Fred T.
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If you want to play with fire, surely it is best to have a fire marshall nearby?
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I'm so gangsta I eat cereal without the milkDavid Wulff wrote:
If you want to play with fire, surely it is best to have a fire marshall nearby?
Nearby is fine. If he wants to setup residence in the doorway, he damn well better bring some chips and a six-pack. And take a walk between 8 and 9 - that's me time.
-- Russell Morris Morbo: "WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!"
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Nathan Addy wrote:
So just guessing
Yeah....I'll say. I'll apply my own made-up number. Since college students are poor (and guns are bullets are expensive) and tend to be more liberal, there will likely be far fewer guns when compared to the general population. This figure will therefore be reduced by a factor of two, thus offsetting your increased factor of two. I found that in 2004, about 30%[^] of murders committed were because of an "argument" (which I would classify as a crime of passion). So my arbitary guess of 25% was very close.
You recently stated that gun ownership per capita is down over the past five decades. The number of homes with a gun has decreased from 50% of homes to 35%. The link you provided here shows homicides dropped almost 50% from their peak in 1991, at the same time as gun ownership was also falling, thus proving that less guns equals less murders and a safer America. Good on ya, mate.
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opinion on gun free zones[^] - quite possibly the next GOP POTUS candidate.
Mike The NYT - my leftist brochure. 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.
Yeh I am against gun control. The founding fathers had a good reason for the 2nd amendment - they spelled it out really well. I don't know why people have such trouble reading these days.
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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You recently stated that gun ownership per capita is down over the past five decades. The number of homes with a gun has decreased from 50% of homes to 35%. The link you provided here shows homicides dropped almost 50% from their peak in 1991, at the same time as gun ownership was also falling, thus proving that less guns equals less murders and a safer America. Good on ya, mate.
Ed Gadziemski wrote:
thus proving
Something tells me you failed every math and science class you've ever taken....Ever.
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You recently stated that gun ownership per capita is down over the past five decades. The number of homes with a gun has decreased from 50% of homes to 35%. The link you provided here shows homicides dropped almost 50% from their peak in 1991, at the same time as gun ownership was also falling, thus proving that less guns equals less murders and a safer America. Good on ya, mate.
Ed Gadziemski wrote:
thus proving...
You're joking, right? Without examining any other contributing factors you're ready to put the drop in murder rate entirely on a drop in gun ownership? That's bad science.
Ian
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Ed Gadziemski wrote:
thus proving...
You're joking, right? Without examining any other contributing factors you're ready to put the drop in murder rate entirely on a drop in gun ownership? That's bad science.
Ian
ibowler wrote:
That's bad science.
But that's right up Stateler's alley? :~
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Red Stateler wrote:
to estimate crimes of passion, but my understanding is that those are overwhelmingly committed in the home and would therefore be negligable on campus
With students? Barely post-teenagers with raging hormones, shitty judgement, and little perspective? I don't know about that. All I know is that if I were at Virgina Tech that day, I would have wanted to be armed and well-trained in the use of my firearm. *shrug* I can't comment on the whole should there be more guns/should there be less guns thing you guys have going on down there because I don't really understand the dynamics of your society, and frankly, there's good arguments on all sides. But I wouldn't want my only option in that situation to be playing dead. Pardon my French, but fuck that. I'm currently in the process of being registered to own and use unrestricted firearms (not because of the VT thing, but for backcountry protection against bears in northern BC). Frankly, I'm more likely to come across a bear than I am a handgun anyway. I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing :).
- F "You are really weird." - Kyle, age 16
Just make sure you buy a big friggin' gun. Small caliber guns will just irritate the bear...
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opinion on gun free zones[^] - quite possibly the next GOP POTUS candidate.
Mike The NYT - my leftist brochure. 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.
Mike Gaskey wrote:
quite possibly the next GOP POTUS candidate
One of only five Republicans who voted not to impeach Clinton for perjury. Clearly a degenerate.
John Carson
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Mike Gaskey wrote:
quite possibly the next GOP POTUS candidate
One of only five Republicans who voted not to impeach Clinton for perjury. Clearly a degenerate.
John Carson
John Carson wrote:
One of only five Republicans who voted not to impeach Clinton for perjury. Clearly a degenerate
strike 1
Mike The NYT - my leftist brochure. 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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led mike wrote:
Well he certainly is a Law and Order[^] kind of guy
a new incarnation of RR. His voice alone is worth 5 points in the polls.
Mike The NYT - my leftist brochure. 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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Mike Gaskey wrote:
His voice alone is worth 5 points in the polls.
I believe it... and how sad it is that a voice, regardless of the message, is worth 5 points. :sigh: The signs are everywhere of how deep we are in our own crap.
led mike
led mike wrote:
how sad it is that a voice, regardless of the message, is worth 5 points.
well, contrast that with Obama who has no message other than charisma.
Mike The NYT - my leftist brochure. 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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led mike wrote:
how sad it is that a voice, regardless of the message, is worth 5 points.
well, contrast that with Obama who has no message other than charisma.
Mike The NYT - my leftist brochure. 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.