"Christianity is on the side freedom of religion, and Muslims are not, and if you don't choose to side with Christians against the Muslim threat, then we will all lose"
Christianity is on the side freedom of religion?
Get real, they tell people they're going to burn in a place filled with fire called "Hell" if they're not Christians.
When fucking religion disappear we all win.
The main problem is that it's just going to be replaced by surveillance cameras everywhere. Think about it, they serve the exact same purpose.
"Here's the story about the mall shooting Feb 13 2007. If that off-duty officer (or someone else that was legally carrying a handgun) wasn't there, how many more people would have been killed? http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/13/national/main2466711.shtml [cbsnews.com]"
See my other post, that's a few lives saved, but way more people get killed because of the wide availability of guns in the US than get saved once in a while in these shootings. An some of these shooting would not even happen whitout this easy access to fire arm.
Saying that guns save lives is the slippery slope fallacy, more gun = more deaths.
"Homicide rates tend to be related to firearm ownership levels. Everything else being equal, a reduction in the percentage of households owning firearms should occasion a drop in the homicide rate".
Evidence to the Cullen Inquiry 1996: Thomas Gabor, Professor of Criminology - University of Ottawa
If madmen on a killing spree is a daily occurrence in you part of the country I fully agree with you, you should carry least a gun at all times. And petition your government for better health care for people in psychological despair.
She would have saved a few people, but between to such events how many died because of gun accidents or in what would have been a just fists fight if gun where not everywhere in the US?
Oh, and where did the madmen gun came from? If she would have been the one gone mad, it would be a good thing that she did not have a gun on her.
"I'm a 115 pound woman. If I'm within arm's reach of someone trying to harm me, like I would have to be to defend myself with a knife, I've already lost. "
If this someone has a gun and you have a gun you would have to shoot first.
If he suspects that you have a gun he will shoot before you even know he was going to attack you and from farther than at arm's reach.
So to be safe with your gun you would have to shoot anybody around you that you suspect is going to attack you.
If you start doing that and a lot of people have guns, one of them will shoot you just to stop you.
Your gun does not make you safer, it make you and everybody around you less safe.
"Also, guns aren't purely for "attack" or "defense". Many people target-shoot or trap-shoot recreationally or competitively; it's an olympic sport."
Target shooting is done at a target range , not in you house or in the streets Olympic athletes do not go around in evreyday life with their gun.
"Guns also provide a means of getting food for those who hunt."
People do not hunt with the same king of guns that are used to shoot people.
My point is that he killed is parent with a gun, and all the discussion in the trial and here just talk about video games, this is a bit surreal.
It's much easier to kill with a gun than a knife both physically and mentally. You do it from a distance and in one shot. With a knife you are more involved and it's more messy; you could realise what you are doing before it's to late.
And what's the need for all those guns? you think you can use them to keep the government in check? that the could be useful for a revolution? Silly I say.
"It was initially intended as a breakfast drink, but sales were poor until NASA began using it on Gemini flights in 1965 (researched at Natick Soldier Systems Center), which was heavily advertised. Since that time, it has been associated with the U.S. manned spaceflight program, so much so that an urban legend emerged that Tang was invented for the space program"
"Tonight on Larry King live, he had 3 guests, Oprahs personal trainer, her spiritual adviser and some other guy, talk at length about GASP, OPRAH GETTING FAT. What the hell is wrong with our world, I don't know where to begin anymore."
TV != World.
I do not watch TV. So I can't judge of the state of the world by watching Larry King show. There is not much Oprah in my world, fat or thin.
"Probably people just ignore gibberish when I see it" "I think the biggest problem Stallman's biggest problem is his 1984-esque doublespeak of the language:"
"there's no point in trying to discuss things with people who (apparently) can't even speak English. That's what I do at least."
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"Christianity is on the side freedom of religion, and Muslims are not, and if you don't choose to side with Christians against the Muslim threat, then we will all lose"
Christianity is on the side freedom of religion?
Get real, they tell people they're going to burn in a place filled with fire called "Hell" if they're not Christians.
When fucking religion disappear we all win.
The main problem is that it's just going to be replaced by surveillance cameras everywhere.
Think about it, they serve the exact same purpose.
"you've obviously never been to southern California" where you have the choice between fat or silicone girls!
"(or extorting, threatening to sue and selling "protection") your customers has never been an effective business model. "
Tell that to the real Mafia.
Sugar affects a lot more than energy levels too.
http://www.gunsandcrime.org/auresult.html
I can pick and choose to.
"Does your house burn down every day? No. But I'm willing to bet you probably have insurance in case it does."
I don't but anyway nobody ever got kill by an insurance.
"I know 2 girls that have been murdered"
let me guess, they got shot?
Anyway you will not convince me and I will not convince you, even if tons of evidence support my view.
And since you are to far to shoot me, I don't care.
