Colorado movie killings spark rise in gun sales

pandora

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

do you understand how the law works? you make tougher laws to keep the "bad guys" in jail. laws are there as deterrents/punishments.

you keep mentioning one or two scenarios where people have been saved by owning a gun. what about the thousands of gun accidents, where children are killed, innocents are maimed, by responsible gun owners.

I never said I dislike guns. I dislike civilians owning them. I'm perfectly fine with the police and soldiers arming themselves.

Accidents happen to even the most responsible. you cannot deny this as fact, guns or cars or boats or anything.[/quote

How those laws working for us

not to good

we can see why people are arming themselves
and countless very good endings are coming from that...
just google ...
one or two come on now
that was just from that day and didn't include the local stories of shop keeps
protecting themselves and businesses.
Or the ladies who stood their ground on a home invasion... your scenario they would have
all been beaten and raped...
but you don't like guns

Fine don't own one!

I guess we better ban cars and boats too then cause accidents happen ...
funny stuff

and then the criminals can have all the accidents
and make a living victimizing the good people who follow the law :fp:

It is not that hard to understand
the criminals got guns, will always have guns, the cops can't keep up,
or even show up to stop a crime.

People want a gun to protect themselves, they need a gun to protect themselves,
and it is their right to be able to do that.

It is your right to choose not to own one if you don't like guns.

But poor Miss Ruby is damn glad she had one and so am I.

Hugh Freaking Dillon

pandora wrote:

How those laws working for us

I find it disturbing you find this amusing.

I'm with redrock.

pandora

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

pandora wrote:

How those laws working for us

I find it disturbing you find this amusing.

I'm with redrock.

yes, that would be a truth ...
I found your opinion amusing is all, nothing amusing about banning guns.

Thinking that we will no longer have a right to choose to protect ourselves
like Miss Ruby did. That is frightening. Poor Miss Ruby she was in for something
far more frightening if not for her gun.

Jeanwah

pandora wrote:

nothing amusing about banning guns.

Your sweet little Eddie Vedder in your profile is against guns. I find your post above completely amusing.

pandora

Jeanwah wrote:

pandora wrote:

nothing amusing about banning guns.

Your sweet little Eddie Vedder in your profile is against guns. I find your post above completely amusing.

yes Jeanwah I have heard this,
life changes views though and sometimes without an update.

I love Eddie ... but I don't think he is little or mine

yes sweet indeed

always glad to amuse you

rival.

this is true. even jesus owns a semi-automatic!

Cosmo

rival. wrote:

this is true. even jesus owns a semi-automatic!

...
You know, My Lord... there art thou conversion kits available to thine at Gun Show to maketh that baby fully automatic.

Godfather.

Cosmo wrote:

I don't even know why this is being discussed...
We ALL know what will be the outcome of all of this... NOTHING. Nothing will change and we will all pretend to be surprized and shocked when the next massacre occurs.
Maybe... we should file this away for that next tragedy and drag it out... you know, to save everyone's time and energy.

as is the case with 99.9% of topics on the train.

Godfather.

pandora

Actually I saw more sadness and outrage then shock and surprise
but it's pretty clear there are different ways for people to handle this tragedy.
To try to make sense, understand, deal.

The rise in gun sales shows how some are dealing.
By being prepared as they see fit.

The calling for banning of guns and removing the right for one to protect
themselves and loved ones.

The extensive talk in the media about mental illness and the law
some calling for knowledge on this and empathy for an ill mind,
though testing not complete.

The call for death for this man, capital punishment the only fit punishment
for an evil man with a plan.

But for all no matter their opinion sadness and outrage is there, this we all share.
That and love and sympathy for the victims.

brianlux

Jeanwah wrote:

pandora wrote:

nothing amusing about banning guns.

Your sweet little Eddie Vedder in your profile is against guns. I find your post above completely amusing.

Exactly. Ergo, "Glorified G".

Some interesting info off of Wikipedia regarding the song:

"Glorified G" is an anti-gun song with lyrics mocking gun enthusiasts. The song was inspired by an incident in which drummer Dave Abbruzzese told the band he had just bought two guns which sparked a conversation about guns within the band. Vocalist Eddie Vedder about "Glorified G":

I didn't actually write that song...I was at a band rehearsal and just started writing down these things the guys were talking about. The band were having this conversation and I just took down the dialogue. One of the band members had just bought a gun. It was the drummer, actually. Ask him about it.[5]

Abbruzzese about "Glorified G":

I told our manager that I just bought a coupla guns and he told Jeff, and at rehearsal Jeff kinda blurted it out. And Eddie went, 'Whaaaat, you bought a GUN?' And I said, 'In fact, I bought two,' which ended up as the opening line of the song. I think it's fair to say Eddie was pretty outraged.[5]


Glorified G" was first performed live at the band's June 16, 1993 concert in Missoula, Montana at the University of Montana-Missoula's University Theatre.[6] The song was played live from its debut in 1993 up until 1996 when it was dropped from set lists. After the band's November 17, 1996 concert in Budapest, Hungary at the Sports Hall, the song was not performed live for a period of over six years. "Glorified G" finally made a return appearance at the band's April 11, 2003 concert in West Palm Beach, Florida at the Sound Advice Amphitheatre.[6] The song has since returned to Pearl Jam set lists. Live performances of "Glorified G" can be found on the "Dissident"/Live in Atlanta box set and various official bootlegs."

Nothing amusing about guns there or in my book either.