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SheilaT

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75. It was another poster who brought up assault weapons.

Sat Feb 15, 2014, 03:42 AM

Feb 2014

Keep in mind that I'm in favor of taking away all guns.

To jump all over one kind of gun totally misses the point. Guns kill. People with guns kill. Countries that don't allow just anyone to have a gun have much, much lower homicide rates than this country does. How bizarre is that?

Oh, and at least one country -- Australia -- basically got rid of guns after a mass shooting. So it can be done.

This passive acceptance of our horrendous murder/homicide/suicide rate is completely unacceptable to me. I just want to say to all of you who defend this country's gun policy: get back to me when someone you love has been killed with a gun and repeat that guns are completely okay, and you think that the death of your loved one is truly an acceptable price to pay.

I don't happen to agree.

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Female Employee, 39, Fatally Shot At Domino�s Pizza In San Bernardino [View all] cui bono Feb 2014 OP

I so wish there was a way to deal with this kind of thing 30cal Feb 2014 #1

I keep coming back to confiscating guns from targets of restraining orders Recursion Feb 2014 #4

I keep on saying we really should confiscate all guns. SheilaT Feb 2014 #15

^^This!^^ BrotherIvan Feb 2014 #16

You get a heart for that Recursion Feb 2014 #17

Thank you very much for the heart, especially SheilaT Feb 2014 #46

I wish I knew Recursion Feb 2014 #48

and if we must have our precious guns... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #18

What do ypu think the political Jenoch Feb 2014 #23

More people would be alive to vote? Savannahmann Feb 2014 #28

While that would be a good thing, it would have little impact on the outcome of elections. Jenoch Feb 2014 #44

How about more people alive period? SheilaT Feb 2014 #47

Of course that would be a good thing Jenoch Feb 2014 #65

I'm not sure I'm completely following you. SheilaT Feb 2014 #69

I also believe that our country would be better with Jenoch Feb 2014 #70

You don't think limiting assault weapons is a good idea? SheilaT Feb 2014 #71

What makes "assault weapons" special that ManiacJoe Feb 2014 #72

Especially since they are actually *underrepresented* in crime statistics? friendly_iconoclast Feb 2014 #73

How often are 'assault weapons' used in crime? Jenoch Feb 2014 #74

It was another poster who brought up assault weapons. SheilaT Feb 2014 #75

What is your plan to confiscate all of the guns currantly in curculation in the U.S.? Jenoch Feb 2014 #77

Maybe do what the right wing thinks SheilaT Feb 2014 #79

In order to do as you suggest Jenoch Feb 2014 #80

Meanwhile how many people die each SheilaT Feb 2014 #81

Look. I am not opppsed to laws that Jenoch Feb 2014 #82

Murdering someone isn't acceptable.... Adrahil Feb 2014 #38

"Apparently, this sort of thing is completely acceptable, but taking the guns away isn't." WRONG!! Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #58

And people accuse gun control proponents of using emotion-based arguments. IveWornAHundredPants Feb 2014 #63

And just what, exactly, makes you think I'm against gun control?? I *AM* against total bans and Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #68

. Iggo Feb 2014 #64

Guns are the best conflict resolution devices. nt onehandle Feb 2014 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #3

Yes the pizza is that freaking bad! Egnever Feb 2014 #5

Bad form. cui bono Feb 2014 #6

Whatever mom. Egnever Feb 2014 #7

A tad over the top rufus dog Feb 2014 #19

Come on. The comment wasn't that bad. Quantess Feb 2014 #33

Because the shooting was domestic violence, an attack on an individual not on the Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #41

Yes, I did understand that. I just didn't think it was worth chiding a DUer over. (no text) Quantess Feb 2014 #43

There was a separate thread on this specific post rufus dog Feb 2014 #57

They are trying to impress upon you that when someone is killed it isn't funny lostincalifornia Feb 2014 #26

Both your post and your rude reply - tavernier Feb 2014 #50

now. that is funny. thanks. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #52

Is there something wrong with you? A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2014 #20

My ex tried to kill me twice, so maybe I'm a little more sensitive to this than most, LeftyMom Feb 2014 #21

Maybe you're right on the delete. A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2014 #22

Possibly rufus dog Feb 2014 #24

And YOU are a lot worse. alp227 Feb 2014 #27

It takes someone extra special to make a "joke" Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #29

I appreciate dark humor as much as the next person. HappyMe Feb 2014 #30

...and yet if hypothetically I were to refer to this poster as an insensitive douchebag Richardo Feb 2014 #31

Good edit! countryjake Feb 2014 #34

:-) Richardo Feb 2014 #35

+1 Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #45

Not funny. Brigid Feb 2014 #32

guess I'm gonna whip this out. KG Feb 2014 #36

Now THAT is funny ! NM_Birder Feb 2014 #56

What the fuck is wrong with you? Brickbat Feb 2014 #49

Shame on you. 840high Feb 2014 #51

Your sense of humor NM_Birder Feb 2014 #55

A victim of domestic violence was minding her own business at work and was murdered Hekate Feb 2014 #59

NSA agent walks intao a bar and says........ NM_Birder Feb 2014 #60

"A little birder told me" Hekate Feb 2014 #62

yeah right....when pigs fly :) NM_Birder Feb 2014 #66

Wow, learned a lot about you on that idiotic joke, sick! nt Logical Feb 2014 #67

And you learned something about DU Scootaloo Feb 2014 #76

Jury system is a joke. Admins were better! nt Logical Feb 2014 #78

That is so tragic.. the poor woman was just trying Cha Feb 2014 #8

Really. mimi85 Feb 2014 #9

It's so real, mimi.. it could happen to anyone.. Cha Feb 2014 #10

So true, sadly enough. mimi85 Feb 2014 #12

I know, seriously. cui bono Feb 2014 #13

.. Cha Feb 2014 #14

Yet another permanent solution billh58 Feb 2014 #11

... Duquesne dropped her off at work on Wednesday, police believe. But the friction continued. struggle4progress Feb 2014 #25

Exactly what did he expect after he went home to bring back a loaded gun? In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #39

"If I pop two or three slugs into her, she'll finally realize how very much I love her"? struggle4progress Feb 2014 #40

That musta been exactly what he was thinking. In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #42

yay, gunz! KG Feb 2014 #37

Yep. Without them, killing would be so much more difficult, Chorophyll Feb 2014 #53

'If I can't have you, no one can' mentality strikes again. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #54

sad Liberal_in_LA Feb 2014 #61