satisfied ?

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      Richard A. Abbott wrote:

      I suppose you will be lumping together all those "illegal" Mexicans and blaming them

      Don't be silly. Mexicans can't afford meth...

      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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        Shog9 wrote:

        car-jacked by a shotgun-wielding meth addict

        I suppose you will be lumping together all those "illegal" Mexicans and blaming them for all the ills of you Americans :~

        Shog9 wrote:

        self-satisfied ranting

        And are you self-satisfied ?

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        Richard A. Abbott wrote:

        I suppose you will be lumping together all those "illegal" Mexicans and blaming them for all the ills of you Americans :~

        Did i say anything about Mexicans, illegal or otherwise? I sure don't remember bringing 'em up. I guess i must've gone back and edited them out of my post, just to make your reply look stupid. How underhanded of me.... :rolleyes:

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        • A Allah On Acid

          Richard A. Abbott wrote:

          I suppose you will be lumping together all those "illegal" Mexicans and blaming them for all the ills of you Americans

          Did he say anything about the illegal (notice i didnt use quotation marks because they ARE here illegaly) mexicans, you idiot? Several times a year here in Arkansas there will be an news story about a meth "lab" that has been busted. Meth makes makes people into strange zombie-like creatures that are willing to do anything to get their drugs. And most of the time it doesnt have anything to do with any particular racial group.

          A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. - Sigmund Freud

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          Meth makes makes people into strange zombie-like creatures that are willing to do anything to get their drugs.

          They're also really annoying conversationalists. I mean, i thought potheads were bad, but at least potheads just waste a lot of time stating the obvious and laughing about it. Methheads don't seem to even bother noticing the obvious, they just keep talking, a mile a minute, about whatever pops into their heads. It's no wonder they have such a reputation for violence - they probably need to start shooting or brawling every now and then, just to give their jaws a rest... (yeah, there are a lot of drug users around out here)

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            Richard A. Abbott wrote:

            I suppose you will be lumping together all those "illegal" Mexicans and blaming them for all the ills of you Americans :~

            Did i say anything about Mexicans, illegal or otherwise? I sure don't remember bringing 'em up. I guess i must've gone back and edited them out of my post, just to make your reply look stupid. How underhanded of me.... :rolleyes:

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            Allah On Acid
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            Shog9 wrote:

            edited them out of my post, just to make your reply look stupid.

            He doesnt need much help making himself look stupid.

            A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. - Sigmund Freud

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              Richard A. Abbott wrote:

              Perhaps you should say "we hope they don't" as security cannot never be 100%

              you're correct, obviously. there'll be some serious reaction, when (notice I didn't say if - I believe it to be ultimately a sure thing) it happens. the country will go far to the right (except with say maybe 10% to 15% who'll blame "us") and being a Muslim will be dangerous (and, yes I understand the error that will be).

              Mike Dear NYT - the fact is, the founding fathers hung traitors. Vincent Reynolds: My opposition is as enlightened as your support, jackass. dennisd45: My view of the world is slightly more nuanced dennisd45 (the NAMBLA supporter) wrote: I know exactly what it means. So shut up you mother killing baby raper.

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              As long as the reaction is aimed at those responsible for whatever the outrage is/was and that ALL Muslims must not be tarnished with the same brush otherwise the reaction to the reaction could be so great that the USA might (so to speak) grind to a halt for fear of who is standing infront or behind you. Everything in moderation should reap desired results.

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                Meth makes makes people into strange zombie-like creatures that are willing to do anything to get their drugs.

                They're also really annoying conversationalists. I mean, i thought potheads were bad, but at least potheads just waste a lot of time stating the obvious and laughing about it. Methheads don't seem to even bother noticing the obvious, they just keep talking, a mile a minute, about whatever pops into their heads. It's no wonder they have such a reputation for violence - they probably need to start shooting or brawling every now and then, just to give their jaws a rest... (yeah, there are a lot of drug users around out here)

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                Allah On Acid
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                A few years ago there was a news story from the small town i live in about a meth user who was on a bad batch, and came home and shot his mother, and if i remember correctly his grandmother too.

