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there is no Left or Right on this issue, there is only Sane and Insane moondog Send a noteboard - 23/12/2012 12:59:08 AM
At least half the country believes they should be able to keep their guns, and the Constitution protects them. This is the flip side of the abortion debate - the Left will never win no matter what it does. The best that it could hope for is to foment a civil war between the gun-owning populace and those who think that guns should be banned. Guess who would win that?


most of the members of Congress who have come out in favor of better regulation are hardly strictly dems or from "the Left". all of them have "A" ratings from the NRA for their stances on gun regulations. when the two opposing positions are "guns should have a process similar to getting a driver's license or owning a car" on the one side and "if only we had even more guns for people to shoot each other every day", it's hard for me to take seriously an argument which says that "the Left" is trying to "take your guns from you"
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the NRA shows it is an asylum overrun by lunatics moondog - 22/12/2012 04:40:26 PM 1298 Views
I do not see why calling for armed cops at schools is an unreasonable response. Joel - 22/12/2012 04:53:06 PM 823 Views
I can think of two reasons off the top of my head beetnemesis - 22/12/2012 05:38:19 PM 845 Views
OK... Joel - 22/12/2012 06:58:42 PM 825 Views
If the schools that the children of our elected representatives attend are gaurded, so should mine. HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 03:00:35 PM 637 Views
If someone is shooting at you having a gun to shoot back seems like a good idea random thoughts - 26/12/2012 06:10:07 PM 661 Views
The effectiveness issue aside TheCrownless - 22/12/2012 06:13:30 PM 714 Views
Re: The effectiveness issue aside Joel - 22/12/2012 06:59:36 PM 807 Views
If you think it would solve the debate then probably TheCrownless - 22/12/2012 07:09:42 PM 762 Views
Nothing will ever truly end the debate, but we can greatly reduce or end its justification. Joel - 22/12/2012 08:03:39 PM 725 Views
If it's shown to work TheCrownless - 23/12/2012 12:25:38 AM 810 Views
Of the many school shootings in recent years, I am aware of none where armed cops were present. Joel - 23/12/2012 12:47:32 AM 730 Views
columbine had two armed guards on the day of the shooting. they were both immediately fired upon... moondog - 23/12/2012 12:49:30 AM 695 Views
I have never seen any mention of them among the injured or dead (or at all.) Joel - 23/12/2012 01:09:38 AM 851 Views
you should try harder moondog - 23/12/2012 01:15:34 AM 871 Views
"a motorcycle patrolman who was near the school writing a speeding ticket" is not stationed there. Joel - 23/12/2012 01:34:50 AM 805 Views
he still didn't stop the shooting, whether he was there before or after it started moondog - 23/12/2012 01:49:24 AM 818 Views
No kidding; how could he stop the shooting before it started if he was not there? Joel - 23/12/2012 02:16:59 AM 653 Views
A fuller account of Gardner snoopcester - 23/12/2012 10:27:24 AM 913 Views
Nice link. Joel - 23/12/2012 02:27:30 PM 692 Views
Re: Nice link. moondog - 23/12/2012 03:15:24 PM 673 Views
Inexplicably, Ft. Hood was a gun free zone (guess no one told the shooter.) Joel - 26/12/2012 06:12:42 PM 689 Views
Re: Nice link. snoopcester - 23/12/2012 04:21:27 PM 676 Views
Gardner:If you’re going to put a police officer in a school, make sure his focus stays on the school Joel - 26/12/2012 06:40:41 PM 713 Views
The children are what matter, not the school. Surely this isn't something you disagree on? snoopcester - 29/12/2012 02:15:12 PM 742 Views
As usual Moondog, you are missing a BUNCH of facts on this one (links inside) HyogaRott - 26/12/2012 07:51:29 PM 814 Views
at last count, over 99,000 schools in the US moondog - 23/12/2012 12:45:30 AM 771 Views
What is public safety worth to you? Joel - 23/12/2012 12:54:04 AM 677 Views
it's not entirely a matter of cost, although that factors into it. moondog - 23/12/2012 01:01:50 AM 611 Views
There are many cases where armed cops ended mass shootings. Joel - 23/12/2012 01:28:25 AM 612 Views
there are none where an armed guard placed there *before* the shooting had any effect moondog - 23/12/2012 01:36:42 AM 751 Views
Kind of a Catch-22; if they PREVENT shootings, shootings can only occur in their absence. Joel - 23/12/2012 01:52:03 AM 805 Views
ok, here is my last word on the subject moondog - 23/12/2012 02:06:49 AM 743 Views
9 people injured vs. 20 people dead. Joel - 23/12/2012 02:34:00 AM 655 Views
