I agree. And, my guns never will be used to commit a crime either.
I agree. And, my guns never will be used to commit a crime either.
The number of firearms in circulation has gone up exponentially in the last 20 years (and the issuance of concealed carry permits has gone up 500%) and yet the violent crime rate has declined. Rather sharply.
Those are facts. So if your response to a shooting, one mind you, where you have no clue what the motive and the weapon used, is to call for more gun laws, you're frankly, dumb. There is no other way to say it.
Do we have a culture problem in America?
Sure. We have a culture where boys who want to play "war" or be naturally active are demonized as "hyper" and put on Ritalin or some other medication. Wouldn't any thoughtful person wonder what the long term effect of putting a 12 year old on a daily medication for say 7 years, is? Does anyone realize that with a lot of these medications the medical community knows how they work, but can't tell you why?
And of course some of the other cultural problems we have are a tendency toward reclusiveness, video games, and the trivialization of death, not to mention an explosion in single motherhood, a dumbing down of the educational system, and the gravitation toward the idea that "trying hard" is more important than actual success.
Wouldn't you love to see a Venn Diagram of these public shootings that had "on prescription medication" "single mom" and "introvert ?
Given the state of America today, I'm actually shocked this isn't happening more.
Those are facts. So if your response to a shooting, one mind you, where you have no clue what the motive and the weapon used, is to call for more gun laws, you're frankly, dumb. There is no other way to say it.
Do we have a culture problem in America?
Sure. We have a culture where boys who want to play "war" or be naturally active are demonized as "hyper" and put on Ritalin or some other medication. Wouldn't any thoughtful person wonder what the long term effect of putting a 12 year old on a daily medication for say 7 years, is? Does anyone realize that with a lot of these medications the medical community knows how they work, but can't tell you why?
And of course some of the other cultural problems we have are a tendency toward reclusiveness, video games, and the trivialization of death, not to mention an explosion in single motherhood, a dumbing down of the educational system, and the gravitation toward the idea that "trying hard" is more important than actual success.
Wouldn't you love to see a Venn Diagram of these public shootings that had "on prescription medication" "single mom" and "introvert ?
Given the state of America today, I'm actually shocked this isn't happening more.
Picking up a gun and firing = easy peasy
Looking up on the Internet
finding directions to make Bomb
Figuring out how to construct it
Ordering various chemicals (most homemade bombs)
Having the balls to figure it out without blowing your right hand off
Transporting the bomb and hiding it in a good place
Detonating it at precisely the right time to kill people = HARD
Just throwing it out there. Just takes more leg work to figure out a bomb. I don't care, but most 15-20yr old don't even know the symbol for magnesium ions or the poly atomic ion potassium perchlorate......but they sure as hell can load a gun in seconds.
Looking up on the Internet
finding directions to make Bomb
Figuring out how to construct it
Ordering various chemicals (most homemade bombs)
Having the balls to figure it out without blowing your right hand off
Transporting the bomb and hiding it in a good place
Detonating it at precisely the right time to kill people = HARD
Just throwing it out there. Just takes more leg work to figure out a bomb. I don't care, but most 15-20yr old don't even know the symbol for magnesium ions or the poly atomic ion potassium perchlorate......but they sure as hell can load a gun in seconds.
This person gets it. Good to see.
I'm not sure where some of you guys live.In my neighborhood, there aren't guns just laying around at bus stops or on street corners. You guys may want to relocate your families. It sounds pretty dangerous.
The Boston Marathon bombs didn't have "magnesium ions or poly atomic ion potassium perchlorate" in them. Just stuff you can get at various stores within probably a 20 minute drive for most people. This person yesterday had bombs. I wonder what kind of chemist he must have been to put these together. I wonder what college he graduated from.
An Ar-15 is shitty for home protection, honestly. A shotgun that allows one to get to one's pistol is all that is needed.
