Gun Control & RKBA

Starboard Tack

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15. You confuse me with someone else.

Sat Aug 23, 2014, 04:47 PM

Aug 2014

You are way beyond finding a solution. You're in free fall as a society, imo. There'll be bandaid solutions and you'll limp along for a while, but eventually, you'll all be barricaded up with your chickens and rabbits and your cans of Campbell's soup. Not this year or next. Maybe in 5 or 10 if your lucky.

The issues have passed the point where any laws are going to change very much. The 2A purists got what they wanted. The rest didn't have what it took to stand up against the madness. And I am the eternal optimist about almost everything, but in terms of the US, I'm sorry, I think you're fucked. Not because of guns, but because of greed and complacency. Guns are only the icing on the cake, because so many see guns as the solution to their problems.

Just think how much better off the country would be if folks had bought 300 million solar panels instead of 300 million guns.

As Forrest Gump says "Life is like a box of chocolates. Stupid is as stupid does"

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Saw it and the DoJ is taking action. IronGate Aug 2014 #1

I think that was the whole point of it being on the DU HomePage Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #2

I care deeply about the militarization of American police forces, IronGate Aug 2014 #5

You're right on this one IronGate rock Aug 2014 #14

Well, I'm with you too IronGate. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #17

Since the old narratives are broken, you're manufacturing some new ones? Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #11

You confuse me with someone else. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #15

"and the DoJ is taking action" Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #3

As opposed the the DoJ not doing anything? nt. IronGate Aug 2014 #6

It's good that they are taking "action" Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #8

So, IYO, the sign of a failing society is increased firearms sales and CCW permits? IronGate Aug 2014 #9

It is one of the indicators Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #12

"society is failing every day," yet you want increased disarmament? Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #13

Disarmament? When did I say that? Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #16

The lax gun-ownership laws in this country makes law enforcement officers paranoid. BlueCaliDem Aug 2014 #4

Aww, the poor dears just can't help brutalizing the populace thanks to that nasty NRA friendly_iconoclast Aug 2014 #7

I agree. Unfortunately, the horse is out of the barn Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #10

If more guns had led to more dead cops you might have a point hack89 Aug 2014 #19

The reason why there aren't more dead cops despite there being more guns BlueCaliDem Aug 2014 #21

So show us how much police shootings have increased hack89 Aug 2014 #22

A simple Google search would show it IF you were really interested BlueCaliDem Aug 2014 #23

That makes *two* assertions (at least) that you've offered without evidence friendly_iconoclast Aug 2014 #24

Evidence?? I didn't know I was on trial. Memo must've gotten lost in a Spam folder. BlueCaliDem Aug 2014 #25

You've made claims you cannot back up and won't address friendly_iconoclast Aug 2014 #26

Your final sentence nails it for me. pablo_marmol Aug 2014 #28

Are you suggesting that police are carrying illegally? Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #31

I'd like cops to change what they *do*, not what they carry friendly_iconoclast Aug 2014 #32

That would be a good start Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #33

Hell I fired 145 last week. ileus Aug 2014 #18

Obviously, you need the practice. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #27

See final sentence in post #26. Thank you so very much, really! NT pablo_marmol Aug 2014 #29

You're welcome! Whatever your thanks are for Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #30

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