it is still "more guns makes us safer" which has yet to prevent a single massacre in this country moondog - 23/12/2012 02:41:56 PM 777 Views
Peter Odighizuwa comes to mind, that's also horrible logic Isaac - 23/12/2012 08:27:46 PM 664 Views
[citation needed] moondog - 25/12/2012 04:54:14 PM 656 Views
Fair enough Isaac - 25/12/2012 09:06:43 PM 1034 Views
Care to prove that negative? The burden to do so is on you as the person who made the assertion. Joel - 26/12/2012 06:47:07 PM 649 Views
It doesn't have to be a full time gaurd standing looking dangerous. random thoughts - 26/12/2012 06:12:14 PM 766 Views
Re: the NRA shows it is an asylum overrun by lunatics Novo - 22/12/2012 06:36:32 PM 918 Views
I believe it is fairly common in junior and high schools today, but not elementary schools. Joel - 22/12/2012 07:12:32 PM 682 Views
This entire post is completely irrelevant. Tom - 22/12/2012 07:27:45 PM 801 Views
Those who want univeral prohibition/access are equally fringe minorities. Joel - 22/12/2012 08:18:00 PM 746 Views
there is no Left or Right on this issue, there is only Sane and Insane moondog - 23/12/2012 12:59:08 AM 764 Views
also: it's insulting to tell parents their kids would be alive if only more guns were around moondog - 23/12/2012 01:30:53 AM 706 Views
People die from all sort of causes Dark Knight - 22/12/2012 07:27:53 PM 740 Views
Cars require training, certification and licensing, too; why should guns not? Joel - 22/12/2012 08:25:43 PM 874 Views
Do bombs require certification? Dark Knight - 22/12/2012 09:21:25 PM 961 Views
No, they are pretty much illegal for the general public under all conditions. Joel - 22/12/2012 09:35:35 PM 638 Views
i say this with all due respect -- eat a bag of dicks moondog - 23/12/2012 01:04:08 AM 754 Views
That was pretty damn respectful under the circumstances. Stephen - 23/12/2012 01:10:04 AM 710 Views
The lack of intellect displayed here is to be expected Dark Knight - 23/12/2012 04:01:32 AM 736 Views
so according to you we should just make life illegal since everyone is going to die from something.. moondog - 23/12/2012 07:25:05 AM 644 Views
Obviously you didn't put pay attention Dark Knight - 23/12/2012 01:40:17 PM 687 Views
no, you said "fuck it because people die anyway". there is a big difference moondog - 23/12/2012 02:46:46 PM 655 Views
As usual, you are wrong on so many fronts... HyogaRott - 27/12/2012 10:39:04 PM 976 Views
Dicks and stones Dark Knight - 23/12/2012 03:54:25 AM 863 Views
FYI - I gave moondog a 30-day time-out via the ignore function. Anonymous2000 - 23/12/2012 05:48:13 AM 599 Views
FYI -- you didn't post to this board for 30+ days moondog - 23/12/2012 07:21:44 AM 603 Views
cars and guns kill roughly the same number of people every year -- around 30,000 give or take moondog - 23/12/2012 01:02:44 AM 706 Views
But over half of gun deaths are suicide.....so cars are much more dangerous to society. *NM* Anonymous2000 - 23/12/2012 05:35:45 AM 306 Views
Every year is iffy there, it dropped off the last two, was 40k-50k plus for cars since 1962 Isaac - 23/12/2012 11:55:50 AM 659 Views
except that cars are legislated to be safer every year, guns aren't. moondog - 23/12/2012 03:01:36 PM 704 Views
Guns are for killing, cars are for transport, cars aren't any safer now against use for homicide Isaac - 23/12/2012 08:22:13 PM 651 Views
but if we are trying to minimize the number of deaths, then more MUST be done for gun laws moondog - 24/12/2012 03:33:31 AM 627 Views
More must be done to minimize, not necessarily with greater regulation Isaac - 24/12/2012 04:27:04 AM 737 Views
Re: More must be done to minimize, not necessarily with greater regulation moondog - 25/12/2012 04:49:54 PM 698 Views
Re: More must be done to minimize, not necessarily with greater regulation Isaac - 25/12/2012 08:41:53 PM 678 Views
Double *NM* Isaac - 23/12/2012 11:55:50 AM 362 Views
Hat trick, never got that before *NM* Isaac - 23/12/2012 11:56:08 AM 324 Views
Here is some interesting data.....knives are as dangerous as "non-handguns" Anonymous2000 - 23/12/2012 05:45:08 AM 763 Views
I hope you don't mind me taking this opportunity to plug my new book, "How to Cook with Guns" *NM* Burr - 23/12/2012 03:04:06 PM 395 Views
there was a school mass stabbing in china the same day as sandy hook moondog - 23/12/2012 03:18:00 PM 697 Views
I am equally happy that the criminal was incompetant, but that does not diminish their lethality HyogaRott - 27/12/2012 10:45:33 PM 754 Views
I'm not sure it's about guns. Orange - 23/12/2012 06:08:50 PM 684 Views
IMO it is about the media attention focuised on the perpetrator. Their name becomes history. *NM* HyogaRott - 27/12/2012 10:47:15 PM 357 Views
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