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Post by Sir Tinley on Mar 5, 2024 9:57:55 GMT -5
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Post by ron on Mar 5, 2024 10:54:39 GMT -5
You’re a gun guy. You can’t see the blood flowing in the streets. The explosion of guns turns spats into murders. You deflect and suggest we fix people. Withdrawing guns is much easier. Your fix hasn’t worked while the problem has become unbeatable . It’s time to turn the page Are you attempting to excuse a 15 year old carrying a gun?! You're promoting we give up our freedoms because of the actions of the very few... Sorry, I can't agree with that. I don’t promote it. I expect it given the vast ocean of guns we are all swimming in |
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Post by olaf on Mar 5, 2024 11:03:43 GMT -5
Are you attempting to excuse a 15 year old carrying a gun?! You're promoting we give up our freedoms because of the actions of the very few... Sorry, I can't agree with that. I don’t promote it. I expect it given the vast ocean of guns we are all swimming in are responsible for the leading of death among children. In 2020, firearms surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death for children and teens. Deaths due to firearm-related injuries — including death by homicide, suicide, or accident — were around 20% of all child and teen deaths in 2020 and 2021, the largest proportion in at least four decades. usafacts.org/data-projects/child-death |
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Post by BuckysRevenge on Mar 5, 2024 11:07:03 GMT -5
Guns are more prevalent than people. Yup. In 2018, the Small Arms Survey reported that there are over one billion small arms distributed globally, of which 857 million (about 85 percent) are in civilian hands.[1][2] The survey stated that American civilians account for an estimated 393 million (about 46 percent) of the worldwide total of civilian held firearms,[2] or about 120.5 firearms for every 100 American residents.[2] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_ownershipThat's just small firearms. "Small arms" includes handguns and rifles of all types. |
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Post by ron on Mar 5, 2024 11:20:08 GMT -5
I don’t promote it. I expect it given the vast ocean of guns we are all swimming in are responsible for the leading of death among children. In 2020, firearms surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death for children and teens. Deaths due to firearm-related injuries — including death by homicide, suicide, or accident — were around 20% of all child and teen deaths in 2020 and 2021, the largest proportion in at least four decades. usafacts.org/data-projects/child-deathJFC, I/we should have expected this. It’s a numbers game and the guns are winning |
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Post by Snerb on Mar 5, 2024 11:20:24 GMT -5
Are you attempting to excuse a 15 year old carrying a gun?! You're promoting we give up our freedoms because of the actions of the very few... Sorry, I can't agree with that. I don’t promote it. I expect it given the vast ocean of guns we are all swimming in How is it that the vast majority of guns aren't killing people and are locked away in safes? Your blinders and foot stomping are actually hurting progress. |
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Post by Snerb on Mar 5, 2024 11:21:22 GMT -5
"The very few" are responsible for the leading of death among children. In 2020, firearms surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death for children and teens. Deaths due to firearm-related injuries — including death by homicide, suicide, or accident — were around 20% of all child and teen deaths in 2020 and 2021, the largest proportion in at least four decades. usafacts.org/data-projects/child-death JFC, I/we should have expected this. It’s a numbers game and the guns are winning There are more firearms in my house than there are people... How is it I'm still here? |
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Post by ron on Mar 5, 2024 11:24:18 GMT -5
JFC, I/we should have expected this. It’s a numbers game and the guns are winning There are more firearms in my house than there are people... How is it I'm still here? Your arguments are silly. The problem we have is not related to responsible gun owners The problem is the vast supply of guns around us and the impact society. Think “macro” not “micro” level |
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Post by Snerb on Mar 5, 2024 11:30:43 GMT -5
There are more firearms in my house than there are people... How is it I'm still here? Your arguments are silly. The problem we have is not related to responsible gun owners The problem is the vast supply of guns around us and the impact society. Think “macro” not “micro” level Exactly Ron! Now, out your critical thinking cap on... How would you reduce gun violence and still allow the freedom for others to own and operate firearms? |
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Post by Sir Tinley on Mar 5, 2024 11:32:00 GMT -5
