The Gun Control Thread

[Pink Spider]

I haven't seen anyone here suggest a total gun ban. Couldn't happen. But as I mentioned before, penalities should be drastically increased for criminal use of said weapons after an assault rifle ban. Here's an idea - instead of draconian mandatory sentencing for drugs, how about instead such measures be implemented for using an assault rifle to commit a crime?

I've skimmed through a bit of the thread. Certain people have given the impression that they want to ban all guns, maybe they haven't outright said it. I know quite a lot of people elsewhere who have.

I'm sure that the penalty is already fairly high for any illegal usage of a weapon. It doesn't stop criminals. Even so, you don't see widespread assault weapons use with them already being legal.

Most illegal gun violence that I've seen has been gang violence over drugs. You don't see many shootings over alcohol. Unless you're from the 30s. We have a problem that won't be solved anytime soon.

[lesfunk]

I agree. too vaguely worded (possibly on purpose?). but it does appear to be real

[ELVIS]

And the SSRI problem is being completely ignored...

[Pink Spider]

And the SSRI problem is being completely ignored...

I don't agree with that. These lunatics already exist without drugs. Some lunatics take prescription drugs to help them with their problems. It doesn't quite mean that the drugs are the reason that they're flipping out. Out of the millions of people that take SSRIs, most are completely fine.

[ELVIS]

The common denominator in nearly ALL mass shootings is SSRIs...

Look it up...

[jhale667]

The NRA is a terrorist organization

The NRA is totally on board with regulating video games ... guns and ammo, not so much

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/11/1178109/-The-NRA-is-totally-on-board-with-regulating-video-games-guns-and-ammo-not-so-much#

Vice President Joe Biden, who will present his recommendations for comprehensive gun violence legislation to President Obama next Tuesday, wasted his time on Thursday meeting with representatives of the National Rifle Association (NRA). Because while Biden's recommendations are:

... expected to address a number of angles and topics on gun policy, ranging from the availability of certain firearms and ammunition to data collection between federal and state law enforcement agencies ... a top priority would be to create a more thorough system of background checks to prevent those with criminal histories or mental illness from purchasing weapons.
... and:

... cracking down on sales that are already illegal. One possibility is tougher laws against straw purchasing with longer prison terms for those who buy guns for others.
The NRA's reaction to these common sense ideas was to issue a statement saying:

We were disappointed with how little this meeting had to do with keeping our children safe and how much it had to do with an agenda to attack the Second Amendment. While claiming that no policy proposals would be “prejudged,” this Task Force spent most of its time on proposed restrictions on lawful firearms owners - honest, taxpaying, hardworking Americans.
Yup. Restricting access to assault rifles and high-capacity magazines, doing background checks and keeping guns out of the hands of criminals or the mentally ill is an attack.
So what will the NRA do next?


... we will now take our commitment and meaningful contributions to members of congress of both parties who are interested in having an honest conversation about what works - and what does not.
Translation? They'll use money and threats to maintain their sweet, sweet relationship with "the $12-billion-a-year gun industry, made up of manufacturers and sellers of firearms, ammunition and related wares," rather than advocate for the "over 4 million moms and dads, daughters and sons" that the NRA claims to represent. .



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What should really happen is the 74% of NRA members who AREN'T nutjobs and actually favor background checks and limitations on high-capacity magazines needs to "rise up and reject the tyranny of" THEIR leaders.

[ELVIS]

Better yet, click on this...

[ELVIS]

Terrorist organization ??

Get real, gurly man...

[ELVIS]

[Pink Spider]

Better yet, click on this...

That mostly proves the point. Literally millions of people are on SSRIs right now....and nothing.

[ELVIS]

You must be on them yourself to think something like that...

[Pink Spider]

Not really. I know many people whom SSRIs have helped. You pull a few random statistics out as proof of a link. It doesn't mean that it's the cause. More likely that some seriously fucked up individuals have gotten medical help before flipping out.

BTW, Alex Jones is right on certain issues and I agree with him from time to time, but he's mostly a nutcase.

[jhale667]

You must be on them yourself to think something like that...

Holy fuckballs. Hey, you arrogant fuck, did you take EXTRA asshole pills this morning?

[Pink Spider]

Holy fuckballs. Hey, you arrogant fuck, did you take EXTRA asshole pills this morning?

I know where I'm at. If I'm not insulted within 10 posts on here, I'd know something was wrong.

[jhale667]

I know where I'm at. If I'm not insulted within 10 posts on here, I'd know something was wrong.

I know, you just gotta love our most mentally unbalanced poster (the one who obviously NEEDS meds - badly) throwing rocks from his glass trailer claiming other people do.