The FAST Approaching Gun Ban

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A bit of light relief -- love this show:

Little Britain USA: America's Love for Guns

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At least five killed in California shooting:

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Rapper Ice T on US gun control (20July12):

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Love George Carlin...

George Carlin on the NRA

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What Makes Florida the 'Gunshine' State:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-m...p_ref=politics

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I skipped a few days, but here’s what happened over that last two days, May 13th and 14th.

In Alaska, a man accidentally discharged a firearm wounding himself and a bystander.

In Georgia a 19 year-old was “playing” with a gun an accidentally shot his brother.

In Arizona a three year old child shot himself in the face and died.

In New York the police accidentally shot a bi-polar schizophrenic they were trying to calm down.

A fourteen year old kid in New Mexico accidentally shot his friend while playing with a pistol.

An Aurora Colorado school employee accidentally shot a student.

In Florida a four year old child accidentally shot an eleven year old.

In West Virginia and thirteen year old boy was shot.

A Tennessee man accidentally shot his 13-month-old daughter in the chest while taking apart his handgun inside the appartment where they lived.

A Wisconsin man shot himself in the neck.

An Iowa man shot himself while unloading his 9mm at a shooting range.

An accidental weapon discharge in a car killed a fifteen year old in Texas.

A gun in the pocket of a Florida accidentally discharged in a bowling alley.

A sixteen year old Alaskan shot himself in the leg while drinking with friends.

http://accidentalgunshots.tumblr.com/

Not to worry though. We’re safe. The NRA got our backs in case we need to start an armed insurrection against our tyrannical government.

did you by any chance bother to look up how many of those guns were stolen?or not supposed to be in possession of the user in the first place?or did you look up how many people in that same time frame protected themselves,their loved ones,or their home with a firearm which WAS legal for them to possess?

[trish]

...how many people in that same time frame protected themselves...

With a gun? That's a good one! A real knee slapper. Any more jokes? Look the gun you think is protecting you right now isn't. It's merely a security blanket. A very dangerous one. Rather than actually being used for protection it is more likely someone in your family will use it to commit suicide, or to be involved in an accident resulting in injury or death. Oh, and just to cover the bases, if you think it's going to be used to fend off the government in the protection of liberty, then you're living in a fantasy world.

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With a gun? That's a good one! A real knee slapper. Any more jokes? Look the gun you think is protecting you right now isn't. It's merely a security blanket. A very dangerous one. Rather than actually being used for protection it is more likely someone in your family will use it to commit suicide, or to be involved in an accident resulting in injury or death. Oh, and just to cover the bases, if you think it's going to be used to fend off the government in the protection of liberty, then you're living in a fantasy world.

slap your knees all u want..i can care less.if youre denying that people defend themselves every day in this country with LEGALLY OWNED firearms than YOU are the one living in a fantasy world where you think every gun and every gun owner is an evil person.the media refuses to put these stories in the news the majority of the time.have you seen how banning guns has worked out for countries like brazil and mexico where innocent people have no way to protect themselves?what the hell is a baseball bat or a kitchen knife going to do against a bad guy that has a gun that he obtained ILLEGALY!!!there needs to be tougher laws against thugs who are caught packing guns illegally and doing drive bys and robberies.instead of a slap on the wrist and send them right back out on the streets to get another gun ILLEGALLY and commit more crimes.but does the media ever acknowledge that need?nope.instead they think going after people who go through the proper procedures to obtain a gun legally to protect themselves from those very criminals is somehow going to reduce gun violence.

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the media refuses to put these stories in the news the majority of the time

...because they can never be verified or corroborated;i.e. they don't happen all that often.

you think every gun and every gun owner is an evil person

kinda arguing against a straw man aren't you? Link to a post where I said that. I'm a hunter myself. I own a Remington thirty 'aught six, a single twelve gauge shotgun and a twenty two caliber rifle. Guess what? I'm not evil.

you seen how banning guns has worked out for countries like

England and the rest of Europe have quite reasonable gun laws. But I'm not asking for a ban. Link to a post where I'm asking to ban guns. A few reasonable regulations and a lot more self-restraint yes...banning all guns, repealing the 2nd Amendment, no.

The unarmed thug who brakes into your house (if that ever happens in anything other than one of your fantasies) is going to take that gun away from you and shoot your family. But more likely, no one will brake into your house, but someone in your family will accidentally shoot someone else while cleaning it.