Gun control discussion

[Karen]

You mean like THIS?

No, he means while driving! It happens on a frighteningly regular basis on certain roadways around here!

I will never forget the restraint my older brother showed one time when he drove into Boston to pick me up so I could go home for the weekend. We on Route 9, in traffic and on a hill, and the woman in front of us decided that because the light was red, that would be a good time to apply her makeup, with both hands. She just forgot to keep her foot on the brake, so her car started rolling back toward is. It was probably millimeters from his bumper when she finally came to and reapplied the brake, and that was after he backed up as much as he could without hitting the car behind us!

[pomtzu]

Yes Karen - Boston is, without a doubt, the very worst city I ever drove in. Seriously - they drove like maniacs and like they were the only ones on the road - and that was back in the 60's. The right of way always belonged to them! I can only imagine what it's like now!

[pomtzu]

Yes Karen - Boston is, without a doubt, the very worst city I ever drove in. Seriously - they drove like maniacs and like they were the only ones on the road - and that was back in the 60's. The right of way always belonged to them! I can only imagine what it's like now!

Hey Karen - I knew I wasn't too far off the mark with this one. The Weather Channel posted the 10 worst cities to drive in, in the U.S., and Boston ranked #9. Believe it or not, #1 was Honolulu!

[Karen]

Hey Karen - I knew I wasn't too far off the mark with this one. The Weather Channel posted the 10 worst cities to drive in, in the U.S., and Boston ranked #9. Believe it or not, #1 was Honolulu!

Maybe in Honolulu, they get distracted by pleasant scenery in the distance? They certainly don't have the weather excuses Boston drivers can have half the year!

I love that the photo they chose for Boston list is here is one taken from the water - the least congested spot in the city!

[catlady1945]

The stupidity speaks for itself --- right?


"SPARKS, Nev. -- Police say a man accidentally shot himself in the buttocks at a Nevada movie theater during a showing of "The Bourne Legacy."

Police in Sparks, Nev., say the 56-year-old man's injuries are not life-threatening and no others were hurt.

Authorities say the man had a permit to carry a concealed firearm. The man told officers the gun fell from his pocket Tuesday night as he was adjusting himself in the seat and that it discharged when it dropped to the floor.

Authorities say the case will be sent to the city attorney for possible charges.

The incident comes less than a month after a shooting at a suburban Denver theater that left 12 dead and 58 injured."
(from Huffington Post)

[Lady's Human]

That's a repost of what Liz posted above.


The odd thing is that shortly after the Colorado incident, a pickup truck went off the road in Texas, killing 10 of the 23 in the truck. Shouldn't we be gnashing our teeth, wailling, and calling for a ban on pickup trucks? Or does it not matter, as they were illegals?

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/23...thorities-say/

BTW, That's far from an isolated incident, at whatever angle you look at it. Coyotes routinely kill their "cargo", either intentionally or accidentally, and motor vehicle accidents kill many more people than firearms related crimes every year.

[catlady1945]

That's a repost of what Liz posted above.


The odd thing is that shortly after the Colorado incident, a pickup truck went off the road in Texas, killing 10 of the 23 in the truck. Shouldn't we be gnashing our teeth, wailling, and calling for a ban on pickup trucks? Or does it not matter, as they were illegals?

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/23...thorities-say/

BTW, That's far from an isolated incident, at whatever angle you look at it. Coyotes routinely kill their "cargo", either intentionally or accidentally, and motor vehicle accidents kill many more people than firearms related crimes every year.

Specious argument - pretty sure everyone knows that a pickup truck is nowhere near the same as loaded guns in your pants or on the dresser in the bedroom.

[RICHARD]

No, he means while driving! It happens on a frighteningly regular basis on certain roadways around here!

I will never forget the restraint my older brother showed one time when he drove into Boston to pick me up so I could go home for the weekend. We on Route 9, in traffic and on a hill, and the woman in front of us decided that because the light was red, that would be a good time to apply her makeup, with both hands. She just forgot to keep her foot on the brake, so her car started rolling back toward is. It was probably millimeters from his bumper when she finally came to and reapplied the brake, and that was after he backed up as much as he could without hitting the car behind us!

It was a little joke about the comment "bringing a vehicle into his space"

The guy that drove thru the house should have been on meds - he had a seizure and probably should not have been driving at all.

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Two kids were wounded here in LV over the weekend. It was a drive by and the two knuckleheads were caught and tossed into the clink. I guess that ain't news.

[catlady1945]

I think it snows there.

[Karen]

I think it snows there.

Where?

[Catty1]

Canada. Or, as some Brits say, "Canader". It does snow here - usually in the winter.

Some recent shootings (and non-shootings) in Canada:

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/07...n_1687933.html

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toront...-shooting.html

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/07/26...iving-magnotta

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Un...968/story.html

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...r-charges.html


I may have missed one or two. It's been quite a summer...

[RICHARD]

I woke up from a dream with a cramp in my calf - I was going hunting and someone in the group fell on the back of my leg. Funny because I haven't been hunting in a while and don't own a livestock.

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I hate waking up and feeling I have to write because sometimes it's visceral and I am pretty crabby.

I just want to say that we are a stupid, arrogant bunch of people when it comes to 'gun control'.

Oh, my! people are carrying concealed weapons on the street!

So what.

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I thought of our poor Isabel, Husky Mom, and wondered what SHE THINKS ABOUT GC.

Of course, Mexico is a place that is slowly becoming the Wild West when it comes to guns, stupid people and OUR IDEAS about GC.

We can whine and moan about it because we don't live in constant fear of some one breaking down the door to our home and killing us because of their stupidity.

And if we constantly live with that fear? Hide your head black plastic bag and make sure it's closed up tight so you don't see, heard, smell or taste the problems we have with guns.

Or better yet, go live in Mexico or some African country where guns are the law.

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Take a look farther up the food chain and see what OUR Country, the prez and that AH Eric Holder think about Operation Fast and Furious.

That shows we really can 'contol our guns'.

I apologize for making light of the subject, but we are a brash, ignorant and stupid group.

Think about just being able to discuss GC here and on this forum.

In most of the world that discussion start at the tip of the bullet and ends at the wound it leaves.

I am sure we would be singing a different story anywhere else on the planet - it's amazing how hollow the arguement sounds when you read it out loud here on this board.

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My comment about Canader was a little poke at just how little we know about what goes on outside our borders.

Sometimes a short look outside of our own 'selves' puts things into perspective and can really temper the conversation.

It's our arrogance that keeps us from seeing that 'our way' may not be as bad as we think it is, compared to the rest of the world.

Suck it up folks, things could be worse?