Mass Shooting & Gun Violence | LDS Church Attacked

[UNCatTech]

I think some people need to own guns. Some people do not. Look at your own situation and make an informed decision. Do you have smoke alarms in your house? 99.99% of people will never need them. Do you have an irrational fear of fire?

Do really see guns as risk mitigation? The way smoke detectors are and the way seat belts are?

I'd imaging the risk of a car accident is 10,000 times greater than a risk where the defense of a gun is required.

Again, I don't care if you choose to own a gun, just please give up this bullshit argument that its for your safety.

 

[UNCatTech]

Imagine how privileged someone must be to not think that crime exists. How out of touch.

Unfortunately, it did happen. The good news is that it doesn't matter what you think, you're never taking my firearms away. Or anyone else's. You lost the battle and the war. Hell, I might go out and buy another one today just because I can.

And people wonder why the 2A is an issue that is a poison pill for Democrats. "Hey, good people. I'm here to tell you that crime doesn't exist, and I want to take your guns away. Don't believe your eyes, your ears, or what you have experienced. Just believe me. I read a book once so I know everything about your life." LMAO

Don't bother replying. You're ignored.

Hey BoTime, no one said crime doesn't exist.

Your logic is so flawed.

 

[finesse]

I think the roses he put in those empty blue cups still smell the same.

 

[1moretimeagain]

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Nope, no need to. The presence of the gun was enough to deter the invader.

Very fortunate. I hope the invader is now serving a long sentence.

 

[UNCatTech]

I think this thread should be re-titled "Stupid Analogies"

He sounds like others I've read on social media.

It's their binary view of life. "We'll laws didn’t stop all murders or DII's, so how are gun laws going to work?"

There's simple no logic behind the approach.

 

[ChileG]

I was at work. It was in the winter so it was dark outside but my wife hadn't gone to bed yet so she hadn't armed the security system. Someone tried to break in through a first-floor window. My wife heard a noise and the dog started barking. She grabbed the shotgun and went to investigate. Found and confronted a male in a hoodie with a mask and a crowbar. She screamed and raised the shotgun and he booked it.

Good thing he didn’t have a gun or your wife would probably be dead. He probably went to the store the next day and bought one.

 

[uncgriff]

I'm all for the ignore feature. People like Ag who don't like their arguments challenged and who only want to live in their bubbles where everyone tells them how right they are all the time can be happy, and I don't have to deal with their posts anymore either. Win-win.

poof

 

[2ManyBlueCups]

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Very fortunate. I hope the invader is now serving a long sentence.

Never caught him. The police brought a K9 and tracked his scent for a couple of blocks before losing it. Caught a great video of him running on our front surveillance camera, though.

 

[2ManyBlueCups]

Good thing he didn’t have a gun or your wife would probably be dead. He probably went to the store the next day and bought one.

Who knows, I'm simply glad she had the ability to defend herself.

 

[ChileG]

Who knows, I'm simply glad she had the ability to defend herself.

I have no issue with shotguns in the home for protection.

 

[Bigs23]

I think the roses he put in those empty blue cups still smell the same.

What is his IC name?

 

[UNCatTech]

It never is the time to talk about actions.

We see how well those thoughts and prayers are working.

 

[UNCatTech]

Congratulations! I've lived my entire life without needing a gynecologist. Perhaps no one else needs them, either.

God damn another false equivalent statement.

 

[ChileG]

I have no issue with shotguns in the home for protection.

But this is about school shootings.
Our laws should be that anyone walking around outside of the home (or designated places like a gun range) with a gun should be deemed a threat and shot or arrested on sight. In my opinion.

 

[finesse]

What is his IC name?

Pretty sure it's ThisisBotime.

I'm new here but I think when I first got here and was randomly browsing, that what I saw. Not worth the trouble to check but the style's the same.

 

[Bigs23]

Pretty sure it's ThisisBotime.

I'm new here but I think when I first got here and was randomly browsing, that what I saw. Not worth the trouble to check but the style's the same.

Right, that is him. He shared that.

He claimed to be a changed man but his postings defy that claim.

 

[2ManyBlueCups]

Right, that is him. He shared that.

He claimed to be a changed man but his postings defy that claim.

I’m absolutely a changed person, however I’m not going to let someone insult me or walk all over me just because of who I was in the past.

 

[nycfan]

Honestly, given how deeply everyone feels about the topic, I think while there are obvious disagreements so deep maybe they can’t be bridged, overall the discussion has been heated without getting too ugly. Just hoping we can keep it that way. 2MBC has been pretty clear on his position and others have been pretty clear about absolutely disagreeing or disagreeing to a significant extent.

 

[nycfan]

Since I posted Kamala’s response from yesterday, knowing it may not help cool the temperature in this discussion, here is Trump’s from last night

 

[CallMeTyler]

Any time there's a tragedy and someone starts to advocate for gun rights instead of addressing the root problems, you can throw their opinions out. They have not and never will care about lives lost due to gun violence. They have zero empathy.

Against high-income countries, the US is the outlier for gun deaths/violence. 15% of deaths for individuals under 20 are due to gun violence.

This is a symptom of a system in desperate need of change. And the GOP sends meager, pointless "thoughts and prayers" platitudes to grieving families across this country. Might as well spit in their faces.