Re: The Political Gun Thread
Posted: 13 Aug 2019, 7:56am
Somehow managed to avoid the nutter with a knife in Sydney this afternoon. This suicide by Police is getting out of hand.
And thank goodness it was just a knife. If that had happened in the US, he would have killed dozens with the gun he's likely have easily procured.101Walterton wrote: ↑13 Aug 2019, 7:56amSomehow managed to avoid the nutter with a knife in Sydney this afternoon. This suicide by Police is getting out of hand.
Yep.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Aug 2019, 10:16amThere's also this story from Missouri: https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-detained- ... d=64870120
It illustrates well the absurdity of proliferation and open carry. You have no idea whether the person strutting around with their weapon is there to shoot people or not, so the sensible course of action is to panic and get the fuck out, or shoot them first. And, trust me, Originalists, that's not what the Founders had in mind with the 2nd A.
Did he even try thoughts and prayers?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑10 Aug 2019, 10:58amhttps://www.nydailynews.com/news/politi ... story.html
*gasp* I just realized that actual human beings can be hurt by the proliferation of guns!
This is the way it is for people most driven by any ideology—the human is replaced with the abstract. The principle is all that counts and the bodies are meh. It's jaw-dropping, for example, how removed radicals like Weatherman were. Dead people? Yeah, well, they deserve to die. Just so drenched in their ideological righteousness that they couldn't conceive of what they were doing in human terms … until the townhouse explosion and three comrades were killed. Shit started to hit home then. Same thing with gun nut conservatives. Every dead person as the result of gun violence is an acceptable price to be paid (by someone else) for their principle of profit, selfishness, and paranoia. At the end of the day, every 2A zealot is ultimately fine with every person killed and maimed by a gun, every family fucked up, because the human is less important than the abstract.revbob wrote: ↑13 Aug 2019, 11:05amDid he even try thoughts and prayers?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑10 Aug 2019, 10:58amhttps://www.nydailynews.com/news/politi ... story.html
*gasp* I just realized that actual human beings can be hurt by the proliferation of guns!
But seriously until then it was fuck all those other people's kids/family members.
Its still a good thing he's changed his mind but is this what needs to happen to these people? Do they need to experience the tragedy first hand for it to have an impact?
Very true. I think Australia had one mass shooting years ago and reacted by changing its gun laws.JennyB wrote: ↑13 Aug 2019, 10:11amAnd thank goodness it was just a knife. If that had happened in the US, he would have killed dozens with the gun he's likely have easily procured.101Walterton wrote: ↑13 Aug 2019, 7:56amSomehow managed to avoid the nutter with a knife in Sydney this afternoon. This suicide by Police is getting out of hand.
The one in Tasmania, back in the 90s?101Walterton wrote: ↑13 Aug 2019, 3:12pmVery true. I think Australia had one mass shooting years ago and reacted by changing its gun laws.JennyB wrote: ↑13 Aug 2019, 10:11amAnd thank goodness it was just a knife. If that had happened in the US, he would have killed dozens with the gun he's likely have easily procured.101Walterton wrote: ↑13 Aug 2019, 7:56amSomehow managed to avoid the nutter with a knife in Sydney this afternoon. This suicide by Police is getting out of hand.
Yes they ripped up the gun laws and started again. Did a good job.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Aug 2019, 3:19pmThe one in Tasmania, back in the 90s?101Walterton wrote: ↑13 Aug 2019, 3:12pmVery true. I think Australia had one mass shooting years ago and reacted by changing its gun laws.JennyB wrote: ↑13 Aug 2019, 10:11amAnd thank goodness it was just a knife. If that had happened in the US, he would have killed dozens with the gun he's likely have easily procured.101Walterton wrote: ↑13 Aug 2019, 7:56amSomehow managed to avoid the nutter with a knife in Sydney this afternoon. This suicide by Police is getting out of hand.
I can see how it could be interpreted as critical commentary on school shootings, but, man, those hoodies are such an open interpretation that it should be avoided.WestwayKid wrote: ↑18 Sep 2019, 11:51amhttps://www.cnn.com/style/article/bstro ... index.html
This boggles the mind...
Yup. On one hand, yeah - I think we're at the point where over-the-top critical commentary can be useful. People need to be shocked out of their stupor, but this feels at best very misguided.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Sep 2019, 12:47pmI can see how it could be interpreted as critical commentary on school shootings, but, man, those hoodies are such an open interpretation that it should be avoided.WestwayKid wrote: ↑18 Sep 2019, 11:51amhttps://www.cnn.com/style/article/bstro ... index.html
This boggles the mind...
I keep getting ads for Kiss and Iron Maiden swim shorts when I click on this.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑04 Jun 2020, 6:51am*snort*
https://www.theshovel.com.au/2020/06/04 ... overnment/