                A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. - Sigmund Freud

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                • A Allah On Acid

                  Richard A. Abbott wrote:

                  I suppose you will be lumping together all those "illegal" Mexicans and blaming them for all the ills of you Americans

                  Did he say anything about the illegal (notice i didnt use quotation marks because they ARE here illegaly) mexicans, you idiot? Several times a year here in Arkansas there will be an news story about a meth "lab" that has been busted. Meth makes makes people into strange zombie-like creatures that are willing to do anything to get their drugs. And most of the time it doesnt have anything to do with any particular racial group.

                  A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. - Sigmund Freud

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                  Lost User
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                  Considering the comments made by Espeir and others (including your good self)in earlier threads over the months, illegal Mexican seem to take a lot of blame for what appears to trouble you Americans, or have I read those postings incorrectly. For all I know, those meth drinking louts could easily fall within the context of the paragraph immediately above. Sorry if you were offended.

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                    Richard A. Abbott wrote:

                    I suppose you will be lumping together all those "illegal" Mexicans and blaming them for all the ills of you Americans :~

                    Did i say anything about Mexicans, illegal or otherwise? I sure don't remember bringing 'em up. I guess i must've gone back and edited them out of my post, just to make your reply look stupid. How underhanded of me.... :rolleyes:

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                    • L Lost User

                      As long as the reaction is aimed at those responsible for whatever the outrage is/was and that ALL Muslims must not be tarnished with the same brush otherwise the reaction to the reaction could be so great that the USA might (so to speak) grind to a halt for fear of who is standing infront or behind you. Everything in moderation should reap desired results.

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                      Richard A. Abbott wrote:

                      ALL Muslims must not be tarnished with the same brush

                      you would hope that would be the case but it will depend on whether Muslims view themselves as Americans and speak out against whatever the event happens to be or do they view themselves as Muslims first and defend the perpetrators. If they do the latter, to use an archaic American term, it'll be Katy bar the door.

                      Mike Dear NYT - the fact is, the founding fathers hung traitors. Vincent Reynolds: My opposition is as enlightened as your support, jackass. dennisd45: My view of the world is slightly more nuanced dennisd45 (the NAMBLA supporter) wrote: I know exactly what it means. So shut up you mother killing baby raper.

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                      • R Red Stateler

                        fat_boy wrote:

                        There is no excuse in a modern, civilised, society for any weapon other than a target, or hunting weapon.

                        That's not true. The argument that we are entitled to self-defense from crime is perfectly sensible. If your wife were raped, I'm sure you would wish that she had a gun on her at the time.

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                        Christian Graus
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                        People who pull a gun on a crook often have it turned on them. And, what's wrong with mace ?

                        Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog

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                        • L leckey 0

                          First, I do not own any guns. Just never found hunting fun. Where I live, we need people to hunt the land. Otherwise there would be too many deer, cougars, turkeys, geese...you name it. However, I don't think you need a 9mm to shoot a duck. I think that yes, we have the right to bear arms, but here is what I think the restrictions should be: 1. You can own a shotgun or rifle if you prove you have had a hunting license in the last five years. 2. No one should be allowed to own more than 2 handguns. Why? Because if there was a revolution you only have 2 hands. More than that is overkill. (Pun intended.) I don't understand why people horde guns and have their own arsenal. I don't understand the joy of shooting targets, animals or anything else. So while I agree with you to a certain extent, stop putting us all in one category! :-D

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                          leckey wrote:

                          I don't understand why people horde guns and have their own arsenal.

                          I drive through waco quite often...

                          leckey wrote:

                          stop putting us all in one category!

                          I think the thing is, we're bombarded by US media, it's only natural for people to think they have the right to apply blanket stereotypes. Not saying that it's right, tho.

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                          • A Allah On Acid

                            Sometimes i think you europeans are jealous of our right to bear arms. I am 16 and have 2 rifles and about 500 rounds of 7.62x39. i doubt that would be legal in your country, but it is here. :)

                            A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. - Sigmund Freud

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                            I am 16 and have 2 rifles and about 500 rounds of 7.62x39. i doubt that would be legal in your country, but it is here.

                            Legal doesn't make it sensible. So you really are 16. Are you also really homeschooled/left to fend for yourself all day ? With two rifles ?

