America's Gun Violence
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Bentleyspop said:brianlux said:I think survival skills are great, right up there with all sorts of do-it-yourself skill, in importance for daily living. These skills are being lost. How many people, for instance, can build a fire in the rain or know how to tie a bowline knot or even know what it is used for?
But I would suggest a separate survival thread. A good place to start is with this book.
In any case, I don't see the point of going on and on about survival skills in a thread called "America's Gun Violence". I can see why some here see other as inferring that the problem is at least somewhat with the victims. I don't buy that. In the wild, danger lies at ever corner, yes. But I'm not going to settle for that in so-called civilized places like our towns, cities, gathering places and neighborhoods. And I don't like seeing the problem-- or even hinting at putting the problem-- on the victims. We could do better than that and should demand it.
I highly recommend it for anyone who plans on spending any real time in the outdoors.
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dignin said:HughFreakingDillon said:josevolution said:So the answer is just be aware of all your sorroundings at all times now survival skills oh and be armed yourself but any new laws ? nah who can benefit from that no one ! so here we are back at step1 until the next massacre and round round we go ...
And um, just to be clear, before someone tries again to accuse me of being a gun nut, let me introduce myself:
Hi, I'm Hugh Freaking Dillon. My friends/enemies call me HFD. I am a libtard who hates/fears guns, is pro-choice, thinks Donald Trump is an abhorent human being, an even worse president, agrees with Colin Kaepernick, socialized healthcare, a feminist, and is a Canadian who has an opinion on American politics, much to the dismay of many right-leaning Americans.
If you have any questions, please direct them through my secretary, Beaver, who also is my pet moose.
I and others here are willing to meet the gun nuts half way with just an assault weapon ban, they can keep all the rest of their toys. The gun nuts don't want to give even an inch...because us libtards will "take a mile".
So go on defending that nonsense.
Also, I didn't call you a gun nut, I said that if you want to get behind stupid gun nut analogies and make up more of your own you might as well be in their lot.
I am not defending the person, I'm defending the idea. But hey, if you think getting training and just being generally aware of their surroundings is a stupid idea, then hey, good on ya.By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0 -
dignin said:HughFreakingDillon said:josevolution said:So the answer is just be aware of all your sorroundings at all times now survival skills oh and be armed yourself but any new laws ? nah who can benefit from that no one ! so here we are back at step1 until the next massacre and round round we go ...
And um, just to be clear, before someone tries again to accuse me of being a gun nut, let me introduce myself:
Hi, I'm Hugh Freaking Dillon. My friends/enemies call me HFD. I am a libtard who hates/fears guns, is pro-choice, thinks Donald Trump is an abhorent human being, an even worse president, agrees with Colin Kaepernick, socialized healthcare, a feminist, and is a Canadian who has an opinion on American politics, much to the dismay of many right-leaning Americans.
If you have any questions, please direct them through my secretary, Beaver, who also is my pet moose.
I and others here are willing to meet the gun nuts half way with just an assault weapon ban, they can keep all the rest of their toys. The gun nuts don't want to give even an inch...because us libtards will "take a mile".
So go on defending that nonsense.
Also, I didn't call you a gun nut, I said that if you want to get behind stupid gun nut analogies and make up more of your own you might as well be in their lot.By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0 -
jnimhaoileoin said:HughFreakingDillon said:josevolution said:So the answer is just be aware of all your sorroundings at all times now survival skills oh and be armed yourself but any new laws ? nah who can benefit from that no one ! so here we are back at step1 until the next massacre and round round we go ...
And um, just to be clear, before someone tries again to accuse me of being a gun nut, let me introduce myself:
Hi, I'm Hugh Freaking Dillon. My friends/enemies call me HFD. I am a libtard who hates/fears guns, is pro-choice, thinks Donald Trump is an abhorent human being, an even worse president, agrees with Colin Kaepernick, socialized healthcare, a feminist, and is a Canadian who has an opinion on American politics, much to the dismay of many right-leaning Americans.
If you have any questions, please direct them through my secretary, Beaver, who also is my pet moose.By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0 -
Maybe one of our resident gun "enthusiast" can explain the need for tracer and incendiary rounds? Also, please explain how making those illegal for public consumption is a violation of your 2nd Amendment rights.09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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Halifax2TheMax said:Maybe one of our resident gun "enthusiast" can explain the need for tracer and incendiary rounds? Also, please explain how making those illegal for public consumption is a violation of your 2nd Amendment rights.Post edited by PJPOWER on0
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PJPOWER said:Halifax2TheMax said:Maybe one of our resident gun "enthusiast" can explain the need for tracer and incendiary rounds? Also, please explain how making those illegal for public consumption is a violation of your 2nd Amendment rights.09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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Halifax2TheMax said:PJPOWER said:Halifax2TheMax said:Maybe one of our resident gun "enthusiast" can explain the need for tracer and incendiary rounds? Also, please explain how making those illegal for public consumption is a violation of your 2nd Amendment rights.Post edited by PJPOWER on0
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PJPOWER said:Halifax2TheMax said:PJPOWER said:Halifax2TheMax said:Maybe one of our resident gun "enthusiast" can explain the need for tracer and incendiary rounds? Also, please explain how making those illegal for public consumption is a violation of your 2nd Amendment rights.09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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Halifax2TheMax said:PJPOWER said:Halifax2TheMax said:PJPOWER said:Halifax2TheMax said:Maybe one of our resident gun "enthusiast" can explain the need for tracer and incendiary rounds? Also, please explain how making those illegal for public consumption is a violation of your 2nd Amendment rights.
