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RE: THE Gun Thread
May 30, 2022 at 12:12 pm
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In related news, Gregg Abbot gave two wildly antithetical speeches in response to the shooting. Telling people in Uvalde in person that they should absolutely expect new laws to come from this….and in a prerecorded message to the NRA in Houston that absolutely no laws will come of this.
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RE: THE Gun Thread
May 30, 2022 at 12:25 pm
(May 30, 2022 at 12:12 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: In related news, Gregg Abbot gave two wildly antithetical speeches in response to the shooting. Telling people in Uvalde in person that they should absolutely expect new laws to come from this….and in a prerecorded message to the NRA in Houston that absolutely no laws will come of this.
My money’s on option #2.
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RE: THE Gun Thread
May 30, 2022 at 12:26 pm
(May 30, 2022 at 12:03 pm)Huggy Bear Wrote: Uvalde Police out here cosplaying
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RE: THE Gun Thread
May 30, 2022 at 12:37 pm
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They’re an army of occupation pursuing the interests of our owners.
At #2. Ofc, that’s why he videoed it in. You kind of have to show up in person to lie with any gravitas.
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RE: THE Gun Thread
May 30, 2022 at 2:02 pm
(May 30, 2022 at 12:12 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: In related news, Gregg Abbot gave two wildly antithetical speeches in response to the shooting. Telling people in Uvalde in person that they should absolutely expect new laws to come from this….and in a prerecorded message to the NRA in Houston that absolutely no laws will come of this.
This shit is reminding me of this interview I found excerpted in an episode of Sacha Baron Cohen's Who is America
In the wake of Stephen Paddock raining converted Semi-automatic death onto a crowd of thousands of people, and injuring or killing 928 people (this appears to be the final figure) in the process, we have this Sloth-looking motherfucker arguing that the thing to do about it is... nothing. And if you're familiar with Piers Morgan at all, it's a testament to how far off the grid American conservatism is that HE ended up being the voice of reason.
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RE: THE Gun Thread
May 31, 2022 at 4:01 am
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The guy who took the monster down was a border contol agent Jacob Albarado who was getting a hairciut when he got a text from his wife, a schoolteacher at the school, they had an active shooter. He grabbed the barber' s shotgun and rushed to the school.
I find the words of the guy who solves a problem carries more weight than know it all armchair quarterbacks..
(FROM NYPOST)
I did what I was trained to do,” Albarado told the paper.
In a Facebook post just after midnight Wednesday morning, Albarado said one of his daughter’s teammates and friends was among the 19 students who were killed.
“I’m so angry, saddened and grateful all at once. Only time will heal their pain and hopefully changes will be made at all schools in the U.S. and teachers will be trained & allowed to carry in order to protect themselves and students,” he wrote.
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RE: THE Gun Thread
May 31, 2022 at 4:17 am
Handguns: Canada proposes complete freeze on ownership
Canada should introduce a total ban on the buying and selling of all handguns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said.
His government is proposing a new law that would freeze private ownership of all short-barrelled firearms.
The legislation would not ban the ownership of handguns outright - but would make it illegal to buy them.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-616415
It will probably never happen, but it's a good start!
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RE: THE Gun Thread
May 31, 2022 at 4:41 am
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I'll be honest.
I don't have a problem with this:
But, frankly, I think this is fucking ridiculous:
It appears to me, at least, to be nothing more than idiots trying to intimidate others.
I just don't see why any civilian needs to own an assault-style rifle, let alone numerous firearms.
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RE: THE Gun Thread
May 31, 2022 at 6:46 am
Dunno if the 'lowest gun death rate' is true, but this seems like a sensible step.
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RE: THE Gun Thread
May 31, 2022 at 6:48 am
(May 31, 2022 at 4:41 am)The Valkyrie Wrote: I'll be honest.
I don't have a problem with this:
But, frankly, I think this is fucking ridiculous:
It appears to me, at least, to be nothing more than idiots trying to intimidate others.
I just don't see why any civilian needs to own an assault-style rifle, let alone numerous firearms.
I don't find Oreos especially intimidating.
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