America's Gun Violence

unsung said:

mcgruff10 said:

Bentleyspop said:

The beginning  of the end of 2A. Better stock up on your bump stocks......

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/986558226069118976?s=19

I wouldn't say it is the beginning of the end but I do agree that no one needs a bump stock.

Yep, a belt loop does the same thing.

BAN BELT LOOPS!!!

tbergs said:

Be careful at those waffle houses. A naked man with a rifle might get you. They should have armed employees and metal detectors.

4 killed at Waffle House in Tennessee

By Holly Yan and Janet DiGiacomo, CNN

Updated Apr 22, 2018

(CNN) - Four people were killed and at least two others were shot at a Tennessee Waffle House on Sunday morning, Metro Nashville Police said. 

Police say the gunman was naked except for a green jacket when he opened fire at about 3:25 a.m. (4:25 a.m. ET) in Antioch, part of the Nashville area.

The assailant later shed his jacket, police spokesman Don Aaron said. He said a customer intervened. "The man who wrestled the gun away is a hero," Aaron said. Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding 29-year-old Travis Reinking of Morton, Illinois. Police said the gunman arrived in a vehicle registered to Reinking, though the gunman was last seen walking away from the scene nude.

So far, the motive for the shooting appears to be random, police said.

Halifax2TheMax said:

Git ‘er done.

Gun-toting dad's threatening 'joke' about his daughter's prom date didn't go over well - Mashable https://apple.news/Az05xI2ESS0CcGaeY1Bms6A

mcgruff10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Git ‘er done.

Gun-toting dad's threatening 'joke' about his daughter's prom date didn't go over well - Mashable https://apple.news/Az05xI2ESS0CcGaeY1Bms6A

Meh... going too far to be offended here.  In particular the quote about "denying his daughter's  agency", and calling her "property". Fathers aren't going to start trusting high school boys or be happy about dating any time soon.  

I agree with you, nothing offensive here.  People need to chill. 
"With the hashtag #BadBoys, Feely is clearly making a reference to a scene in Bad Boys II where the main characters threaten a 15-year-old boy taking one of their daughter's on a date."

Halifax2TheMax said:

mrussel1 said:

mcgruff10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Git ‘er done.

Gun-toting dad's threatening 'joke' about his daughter's prom date didn't go over well - Mashable https://apple.news/Az05xI2ESS0CcGaeY1Bms6A

Meh... going too far to be offended here.  In particular the quote about "denying his daughter's  agency", and calling her "property". Fathers aren't going to start trusting high school boys or be happy about dating any time soon.  

I agree with you, nothing offensive here.  People need to chill. 
"With the hashtag #BadBoys, Feely is clearly making a reference to a scene in Bad Boys II where the main characters threaten a 15-year-old boy taking one of their daughter's on a date."

I remember several years ago, a reporter asked Charles Barkley what he thought of boys dating his daughters.  He said, "I figure if I kill one, word will get out".  Everyone thought that was funny.  He didn't kill anyone, and his daughters' didn't have their 'agency' taken, so far as I know.

So why pose with a gun? Does that make the sentiment somehow tougher? Give dad a bigger dick? Nice prom pic, here’s my dad between my date and I while he overcompensates for his small penis. Come to think of it, without the gun, my date would kick my dad’s ass. Sorry I was born to him.”
 

Halifax2TheMax said:

mrussel1 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

mrussel1 said:

mcgruff10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Git ‘er done.

Gun-toting dad's threatening 'joke' about his daughter's prom date didn't go over well - Mashable https://apple.news/Az05xI2ESS0CcGaeY1Bms6A

Meh... going too far to be offended here.  In particular the quote about "denying his daughter's  agency", and calling her "property". Fathers aren't going to start trusting high school boys or be happy about dating any time soon.  

I agree with you, nothing offensive here.  People need to chill. 
"With the hashtag #BadBoys, Feely is clearly making a reference to a scene in Bad Boys II where the main characters threaten a 15-year-old boy taking one of their daughter's on a date."

I remember several years ago, a reporter asked Charles Barkley what he thought of boys dating his daughters.  He said, "I figure if I kill one, word will get out".  Everyone thought that was funny.  He didn't kill anyone, and his daughters' didn't have their 'agency' taken, so far as I know.

So why pose with a gun? Does that make the sentiment somehow tougher? Give dad a bigger dick? Nice prom pic, here’s my dad between my date and I while he overcompensates for his small penis. Come to think of it, without the gun, my date would kick my dad’s ass. Sorry I was born to him.”
 

 He can be an idiot all he wants.  That doesn't offend me.  And it didn't warrant an offended article to be written. 

It's how you lose the middle. 

I see it as being part of the problem, the glorification of guns. It’s like if you don’t have a gun or interject a gun into the conversation or have one to make a point, you’re either weak or not tough enough. It also reinforces for me that his daughter is a little damsel in distress, incapable of either making a choice about who she dates as someone who will respect her or she’s incapable of protecting her own honor, whether through informed decisions regarding sex or being someone who will honor her father by waiting until marriage. Why not just say,”I took the boy outback and told him he’d be dealing with me and my chainsaw if he hurt my daughter.” Why the gun? I thought “Responsible” gun owners didn’t pose, show or otherwise flash the gun unless they were prepared to use it?

Halifax2TheMax said:

mrussel1 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

mrussel1 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

mrussel1 said:

mcgruff10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Git ‘er done.

Gun-toting dad's threatening 'joke' about his daughter's prom date didn't go over well - Mashable https://apple.news/Az05xI2ESS0CcGaeY1Bms6A

Meh... going too far to be offended here.  In particular the quote about "denying his daughter's  agency", and calling her "property". Fathers aren't going to start trusting high school boys or be happy about dating any time soon.  

I agree with you, nothing offensive here.  People need to chill. 
"With the hashtag #BadBoys, Feely is clearly making a reference to a scene in Bad Boys II where the main characters threaten a 15-year-old boy taking one of their daughter's on a date."

I remember several years ago, a reporter asked Charles Barkley what he thought of boys dating his daughters.  He said, "I figure if I kill one, word will get out".  Everyone thought that was funny.  He didn't kill anyone, and his daughters' didn't have their 'agency' taken, so far as I know.

So why pose with a gun? Does that make the sentiment somehow tougher? Give dad a bigger dick? Nice prom pic, here’s my dad between my date and I while he overcompensates for his small penis. Come to think of it, without the gun, my date would kick my dad’s ass. Sorry I was born to him.”
 

 He can be an idiot all he wants.  That doesn't offend me.  And it didn't warrant an offended article to be written. 

It's how you lose the middle. 

I see it as being part of the problem, the glorification of guns. It’s like if you don’t have a gun or interject a gun into the conversation or have one to make a point, you’re either weak or not tough enough. It also reinforces for me that his daughter is a little damsel in distress, incapable of either making a choice about who she dates as someone who will respect her or she’s incapable of protecting her own honor, whether through informed decisions regarding sex or being someone who will honor her father by waiting until marriage. Why not just say,”I took the boy outback and told him he’d be dealing with me and my chainsaw if he hurt my daughter.” Why the gun? I thought “Responsible” gun owners didn’t pose, show or otherwise flash the gun unless they were prepared to use it?

Right,  you're seeing precisely what the author wrote.  I don't see any of that and I have two daughters. I see a dad making the oldest parent joke in the world.  Wouldn't matter if he had a handgun,  shotgun or lead pipe. Same joke. 

I respectfully disagree and if that were my son I’d tell him to steer clear of the nut job dad, least he be shot due to a misunderstanding or another “responsible” gun owner being responsible until they’re not.