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Tracer bullets would have been useful to the shitbird in Vegas after the crowd thinned out.
There's no need to regulate them based on crime statistics... just common sense. 'Cool to see at night' cannot be the reason we would not safeguard crowds of people from mutants with 'automatic' rifles.
Time is ticking before your next mass shooting. I wonder where it is going to be?"My brain's a good brain!"0 -
mcgruff10 said:Halifax2TheMax said:PJPOWER said:Halifax2TheMax said:PJPOWER said:Halifax2TheMax said:Maybe one of our resident gun "enthusiast" can explain the need for tracer and incendiary rounds? Also, please explain how making those illegal for public consumption is a violation of your 2nd Amendment rights.
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Thirty Bills Unpaid said:Tracer bullets would have been useful to the shitbird in Vegas after the crowd thinned out.
There's no need to regulate them based on crime statistics... just common sense. 'Cool to see at night' cannot be the reason we would not safeguard crowds of people from mutants with 'automatic' rifles.
Time is ticking before your next mass shooting. I wonder where it is going to be?I'll ride the wave where it takes me......0 -
Thirty Bills Unpaid said:Tracer bullets would have been useful to the shitbird in Vegas after the crowd thinned out.
There's no need to regulate them based on crime statistics... just common sense. 'Cool to see at night' cannot be the reason we would not safeguard crowds of people from mutants with 'automatic' rifles.
Time is ticking before your next mass shooting. I wonder where it is going to be?0 -
mcgruff10 said:Thirty Bills Unpaid said:Tracer bullets would have been useful to the shitbird in Vegas after the crowd thinned out.
There's no need to regulate them based on crime statistics... just common sense. 'Cool to see at night' cannot be the reason we would not safeguard crowds of people from mutants with 'automatic' rifles.
Time is ticking before your next mass shooting. I wonder where it is going to be?
I said: 'would have been useful'.
I don't know if he used them or not, but if he could trace his line of fire... that would have assisted him after the 'shooting fish in a barrel' opportunity passed."My brain's a good brain!"0 -
Go Beavers said:Thirty Bills Unpaid said:Tracer bullets would have been useful to the shitbird in Vegas after the crowd thinned out.
There's no need to regulate them based on crime statistics... just common sense. 'Cool to see at night' cannot be the reason we would not safeguard crowds of people from mutants with 'automatic' rifles.
Time is ticking before your next mass shooting. I wonder where it is going to be?
I'm talking the mass shootings of the real grandiose variety (the only ones where people stop to wonder if maybe change might be required).
Those other mass shootings are boring."My brain's a good brain!"0 -
Thirty Bills Unpaid said:mcgruff10 said:Thirty Bills Unpaid said:Tracer bullets would have been useful to the shitbird in Vegas after the crowd thinned out.
There's no need to regulate them based on crime statistics... just common sense. 'Cool to see at night' cannot be the reason we would not safeguard crowds of people from mutants with 'automatic' rifles.
Time is ticking before your next mass shooting. I wonder where it is going to be?
I said: 'would have been useful'.
I don't know if he used them or not, but if he could trace his line of fire... that would have assisted him after the 'shooting fish in a barrel' opportunity passed.
Inciderary bullets....I had no clue that they even made them. I figured the last time they produced them was ww2.I'll ride the wave where it takes me......0 -
I wish these discussions could come from a cool-headed, less-antagonistic place. Like, I get it, we anti-gunners are upset and have had enough. But why the need to constantly attack? how is that going to get anything constructive achieved?By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0
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It would seem the majority of Americans would prefer greater restrictions.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/10/12/black-americans-want-new-gun-laws-to-curb-gun-violence-trump-offers-more-police/?hpid=hp_no-name_hp-card-politics:homepage/card&utm_term=.b089c959a38c
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Yup, don't make it illegal, just regulate it softly because everyone knows the ATF is fully funded and supported in their oversight role. Kind of like the EPA and the coal industry. There, I humored you PJPower. And Mace wonders why nothing changes?
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/12/politics/nra-opposes-bump-stock-bills/index.html
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