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MrScorpio

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46. I am aware. I lived in Austin for a couple of years myself

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 03:32 PM

Aug 2016

And got acquainted with the story.

Didn't most of those citizens have to go their homes and vehicles and bring their long guns back to shoot at Whitman in the Tower? We're not talking about handguns being allowed in classrooms, right?

I don't know what good a .22 pistol would've done from that distance, shooting up from the ground. Probably not a whole lot of effectiveness at that lack of elevation and range.

Given Whitman's own range and accuracy, like the way he killed people way over on Guadeloupe, any damn fool with a handgun would have been a sitting duck.

Besides, the Tower was an isolated target that was out in the open, not an enclosed classroom setting. Whitman knew that he had the advantage of high ground from there.

If another Whitman were to happen, people with pistols on the ground would be less than useless. This latest thing isn't about keeping anyone safe, it's about feeding into white paranoia.

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Texas Professors Will Learn to Like Guns. Or Else (Bloomberg) [View all] eppur_se_muova Aug 2016 OP

Unless one is a tenured professor I predict a mass exodus of academia from Texas kimbutgar Aug 2016 #1

I can tell you that I wouldn't apply for a job there. a la izquierda Aug 2016 #4

I doubt it. No evidence of lots of faculty leaving in other states that permit guns on campus. aikoaiko Aug 2016 #39

You got that backwards. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2016 #42

tenured professors are the ones with tge grants. drray23 Aug 2016 #165

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When gun control advocates live by the law then I'll believe they really support Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #3

The wording of the Second Amendment WAS quite clear until Scalia guillaumeb Aug 2016 #15

Do you have any original sources to support your assertion? Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #16

It was not an assertion. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #18

That's your interpretation and I believe your interpretation to have no historical basis. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #22

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I think the question was sarisataka Aug 2016 #24

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So individuals were prohibited sarisataka Aug 2016 #26

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I'm surprised sarisataka Aug 2016 #33

Your questions have no relation to what I said. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #34

So then simply sarisataka Aug 2016 #35

The actual Second Amendment linked keeping and bearing arms guillaumeb Aug 2016 #40

So in short, no sarisataka Aug 2016 #44

An interesting but unoriginal explanation. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #66

Of course it is unoriginal sarisataka Aug 2016 #75

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Read the Second Amendment prior to Scalia's rewording. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author hack89 Aug 2016 #68

The only one ignoring any wording, is you. beevul Aug 2016 #56

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Sure there is. You just don't like or agree with it. beevul Aug 2016 #70

You are ignoring the original intent, possibly because guillaumeb Aug 2016 #72

The intent is indeed quite clear...1) it is declared that well-regulated militias are necessary. jmg257 Aug 2016 #78

No, I'm embracing it. beevul Aug 2016 #79

Give it up dude, your getting your ass kicked frankieallen Aug 2016 #162

No, you cannot accept that Scalia invented a right guillaumeb Aug 2016 #164

You are wrong. Again. beevul Aug 2016 #166

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Did you miss the "well regulated" part of the wording? guillaumeb Aug 2016 #41

The 2A clearly says the right belongs to the people. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #47

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"And only a well regulated militia is mentioned in the Second Amendment... " beevul Aug 2016 #71

Where does the militia come from? Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #76

Thats a mischaracterization. beevul Aug 2016 #59

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nice analogy! Vattel Aug 2016 #174

When and where has the militia service requirement for possessing a firearm been enforced? Marengo Aug 2016 #167

The requirement is part of the Second Amendment. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #168

When and where was this enforced? When and where was gun ownership only permitted... Marengo Aug 2016 #169

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I must have missed that lecture in American history. Marengo Aug 2016 #178

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When and where was/is this link enforced? When and where were only members of the militia... Marengo Aug 2016 #177

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A well reasoned and balanced response. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #163

Well Done! ProfessorGAC Aug 2016 #5

And Judges. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Initech Aug 2016 #6

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Many drunk drivers weren't criminals until they started drinking and driving. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #23

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Please do not Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #31