                            Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog

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                              I am 16 and have 2 rifles and about 500 rounds of 7.62x39. i doubt that would be legal in your country, but it is here.

                              Legal doesn't make it sensible. So you really are 16. Are you also really homeschooled/left to fend for yourself all day ? With two rifles ?

                              Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog

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                              Allah On Acid
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                              Christian Graus wrote:

                              So you really are 16. Are you also really homeschooled/left to fend for yourself all day ? With two rifles ?

                              Yes. What is wrong with that? They are just inanimate objects. It is not like they are going to shoot me when i am not watching or something... :rolleyes:

                              A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. - Sigmund Freud

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                                Christian Graus wrote:

                                So you really are 16. Are you also really homeschooled/left to fend for yourself all day ? With two rifles ?

                                Yes. What is wrong with that? They are just inanimate objects. It is not like they are going to shoot me when i am not watching or something... :rolleyes:

                                A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. - Sigmund Freud

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                                Yes. What is wrong with that?

                                The fact that your parents allow it lowers the odds that you are made from genetic material that would predispose you to common sense. I was more worried about what you could do to others, not you specifically as much as wondering how many school shootings start this way.

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                                  Yes. What is wrong with that?

                                  The fact that your parents allow it lowers the odds that you are made from genetic material that would predispose you to common sense. I was more worried about what you could do to others, not you specifically as much as wondering how many school shootings start this way.

                                  Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog

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                                  Allah On Acid
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                                  Christian Graus wrote:

                                  I was more worried about what you could do to others, not you specifically as much as wondering how many school shootings start this way.

                                  The columbine shooting didnt happen becaue the kids had guns, they got guns for the purpose of taking them to school. I dont know where you get the idea that guns cause people to harm others.

                                  A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. - Sigmund Freud

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                                    Christian Graus wrote:

                                    I was more worried about what you could do to others, not you specifically as much as wondering how many school shootings start this way.

                                    The columbine shooting didnt happen becaue the kids had guns, they got guns for the purpose of taking them to school. I dont know where you get the idea that guns cause people to harm others.

                                    A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. - Sigmund Freud

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                                    I dont know where you get the idea that guns cause people to harm others.

                                    They don't, they simply provide the means and opportunity.

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                                      Score: 1.0 (3 votes). wrote:

                                      I dont know where you get the idea that guns cause people to harm others.

                                      They don't, they simply provide the means and opportunity.

                                      Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog

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                                      Allah On Acid
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                                      What harm does it do to have the means and opportunity, when i dont have the desire to go shoot people?

                                      A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. - Sigmund Freud

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                                        What harm does it do to have the means and opportunity, when i dont have the desire to go shoot people?

                                        A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. - Sigmund Freud

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                                        What harm does it do to have the means and opportunity

                                        What harm indeed ... Report by Julian Borger, Washington, Wednesday March 22, 2006 in The Guardian. Reference [^] A child is killed by a gun every three hours in America. According to the latest statistics, nearly 1,000 children under 19 are shot dead every year. Another 800 use guns to commit suicide, and more than 160 die in firearm accidents. Forty per cent of American households own guns, but those guns are 22 times more likely to be involved in an accidental shooting, or 11 times more likely to be used in a suicide, than in self-defence. On average, more than 80 Americans are killed by gunfire every day.

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                                        • I Ingo

                                          espeir wrote:

                                          That's not true. The argument that we are entitled to self-defense from crime is perfectly sensible. If your wife were raped, I'm sure you would wish that she had a gun on her at the time.

                                          Most rapists don't announce their plan, they catch their victims unawares. Most women who have a weapon aren't able to use it when they are raped. A far more better protection is art of self-defence.

                                          ------------------------------ PROST Roleplaying Game War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left. "Would you like us to drop a bomb on you too? We have 10,000 of them!" - espeir "Perhaps we should lend them a nuke or two." - espeir

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                                          ihoecken wrote:

                                          Most women who have a weapon aren't able to use it when they are raped. A far more better protection is art of self-defence.

                                          Indeed. A gun is only good if you have enough time to spot the danger, get the gun out and conjure up enough courage to use it. If you don't, the risk of being overpowered and killed is very high. There are many simple and effective techniques for disabling (at least temporarily) an attacker. It just requires some practice. :)

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