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9. Guns in America show us all

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 08:31 AM

Jun 2014

In our faces just how utterly broken our Democracy is. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, after Sandy Hook there was another outburst of hope for sane gun laws, as least when it comes to buying them 85% of ALL AMERICANS want some form of background check before someone can buy a gun.

We elected many Presidents and others by a 50.1% margin and we got 85% support and can't get our representatives to act on something so overwhelmingly favored by such a large majority of ALL OF US? I mean, just, simply, WHAT THE FUCK!

We loose about 30,000 lives to guns per year and 60% of those are suicides. The next argument is how many of those 18,000 should would have killed themselves successfully WITHOUT a gun available?

Unnecessary death by firearms is so normalized in America. "Guns don't kill people. Americans kill people." - Michael Moore

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Jon Stewart: The NRA has us at the intersection of �open carry� and �stand your ground� [View all] doxydad Jun 2014 OP

That was fantastic! elias49 Jun 2014 #1

It appears to be the anti-gunner fantasy to have gun owners shooting each other... aikoaiko Jun 2014 #2

It's not that we want it to happen Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #3

Open carry is a bad idea, period...Stand your Ground is an evil one. Moostache Jun 2014 #11

I don't like the open carry demonstrators either, but it is legal so its hard to stop. aikoaiko Jun 2014 #12

Not sensing any empathy for today's dead in that "Carry on", aikoakiko. toby jo Jun 2014 #16

And your empathy? Where is it? I keep looking in your post, but.... aikoaiko Jun 2014 #17

It's difficult to have empathy for people acting in a dangerous and stupid fashion. Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #54

Gun Lovers robersl Jun 2014 #18

^ THIS ^ mac56 Jun 2014 #22

Nicely stated alcibiades_mystery Jun 2014 #23

Great post. myrna minx Jun 2014 #24

Yep. laundry_queen Jun 2014 #30

People complain about slow economic growth. Turbineguy Jun 2014 #74

Not an accurate statement. Half-Century Man Jun 2014 #26

Yes, you would think the open carriers and mass shootings would lead to more gun control.. aikoaiko Jun 2014 #27

I am pro-firearms ownership. Half-Century Man Jun 2014 #37

When MAIG and the Brady Campaign roll back on their demands in search of middle ground... derby378 Jun 2014 #38

Nobody important talks to me, I'm just a disabled guy in Beloit. Half-Century Man Jun 2014 #43

One historical point here: Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #55

I gave credit to the Germans in general in the 30s. Half-Century Man Jun 2014 #57

"Accepting that someone with a different opinion than yours The Green Manalishi Jun 2014 #75

Be my guest. Half-Century Man Jun 2014 #77

Excuse me, but it is not legal. Jerry442 Jun 2014 #44

A slung long gun or holstered handgun doesn't rise to the same threat as your examples. aikoaiko Jun 2014 #46

My gas can,my lighter, my ax, and my car are all legal. Jerry442 Jun 2014 #47

Of course. Whether something is threatening has to do with the behavior. aikoaiko Jun 2014 #48

And walking around, carrying a firearm, is also threatening. Apparently, you don't see that. Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #56

Tell that to the students at Seattle Pacific University. pnwmom Jun 2014 #59

I'm completely in favor of those open carry demonstrators. Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #49

At most they'll get open carry banned, but even that would be gigantic win aikoaiko Jun 2014 #50

They're showing the true face of RKBA to the American people. Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #52

I used to think that too. aikoaiko Jun 2014 #53

Open carry is NOT illegal in every state, but it should be. pnwmom Jun 2014 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Logical Jun 2014 #65

I meant to say "illegal." pnwmom Jun 2014 #70

OK! I will delete my response! Thanks! n-t Logical Jun 2014 #72

I'm sorry. I thought we were talking about open carry activists who carry openly where legal? aikoaiko Jun 2014 #68

My subject line was completely wrong. I oppose open carry. pnwmom Jun 2014 #71

Ahh, your posts are not helping. n-t Logical Jun 2014 #64

Helping whom? or what? aikoaiko Jun 2014 #67

It appears for some, they consider it an honor to die at the business end of a gun or... Tikki Jun 2014 #28

I am an "anti-gunner" of highest degree etherealtruth Jun 2014 #29

I don't want anybody shooting anybody. And that's the point. Aristus Jun 2014 #61

Ok, if thats what floats your boat then so be it. aikoaiko Jun 2014 #62

It happens all the time....only it doesn't. ileus Jun 2014 #4

The only difference between an open carrier and an active shooter is MNBrewer Jun 2014 #5

Pretty slim distinction. Very good reply. Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #6

Or an "accidental discharge". (NT) Heywood J Jun 2014 #8

Better safe than sorry? Electric Monk Jun 2014 #36

It only takes one mistake by an open carrier or stand-your-grounder JDPriestly Jun 2014 #34

Funny how trained LEO many times have difficulty doing so, but toters don't. Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #41

I disagree. I am a member of the Jewish Community Center that was the location of the shootings..... Logical Jun 2014 #66

Really good segment. Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #7

Guns in America show us all 90-percent Jun 2014 #9

The post-Sandy Hook debacle was a political miscalculation on the part of the Dems hack89 Jun 2014 #13

Thanks 90-percent Jun 2014 #15

If Jon Stewart is right, this problem may take care of itself. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #33

People have an "ostensible" vote for a representative. ananda Jun 2014 #14

We can bame it on the NRA, which buys votes, or on the legislators, who sell votes. merrily Jun 2014 #10

The real genius of the show was in the second segment mountain grammy Jun 2014 #19

The main point of part 2 seems to be the 2nd amendment only applies to white people. tclambert Jun 2014 #21

That was certainly part of the original intent, at least in slave states. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #32

Exactly! mountain grammy Jun 2014 #40

K&R billh58 Jun 2014 #20

�Gunfight at the Golden Corral.� Capt. Obvious Jun 2014 #25

Jon Stewart (or whoever wrote that for him): YOU ARE BRILLIANT! JDPriestly Jun 2014 #31

Stay out of schools , malls , churches , and post offices , and let the open carry kill the stand geretogo Jun 2014 #35

An armed society is a polite society alfredo Jun 2014 #39

doxydad Diclotican Jun 2014 #42

Completely brilliant distillation of the craziness The Blue Flower Jun 2014 #45

NRA: Arms dealers. blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #51

How long, I wonder DirkGently Jun 2014 #60

So safe Electric Monk Jun 2014 #63

I swear I thought of exactly this before I DirkGently Jun 2014 #69

Funny that our mainstream media is too chicken shit to go after the NRA... Initech Jun 2014 #73

He's brilliant as always davidpdx Jun 2014 #76