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GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

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GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?
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12-08-2015, 10:46 PM
(12-08-2015, 08:40 PM)afraidforallofus Wrote: Jesus, Mary and Joseph! One mass shooting (4+ victims, dead OR wounded) a day in 2015. Can you grasp that FFS?

Are you looking at mass shooting "events" or is 30 dead in one shooting count as 1? The body count doesn't matter or does it. Do you count criminals killing criminals in that? Or does it matter. Does the killings of a bunch of "bad" guys count?
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12-08-2015, 10:58 PM
(12-08-2015, 10:46 PM)Maggot Wrote:
(12-08-2015, 08:40 PM)afraidforallofus Wrote: Jesus, Mary and Joseph! One mass shooting (4+ victims, dead OR wounded) a day in 2015. Can you grasp that FFS?

Are you looking at mass shooting "events" or is 30 dead in one shooting count as 1? The body count doesn't matter or does it. Do you count criminals killing criminals in that? Or does it matter. Does the killings of a bunch of "bad" guys count?

In plain English - there have been 353 separate mass shooting events (defined as 4 or more victims - killed or wounded) this year in the US. Thirty dead in one mass shooting is counted as one mass shooting. If a bad guy shoots four bad guys, that's one mass shooting. I think you're missing the point somewhat. In Oz, we've had NO mass shootings, of ANY description since 1996. None, nil, nada, zip, zero, sweet fuck all.

If you like, I'll ring around and see what each of the shooters had for breakfast
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12-09-2015, 01:44 AM
If you think what works in a border-less, homogeneous (92% white, 7% Asian), commonwealth with <2% military spending will work in a democracy with more than 1000% higher population, more than double the spending, and much more heterogeneous population...

Well. I'm glad you're not deciding policy.

But you're busy finding out what all 8 people who live down under had for breakfast.
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12-09-2015, 02:14 AM
(12-09-2015, 01:44 AM)Cutz Wrote: If you think what works in a border-less, homogeneous (92% white, 7% Asian), commonwealth with <2% military spending will work in a democracy with more than 1000% higher population, more than double the spending, and much more heterogeneous population...

Well. I'm glad you're not deciding policy.

But you're busy finding out what all 8 people who live down under had for breakfast.

You patronising git. What the fuck has any of that "data" got to do with the issue? We decided not to shoot each other, Americans didn't.

Do you have a solution to the problem? Do you even think there is a problem?
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12-09-2015, 02:28 AM
I think murder is a problem, yes.

I have the perfect solution. We can send all of our criminals to live on an island. It can be a nation of criminals. Dirty, self-righteous, haughty criminals that pretend they never hurt anyone but wonder what happened to all the indigenous people.

And for the record, I choose not to shoot everyone every day. Where's my medal?
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12-09-2015, 02:38 AM
(12-09-2015, 02:28 AM)Cutz Wrote: I think murder is a problem, yes.

I have the perfect solution. We can send all of our criminals to live on an island. It can be a nation of criminals. Dirty, self-righteous, haughty criminals that pretend they never hurt anyone but wonder what happened to all the indigenous people.

Got a chip on your shoulder about Aussies then? You do, of course, realise that the only reason Australia became a penal colony is because England couldn't send them to America anymore? Something about a pesky revolution.
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12-09-2015, 03:41 AM
(12-09-2015, 02:28 AM)Cutz Wrote: We can send all of our criminals to live on an island.

Just send them to Guantanamo with your terrorists, suspected terrorists and anyone else you need to keep quiet for a while. Just pretend it doesn't happen. It's working ok for y'all so far.
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12-09-2015, 03:59 AM
Kinda suspecting you right now... 47

I've never had a grudge against people who hail from the Commonwealth of Australia. Some fine folks I've met living down there. Kinda odd wanting to live with 8 of the deadliest creatures on earth, but to each his own.
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12-09-2015, 04:09 AM
(12-09-2015, 02:38 AM)afraidforallofus Wrote:
(12-09-2015, 02:28 AM)Cutz Wrote: I think murder is a problem, yes.

I have the perfect solution. We can send all of our criminals to live on an island. It can be a nation of criminals. Dirty, self-righteous, haughty criminals that pretend they never hurt anyone but wonder what happened to all the indigenous people.

Got a chip on your shoulder about Aussies then? You do, of course, realise that the only reason Australia became a penal colony is because England couldn't send them to America anymore? Something about a pesky revolution.

Two birds, one stone.
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12-09-2015, 05:27 AM
(12-09-2015, 03:59 AM)Cutz Wrote: Kinda suspecting you right now... 47

I've never had a grudge against people who hail from the Commonwealth of Australia. Some fine folks I've met living down there. Kinda odd wanting to live with 8 of the deadliest creatures on earth, but to each his own.

Meanwhile, in Australia...........

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12-09-2015, 06:40 AM
Imagine waking up with one of those sucking on your face!
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12-09-2015, 06:47 AM
"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"

If only the founding fathers could have seen the future.........

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12-09-2015, 06:49 AM


Oh Lordy, Lordy.
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12-09-2015, 12:48 PM
(12-09-2015, 03:59 AM)Cutz Wrote: I've never had a grudge against people who hail from the Commonwealth of Australia. Some fine folks I've met living down there. Kinda odd wanting to live with 8 of the deadliest creatures on earth, but to each his own.

Our own aussiefriend ranks number 9.

She'll sting a bitch alright.


P.s. It's good to see you Cutz, you patronizing git.
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12-09-2015, 02:33 PM
(12-09-2015, 05:27 AM)afraidforallofus Wrote: [Image: Spider_zps018pbpy8.jpg]


That gives me the willies. My blood run cold. I can deal with snakes, mice, lizards, anything at all except for spiders. *shudders*

That is one ugly mutha. Ugh.
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12-09-2015, 07:19 PM
(12-09-2015, 02:33 PM)Duchess Wrote:
(12-09-2015, 05:27 AM)afraidforallofus Wrote: [Image: Spider_zps018pbpy8.jpg]


That gives me the willies. My blood run cold. I can deal with snakes, mice, lizards, anything at all except for spiders. *shudders*

That is one ugly mutha. Ugh.

Working in my home office one day, I rock back in my chair and look up..........

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I usually catch and release using a coffee jar. I used a salad bowl for this one, the jar wasn't big enough
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12-09-2015, 07:22 PM


*cringe*

It looks huge, as in massive. Ugh.
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12-09-2015, 08:43 PM
I bet that makes a helluva racket when you step on them.
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12-09-2015, 08:51 PM


I stepped on a big, fat tick the other night in my bare feet. I felt it pop and I couldn't bring myself to look at what it was, I asked someone else to.
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12-09-2015, 09:48 PM
(12-09-2015, 05:27 AM)afraidforallofus Wrote:
(12-09-2015, 03:59 AM)Cutz Wrote: Kinda suspecting you right now... 47

I've never had a grudge against people who hail from the Commonwealth of Australia. Some fine folks I've met living down there. Kinda odd wanting to live with 8 of the deadliest creatures on earth, but to each his own.

Meanwhile, in Australia...........

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There goes any shred of hope I had for visiting My island love, Crash.
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