How is it that the vast majority of guns aren't killing people and are locked away in safes? I had this discussion about 20 years ago. We were sitting at a break table and the topic of guns came up. One guy who leans anti-gun asked why you need more than one gun. You can only use one gun at a time, why not limit people to one gun? He is/was a bowler. Competition and national tournament level bowler. I asked him how many bowling balls he has and he brightened up and said he wasn't sure, twenty-something...Then he went into an off the head running list- he has some for practice, some for leagues, some for tournaments, different weights, different spin rates, some for old lanes, some for new lanes, some for heavy oil, some for difficult oil patterns, some he doesn't use any more... It was when I said you can only roll one at a time so you just need one ball, the light went off. OK, now I get it, he said and went back to talk about bowling. |
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Post by olaf on Mar 5, 2024 11:33:28 GMT -5
Your arguments are silly. The problem we have is not related to responsible gun owners The problem is the vast supply of guns around us and the impact society. Think “macro” not “micro” level Exactly Ron! Now, out your critical thinking cap on... How would you reduce gun violence and still allow the freedom for others to own and operate firearms? Limit ownership to one gun and one bullet per household. You can exchange your single spent cartridge for a new single bullet. Problem solved. |
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Post by Sir Tinley on Mar 5, 2024 11:34:24 GMT -5
There are more firearms in my house than there are people... How is it I'm still here? I'm going to guess that you aren't the type to join a mob of 600 in an amusement park looking for violence? You should give up your guns to protect their right to rampage in the midst of kids looking to have fun safely..... |
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Post by Snerb on Mar 5, 2024 11:43:58 GMT -5
There are more firearms in my house than there are people... How is it I'm still here? I'm going to guess that you aren't the type to join a mob of 600 in an amusement park looking for violence? You should give up your guns to protect their right to rampage in the midst of kids looking to have fun safely..... You're right, that doesn't interest me. And, that's exactly what the small brains want...us lawful owners should surrender our firearms so some schmuck doesn't shoot someone 19 states away. |
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Post by Snerb on Mar 5, 2024 12:06:53 GMT -5
Surrender our phones??
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Post by Sir Tinley on Mar 5, 2024 12:10:20 GMT -5
The Supreme Court Is The Last Functioning Institution In AmericaThat’s why it’s doomed. n a 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court ruled states cannot use section 3 of the 14th Amendment to kick Donald Trump off state ballots over his alleged “insurrectionist” actions on Jan. 6, 2021. Learning that state officials aren’t empowered to simply toss leading presidential candidates off ballots came as a great surprise to many incredulous left-wingers. Once you’ve convinced yourself Trump led a Hitlerian putsch that nearly overthrew democracy, every crackpot legal theory aimed at stopping him sounds not only morally justified but legally sound. Just last week, progressives were fuming that the Supreme Court hasn’t expedited Trump’s immunity claims to fit with Joe Biden’s campaign schedule. The deeper problem, though, is that the left — but, really, anyone who is Trump-obsessed — can’t seem to comprehend the notion of neutrality in law or principle. Here, for instance, is how the Associated Press framed the court’s decision: “Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to hold him accountable for attack on Capitol in 2021.” That is, most definitely, not what happened. SCOTUS ruled on the constitutional question. Whether Colorado thinks it’s holding Trump accountable — and the contention that he engaged in “insurrection” is, let’s just say, highly debatable — is another story. In any event, the case is another reminder that the Supreme Court is perhaps the only functioning institution of government. By “functioning,” of course, I don’t mean the court “moves the country forward,” “upholds democracy,” “keeps us safe,” or any of the other twaddle leftists insist constitutes good governance. I mean a court majority takes its constitutional mandate, as written, seriously. No, SCOTUS doesn’t get every case right. Sometimes, led by the chief justice, it is perplexingly Solomonic. But it is wrong within the contours of normal. Congress, on the other hand, has handed its responsibilities on war, spending, and governing to the executive branch. At this point, we are far more likely to see a congressman dunking on someone on social media than acting to defend the document he swore to uphold. Worse, Democrats are often cheerleaders for more executive abuse. The White House, also abnormally, feels unfettered in regulating the economy and our lives with no oversight from the legislative branch or voters. Biden openly ignores the court. The most obvious example is the unconstitutional student loan “forgiveness” plan, a transparent effort to bribe younger voters. Sure, the Colorado ballot case was so weak that even Sonia Sotomayor couldn’t go along with