To all the gun haters out there....

[*The_West*]

I'd like to slap the retard right out of you

and id like to slap the trigger-happy yank out of you. what the fuck mate, what i said is true. you think you have seen the last gun nut flip out and go shoot a load of innocent students? its going to keep happening, you know it is, until laws are changed to prevent firearms, handguns especially, ending up in these peoples hands.

 

[digimon7068]

awesome

i always believed in the right to bear arms

agreed. . .a man (or woman) should have the right to protect themselves against would-be assailants. . .including their own government. . .

 

[nefertiti]

i can see how you should be be allowed a rifle or a shotgun to protect your home, but hanguns are unnecessary, they can be concealed and more likely to be involved in crime. i aint being funny guys, but unless something changes, you will get further college massacres, more innocent people will be killed.

I'd much much much rather be defending myself with a .22 that's probably not going to kill anyone than some bigass rifle or shotgun.

In any case, you're comment is a little off...this ruling applies to one city's handgun ban. While we have schools in DC, if someone wanted to shoot up the place they could legally obtain one in VA or MD. I'm willing to bet this ruling will have zero effect on anything illegal. The people who wanted to carry for illegal reasons already did so.

 

[crazyjoe]

i can see how you should be be allowed a rifle or a shotgun to protect your home, but hanguns are unnecessary, they can be concealed and more likely to be involved in crime. i aint being funny guys, but unless something changes, you will get further college massacres, more innocent people will be killed.

If someone really wants to commit a massacre they are not going to worry about concealing anything. There is hardly ever a shooting committed by someone with a conceal and carry permit. Maybe instead of trying to say what is "unnecessary" or "necessary" for someone to carry or own, you should think about tougher penalties for those who commit crimes with guns.

 

[crazyjoe]

agreed. . .a man (or woman) should have the right to protect themselves against would-be assailants. . .including their own government. . .

and this my friend is the main reason why we should never lose that right.

 

[Dial_tone]

There were 143 gun-related murders in Washington last year, compared with 135 in 1976, when the handgun ban was enacted.

GREAT SCOTT! A DIFFERENCE OF 8! ALERT THE MEDIAAAAAAAA!

And now the less biased interpretation.

YEAR MURDERS IN DC
(per http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/dccrime.htm)

1976 188
1977 192
1978 189
1979 180
1980 200
1981 223
1982 194
1983 183
1984 175
1985 147
1986 194
1987 225
1988 369
1989 434
1990 472
1991 482
1992 443
1993 454
1994 399
1995 360
1996 397
1997 301
1998 260
1999 241
2000 239
2001 231
2002 264
2003 249
2004 198
2005 195
2006 169


Hmmm. 169 murders in 2006 vs 188 in 1976. GUN BANS WORKKKKKKKKKKK!!!! Never you mind that period in the 90's when the whole city, including the mayor, was on crack.

The truth is a gun ban in D.C. makes no freaking difference when you can drive your butt 20 minutes to Virginia or Maryland and get one legally.

I went to college in a dry county. You think that stopped kids from buying liquor? No, because the Alabama border was a 15 minute drive. It was legal there.

Lies, damn lies and statistics...

 

[*The_West*]

If someone really wants to commit a massacre they are not going to worry about concealing anything. There is hardly ever a shooting committed by someone with a conceal and carry permit. Maybe instead of trying to say what is "unnecessary" or "necessary" for someone to carry or own, you should think about tougher penalties for those who commit crimes with guns.

i believe the us judicial system is a lot more effective than here in england, there people actually get lengthy sentences, rather than less than half the time that they deserve because our prisons are too full like they are here. its not your sentencing that is wrong, its the way that firearms are too easily obtained! the reason someone with a conceal/carry permit is not likely to commit an illegal shooting, is becasue they obviously have a very good reason to be carrying a firearm-work/private security etc.
i stand by my previous statement, you have not seen the last high school/college massacre, not by a long way, anyone who thinks otherwise is kidding themself. somethign must be done to stop firearms, especially handguns, falling in to the hands of these people. until that happens, well, it only a matter of time until it happens again.

 

[crazyjoe]

and id like to slap the trigger-happy yank out of you. what the fuck mate, what i said is true. you think you have seen the last gun nut flip out and go shoot a load of innocent students? its going to keep happening, you know it is, until laws are changed to prevent firearms, handguns especially, ending up in these peoples hands.

I gotta get ready for work, but I will be back to check this thread later tonight. This is a good topic that needs to be addressed.
BTW I'm straight> Maybe AAP or pick3 would like to be your mate

 

[digimon7068]

If someone really wants to commit a massacre they are not going to worry about concealing anything. There is hardly ever a shooting committed by someone with a conceal and carry permit. Maybe instead of trying to say what is "unnecessary" or "necessary" for someone to carry or own, you should think about tougher penalties for those who commit crimes with guns.

amen. . .don't punish the law-abiding citizens, punish the criminals. . .

also, do you think a "ban" is going to have any effect on criminal activity?? puh-leez?! someone that robs convenience stores with a handgun, doesn't give two-shits about a gun ban. . .except that, now he doesn't have to worry about the law-abiding store owner having one to use to defend himself against the robber. . .shit. . .it's illegal to own a fucking elephant. . .you want a fucking elephant?? i guarantee i can have one shitting on you front lawn by the end of the month. with the internet, nothing is more than a mouse-click away.

 

[*The_West*]

I gotta get ready for work, but I will be back to check this thread later tonight. This is a good topic that needs to be addressed.
BTW I'm straight> Maybe AAP or pick3 would like to be your mate

grow up.
im english. we use the term mate as you would "bro"