+1,000 NT pablo_marmol Aug 2016 #155

It is telling how the. deathrind Aug 2016 #77

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"Legal Arguments" TipTok Aug 2016 #37

I guess that folks there forgot about Charles Whitman MrScorpio Aug 2016 #43

Are you aware, sarisataka Aug 2016 #45

I am aware. I lived in Austin for a couple of years myself MrScorpio Aug 2016 #46

So actually Whitman is irrelevant sarisataka Aug 2016 #48

Yeah, except for one thing: Paladin Aug 2016 #52

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I was in Austin that day, listening to KTBC Channel 7. Paladin Aug 2016 #62

Thank you. nt MrScorpio Aug 2016 #63

total gun humper history revision Skittles Aug 2016 #64

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And also "tolerate" 30,000 gun deaths a year? The price of freedom? guillaumeb Aug 2016 #82

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Neither are semi-auto civilian legal weapons. beevul Aug 2016 #86

An award for evading and avoiding. But no congratulations are due. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #89

As always, asking the wrong questions, in order to get the wrong answers. beevul Aug 2016 #95

A high mark for evasion and avoidance. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #97

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And winning the GOLD Medal for avoidance is.......... guillaumeb Aug 2016 #105

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Fire a projectile out the barrel of the weapon Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #118

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Only my military specification bolt action rifles. Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #122

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Self defense does not always require killing. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #134

I do not think it does Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #137

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"What is the point of firing the projectile?" beevul Aug 2016 #145

Wow, you'd think after winning a gold medal they'd let you make a speech discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #125

First, my apologies. That question was first directed to another poster. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #129

So Olympic firearms are only designed to kill people Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #132

Guns are designed to kill. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #135

apologies unnecessary... seems to be a misunderstanding discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #140

The reference was to the olympic swimmer. Lochte? guillaumeb Aug 2016 #141

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It is refreshing to see respectful Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #130

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Insults are pointless. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #136

That is a refreshing view Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #138

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The assertion that 'guns were designed to kill' was yours discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #102

As I *CLEARLY* stated -- it matters *NOT A BIT* what a gun is designed for. pablo_marmol Aug 2016 #149

Bears repeating......... pablo_marmol Aug 2016 #150

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There are several flaws with your argument. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #110

Since we are pointing out flaws, guillaumeb Aug 2016 #112

British police still possess and employ firearms. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #113

Which does not actually negate anything that I said. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #114

If guns are designed for mass murder why do the police possess them? Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #116

My question to you was: guillaumeb Aug 2016 #117

Accurately fire a projectile safely where pointed Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #120

You wrote in Post #85 that guns are designed for mass murder. That means your Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #121

I previously wrote that detachable, large capacity magazines...etc guillaumeb Aug 2016 #123

I am granting your premise for the sake of discussion. It is you who avoids the Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #131

Ouch. beevul Aug 2016 #148

Bravo! NT pablo_marmol Aug 2016 #157

That stings just a bit, lol Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #124

And our question to you is "Why do you ask"? How does your question advance the dialog? pablo_marmol Aug 2016 #153

And our collective answer to you - if I may be so presume to speak for others, is...... pablo_marmol Aug 2016 #154

Why are you trivializing the lives of gun violence victims by asking pointless questions? NT pablo_marmol Aug 2016 #156

Folks have a tendency to ignore unproductive questions. Deal with it. NT pablo_marmol Aug 2016 #171

Is alcohol an Olympic sport? JonathanRackham Aug 2016 #158

May I just comment that this gun culture we have in the United States is fucking nuts. Humanist_Activist Aug 2016 #83

Are there any other countries in the world where they have these conversations? HerrKarlMarx Aug 2016 #87

Good news everyone. You all get an A! 6chars Aug 2016 #106

can the headline... bagelsforbreakfast Aug 2016 #128

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Do they fear armed staff members that much? ManiacJoe Aug 2016 #172

Glad my last two kids graduated from UT this last May! Dustlawyer Aug 2016 #176

UPDATE: Their virtue signalling has come to naught: friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 #180

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"Or else" what? N/T beevul Aug 2016 #182