Things that made you frown today (Political Version)

[cwolff]

We have done this before, it didn't help anything. What it did was make the shooting hobby suck, it fucking blows having to reload every 3/5 rounds and you're talking single shot. Do you suck this much at parties?

Why are you not calling for a ban on shotguns? Shotguns are by far a much better choice of gun for inside the hallways of a building. Why not a call for a ban on .22, .38, .45 and 9 mm handguns? These guns are used in more crimes than "assault rifles", long guns really are not that great of an option for school shooting situations.

They are the weapon of choice for this sort of thing are they not?

We did this type of thing before and it helped.

[cwolff]

The main problem though is mental health. We've agreed on that, why don't we focus on getting that changed instead. It is something both parties can get behind without a ton of push back.

Definitely. I have zero ideas on how this would work though. Mandatory school psychiatry appointments? How do we balance privacy and public safety with regards to mental health?

[Gelston]

If we get into a situation of copycat sniping and it becomes a big deal then I'm sure we will consider banning long guns or at least putting hella restrictions on them.

We ban knives now in cities. Not completely ban them but the blade length mostly. Switchblades may still be banned in places

Yeah, you're all about completely removing rights aren't you? What a great American you are.

[cwolff]

Yeah, you're all about completely removing rights aren't you? What a great American you are.

What rights? You don't have the right to any firearm you want.

You're getting personal. I've just stated facts. Bring Malvo and Boyd every year and see how fast they crack down on rifles.

[Neveragain]

They are the weapon of choice for this sort of thing are they not?

We did this type of thing before and it helped.

Pull up some official stats, handguns are by far used more for crimes. These "assault" rifles are expensive as fuck which makes them difficult to get, they did the same shit in the 90's with the mac 10, it was all bullshit then and it's all bullshit now. We didn't have problems with shooting up our schools, the guns have not changed.

[cwolff]

You're late to the discussion. We've already talked about regular crime vs. Spectacular crime like these shooting sprees. Gun statistics don't measure the impact of these shootings well. The response to the students from Parkland does though. They've lit a fire.

[Neveragain]

You're late to the discussion. We've already talked about regular crime vs. Spectacular crime like these shooting sprees. Gun statistics don't measure the impact of these shootings well. The response to the students from Parkland does though. They've lit a fire.

A fire?.....Like the Russian fire in the other thread?

You need to unplug dude. This will be forgot about by the end of the working week.

P.S. Here is the list of weapons used in Columbine:

Intratec TEC-DC9.
Hi-Point 995 Carbine.
Savage 67H pump-action shotgun.
Stevens 311D double barreled sawed-off shotgun.
99 explosives.
4 knives.

[cwolff]

A fire?.....Like the Russian fire in the other thread?

You need to unplug dude. This will be forgot about by the end of the working week.

Maybe, maybe not. I'd say its rash to make these bold declarations at this point.

A prominent Republican political donor demanded on Saturday that the party pass legislation to restrict access to guns, and vowed not to contribute to any candidates or electioneering groups that did not support a ban on the sale of military-style firearms to civilians.

Al Hoffman Jr., a Florida-based real estate developer who was a leading fund-raiser for George W. Bush’s campaigns, said he would seek to marshal support among other Republican political donors for a renewed assault weapons ban.

[cwolff]

A fire?.....Like the Russian fire in the other thread?

You need to unplug dude. This will be forgot about by the end of the working week.

P.S. Here is the list of weapons used in Columbine:

Intratec TEC-DC9.
Hi-Point 995 Carbine.
Savage 67H pump-action shotgun.
Stevens 311D double barreled sawed-off shotgun.
99 explosives.
4 knives.

Yup, that's a list. They got more kills with the sawed off shotgun than anything else too and thats been illegal forever

[drauz]

The response to the students from Parkland does though. They've lit a fire.

What do you think is more extreme? Banning a constitutional right or clear backpacks?