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#102476: Oct 2nd 2015 at 10:53:59 AM

"We don't hear of Iraq's mass shooters because they're called "terrorists"!"

That was sarcasm, by the way.

You claim that God is opressing us, but I see you opressing others without needing a God.
AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
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#102477: Oct 2nd 2015 at 10:58:52 AM

[up][up][up]You cited two countries that didn't have many guns to begin with and have populations that are much smaller than of the US.

Along having a very very low inequality and having a decent access to mental health beyond pumping as many prescription drugs on people.

It isn't much of a surprise when one of the quickest ways to become a celebrity in the US is to make a big and notorious enough crime and hordes of disillusioned and mentally ill men decide to kill and die in violent threats.

Bloody fucking hell, prior to the 80's any US citizen could purchase actual automatic rifles without filling loads of paper work and paying a hefty tax stamp to get one and yet there weren't school shootings like those. Tax laws were really lax back then.

The access to weapons didn't change, people did.

edited 2nd Oct '15 10:59:12 AM by AngelusNox

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#102478: Oct 2nd 2015 at 10:59:04 AM

We need our guns to protect us from the Injuns, who we stole this land from. And the Mexicans, who we stole this land from. And the English, who we stole this land from. And the Muslims, who want to blow us all up because they hate Freedom. And the Chinese, who will foreclose on our nation any second. Did I miss anyone?

So we're trying to reconcile our desire to have everyone from tiny babies to your grandmother packing military-grade firepower with our desire to have those people stop shooting each other.

edited 2nd Oct '15 11:03:53 AM by TobiasDrake

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Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
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#102479: Oct 2nd 2015 at 10:59:40 AM

BRB invading Russia, China, and the UK at the same time

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#102480: Oct 2nd 2015 at 11:04:43 AM

America-senpai, why you don't notice us? What do we have to invade for you to notice us? The problem with "guns don't kill people" is a core one. Guns are created for killing people. Causing harm is their only function.

Not necessarily true-guns are also sporting equipment. Also, they have the function of being used in self-defense. Both of these are legal uses, and in the case of the latter a basic human right IMO.

Also, may I ask which nation you're from?

edited 2nd Oct '15 11:09:02 AM by Protagonist506

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#102481: Oct 2nd 2015 at 11:07:52 AM

Oh, I forgot someone!

We also need guns to protect us from the Americans, who we reserve the right to steal this land from.

Also from the Americans, who we fear may attempt to steal this land from us at any moment.

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#102482: Oct 2nd 2015 at 11:12:12 AM

Best Korea.

You forgot Best Korea.

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#102483: Oct 2nd 2015 at 11:19:08 AM

Also, may I ask which nation you're from?

Russia.

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#102484: Oct 2nd 2015 at 11:22:26 AM

Oh, we don't forget you guys exist. We need guns to protect us from your nukes.

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Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#102485: Oct 2nd 2015 at 11:29:29 AM

[up]

I shoot down nukes every Thursday with my father's AR-15.

Leviticus 19:34
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#102486: Oct 2nd 2015 at 11:32:05 AM

[up] On Friday morning, going to the field you were at last night, one finds piles of discarded beer cans and a few shot-up Frisbees with "Nuke" written sloppily on them...

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#102487: Oct 2nd 2015 at 11:35:34 AM

[up]

Don't be silly, I don't drink beer. And I would never litter!

Though, the primary reason I do not drink beer is because I'm only 20. On a side not, my dad likes to joke about how silly it is that a person can join the military three years before they can drink beer.

edited 2nd Oct '15 11:48:46 AM by Protagonist506

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NativeJovian Jupiterian Local from Orlando, FL Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#102488: Oct 2nd 2015 at 11:52:47 AM

"Hur hur no one else has this problem, America is dumb" fucking pisses me off. Yeah, we're different than the rest of the world. You know how? We have a vocal minority of people who have made it their Single-Issue Wonk to oppose any kind of gun control whatsoever. Or anything that might lead to gun control. Or anything that might convince other people that gun control is necessary.

That's not hyperbole. Laws have been passed that forbid the government from doing research on gun violence.

If you want to speculate about what in American culture and politics has spawned this movement, then that's one thing. That's a legitimate question that's worth spending time on. But it seems like most people who bring it up are just doing it to say "ha ha look at the silly stupid Americans with their guns and their shooting each other and their not passing any gun control laws, they're so dumb".

