Gun Control Thread- Should we?

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

I'm not sure why you guys are wasting time arguing about gun control and gun laws in general. Since when do the criminals obey laws?

I tried to make that point to the gun control supporters earlier but they don't understand that common sense point. They just think hanging a "Gun Free Zone!" sign will make the orange-haired terrorists go home and play video games to get their anger out.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

I tried to make that point to the gun control supporters earlier but they don't understand that common sense point. They just think hanging a "Gun Free Zone!" sign will make the orange-haired terrorists go home and play video games to get their anger out.

Well duh, of course not.


We have to ban video games too.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

I'm not sure why you guys are wasting time arguing about gun control and gun laws in general. Since when do the criminals obey laws?

So the answer is just let everyone have a gun? Ok

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

So the answer is just let everyone have a gun? Ok

Oversimplifying it, but, "Yes".

I don't think a majority of people should be permitted to drive, but they are. Cars aren't designed to kill but they do an admirable job of the task.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

Oversimplifying it, but, "Yes".

I don't think a majority of people should be permitted to drive, but they are. Cars aren't designed to kill but they do an admirable job of the task.

Please honestly consider if this was true at this moment. At 16, everyone gets a sidearm. Honestly just think about that right now and look around you, I get nervous. It would be a more fearful society.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Please honestly consider if this was true at this moment. At 16, everyone gets a sidearm. Honestly just think about that right now and look around you, I get nervous. It would be a more fearful society.

Why are you picking 16? I'd have gone with 21.

Surely only those with a chronically poor aim would be fearful?

Fuq 'em.

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Please honestly consider if this was true at this moment. At 16, everyone gets a sidearm. Honestly just think about that right now and look around you, I get nervous. It would be a more fearful society.

I think at 18 every Swiss male gets screened for their army or mitilia. 2/3rds are deemed fit and are forced to join and every member gets issued 2 assualt rifles and 2 pistols to keep at home.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

So the answer is just let everyone have a gun? Ok

I don't get it either. Why bother with any laws at all then? Why are we wasting time with such foolishness?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I don't get it either. Why bother with any laws at all then? Why are we wasting time with such foolishness?

Let's just make everyone a mod while we're at it

[NC_Skins]

Mayor Bloomberg to the rescue with more of his stupid antics. How did this clown get elected anyway?


Mayor Bloomberg Says Cops Should Go On Strike Until Americans Give Up Their Guns - Hit & Run : Reason.com

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told CNN's Piers Morgan last night that he doesn't "understand why police officers across this country don’t stand up collectively and say we’re going to go on strike, we’re not going to protect you unless you, the public, through your legislature, do what’s required to keep us safe."

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Let's just make everyone a mod while we're at it

Didn't you sort of already try that experiment?

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

So the answer is just let everyone have a gun? Ok

If jumping to conclusions was an Olympic sport, you would have already won the gold.

Obviously I did not say the answer is to let everyone have a gun. I'm saying it's fruitless to argue gun laws, since criminals do not follow law anyway. All the gun laws do is keep an honest man honest. Period.

And while the theater massacre was horrific and something that I hope never happens again, there was no absolute way of preventing this guy from doing what he did. Even if gun laws were more strict, he would have gotten his material some other way. If he was psychotic enough to kill a bunch of innocent people, what makes you think he would not have used illegal means to obtain his weapons? It's a moot point.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

If jumping to conclusions was an Olympic sport, you would have already won the gold.

Obviously I did not say the answer is to let everyone have a gun. I'm saying it's fruitless to argue gun laws, since criminals do not follow law anyway. All the gun laws do is keep an honest man honest. Period.

And while the theater massacre was horrific and something that I hope never happens again, there was no absolute way of preventing this guy from doing what he did. Even if gun laws were more strict, he would have gotten his material some other way. If he was psychotic enough to kill a bunch of innocent people, what makes you think he would not have used illegal means to obtain his weapons? It's a moot point.

Go back to ES, jerk!

Seriously though...I quoted the wrong person

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Go back to ES, jerk!

Seriously though...I quoted the wrong person

nah uh...I hate it there! No worries, happens to the best of us!

[mredskins]

Regardless of the gun control issue and for the permit record I am for folks having guns. I just don't believe we should all walk around wearing guns thinking we can stop a "sucker punch". I can even agree and have thought of buying a gun as home protection but IMO the dangers of having it in my home out weigh the benefit of protection; simply my opinion.

Now what really scares me about the CO shooting was my reaction Friday morning when learning about. I was very cavalry about the whole situation. I made some in bad taste post on here and even thought to myself driving into work that I couldn't wait to dive into the story when I got to my computer. Has this world made me that desensitized to violence? I feel ashamed, especially now after reading some of the victims stories. I am afraid a lot of our society is heading that way; thinking it is just the next news story.

We as a society glorify violence so much. You don't even have to look past the theater the shooting happened in to see the violence. People were there to watch a violent movie.

Even folks on here that are very anti-gun love to play games like GTA or Modern Warfare. What makes us fantasize about violence so much? I will be the first to raise my hand and say it is cool to run my car through a bunch of people on GTA and see what happens or shoot down a bunch of folks on MMW2.

I am not really asking for a answer; just my thoughts over the past few days and my fear of what my children's world will look like when they are my age.