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Arioch
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Joined: November 21 2004
Location: United States
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Posted: December 12 2004 at 14:44 |
Joren wrote:
Carrying a gun is legal, smoking pot is illegal.
I'm glad I don't live in the USA.
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Me too! I'm glad you don't live the USA either.
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Knight of the Swords
Lord of Entropy
Duke of Chaos
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Reed Lover
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Joined: July 16 2004
Location: Sao Tome and Pr
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Posted: December 12 2004 at 14:34 |
Joren wrote:
Carrying a gun is legal, smoking pot is illegal.
I'm glad I don't live in the USA.
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Me too, apparently you deserve to be shot for speaking out against the gun-lovers!
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Joren
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Joined: February 07 2004
Location: Netherlands
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Points: 6667
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Posted: December 12 2004 at 14:31 |
Carrying a gun is legal, smoking pot is illegal.
I'm glad I don't live in the USA.
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Quacky
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Joined: October 30 2004
Location: Canada
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Points: 63
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Posted: December 12 2004 at 14:20 |
All I can say is that I don't like guns. Guns don't kill people, people with guns kill people.
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Proghead
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Joined: December 08 2004
Location: South Africa
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Posted: December 12 2004 at 10:32 |
A messy
kitchen is a happy kitchen and this kitchen is delirious.
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Reed Lover
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Posted: December 12 2004 at 07:20 |
threefates wrote:
Actually I think its people like you that proves the need for guns.
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See -this gun thing is ingrained in you.
You want to shoot me for being anti-gun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who are all these people who are too frightened/polite to say I'm thick? Now that is stupid! Sticks and stones etc. If you are passionate about something-you've got to talk with passion. Anyone who thinks gun ownership is ok deserves to be hoisted with their own petard.But actually no they dont because nobody deserves that!
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Reed Lover
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Location: Sao Tome and Pr
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Posted: December 12 2004 at 07:09 |
No but banning guns would be an obvious start.
I'm not saying that it will solve the problem overnight, but it is the obvious start.
This is bizaare.
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goose
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Joined: June 20 2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 4097
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Posted: December 12 2004 at 07:06 |
Unfortunately I can't find the link, but a while ago I looked at a
table comparing deaths from shootings with legality of firearms, and several countries where firearms
are outlawed had higher death rates from shootings then the USA. I'm
not sure of the exact circumstances of the data, and for what it's
worth I'm on the anti-gun side, but it does demonstrate that the issue
isn't as simple as some people assume.
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Reed Lover
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Joined: July 16 2004
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Posted: December 12 2004 at 06:45 |
threefates wrote:
Reed Lover wrote:
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and I'm not saying you are thick, although sometimes evidence points otherwise, just that's what about 3 billion people all think.
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Actually all the evidence I've seen says the opposite, but then I guess you read backwards to. And I'm sure I'm not the only one here who thinks that... just the only one who doesn't ignore you....
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DOH,I am not saying you are thick, although your reading is obviously patchy,I said your country's poulation is perceived as being thick-not quite the same thing.
The greatest form of gun control is not to ban them is it?
Like I said
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threefates
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Joined: June 30 2004
Location: United States
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Posted: December 12 2004 at 01:11 |
Actually I think its people like you that proves the need for guns.
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threefates
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Posted: December 12 2004 at 01:08 |
Reed Lover wrote:
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and I'm not saying you are thick, although sometimes evidence points otherwise, just that's what about 3 billion people all think.
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Actually all the evidence I've seen says the opposite, but then I guess you read backwards to. And I'm sure I'm not the only one here who thinks that... just the only one who doesn't ignore you....
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Quacky
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Joined: October 30 2004
Location: Canada
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Posted: December 11 2004 at 21:54 |
The problem with that, Arioch, is the mountain militias may be the ones trying to overthrow your gov't.
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Arioch
Forum Senior Member
Joined: November 21 2004
Location: United States
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Points: 169
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Posted: December 11 2004 at 21:00 |
Hey, at least if we're invaded they 'll have to contend with millions of nutty mountain militia citizens as well as our armed forces. The world hasn't experienced partisan activity until you invaded the US...
I say this in jest of course......carry on the argument and please ignore me.
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Knight of the Swords
Lord of Entropy
Duke of Chaos
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Reed Lover
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Location: Sao Tome and Pr
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Posted: December 11 2004 at 20:07 |
If only they had one of these:
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Reed Lover
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Posted: December 11 2004 at 20:04 |
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Reed Lover
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Posted: December 11 2004 at 19:59 |
threefates wrote:
Reed Lover wrote:
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Reed Lover
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Posted: December 11 2004 at 19:54 |
^
and I'm not saying you are thick, although sometimes evidence points otherwise, just that's what about 3 billion people all think.
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Reed Lover
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Posted: December 11 2004 at 19:53 |
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That's why everone else in the world believes you Americans are thick!
Hey, and that's a fact!
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threefates
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Location: United States
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Posted: December 11 2004 at 19:44 |
Reed Lover wrote:
threefates wrote:
I guess the fact that drugs kill more people in this country than guns means nothing to you at all.
Yes it does, but it is a seperate issue.
No its not...
However, banning guns does not get rid of them, just like banning drugs hasn't seemed to decrease their availability here either.
What a silly thing to say.People still drink and drive,rob,assault,murder people even though there is legislation against these things,so should we decriminalise them?
Actually I think what you said is quite silly. Drinking alcohol is legal here... as it evidently is in your country. So having legislation against driving while drunk means nothing, if you can continue to drink.
I think all of you have good intentions, but a non-realistic look at the situation.
So basically we do nothing and that is OK? That is your realistic answer to the situation.How can banning guns not be a good thing? Explain.
Thats evidently your look at is. Mine would be to come up with solutions surrounding the people holding the guns... not the guns themselves. Someone who has the mentality to kill someone could care less about the vehicle used. |
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Reed Lover
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Joined: July 16 2004
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Posted: December 11 2004 at 18:37 |
threefates wrote:
I guess the fact that drugs kill more people in this country than guns means nothing to you at all.
Yes it does,but it is a seperate issue.
I hate guns. I don't want to be anywhere near one, I prefer never having to see one... and I could care less if they were banned. However, banning guns does not get rid of them, just like banning drugs hasn't seemed to decrease their availability here either.
What a silly thing to say.People still drink and drive,rob,assault,murder people even though there is legislation against these things,so should we decriminalise them?
I think all of you have good intentions, but a non-realistic look at the situation.
So basically we do nothing and that is OK? That is your realistic answer to the situation.How can banning guns not be a good thing? Explain. |
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