Fuck that. It's not funny. People literally die over this shit.

edited 2nd Oct '15 11:59:39 AM by NativeJovian

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MeetTheNewBoss I'm Ruthless. from The Same As The Old Boss Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
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#102489: Oct 2nd 2015 at 11:56:45 AM

I only know gun control didn't help Brazil. Still a shithole of violence comparable to Middle East.

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#102490: Oct 2nd 2015 at 12:02:09 PM

The way I see it, the only way to end this is to do what every gun nut in the country has been saying the federal government will do, repeal the second amendment and make owning a gun a crime.

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#102491: Oct 2nd 2015 at 12:03:18 PM

Pretty much. Offer an amnesty period during which people may turn in personally owned weapons; after that, it becomes an increasingly severe crime to be in possession of one. We'll also have to ban privately owned ammunition to get rid of end-arounds, plus gun manufacturing equipment.

edited 2nd Oct '15 12:04:05 PM by Fighteer

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JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#102492: Oct 2nd 2015 at 12:05:59 PM

Of course that will never happen. People revere the Constitution to much. If we were a truly enlightened society, and not a backwards semis civilized hellhole we would have gotten rid of our shoddy badly written racist Constitution and replaced it with something more enlightened about a century ago. Of course this is Eagleland, the country made of the refuse the rest of the world couldn't use, so that will never happen.

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BonsaiForest Since: Jan, 2001
#102493: Oct 2nd 2015 at 12:06:00 PM

I was reading about prison phone companies, and the absurd prices they charge.

"Just how high are these rates? A pro bono attorney paid $14 a minute to speak to an incarcerated client," FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn said in a speech last week. "Families write explaining how they are making extraordinary sacrifices by paying $400-$500 a month to hear their loved one’s voice. The endless array of new and increasing fees can add nearly 40 percent to costs—fees as high as $9.50 to open a new account, $4.75 to add money to an account, and $2.99 a month for the account maintenance fee. These rates and fees would be difficult for any family to bear, but if you were already struggling to stay afloat, you are now foregoing basic necessities like food and medicine just to make a phone call. No family should be forced to make this choice."

Studies have shown that contact between inmates and families during incarceration reduces the risk of recidivism, the FCC said.

Reduces the risk of recidivism, if people in prison can contact their families. That makes sense. Your family is a reminder of what you’re missing in prison, and a reason to want to get on your best behavior. Take that away, and it becomes harder to see much reason to care about the world, harder to see something to aim for, and harder to get moral support.

Somehow I can see private prison companies realizing that, and wanting prison phone rates to stay stupidly high. Nahh, I can't be that cynical, can I?

The FCC is proposing caps on how high prison phone companies can charge.

Clyburn said states including New York, New Jersey, and Ohio have already capped rates at four to five cents per minute.

That's actually quite a lot lower than what the FCC is proposing. Go New Jersey! \o/

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Lost in Space
#102494: Oct 2nd 2015 at 12:07:24 PM

Nice. It can't be a matter of actual costs; this is pure profiteering.

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#102495: Oct 2nd 2015 at 12:19:40 PM

Seriously, when has banning something all across the U.S ever worked?

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#102496: Oct 2nd 2015 at 12:22:53 PM

[up] It works in every other society on Earth. It's were just to ignorant and stupid..sorry I mean individualistic, to do it right.

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#102497: Oct 2nd 2015 at 12:26:02 PM

People revere the Constitution to much.

Nope, just the first two amendments. If they revered it as a whole we wouldn't be having all this bullshit after the Supreme Court decided that yes, bans on same-sex marriage violates the fourteenth.

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#102498: Oct 2nd 2015 at 12:26:10 PM

As the alternative appears to be "do nothing at all", I'm at least willing to give it a shot.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#102499: Oct 2nd 2015 at 12:29:39 PM

[up]I am not.

I see every day on fist hand how much it sucks to be a defenseless population subjugated by a crooked government and criminals alike.

The US has a drug and a mental health problem, banning guns won't do jack shit besides shifting the cause of death.

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JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#102500: Oct 2nd 2015 at 12:30:03 PM

[up][up][up] I mean the original rag. As a rule, at least form my understanding, the latter amendments are considered to be "liberal" and therefore don't count as part of the actual constitution.

edited 2nd Oct '15 12:31:17 PM by JackOLantern1337

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