"Here's the story about the mall shooting Feb 13 2007. If that off-duty officer (or someone else that was legally carrying a handgun) wasn't there, how many more people would have been killed? http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/13/national/main2466711.shtml [cbsnews.com]"
See my other post, that's a few lives saved, but way more people get killed because of the wide availability of guns in the US than get saved once in a while in these shootings. An some of these shooting would not even happen whitout this easy access to fire arm.
Saying that guns save lives is the slippery slope fallacy, more gun = more deaths.
"Homicide rates tend to be related to firearm ownership levels. Everything else being equal, a reduction in the percentage of households owning firearms should occasion a drop in the homicide rate".
Evidence to the Cullen Inquiry 1996: Thomas Gabor, Professor of Criminology - University of Ottawa
http://www.gun-control-network.org/GF01.htm
Looked at the Suzanna Gratia video.
If madmen on a killing spree is a daily occurrence in you part of the country I fully agree with you, you should carry least a gun at all times. And petition your government for better health care for people in psychological despair.
She would have saved a few people, but between to such events how many died because of gun accidents or in what would have been a just fists fight if gun where not everywhere in the US?
Oh, and where did the madmen gun came from? If she would have been the one gone mad, it would be a good thing that she did not have a gun on her.
"Drawing and firing a weapon is a last resort. It's defensive, not offensive."
When is the last resort? You cannot shoot some one who is pining your arms down with their knees.
Any one bigger than you that is at arm's length can pin you down before you draw your gun.
So at what point it's time to shoot?
"I'm guessing you didn't watch the Suzanna Hupp video?"
Going to watch your videos now...
"I'm a 115 pound woman. If I'm within arm's reach of someone trying to harm me, like I would have to be to defend myself with a knife, I've already lost. "
If this someone has a gun and you have a gun you would have to shoot first.
If he suspects that you have a gun he will shoot before you even know he was going to attack you and from farther than at arm's reach.
So to be safe with your gun you would have to shoot anybody around you that you suspect is going to attack you.
If you start doing that and a lot of people have guns, one of them will shoot you just to stop you.
Your gun does not make you safer, it make you and everybody around you less safe.
"Also, guns aren't purely for "attack" or "defense". Many people target-shoot or trap-shoot recreationally or competitively; it's an olympic sport."
Target shooting is done at a target range , not in you house or in the streets
Olympic athletes do not go around in evreyday life with their gun.
"Guns also provide a means of getting food for those who hunt."
People do not hunt with the same king of guns that are used to shoot people.
also people are meat. :)
if "Increased short term energy levels != drug."
then
cocaine != drugs
"If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns."
that would make a lot less of them guns all around.
And if knives are as efficient as guns to kill why do all want guns that bad ?
Sugar is a drug you idiot.
http://www.sugarisadrug.com/
There is a website, must be true!
Refined sugar IS a drug.
Give 2 full spoons of the stuff to a kid an observe.
Most adults do no reacy much to the stuff cause it in almost every processed food and they get use to it.
http://www.sugarisadrug.com/
By "at a distance" I meant that you do not need any physical contact.
I'm not European you insensitive clod.
My point is that he killed is parent with a gun, and all the discussion in the trial and here just talk about video games, this is a bit surreal.
It's much easier to kill with a gun than a knife both physically and mentally. You do it from a distance and in one shot. With a knife you are more involved and it's more messy; you could realise what you are doing before it's to late.
And what's the need for all those guns? you think you can use them to keep the government in check? that the could be useful for a revolution? Silly I say.
He did not fucking killed is parent by hitting them with his Halo disk, where did he get the gun from?
Blame guns not games,
Silly Americans.
of.
That made me curious. NASA invented tang?!?
It turns out it's an urban legend.
From Wikipedia:
"It was initially intended as a breakfast drink, but sales were poor until NASA began using it on Gemini flights in 1965 (researched at Natick Soldier Systems Center), which was heavily advertised. Since that time, it has been associated with the U.S. manned spaceflight program, so much so that an urban legend emerged that Tang was invented for the space program"
Thanks for the input, it's very much appreciated
"Tonight on Larry King live, he had 3 guests, Oprahs personal trainer, her spiritual adviser and some other guy, talk at length about GASP, OPRAH GETTING FAT. What the hell is wrong with our world, I don't know where to begin anymore."
TV != World.
I do not watch TV. So I can't judge of the state of the world by watching Larry King show. There is not much Oprah in my world, fat or thin.
I don't want to see some of the waitresses naked.
flamebait? wow, they should make people pass a reading test before giving them mod points. Ouch.
it seem they got it wrong at least once so far ...
"Probably people just ignore gibberish when I see it"
"I think the biggest problem Stallman's biggest problem is his 1984-esque doublespeak of the language:"
"there's no point in trying to discuss things with people who (apparently) can't even speak English. That's what I do at least."
your's footing yourself in the shoot :)