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rockfordfile

(8,742 posts)
42. It's the gun culture
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 01:55 PM
Jun 2016

Typical loser gun nuts with religious extremism. Gun nuts always think at some pint in time that to solve their anger is to go out and shoot something.

The NRA is a far right group that hates America. It's looking after its own skin.

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Thank you. calimary Jun 2016 #1
Florida bans guns in clubs/bars. Kang Colby Jun 2016 #2
Banning the AR-15 would have worked Gomez163 Jun 2016 #3
Like in France? Kang Colby Jun 2016 #5
Do you confiscate the millions out there now? Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #7
I would offer a generous gun buyback program Gomez163 Jun 2016 #8
Cost many billions of dollars Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #11
There are 300 million guns in the US. Lets working on reducing that first. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #12
It will be more than a few Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #15
We need to get off the dime. Why isn't this a problem in other countries?? Gomez163 Jun 2016 #16
Does that include suicides Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #20
No. Gun murders. See? I'm two steps ahead of you. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #22
Source of that please as Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #27
https://www.unodc.org/ Gomez163 Jun 2016 #30
Its a big site, where is this study found Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #32
I got it from Twitter Gomez163 Jun 2016 #34
so you have not researched or read the study? Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #36
Here you go. warning pdf Gomez163 Jun 2016 #38
That picture is not in there Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #43
You can do this too. Try this one Gomez163 Jun 2016 #44
Or here Gomez163 Jun 2016 #45
interesting Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #51
Just like the great success that prohibition was? Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #21
Gun control works in other countries. See below Gomez163 Jun 2016 #24
It works great in Chicago Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #26
Don't change the subject. Country by Country. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #28
So gun control works. Except when it doesn't. Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #29
Gun control has never been tried here like in other countries. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #31
different cultures for one Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #33
That doesn't explain the wide disparity. Nor is it something to tolerate. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #35
I am curious on how the study was done and Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #37
Not really. CT banned Assault Weapons, but the Lanza AR-15 was compliant aikoaiko Jun 2016 #39
Except that we have no gun control Orrex Jun 2016 #18
Yes those thousands of existing laws Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #23
Because people like you water them down. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #41
not really Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #46
I'm for what works. I'm for adopting what has worked in other countries. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #47
So what gun control laws Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #4
The one proposed in 2013 for starters. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #6
You mean confiscation Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #9
If it would have done "nothing" then why be against it? Gomez163 Jun 2016 #10
I have nothing against UBC Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #13
And he had an AR-15 Gomez163 Jun 2016 #14
Yes, a standard civilian model Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #17
If it can kill 50 and injure another 53 its too dangerous to be on the street. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #19
At least be consistent Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #25
Give me what Japan and the Uk have Gomez163 Jun 2016 #40
how do you confiscate the 300+ million weapons Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #48
Voluntary gun buyback. Then confiscate the stragglers after a deadline. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #49
so you would pay full market value for all weapons? Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #52
I dont know how to price it. Smarter people than me can do that. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #53
You would have to do that to be legal Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #55
So..it isn't really voluntary. It's really confiscation. Nancyswidower Jun 2016 #54
Great ideas until legalities get involved Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #56
I was getting a meat ball sub. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #58
What kind of hand gun and rifle? Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #59
Locally regulated. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #60
As it is now Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #61
By the sheriff. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #62
But the freak lived in a different county than where the attack occured Nancyswidower Jun 2016 #64
I'm kind of new to posting(lurked for yrs but....) so I tread lightly....but if Nancyswidower Jun 2016 #63
Probably would not have Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #65
Not probably...it wouldn't have. Nancyswidower Jun 2016 #66
It's the gun culture rockfordfile Jun 2016 #42
K&R etherealtruth Jun 2016 #50
Interesting that we can't even share a few links like these without the thread getting highjacked. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2016 #57
I want your Cubs to win this year. And I'm a Pirate fan. Go Cubs. Gomez163 Jun 2016 #68
The gun murder apologists will do anything to protect the precious SwankyXomb Jun 2016 #69
Thank you for starting this thread... CBHagman Jun 2016 #67
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