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Fortinbras Armstrong

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45. I like the gun laws they have in Switzerland

Sun May 25, 2014, 04:27 PM

May 2014

Unless you can demonstrate an actual need for a handgun, you can't have one. Or the gun laws they have in the UK, which says essentially that unless you are a policeman or in the military, you cannot have a handgun.

After the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania, which left 35 killed and 23 wounded, the Australians enacted some draconian gun laws.

Of course, this would never fly with the gun nuts in the US, since keeping their precious firearms are more important that other people keeping their precious lives. Gun nuts really don't give a damn about other people.

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California gunman 'was filmmaker Peter Rodger's son' [View all] okaawhatever May 2014 OP

always an excuse heaven05 May 2014 #1

He was able to legally purchase three different firearms totodeinhere May 2014 #5

Any 22 year old allowed 3 guns legally is living in a horribly gone wrong country. Fred Sanders May 2014 #15

Agreed. adieu May 2014 #17

22 year old is a legal adult bossy22 May 2014 #19

And a rich kid of any age would be able to get a gun regardless of the law. 7962 May 2014 #20

probably bossy22 May 2014 #27

Better still... MrMickeysMom May 2014 #55

Agreed. This thread was going in a sane direction till the NRA apologists erupted FailureToCommunicate May 2014 #23

how is pointing out that 22 year olds are legal adults bossy22 May 2014 #24

Give us a good reason -- heck, give us a bad reason -- for a random 22-year-old to need 3 handguns Fortinbras Armstrong May 2014 #32

There may not be a "reason", but there's also no way to stop it. 7962 May 2014 #35

ill give you three....one for each gun bossy22 May 2014 #36

You didn't mention the actual reason, however. Ikonoklast May 2014 #39

You don't need three for that, just one. ManiacJoe May 2014 #47

He didn't mention 4. Machismo. Fortinbras Armstrong May 2014 #51

There is no good reason. But for that matter there is no good reason why any totodeinhere May 2014 #41

I like the gun laws they have in Switzerland Fortinbras Armstrong May 2014 #45

Why does anyone in the US "need" to make a speech, peacefully assemble, worship as they see fit? 24601 May 2014 #49

Free speech, free assembly, free worship DO NOT KILL PEOPLE Fortinbras Armstrong May 2014 #50

I didn't make it clear. I was agreeing with the poster, and adding a reaction to these recent FailureToCommunicate May 2014 #40

And btw, contrary to media reports, an "Assistant Director" is not a "Director" Schema Thing May 2014 #2

Thx for the info. nt okaawhatever May 2014 #3

Why should the facts get in the way of a tawdry hollywood narrative. zonkers May 2014 #4

This is exactly what I thought Dopers_Greed May 2014 #7

This one appears to have done better than 100k GeoWilliam750 May 2014 #10

Could be. It's senseless to try and guess very much from very little information. Schema Thing May 2014 #12

The Media does not care for facts, sir, they are head hunters and headline hunters only. Fred Sanders May 2014 #16

They work themselves silly. It was AD this ballyhoo May 2014 #25

Yes. They are more likely to move into producing or procuction managing than directing. cui bono May 2014 #26

He was, however, the director of "Oh My God" muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #31

Is it common for their income to include a percentage of the film's profits above salary? Lodestar May 2014 #34

I don't believe so. Schema Thing May 2014 #38

In other words, LiberalElite May 2014 #43

hmmm, I'd say 50/50, but they often boss the actual Director around, lol - Schema Thing May 2014 #44

How sad.. :( Cha May 2014 #6

It is reported than when they exboyfil May 2014 #8

+1 thanks for info lunasun May 2014 #22

Hmmm... 2naSalit May 2014 #9

I'd guess bad editing before leaping to conclusions. Probably was "their" child instead of "the" riderinthestorm May 2014 #11

I was wondering if 2naSalit May 2014 #13

. riderinthestorm May 2014 #14

Anytime a child dies before adieu May 2014 #18

But that's not what is indicated here 2naSalit May 2014 #28

had been receiving professional help??? seveneyes May 2014 #21

my sympathy to Peter Rodger and all his loved ones Skittles May 2014 #29

Asperger's made it difficult to socialize Helen Borg May 2014 #30

Yes. I have a son with Asperger's SheilaT May 2014 #52

The only solution of course... durablend May 2014 #33

or we could work on a way to make better use of the 5150 hold bossy22 May 2014 #37

The parents reported him to the Police a month ago. savalez May 2014 #42

they went there, talked to him lululu May 2014 #46

Somebody effed up. savalez May 2014 #48

Doesn't it get old to blame Reagan for events 25 years after he left power? former9thward May 2014 #53

And he was governor in the late 60s/early 70s Retrograde May 2014 #54