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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Pretty sure the guns used belonged to his parents. His mother, at least, was supposed to be a collector, and shooting was one of the few things his dad did that they could bond over.
I'm somewhat of two minds about suing gun manufacturers, because basically gun manufacturers are the puppet masters behind the NRA, so they're the ones that have pushed for the current atmosphere of "guns for all, no restrictions, no limits" etc. What makes gun makers special? And even if most of those lawsuits are just inevitably going to get swatted down by the lawyers of the manufacturers, maybe just the threat of it would be a good way to make them tread more lightly over these matters. Maybe just the threat of it, even if they don't intend to go through with it, would make for good leverage in the debate over what should be legislated.
That said, I realize I'm mostly tempted by the prospect because I want to see gun manufacturers put in their place, so to speak, and to see them stop wagging the dog. Anyone who thinks guns have any purpose other than killing things are fooling themselves, so you can't say they're not being used as intended, and how well can a manufacturer stop a middleman from selling their wares to the wrong person or whatnot? And if someone tried to sue, say, Mars or Hostess for the obesity epidemic, I know I'd feel a lot less favorable about it, because even though they've legislated to put all kinds of crap into their food, to redefine what is considered chocolate, to obscure what healthy eating actually is, etc., it's not like they set the stage by themselves.
And as precedents go, it would probably be a really bad one, no matter how sociopathic I consider the behavior of a lot of companies in the US and think they need to be reigned in. So... yeah.
That said, I'm not impressed with Sandy Hook being brought into any discussion lightly. Maybe that's just because of personal experience, (I was working a temp job in the town when the shooting happened) but I'm not kindly disposed about it being brought up to score cheap political points.
edited 7th Apr '16 5:26:55 AM by TheWanderer
| Wandering, but not lost. | If people bring so much courage to this world...◊ |edited 7th Apr '16 5:31:44 AM by desdendelle
On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.Dunno who the other guy is, but Corbyn is pals with Hizballah (or at least calls them 'friends') and that makes him a) a friend of anti-Semites, b) a friend of terrorists and c) an idiot.
On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.Gun manufacturers are not the NRA's puppetmasters. Maybe once they were but since the NRA almost bankrupted one of them by a boycott after that manufacturer dared to install some kind of safety thingy, it's more thecother way around.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman![]()
Corbyn has also called Tony Blair "friend" and multiple Tories "Honourable", it's how the rules of diplomacy and parliamentary dialog work, friend is a meaningless word in that context.
Ken is the former Mayor of London who is critical of Israel's policy and their annexation of land following the 6 Days War.
and don't forget Corbyn has talked with terrorists before... and that helped bring an end to The Troubles, he knows what he is doing
edited 7th Apr '16 6:15:56 AM by FieldMarshalFry
advancing the front into TV TropesAll of that feels like poisoning the well. We want our national leaders holding dialogues with opposition factions; this is the best way to bring about a lasting peaceful settlement. Throwing out, "Never negotiate with terrorists," as a buzzword does nothing to improve the situation.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Also if you cut dialog will all the ground that had no interest in peace and simply wanted to whipe the other side out I don't think there would be anyone left to negotiate with, at least not anybody in a position of power.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranQuite. The manufacturer was Colt, if I remember correctly.
Keep Rolling On
Two manufacturers, in fact. Smith and Wesson had some planned as well
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Of course, the NRA has become its own monster... I mean people compare it to that of the Wild West, but that is a complete misconception... If a person open-carried his gun into a town in the Western United States in the later half of the 19th Century, he would be arrested on the spot by the local sheriff. The Wild West had more stringent gun control than we do today. The current love of guns conservatives have seem to come purely from Hollywood's treatment of them in Action Movies.
Wizard Needs Food BadlyShort editorial
that brings up the idea that if Trump keeps getting hammered on the way to the nomination, the result may be a weakened Trump who's guaranteed to lose badly, and thus embarrass the Republicans even more.
It's hard to tell whether the boycott of Colt was due to his proposal over Smart Guns or the CEO advocating for a national gun registry
- surprised me that this happened in '97, rather than more recently.
You heard it here folks, gun control was why the Wild West was dangerous.
But why would you? Administrative issues aside, the VA has a sterling reputation for quality of care. Its problems derive in no small part from the ongoing attempts to discredit and defund it under the principle of "starve the beast".
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

They were straw purchased
. Which is why litigation of firearms companies is a waste of everyone but reactionaries' time - the companies usually don't sell direct to people who go on mass or gang shootings...
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot