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PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#113501: Feb 27th 2016 at 3:35:01 PM

"Business as usual."

The National Rifle Association has a stranglehold on American politics at the state and national level and basically it will torpedo the careers of any politician who lives in a gun friendly area who doesn't toe the "Guns are always okay, we must not talk about mass shootings other than make sure everyone has guns because guns" line.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#113502: Feb 27th 2016 at 3:35:50 PM

Goddamn it, now the SJ Ws have guns

What's a SJW?

Nobody else answer, I'd like to know what Protagonist defines as one.

But yeah I'd be more worried about Klan members, Neo-Confederates and drunken frat boys.

edited 27th Feb '16 3:36:50 PM by Silasw

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
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#113503: Feb 27th 2016 at 3:46:49 PM

Drunken anyone, really. Public inebriation is a misdemeanour, yes? Driving while under the influence is also a somewhat grave offense, yes? What are the penalties for carrying a gun under the influence?

Also, Sanders is gun-friendly. What does he have to say about this bullshit?

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#113504: Feb 27th 2016 at 3:55:10 PM

I'm still kinda lost on the whole issue of guns. Can someone explain to me what would be the best solution for gun control?

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#113505: Feb 27th 2016 at 3:56:14 PM

Now that's not exactly an easily answered question.

Oh really when?
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#113506: Feb 27th 2016 at 3:59:45 PM

Find then, explain how the argument of "they're trying to take our guns away" is dumb.

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#113507: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:00:33 PM

[up][up]And it has the additional problem of all involved wanting a simple answer that's not there, or trying to push one that doesn't address the causes.

edited 27th Feb '16 4:01:01 PM by sgamer82

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#113508: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:00:42 PM

[up][up]Because they're not.

edited 27th Feb '16 4:00:54 PM by LeGarcon

Oh really when?
Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#113509: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:02:44 PM

@Silaw: I'm joking, the joke being that easily offended college students are stereotypically SJ Ws (and vice-versa).

As for the term SJW, (at least how I define it) it's a sarcastic label applied to a particular group of people obsessed with political correctness who use Insane Troll Logic to see Unfortunate Implications where usually most people don't. For example: I forget her name, but there was an MSNBC speaker (I think) who said that Star Wars was racist, because Darth Vader is black when he's evil (due to his armor and being voiced by a black guy) and white when he's good.

Essentially, you can think of them as being like those Christian Fundementalists who think that Pokemon is Satanic. Except, instead of Satanism, they see Political Incorrectness everywhere.

edited 27th Feb '16 4:13:15 PM by Protagonist506

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#113510: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:07:40 PM

The Democratic donor establishment plans to run Bloomberg in case Sanders wins the nomination over Clinton
Who would vote for him?

That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
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#113511: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:07:58 PM

[up][up][up]

Yes, but how? I have a few friends who are of that mindset and it's annoying.

edited 27th Feb '16 4:08:15 PM by AdricDePsycho

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#113512: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:09:22 PM

But how what? It's that simple. Nobody is trying to confiscate firearms.

Oh really when?
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#113513: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:12:07 PM

The problem is that some of them are after their guns, Obama isn't, Sanders ain't, but Clinton and some of the House Dems are, now they're that way because the Roeublicans and NRA have stopped all reform even if it's reasonable, but that doesn't justify them going of the handle and trying to ban guns because they have a safety feature.

[up] Federal Assult Weapons Ban, with a gun being banned if it has both a flash guard (to prevent the weirder being blinded in low light conditions) and folding stock in the case of a rifle or a barrel shroud (safety feature to prevent burns) in the case of a handgun.

edited 27th Feb '16 4:14:40 PM by Silasw

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#113514: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:12:29 PM

Though I'm sure if the feds offered to buy back guns while also strongly restricting their manufacture and sale...

Like, nobody's coming after your guns, but if you bring us your guns yourself, we'd be happy to buy them from you.

Also, stats prove that guns being allowed or banned has no effect on criminality one way or another, that "good guys with a gun" are worse than useless in the vast majority situations where a "bad guy with a gun" reveals themselves.

I once saw an interesting "difficult choice" meme, the choices being "police are racists out to kill blacks" and "guns are useless to fight off criminals, let the police deal with them".

edited 27th Feb '16 4:16:12 PM by TheHandle

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#113515: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:18:56 PM

[up][up]Most, if not all, of those really weird laws were made to ban one specific handgun. The Tec-9.

Oh really when?
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#113516: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:18:59 PM

I mean, my dad is fairly liberal, but he keeps a few guns for hunting purposes and for protection. He's told me before that he believes that you're allowed to have a gun only if you're responsible enough to know how to use one. But he's not the type to go all "teh guvrnmunt iz tryn ta tke r gunz", while some of my friends are.

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Shawnsummer7 Since: Jan, 2016 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#113517: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:22:33 PM

Bernie just got blown out in SC. Hillary already won and early results are 80%-19%.

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A procrastination in of itself
#113518: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:23:51 PM

[up]X3 Then perhaps people should say that they want that banned instead of the nebulous term "Assult weapons". Hell they could forget bans entirely and do what Obama has done and focus on loopholes and trying to fund the relevant agencies and let them look into the causes of gun violence.

edited 27th Feb '16 4:24:11 PM by Silasw

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#113519: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:25:30 PM

[up][up]Believable. I'm not sure what to expect from the Colorado Caucus on Tuesday night, but I'm approaching it like a trip to the dentist.

edited 27th Feb '16 4:25:42 PM by Artificius

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Shawnsummer7 Since: Jan, 2016 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#113520: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:29:07 PM

[up] This gives her a ton of momentum going into ST and with the establishment backing her (with the superdelegates and all) it's hard to see her not getting the nomination.

I expected her to win SC but not by this much.

Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#113521: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:44:00 PM

Clinton has successfully established herself as someone who will safeguard the interests of the people (by not rocking the boat too much), compared to Sander's push for change (specifically economically) being seen as simply unreliable. Certainly a interesting shift compared to the election 8 years ago.

For Super Tuesday, Clinton may have the South locked up, so Sanders would need decisive wins in states like Vermont, Massachusetts, Colorado, Minnesota, and Oklahoma in order to stay competitive in the race.

Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#113522: Feb 27th 2016 at 4:56:28 PM

According to Google,

Clinton got 77.7% and Sanders got 21.6%

Like Mark Twain's death, reports of Clinton losing (the Democratic electorate, especially non-white voters) were greatly exaggerated.

TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#113523: Feb 27th 2016 at 5:06:18 PM

Hmpf. We shall see.

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Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#113524: Feb 27th 2016 at 5:17:14 PM

[up][up][up] Oklahoma is part of the South. Just saying.

Artificius from about a foot and a half away from a monitor. Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Norwegian Wood
#113525: Feb 27th 2016 at 5:21:05 PM

[up]It depends. Oklahoma, and particularly OKC often seems a bit like border country between Appalachia, the West, and Texas, with a little southern influence as a matter of pride.

edited 27th Feb '16 5:23:11 PM by Artificius

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