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Re: moondog Send a noteboard - 25/07/2012 03:30:44 PM
Which is fine, until some criminal breaks into your house and steals all your guns. Now what? Your trained, licensed, tracked, and limited purchases are now in the hands of someone who not only meets none of these specifications, but is actually likely to do something with them! (and yes, my dad had this happen - so it's not a hypothetical argument for me)


sorry to sound rude, but do they not have a police force where your dad lives? i have a hard time believing that a robbery can be committed involving guns and the police would just sit around and wait for one of those guns to turn up instead of investigating, taking fingerprints, etc. i realize there is a lot of waiting around for something like that, but from some of the cops i've debated this very issue with, they have an idea of who to go to to buy a stolen weapon.

I don't do the "guns are evil" thing, but I do know they can kill a heck of a lot better than knives or sticks.


Pipe bombs are even easier to make than guns, and in a crowded theater or bus would probably kill even more than a single person armed with guns... which is exactly what was happening in Israel/Palestine what, 15 years ago?


yeah a bomb could have *potentially* done more damage as far as number of dead/injured, but the people who set bombs like that don't usually do so without a clear agenda for setting it off. even though james holmes clearly had the means and knowledge to create a set of bombs, he chose instead to go with guns to do the actual killing. there is a reason for that, and i'm sure it doesn't have anything to do with how relatively easy it is to get a gun in the US :rolleyes:
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Do you have strong feelings/opinions about gun control? wooly - 25/07/2012 05:48:56 AM 1406 Views
Kind of? nossy - 25/07/2012 05:59:39 AM 855 Views
Agreed wooly - 25/07/2012 06:20:44 AM 704 Views
Re: Agreed nossy - 25/07/2012 06:29:16 AM 849 Views
A lot of people are uncomfortable about homsexuality. Let's ban that too. Cannoli - 25/07/2012 09:26:46 PM 831 Views
Feisty. nossy - 25/07/2012 09:54:31 PM 931 Views
I'm pro-guns, but I don't think I have strong feelings about anything A Deathwatch Guard - 25/07/2012 07:36:31 AM 767 Views
I am mostly in agreement with you. wooly - 26/07/2012 02:11:56 AM 646 Views
Fully automatic weapons are already forbidden, aren't they? A Deathwatch Guard - 27/07/2012 02:19:57 AM 774 Views
Pretty strong (as someone born, raised and living outside the US) snoopcester - 25/07/2012 11:23:52 AM 841 Views
I'm okay with guns in very limited circumstances. Stephen - 25/07/2012 11:41:13 AM 901 Views
Re: I'm okay with guns in very limited circumstances. snoopcester - 25/07/2012 01:21:36 PM 778 Views
Inevitable thread, but mostly I feel people enters this debate without knowing enough about guns Isaac - 25/07/2012 02:05:12 PM 981 Views
I have to admit that I didn't read most of that, sorry. nossy - 25/07/2012 02:47:05 PM 884 Views
Re: I have to admit that I didn't read most of that, sorry. Macharius - 25/07/2012 03:00:07 PM 790 Views
Re: moondog - 25/07/2012 03:30:44 PM 831 Views
Okay, that makes no sense Isaac - 25/07/2012 04:32:28 PM 837 Views
Re: Re: Macharius - 25/07/2012 05:50:23 PM 868 Views
My dad's gun were stolen and the police said they didn't need to even take fingerprints random thoughts - 25/07/2012 06:58:36 PM 846 Views
Re: I have to admit that I didn't read most of that, sorry. nossy - 25/07/2012 10:48:46 PM 869 Views
I understand, but you probably should if time permits Isaac - 25/07/2012 03:49:49 PM 991 Views
It is unlikely to, for a while. nossy - 25/07/2012 10:37:30 PM 868 Views
Oh, but you have time to read Cannoli though Isaac - 26/07/2012 01:10:50 AM 804 Views
... his was shorter? nossy - 26/07/2012 02:41:48 PM 723 Views
Yeah but mine had diagrams! Isaac - 26/07/2012 03:46:49 PM 803 Views
I do sometimes need pictures. nossy - 26/07/2012 04:55:17 PM 662 Views
Re: I do sometimes need pictures. Isaac - 26/07/2012 04:57:57 PM 798 Views
*NM* nossy - 26/07/2012 05:23:11 PM 389 Views
Where exactly did you get those numbers? Legolas - 27/07/2012 07:23:31 PM 823 Views
He's right as far as numbers go. Nate - 27/07/2012 08:08:02 PM 856 Views
Wikipedia, the unchallenged source for acurate and complete citation Isaac - 27/07/2012 08:19:40 PM 885 Views
Sorry, I totally forgot about this post, hadn't noticed your replies. Legolas - 31/07/2012 07:42:43 PM 783 Views
I'm not surprised there were missing incidents Isaac - 31/07/2012 08:18:04 PM 780 Views
Re: I'm not surprised there were missing incidents Legolas - 31/07/2012 09:14:34 PM 759 Views
Re: I'm not surprised there were missing incidents Isaac - 31/07/2012 11:56:05 PM 918 Views
Norway? Scotland? Cannoli - 25/07/2012 09:31:49 PM 762 Views
