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MannyGoldstein

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34. Imagine a country where the police rolled their eyes at such a threat

Reply to marym625 (Original post)

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 09:28 AM

Oct 2015

Because they knew that guns were rare.

While the cops should take this seriously, they might have taken it a little too seriously - now any idiot can cause mayhem with just a phone call:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/21/technology/online-swatting-becomes-a-hazard-for-popular-video-gamers-and-police-responders.html

Our local HS had a threat, they just started posting a couple of cops there to keep an eye on things. You know they're there, but they just hang out and are cool. I'm sure that they'll go away soon, if they haven't already.

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Logan High School - Three hour lock down - kids just released [View all] marym625 Oct 2015 OP

The NRA, 2A, Firearms are responsible for some asshole threatening to GGJohn Oct 2015 #1

Sigh marym625 Oct 2015 #2

You're saying that they're responsible for some asshole threatening to GGJohn Oct 2015 #3

I'm saying they're responsible for the threat being taken seriously. marym625 Oct 2015 #4

Well, then, wouldn't that be a good thing? GGJohn Oct 2015 #9

Guns don't kill people. People kill people. marym625 Oct 2015 #16

Firearm violence is down 50% in the last 20 years, yet firearm sales are up, GGJohn Oct 2015 #18

Right, because that OP sounded like loads of fun! n/t kcr Oct 2015 #23

WTF are you even talking about? GGJohn Oct 2015 #25

He didn't threaten to drown them in a swimming pool or hang them with ropes, did he? nt Electric Monk Oct 2015 #5

You repeat yourself a lot. elehhhhna Oct 2015 #7

As do many others here. GGJohn Oct 2015 #11

How Gun Advocates Sound to Normal People Electric Monk Oct 2015 #14

Wow!!!! GGJohn Oct 2015 #15

HA HA HA marym625 Oct 2015 #17

You're welcome :) nt Electric Monk Oct 2015 #20

Wow +1 B Calm Oct 2015 #19

Perfect kcr Oct 2015 #24

Uh huh, suuure they do. GGJohn Oct 2015 #26

They? Electric Monk Oct 2015 #32

They? GGJohn Oct 2015 #33

The reasone "they" was funny is that it is actually YOU who is the gun advocate in this subthread.nt Electric Monk Oct 2015 #37

Guns the NRA and the Second Amendment have been around for a long time oberliner Oct 2015 #6

Nobody's said its all because of the nra. elehhhhna Oct 2015 #8

From the OP: "All because GUNS! All because NRA!" oberliner Oct 2015 #10

It was said right here in this very thread. GGJohn Oct 2015 #12

Nobody except the OP. Rond Vidar Oct 2015 #35

If you don't see the connection between the current NRA lobbying, pushing for more guns marym625 Oct 2015 #13

That sounds like a massive overreaction. rug Oct 2015 #21

it's just become so commonplace. marym625 Oct 2015 #22

So it was taken seriously? GGJohn Oct 2015 #27

Alot of schools around my area JesterCS Oct 2015 #28

it's just crazy! all of it marym625 Oct 2015 #30

When are people going to put a stop to these flagrant acts of state terror? Rochester Oct 2015 #29

we offered to walk with some of the kids to get them off school property. marym625 Oct 2015 #31

Imagine a country where the police rolled their eyes at such a threat MannyGoldstein Oct 2015 #34

I sincerely hope they know who did it. marym625 Oct 2015 #36