gun control (really)

[slipknotpsycho]

LEAVE OUT INSULTS, MAKE YOUR ARGUMENT, BUT BE CIVIL.

i made this thread cuz it's obvious everyone has their peice to speak on this, especially after today's events. so bring those arguments here... from this point on, lets leave the VT thread alone, other then to express condolonces or share stories relating to it (family members, friends, ect directly involved in the event)

there's a good possibility alot of people lost someone today, and that thread shouldn't be continually litered with arguments that have nothing really to do with the devestation.... i'm sure it hurts/angers those people that they may have lost someone, and all that's going on in the thread is THIS discussion...

so bring it here, but keep it civil.. if you got something to say, bring it here... (mods i dunno if you can, but if you could, move all that crap here... or atleast from this point on... i really honestly feel everyoen who even knew anyone there....)

slipknotpsycho Reviewed by slipknotpsycho on 04-16-2007. gun control (really) LEAVE OUT INSULTS, MAKE YOUR ARGUMENT, BUT BE CIVIL. i made this thread cuz it's obvious everyone has their peice to speak on this, especially after today's events. so bring those arguments here... from this point on, lets leave the VT thread alone, other then to express condolonces or share stories relating to it (family members, friends, ect directly involved in the event) there's a good possibility alot of people lost someone today, and that thread shouldn't be continually litered with Rating: 5

[Psycho4Bud]

Because of the nature of this thread combined with todays events I moved this into politics.........lets try to keep this civil.

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[xxxhazexxx]

sorry for being an arse but what happend that bad slipknotpsycho

[Diary of a Madman]

yuck........I don't think Im going to change anyones opinion on this one, and you arent going to change mine.......too much typing anyways.

I smell a shit storm a-brewin.

[higher4hockey]

"when guns are out-lawed only out-laws will have guns"

its the same with weed, i dont see how any pot smoker after seeing the damage prohibtion has done, can honestly say that we need to get rid of guns. i own many guns, i am a responsible gun owner. why should i have to give up my guns because a few bad apples use them for harm?

[xxxhazexxx]

i just watch the cnn report them poor peeps i dont know what to say sad days

[pwn3dy0]

I think you gun grabbers are missing the big picture. The number of people that have been disarmed and massacred by their own governments is exponentially higher than the number of people that have been killed by common criminals armed with guns. The real threat comes from agents of the State, not Jamal mugging you for your wallet. This should be the main focus of any anti-victim-disarmament argument.

That being said, Having a gun on Virginia Tech campus was a crime. Therefore, students couldn't defend themselves. All they could do is call 911 and wait for the cops who stayed outside and hid behind trees instead of trying to find the gunman.

If the students were allowed to be own a firearm the casualities would be reduced greatly.

[Fengzi]

I support logical gun control. By that I mean a background check, waiting period for purchasing, and something along the lines of a yearly proof of ownership/re-registration of a person's guns. I also think there's no need for a person to own an M-16 or AK-47, regardless of whether or not they're fully automatic or otherwise. I am sensible enough, however, to realize that making guns illegal is not the answer. Maybe if we did it 100, or even 50, years ago but now there are just too many out there. Like the saying goes, if owning a gun is a crime, only the criminals will have guns.

[ATrain]

I don't know much about gun control but I know something needs to change. I don't want to strip people of their right to arms but I think I heard on BBC World today that there have been 19 fatal school shootings in the past ten years

I would just like to see an end to gun violence, that is all it comes down to for me :hippy:

[guitar_player882006]

As far as I'm concerned gun control is load of BS. Maybe that's because I'm on the good side. I respect all my firearms with the up most respect, including that they're secured properly, seperated from any ammo, and ALWAYS empty. Except for the home defense weapon, that stays loaded, but in a safe. It has been proven in states that have looser gun control laws there is a LOWER rate of crime. This is something that the media normally tends to hide under the rug. Just my $.o2