You can keep this up nossy - 25/07/2012 09:56:28 PM 754 Views
Hi, Cannoli. Nate - 25/07/2012 10:30:56 PM 770 Views
well it could have at least double posted the edited version random thoughts - 26/07/2012 10:40:32 PM 721 Views
Most of those numbers come from inner city violence random thoughts - 26/07/2012 10:40:34 PM 942 Views
Re: Hi, Cannoli. Cannoli - 09/08/2012 09:07:03 PM 822 Views
The UK tightened gun laws after the Dunblane massacre. Rebekah - 25/07/2012 10:58:08 PM 712 Views
And yet, the people who do these things tend to be more respectful of guns Tom - 25/07/2012 03:44:31 PM 765 Views
Well working with dangeorus items tends to lead to respect and caution or a Darwin Award Isaac - 25/07/2012 04:52:13 PM 816 Views
I have no problem with guns, but I agree that assault weapons shouldn't be legal for ordinary people Tom - 25/07/2012 02:56:38 PM 834 Views
Re: guns Macharius - 25/07/2012 03:07:30 PM 874 Views
what is the basis for your argument that people would have panicked and forgotten their guns? random thoughts - 25/07/2012 04:45:46 PM 732 Views
My basis is that people are people - subject to panic, confusion, and fear. *NM* Macharius - 25/07/2012 05:46:58 PM 449 Views
Most people who regularly carry weapons reach for them when spooked, in my experience Isaac - 25/07/2012 06:14:57 PM 777 Views
Re: Most people who regularly carry weapons reach for them when spooked, in my experience ironclad - 25/07/2012 06:45:02 PM 882 Views
Putting your hand on something is a little different then shooting someone Isaac - 25/07/2012 08:13:59 PM 737 Views
The problem with banning assualt weapons is the defention is mostly cosmetic random thoughts - 25/07/2012 05:29:35 PM 734 Views
Bullshit Roland00 - 26/07/2012 01:52:59 PM 880 Views
I call Bullshit on your Bullshit random thoughts - 26/07/2012 02:59:09 PM 791 Views
Or nossy - 26/07/2012 03:20:12 PM 693 Views
There a lot of us with military training and some were in that theater random thoughts - 26/07/2012 03:43:52 PM 715 Views
HE was talking about normal people. nossy - 26/07/2012 04:53:16 PM 811 Views
I think we are talking past each other random thoughts - 26/07/2012 05:55:48 PM 772 Views
Possibly. We do do that. nossy - 26/07/2012 06:52:58 PM 804 Views
In addition to random thoughts's points... Tom - 26/07/2012 03:10:56 PM 732 Views
You're partially right but mostly wrong Isaac - 26/07/2012 05:46:27 PM 792 Views
i have pretty strong feelings that they should be better regulated than they currently are moondog - 25/07/2012 03:18:10 PM 713 Views
Correct me if I'm wrong.... Jeordam - 25/07/2012 03:53:07 PM 954 Views
You're wrong Isaac - 25/07/2012 04:37:22 PM 724 Views
I believe it was the ammunition he bought in large amounts online, not the guns themselves. Legolas - 25/07/2012 07:22:31 PM 750 Views
Yes. Palatine - 25/07/2012 05:09:36 PM 723 Views
Yes and I am glad it's not my problem. ironclad - 25/07/2012 06:41:56 PM 860 Views
Well, you're missing the flaw in your reasoning...probably because you're appallingly ignorant Cannoli - 25/07/2012 09:19:18 PM 945 Views
Come back when you can discuss something without attacking someone. ironclad - 26/07/2012 12:58:47 AM 756 Views
Dude, your burglary argument makes no sense Dark Knight - 25/07/2012 11:09:37 PM 767 Views
It makes lots of sense, actually. Legolas - 25/07/2012 11:55:59 PM 767 Views
They don't bring guns here. Huh. *NM* ironclad - 26/07/2012 12:59:15 AM 381 Views
they don't typically bring guns here either random thoughts - 26/07/2012 02:01:14 AM 853 Views
That's how I understand it too but I'm dubious, many criminals are dumber than a bag of hammers Isaac - 26/07/2012 02:22:18 AM 707 Views
Ha! ironclad - 26/07/2012 12:07:20 PM 638 Views
One of my Marine friends became a Fort Worth cop when he got out random thoughts - 26/07/2012 03:11:12 PM 824 Views
You get some wild stories Isaac - 26/07/2012 06:09:52 PM 838 Views
Like I've always said, you can't un-invent the gun Dark Knight - 25/07/2012 11:05:22 PM 730 Views
Agreed. It's really a lot like health care, in a way. Legolas - 26/07/2012 12:07:20 AM 843 Views
the argument of if America should have a lot guns is a long over random thoughts - 26/07/2012 03:29:50 PM 675 Views
See, there's another one of those BS stats tricks, 'family members' includes suicides and murder Isaac - 26/07/2012 06:47:54 PM 716 Views
Sure, but you can legislate certain excessive firearms. Ghavrel - 26/07/2012 09:41:12 PM 802 Views
assault rifles are banned random thoughts - 26/07/2012 10:51:28 PM 765 Views
I know the distinction. That's why I want a more clearly defined term for "assault weapon." Ghavrel - 27/07/2012 09:46:11 AM 898 Views
Then stay away from the hyperbole because an Uzi is a sub machinegun so it is banned random thoughts - 27/07/2012 01:48:50 PM 741 Views
Touchy Jedi Wolf Sister - 28/07/2012 04:33:46 AM 952 Views
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