I want to protect myself and my family and everyone from the nitwits too, laws need to be changed, but I am not delusional enough to think that a ban is going to stop the real big bad guys. I know it wont actually.
next solution?
one thing i like to do to test a theory is to take things to extremes or to their logical conclusion to see if the premises still hold.
very often, a claim that seems to make sense at a superficial level falls apart when you start to stretch it a little.. so let's play a game.. suppose the 2nd amendment is valid, that some "well regulated militia" really is necessary to hold the government to account.. obviously when this was drafted the government had access to the weapons of it's day which would be muskets!
so muskets all round.
I want to protect myself and my family and everyone from the nitwits too, laws need to be changed, but I am not delusional enough to think that a ban is going to stop the real big bad guys. I know it wont actually.
next solution?
one thing i like to do to test a theory is to take things to extremes or to their logical conclusion to see if the premises still hold.
very often, a claim that seems to make sense at a superficial level falls apart when you start to stretch it a little.. so let's play a game.. suppose the 2nd amendment is valid, that some "well regulated militia" really is necessary to hold the government to account.. obviously when this was drafted the government had access to the weapons of it's day which would be muskets!
so muskets all round.
Gun ownership in america is a demand
Someone is going to meet it
Happens everyday
Whether its "Gun industry" or "Black Market"
My problem with basically everything you say Fink is it is oversimplified and is not a real solution.
You ban guns. You have stopped a fair amount of foolish people from owning guns and potentially misusing them. Ok.
Your gang bangers and mass shooters ARE STILL GOING TO GET GUNS. Might it be harder? maybe harder for someone like you, but a criminal will always find away, its the same with selling sex, selling drugs and selling guns. Its as simple as knowing where to look and having money. So there are problems that will be solved by banning guns and saying you shouldn't have this one, and you shouldn't have that one, and this one is too deadly, and on and on... minor problems. It doesn't change the path of the criminal. It doesn't make guns not exist. The deranged person is going to find a deadly weapon and use it. Wether its a banned gun or van full of fertilizer. You really have not solved the problem you keep referring to.
You are going to stop some nitwit from shooting himself in the foot, or from their kid shooting them from the backseat, you may stop some marginal negligent idiots. You are not stopping the big fish.
one thing i like to do to test a theory is to take things to extremes or to their logical conclusion to see if the premises still hold.
very often, a claim that seems to make sense at a superficial level falls apart when you start to stretch it a little.. so let's play a game.. suppose the 2nd amendment is valid, that some "well regulated militia" really is necessary to hold the government to account.. obviously when this was drafted the government had access to the weapons of it's day which would be muskets!
so muskets all round.
Yes fink typical diversion blah blah *fart noise*
Did you watch ghost guns yet? I really want you to see from a criminals perspective how your "bans" work I'm certain cultures.
one thing i like to do to test a theory is to take things to extremes or to their logical conclusion to see if the premises still hold.
very often, a claim that seems to make sense at a superficial level falls apart when you start to stretch it a little.. so let's play a game.. suppose the 2nd amendment is valid, that some "well regulated militia" really is necessary to hold the government to account.. obviously when this was drafted the government had access to the weapons of it's day which would be muskets!
so muskets all round.
one thing i like to do to test a theory is to take things to extremes or to their logical conclusion to see if the premises still hold.
very often, a claim that seems to make sense at a superficial level falls apart when you start to stretch it a little.. so let's play a game.. suppose the 2nd amendment is valid, that some "well regulated militia" really is necessary to hold the government to account.. obviously when this was drafted the government had access to the weapons of it's day which would be muskets!
so muskets all round.
one thing i like to do to test a theory is to take things to extremes or to their logical conclusion to see if the premises still hold.
very often, a claim that seems to make sense at a superficial level falls apart when you start to stretch it a little.. so let's play a game.. suppose the 2nd amendment is valid, that some "well regulated militia" really is necessary to hold the government to account.. obviously when this was drafted the government had access to the weapons of it's day which would be muskets!
so muskets all round.
Please... guys and gals... don't take my word for it. Watch this.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/underworld-inc/episodes/ghost-guns/
The problem that Fink reverts to constantly is the mass shooting issue. There are a lot more deaths and problems with guns than from that dude! It shows your bias and inclination towards eating up media propaganda. The amount of people being killed by guns in the inner cities far outweighs the death toll of sensationalized deranged rampage shooters. But its not as glamorous to grandstand about.
one thing i like to do to test a theory is to take things to extremes or to their logical conclusion to see if the premises still hold.
very often, a claim that seems to make sense at a superficial level falls apart when you start to stretch it a little.. so let's play a game.. suppose the 2nd amendment is valid, that some "well regulated militia" really is necessary to hold the government to account.. obviously when this was drafted the government had access to the weapons of it's day which would be muskets!
so muskets all round.
In the States, carrying of a hand gun is permitted by anyone who holds registration for it. In Canada, we also can buy and carry hand guns.
Nope. Not true. Can you tell me every states laws with regards to this? How easily can you even get a gun in a place like NYC? Ok if you somehow jump that hurdle, now to carry one you need a conceal permit next, good luck getting that in this lifetime. What about Illinois? What about California? You think you can walk around anywhere in California with a loaded gun???? You guys are out of your minds. :)
You guys are killing me. If you want to speak intelligently on gun control efforts please know what the hell you are talking about in the first place.
California is a prime example that the wrong kind of gun control flat doesn't work. That state is a danger zone. Strictest in the business yet the most deaths by guns.
100% correct!! I have lived in California and Florida I have seen both sides of the coin. Cali is just one giant marketplace for illegal guns.
one thing i like to do to test a theory is to take things to extremes or to their logical conclusion to see if the premises still hold.
very often, a claim that seems to make sense at a superficial level falls apart when you start to stretch it a little.. so let's play a game.. suppose the 2nd amendment is valid, that some "well regulated militia" really is necessary to hold the government to account.. obviously when this was drafted the government had access to the weapons of it's day which would be muskets!
so muskets all round.
If the anti gun know it all's are serious about understanding how the real world works. I would strongly encourage watching Underworld Inc on netflix. Episode 1. Ghost guns.
The extremes accomplish nothing. America should adopt and enforce strict laws about education and training for firearms before ownership. Banning them will do literally nothing. Banning may work in some cultures and not in others. It's not going to work in america. Watch the show!!
The folks like fink who spout nonsensical information that reveal their ignorance of the matter are undermining a discussion about doing something that could actually improve things. See I'm not debating for either extreme pro gun nut or anti gun nut so don't say how I'm not debating well. I'm not debating at all. Just calling BS when I see it.
Watch the episode and get back to me :)
one thing i like to do to test a theory is to take things to extremes or to their logical conclusion to see if the premises still hold.
very often, a claim that seems to make sense at a superficial level falls apart when you start to stretch it a little.. so let's play a game.. suppose the 2nd amendment is valid, that some "well regulated militia" really is necessary to hold the government to account.. obviously when this was drafted the government had access to the weapons of it's day which would be muskets!
so muskets all round.
If more guns = more death then where I currently live everyone should be dead lol
one thing i like to do to test a theory is to take things to extremes or to their logical conclusion to see if the premises still hold.
very often, a claim that seems to make sense at a superficial level falls apart when you start to stretch it a little.. so let's play a game.. suppose the 2nd amendment is valid, that some "well regulated militia" really is necessary to hold the government to account.. obviously when this was drafted the government had access to the weapons of it's day which would be muskets!
so muskets all round.