Gun control discussion

[cassiesmom]

There was a fatal shooting at a basketball game between two Chicago public high schools. The game had been moved to Chicago State University - a neutral location; there was an ample police presence inside the gym and metal detectors were used to screen everyone. Lots of police outside the arena too. It's possible that the shooter might have been in a car on the campus and not have even gone to the game. I also heard on the radio that the victim was probably just in the wrong place at the wrong moment. More very tragic and sad news in Chicago.

[Louie and me]

Just something I wanted to say for clarification.

It was suggested recently, very politely, that I should butt out of the gun control debate since I was not American and so as not to offend I have done that until today.
Here’s why I care. For most of my 35 year career I traveled throughout the US working with hundreds and hundreds of grassroots volunteers. Politics, religious beliefs, ethnic origins where never part of the equation. Just a bunch of hard working people trying to make their communities better places and providing comfort for those in need.. I spent most of my time in the US toiling alongside volunteers in their communities, fundraising for children’s causes, providing disaster relief support from Canada when needed. As a result I made many, many friends and many have continued to be friends since my retirement.
I have no doubt that some of these volunteers hunted, some of them likely had hand guns for protection and some may even have been or still be members of the NRA. I fully respect their rights under the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution. I just don’t want to ever read or hear one of them has been killed watching a movie, or their children killed at school or they just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time during a drive by shooting. Over 900 people have been killed by firearms in the US since Sandy Hook , that’s just 35 days. I want them to be safe.

[Cataholic]

Louie and Me- I wouldn't pay any attention to anyone that tells you to butt out of any conversation based on your nationality. You have the right to express your opinion just as much as anyone else. Consider anyone getting riled up enough to tell you to butt out just not comfortable with the views that you are expressing.

[Louie and me]

Thanks Cataholic - it was a very respectful objection but at the same time I was sure more than one poster resented my opinion on a particularly sensitive American matter. That's why I wrote this piece. I really do care about the issue not just on a "holier than thou" basis.

[RICHARD]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL.


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.1241260

Maybe we need a tighter control on people who see boogey men down dark alleyways?

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I can hardly wait for the schools to ban girls from playing with dolls because that may lead them to wanting to get pregnant and become mother or kids who crash Hot Wheel cars into each other - that may lead them to be reckless or NASCAR drivers?


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The more I watch the news outlets, the more I am entertained by the puppetheads who really do not know what they are talking about.

"High capacity bullets" was my fave from this past weekend.


Kids with loaded fingers don't scare me, It's the people with empty heads that freak me out.

[Lady's Human]

Ban jeeps. I want everyone to be safe, they have an inordinately high accident rate due to high center of gravity and poor handling characteristics.

Ban minivans. They have a high passenger capacity, and an inordinately high number of people are killed in each minivan accident as compared to an average sedan. More people inside, more possibility of death.


Ban 5 gallon buckets. Kids drown in them, and more true children (not 21 year old gangbangers, sorry, CDC, those aren't "kids) are killed by drowning in buckets than are killed by firearms.

Ban 15 passenger vans. Combine the comments about jeeps and minivans and you've got a rolling nightmare on the highway.

Limit horsepower and torque specs for motor vehicles. People are killed constantly by excessive speed, no need for anyone to be able to exceed the speed limit.

Hell, let's just wrap everyone in bubblewrap, feed 'em a nutritionally correct IV solution and keep them nice and safe inside from cradle to grave. Make everyone a shellperson, life's just too damned hazardous.

[RICHARD]

Ban jeeps. I want everyone to be safe, they have an inordinately high accident rate due to high center of gravity and poor handling characteristics.

Ban minivans. They have a high passenger capacity, and an inordinately high number of people are killed in each minivan accident as compared to an average sedan. More people inside, more possibility of death.


Ban 5 gallon buckets. Kids drown in them, and more true children (not 21 year old gangbangers, sorry, CDC, those aren't "kids) are killed by drowning in buckets than are killed by firearms.

Ban 15 passenger vans. Combine the comments about jeeps and minivans and you've got a rolling nightmare on the highway.

Limit horsepower and torque specs for motor vehicles. People are killed constantly by excessive speed, no need for anyone to be able to exceed the speed limit.

Hell, let's just wrap everyone in bubblewrap, feed 'em a nutritionally correct IV solution and keep them nice and safe inside from cradle to grave. Make everyone a shellperson, life's just too damned hazardous.

Ban roll on?

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One day I was ogling one of the new Boeing airplanes - It was supposed to be the largest passenger cargo jet in the world - and one of my pals looked at me and said, "Great, another way to kill more people in one accident......"

[pomtzu]

Ban roll on?

It is said that the mind is a terrible thing to waste. No one can say that about you - yours is in high gear 24/7!