Democrats. That’s rare. If it weren’t for originalists (for lack of a better word), the country would have been plunged into chaos long ago, and not only on the political front. Without the Trump nominees, unions would still be forcing workers to pay dues to participate in causes they don’t support, but Americans could lose their businesses over thought crimes. Without this court, the concocted “right” to an abortion would still be constitutionally guaranteed, but not the rights to self-defense or free expression. Without this court, schools could still discriminate based on race, the Environmental Protection Agency could control the entire economy, and the president could unilaterally make you pay other people’s loans. And that’s just for starters. In July 2020, the Supreme Court’s approval rating stood at 58 percent. A few months earlier, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer threatened justices with a “whirlwind” if they ignored the will of the Democratic Party. Democrats have been ratcheting up their attacks on the court since Barack Obama used his State of the Union to publicly castigate it upholding the First Amendment. Since that time, a concerted project among donors, politicians, and major media organizations to smear and delegitimize the high court has been underway. It’s working. As of the last poll taken, the court’s approval rating had fallen to 41 percent and its disapproval was at 58 percent, most of the change driven by left-wing voters. Most of the justices have been impressively resistant to the pressures of politics. The court, obviously, was conceived to be impervious to the vagaries of public opinion. This is an upsetting notion for people like Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, one of the nation’s leading conspiracy theorists, who believes low poll numbers are proof of a legitimacy problem. What, one wonders, does that say about the 12 percent approval of Congress? Every time the left suffers a setback at SCOTUS, they accuse justices with long histories of consistent judicial philosophy of corruption. When the conservatives lose—as they did recently with North Carolina redistricting and the case covering gender dysphoria under disability laws—the media act like it is some huge surprise that the court didn’t act reflexively partisan. This, like so many of the contemporary left’s accusations, is just projection. The reason the left has a poor record in front of the court—and the trend goes back to Obama’s historic string of losses—isn’t that SCOTUS is bought, it’s that the contemporary left’s vision of governance conflicts with the Constitution. If the left doesn’t destroy the court, it is likely blue states will begin ignoring it. But for now, SCOTUS remains perhaps the last institutional bulwark against lawlessness and nuttery. thefederalist.com/2024/03/04/the-supreme-court-is-the-last-functioning-institution-in-america/
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Post by Lige on Mar 5, 2024 12:12:40 GMT -5
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Post by eXiT on Mar 5, 2024 12:14:30 GMT -5
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Post by olaf on Mar 5, 2024 12:16:38 GMT -5
Do you purposely follow the most vile twitter accounts you can? Holy fuck! Racism confirmed... again. |
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Post by ron on Mar 5, 2024 12:27:37 GMT -5
I'm going to guess that you aren't the type to join a mob of 600 in an amusement park looking for violence? You should give up your guns to protect their right to rampage in the midst of kids looking to have fun safely..... You're right, that doesn't interest me. And, that's exactly what the small brains want...us lawful owners should surrender our firearms so some schmuck doesn't shoot someone 19 states away. I have a small brain because I disagree with you? |
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Post by ron on Mar 5, 2024 12:30:03 GMT -5
Your arguments continue to be silly |
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Post by ron on Mar 5, 2024 13:13:16 GMT -5
Court rules Florida’s ‘stop woke’ law restricting business diversity training is unconstitutional
A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida law pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that limits diversity and race-based discussions in private workplaces is unconstitutional
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Post by FSUgradLSUfan on Mar 5, 2024 13:29:47 GMT -5
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Post by Craig440 on Mar 5, 2024 13:32:12 GMT -5
Exactly Ron! Now, out your critical thinking cap on... How would you reduce gun violence and still allow the freedom for others to own and operate firearms? Limit ownership to one gun and one bullet per household. You can exchange your single spent cartridge for a new single bullet. Problem solved. We gonna call it the Barney Fife rule? |
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Post by olaf on Mar 5, 2024 13:33:45 GMT -5
Limit ownership to one gun and one bullet per household. You can exchange your single spent cartridge for a new single bullet. Problem solved. We gonna call it the Barney Fife rule? If the shoe fits… |
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