Constitutional Rights

[ricochet]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but thecat is right. If you honestly think that the government turns on us and we would be able to fight them off with shotguns and rifles you are sadly mistaken.

You forget that the government isn't some magical entity, it's an organization of Americans many of whom believe in the 2nd amendment.

Do you think that the military will turn on the American public?

[Meltdown]

Ill give you we have the most Gun violence out of any first world country, I will not give you we have the most violent crime of the first world. That would be scotland.


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...icle568214.ece

I do think we can lower our gun violence but dont kid yourself into thinking we are all that violent compared to others.

Yes and no

the usa might not be the most violent but usa is the example of the world for allot of country. I also believe that they should change there law. Because sending people to years of prison so they can come out and kill more people isn't going to work. where we live we a system that give people they help they need. and voila here every things goes allot better. just putting people away because it will ease your pain does not mean it is the best solution, if those people come out of jail with more hatred then they have been put into because they never got any help i do say they should change the system.

There allot of weird people out there who can easily get a gun and kill people, is that how we want to live, seeing every week another news bulletin of people being shot by weirdo.

[-=Toy=-=Québec=-FR]

Oh god America.

I clearly have too many American friends on Facebook. lol

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[StarsMine]

Oh god America.

I clearly have too many American friends on Facebook. lol

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Airsoft fight
I want to get some airsoft guns.

[maynard]

Airsoft fight
I want to get some airsoft guns.

paintball > airsoft

[Rapedollar$]

Rage. we are ok now. well stated. at least so far.

[Assassin]

You forget that the government isn't some magical entity, it's an organization of Americans many of whom believe in the 2nd amendment.

Do you think that the military will turn on the American public?

While true this has already been proven in many countries before. The army can and will turn on it's people if the government asks it to. It's what they are paid to do and drilled into thinking. You follow orders for the better cause. Now, while this works in the field while we are abroad, it would work the same here. Just saying. Some free thinking people would be like ...wait a min...but the grunts by and large would just follow the orders. Better you than me scenario.

[Rage]

Rage. we are ok now. well stated. at least so far.

I dont even understand why were weren't but hey ill take it. And if they start trying to take our guns, you are all welcome to northern maine. Remote, Plenty of food and water. Over a million acres of forest land. We can build a community there. I get to choose who comes in tho, sorry Owns... tits or gtfo

[Rapedollar$]

I dont even understand why were weren't but hey ill take it. And if they start trying to take our guns, you are all welcome to northern maine. Remote, Plenty of food and water. Over a million acres of forest land. We can build a community there. I get to choose who comes in tho, sorry Owns... tits or gtfo

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[Penis シ]

This should be required watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yATeti5GmI8

The point of this video is to give you a direct definition of an Assault Rifle and a Semi-Automatic Rifle. It's also stated once or twice in this video that of ALL of the murders EVER committed with assault rifles, only two were done with legally owned assault rifles.

The next point I would like to make is that there are two options below semi-automatic rifles. One is a pump shotgun, the other is a bolt action rifle. I would not like to use a bolt action rifle to protect myself, and I SURE as hell would not like to see a pump shotgun used in the next gun tragedy. As far as the clips go, YES, I can see the point that it may be unnecessary for hunting, but that's not what extended clips were created for. It isn't war either. It's target practice convenience. On a "day" at the range, it's easy to go through 1000+ rounds. On a standard clip, of 12, that is 83 reloads. If you have 30 bullet clips, you give yourself 33 reloads. Cuts a LOT of time, so you can get to your hobby. This is bigger for semi-automatic rifles.

The next media lie that I would like to dissect is that these guns "fire as fast as you can pull the trigger" or that they can even fire "as many as 45 rounds per minute". This may be true for trained professionals, but many enthusiasts, and especially the people committing these travesties cannot live up to these standards. You'll be lucky to get a whole clip out of them in 60 seconds, if the gun is properly cleaned and maintained, and if they are strong enough to maintain accuracy. But I've seen bolt action shooters go through 30 bullets in a minute. The average police response time for something of this variety is 6 minutes. That's far more than 26 deaths for a trained individual. Again, they are not the ones committing these travesties.

What's the solution? It starts with culture. Not video games or movies. Problem solving, compassion, and empathy. Then it's about healthcare. It's about instilling consequence, and passion into every child. It's about teaching fellow man how to overcome obstacles instead of merely avoiding them. It's about learning that there is no one correct answer for any question and a good intention is the best.

You want to prevent the next tragedy? Go after the media. They'll spend weeks building a shrine of shit around this person glorifying and immortalizing them. You want to fix the problem. Don't give them the time of day. Don't let the next person see what the satisfaction is like. I guarantee most of you know more about the killer than any single victim. I guarantee that most of you know the names of more of these psychopaths than the names of their victims.

Guns aren't the enemy, people aren't the enemy. There is NO enemy but the media. Take down those two avenues and you'll have a rich riverbed of soil to cultivate the next generation for good.