There's a good article in the Disgusting thread that points out that, unfortunately, stricter gun laws are unlikely to prevent mass shootings like this one.
Maybe not prevent, but how about reducing the probability of such an event?
There's a good article in the Disgusting thread that points out that, unfortunately, stricter gun laws are unlikely to prevent mass shootings like this one.
Violence begets violence and I firmly believe that just owning a gun ( IMO) brings the negative energy of violence/fear in to your home and it will manifest in your life eventually.
gawker.com
Warner Bros. Will Donate Portion of Dark Knight Rises Proceeds to Aurora Shooting Victims
Though it would not say exactly how much it planned to donate, Warner Bros. is expected to contribute a "substantial" sum, according to sources.
The Hollywood Reporter says the studio will contribute to a Giving First fund that will distribute the money among several charities providing support for victims of the Aurora theater shooting and their families.
Warner Bros. initially declined to release dollar figures for TDKR's opening weekend out of respect for the victims, but it was eventually revealed that the film had grossed a record-setting $160.9 million.
Can someone here who is pro-guns explain to me in what kind of fucking situation would an ordinary citizen need an assault rifle?
Did you grow up around a lot of really bad hunters? Who needs a magazine that holds 100 rounds(which is what was found in this shooting) when hunting?The term "assault rifle" is a military term. The civilian version AR-15 is a semi-automatic weapon. It does not fire full auto as the military version.
There are many traditonal looking unscary looking semi-automatic hunting
rifles that can fire at the same rate as the AR-15.
It seems the term "assault" and (in some people's mind) the evil
appearance of the AR-15 raises a red flag.
The AR-15 is a very popular rifle among hunters because it is a great rifle and offers hunters dozens of different options and gear.
That is my answer to your question.
This is a manipulated statistic put out by NRA propaganda. Why talk about law abidding citizens then all of a sudden talk about criminal on criminal violence when it comes to cities like Chicago when you are trying to point to states with strict gun laws?-U.S. cities that have the strictest gun laws have the highest murder rates.
There have been about 260 murders in Chicago since January. (Most of these have been gang and drug related)
The "why" will always be there, so why allow them the tool that dispenses a hundred bullets in one load?It's easy to blame guns. It's a lot more difficult to ask why a person would go into a movie theater and kill.
How about gun culture?What cultural or societal issues should we discuss?
the iron horse7545332 said:-Four of the top five most recent mass shootings did not occur in America.
Americans have the right and advantage of being armed – unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.
~ James Madison
You know, at the time Madison wrote this, a talented shooter could get a max of three shots from a musket pet minute, and barely one a minute with a rifle. In addition, there were violent battles errupting all over the colonies, whether with the British or Native population.
Do you honestly think this quote should apply to gun control laws today?
You know, at the time Madison wrote this, a talented shooter could get a max of three shots from a musket pet minute, and barely one a minute with a rifle. In addition, there were violent battles errupting all over the colonies, whether with the British or Native population.
Did you grow up around a lot of really bad hunters? Who needs a magazine that holds 100 rounds(which is what was found in this shooting) when hunting?
My brother-in-law is really into the right to bear arms. Heck, he's a got a huge stash of rifles in his garage. He says he's exercising his constitutional right to own guns and he only uses them to go hunting, but I get the feeling he's exercising some sort of conservative view of American manhood or something. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I think his collection reflects something deeper than just hunting. So if we want gun control, we would have to look hard at our society and see why some Americans are so gun-crazy, like its an extension of themselves.
I don't know. Didn't seem to stop the guy at the Aurora theater, though. He was hanging out by the back exit at one point.
I think that it is absolutely astounding and depressing that gun control is the one issue in America that is like its sacred cow which cannot and will not be touched by 99.9% of politicians in power. President Obama scurried away from any type of meaningful gun control change as soon as he could after this massacre. Nobody is willing to take it on.
Another thing that we can thank the SCOTUS for is their finding that the second amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm unconnected to service in a militia. This is very interesting because we constantly hear from people like INDY about strict constitutional legalism, but when it comes to interpreting the second amendment, then I guess a more liberal application of what words really mean is fine.
^^^ya, anything is better than what we have now!!! Today on the radio I heard some numbskull call in to Stephanie Miller's show and say that he couldn't understand how or why no one stopped the guy once he started shooting and that everyone in there should have had a gun, much like that numbskull GOP Congressman from Texas; Gohmert .... said "Aurora shooting ‘terrorist act,’ questions why no one else in theater had a gun" Seriously. Don't people understand how ridiculous that is? Not only would more people have died, but the chaos and panic would have just multiplied. Violence begets violence and I firmly believe that just owning a gun ( IMO) brings the negative energy of violence/fear in to your home and it will manifest in your life eventually.
Yes, I know people protect themselves and homes from intruders, but...I think it's because ( yes I know..this is out there but there is something to this) it's drawn to them by the energy they focus on.
Quick story... when I lived in Panama in Central America, a 3rd world country ( no I was not military, we were civilians) every house on our street got burglarized at one time or another. In the 25 years we lived there, nothing ever happened to us. I think it was the loving energy my parents put out, plus not turning away the beggars that would come to our door... my mother fed them and gave them clothes. It's that loving energy that protected us I am convinced. Yes, I know that is way out there for some of you, but I am just sharing .... food for thought. No rotten tomatoes please.
I think that it is absolutely astounding and depressing that gun control is the one issue in America that is like its sacred cow which cannot and will not be touched by 99.9% of politicians in power. President Obama scurried away from any type of meaningful gun control change as soon as he could after this massacre. Nobody is willing to take it on.
Another thing that we can thank the SCOTUS for is their finding that the second amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm unconnected to service in a militia. This is very interesting because we constantly hear from people like INDY about strict constitutional legalism, but when it comes to interpreting the second amendment, then I guess a more liberal application of what words really mean is fine.
I think we will all agree that it would be much more productive if this could be the focus of the debates.None of which prohibits waiting periods, restrictions and common sense restrictions in my view.