[RICHARD]

Terrorist Barbie?

http://news.yahoo.com/pa-kindergartn...035057936.html

I betcha Ken is somewhere breathing a sigh of relief that justice has prevailed.

[lizbud]

When I read the headline i thought maybe the Indy show ran out of his favorite "shootin iron". Clowns.

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/l...te-fairgrounds

[RICHARD]

Where is Phil Robertson when you need him?

[RICHARD]

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55...y-gun.html.csp

I love it.

I betcha JCP loved it too, underwear sales probably went up 300%.

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911, how can I help you?

Caller: I am here at JC Penney and I want to report a man with a large gun here in the store.....

911: A man with a gun?

C: Yes, a man with a large gun on his back.

911: And what is the man doing?

C: He's browsing the men's section, I think you need to send someone out here...

911: Exactly what is he doing?

C: He is standing at a display looking through the clothing there..

911: And where is the gun?

C: On his back.

911: On his back?

C: Yes, on his back.

911: Is he threatening people with it?

C: No, he is just shopping!

911: Shopping?

C: Shopping.

911: So, what is the emergency?

C: There is a man here with a gun on his back, shopping!

911: Shopping? Has he pointed the gun at anyone or threatened anybody?

C: No, but I am afraid.....It's a man with a gun, shopping!

911: Shopping?

C: Yes, shopping.

911: So....what is the emergency?

C: THERE IS A MAN AT JC PENNEY WITH A GUN ON HIS BACK, AND HE IS SHOPPING!

911: I'll send a car out to investigate..........

[RICHARD]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highsc...201533800.html

Now, in an extended effort to keep the children safer while on the soccer pitch, players are no longer allowed to shoot the ball on goal.

Taking shots on goal are now discouraged because of the danger that a child may be hurt from a direct hit or a riccochet.

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President Obama has also looked into banning 'shooting guards' and shooting the ball in youth, college and professional basketball games.

Las Vegas is looking into banning crap games - Shooting dice can be deemed as an unsafe activity.

Shooting the Breeze at the watercooler can be cause for suspension or termination at some businesses.

"Shoot" as an alternative curse word will no longer be tolerated.

The NHL hockey season was also in danger of being totally cancelled because the players sticks were not registered.

Microsoft has been asked to remove bullet points from their PowerPoint software and all U.S. companies will begin to remove bulletin board from their premises to reduce the possibility of workplace violence........

[RICHARD]

Stupid adults..............

http://news.yahoo.com/two-women-woun...012936996.html

Not the kind of shootout you want to see a game end in?


At least it wasn't sudden death?

[Catty1]

And then there are accidental shootings...

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01...round-the-u-s/

Five woundings at three gun shows. I'm not saying ban gun shows; just where do accidental shootings fit into the stats?

Accidental gunfire at three gun shows around the United States on Saturday left five injured, authorities said, the same day that thousands of gun advocates gathered peacefully at state capitals around the U.S. to rally against stricter firearm limits.
Three people were injured in Raleigh, North Carolina, at the Dixie Gun and Knife Show at the state fairgrounds, a quarterly event that usually draws thousands of people. State agriculture department spokesman Brian Long said a 12-gauge shotgun discharged as its owner unzipped its case for a law enforcement officer to check at a security entrance.
Two bystanders were hit by shotgun pellets and taken to a hospital. A retired deputy sheriff suffered a slight hand injury.
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Long said the shotgun’s owner, 36-year-old Gary Lynn Wilson, brought the weapon to the show to find a private buyer. Sheriff Donnie Harrison said it was too early to know whether Wilson might be charged.
In Indiana, police said a 54-year-old Indianapolis man was injured when he accidentally shot himself while leaving a gun show.
State Police said Emory L. Cozee was loading his .45 calibre semi-automatic when he shot himself in the hand as he was leaving the Indy 1500 Gun and Knife show at the state fairgrounds. Loaded personal weapons are not allowed inside the show.
Cozee was hospitalized for treatment. Police say the shooting was accidental and no charges will be filed.
Meanwhile, authorities in Ohio said a gun dealer in Medina was checking out a semi-automatic handgun he had bought when he accidentally pulled the trigger, injuring his friend. The gun’s magazine had been removed from the firearm but one round remained in the chamber, police said.
Police Chief Pat Berarducci said it appears the bullet struck the floor and the man was wounded in the arm and leg. Berarducci said the man was taken by helicopter to a Cleveland hospital. His condition was not immediately known.
The gun rallies held Saturday coincide with President Barack Obama’s unveiling of a sweeping package of federal gun-control proposals in the wake of a Connecticut elementary school shooting that killed 20 first-graders and six educators last month.