Gun Control thread (merged many)

[Ducimus]

Red Dawn is a bit of fiction that made for a fun Teenybopper movie in the 80's, nobody's going to invade us, and the government wouldn't have an easy time putting down a full scale revolt as some folks across the Atlantic may think. As Government facilities depend on the local populace to operate, as do the people who work there, and their families, who are also part of the local populace.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by yubba

As of jan 12 2013 30 state signed petitions to succeed from the federal government,,.

I don't think states need to have a petition to succeed. Our 50 states has been successful for decades.

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by yubba

As of jan 12 2013 30 state signed petitions to succeed from the federal government.....

No they didn't. Residents of thirty states signed petitions and even Texas (insert angelic chorus) officially distanced itself from them.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

No they didn't. Residents of thirty states signed petitions and even Texas (insert angelic chorus) officially distanced itself from them.

A lot closer to the truth.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

No they didn't. Residents of thirty states signed petitions and even Texas (insert angelic chorus) officially distanced itself from them.

Ugh, There you go. Bringing in facts again.

and the government wouldn't have an easy time putting down a full scale revolt as some folks across the Atlantic may think. As Government facilities depend on the local populace to operate, as do the people who work there, and their families, who are also part of the local populace.

The problem with that notion in practical terms is the people who are talking about revolution manage to open their mouths and express what they call thoughts, and instantly alienate vast swaths of the population with their kooky ideologies.
Its kinda hard to get mass public support when the vocal elements of the upcoming uprising are clearly nuts.

[Buddahaid]

Residents in all 50 states have signed petitions now and amount to less than 0.5% of the US population. You got a ways to go Yubba.

EDIT: Oops I had to fix my math.

[Feuer Frei!]

A former mayoral candidate in Tucson, Ariz., is drawing heated criticism from Democrats after he launched a program this week to hand out free shotguns in high-crime neighborhoods.

Well, it seems it's perfectly ok for Joe 'Smokin Gun' Biden to proclaim: "Get a shotgun", but when it's suggested they actually be handed out to people in Texas and Arizona, where they are needed in some neighbourhoods, the elites are getting all huffy and puffy:

State Rep. Victoria Steele, who represents Tucson, called the program plain lunacy.

Arizonans in Tucson and across the state are demanding that we reduce gun violence and create safer communities. Handing out shotguns is not a solution," she said in a written statement.

House Minority Leader Chad Campbell called it "ideological extremism at its worst" and a political gimmick that could have dangerous consequences.

The article is sourced from here




This idea came from the Armed Citizen Project, in a nutshell, handing out guns to citizens in high-crime neighbourhoods and studying the effect.
http://www.armedcitizenproject.org/


Guns for Votes? Hell yea.

Maybe they should make gun ownership compulsory for welfare claimants...

[August]

Hey if the Vice President, speaking in the name of the President of the United States says to get a shotgun then how can anyone argue?

[Betonov]

I want one. Will they be checking ID or is a Texas accent enough

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by AndyJWest

Maybe they should make gun ownership compulsory for welfare claimants...

I saw what you did there.

[NeonSamurai]

Suddenly Ice Cube's song "they give us guns and drugs then wonder why the <censored> we're thugs" comes to mind.

I doubt such a move will make the communities safer, but I'm sure it will increase the body count a fair amount.

[the_tyrant]

Is it really going to happen?

Probably the guy just wants to pull a Marilyn Manson

[gimpy117]

and suddenly a bunch of shotguns get sawed off and fall into the hands of gangsters