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Scruffy Rumbler

(961 posts)
190. Hi WilliamPitt,
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 02:11 PM
Dec 2012

I think the poster meant that without the guns, there would not have been this shooting. Without the shooting, it would have been just a normal day at the school and none of us would have heard about the school. I hope it was just a poorly worded response to the poster above him.

Peace and thank you for all you post here.

This only proves that teachers should be armed! bunnies Dec 2012 #1
And the students. Don't forget the students. Politicub Dec 2012 #44
Fuck it. Lets start in the womb. bunnies Dec 2012 #65
Good idea - Put microphones in the womb so the NRA can provide prenatal safety training, too Politicub Dec 2012 #85
Taa-daa! Gun problem solved. bunnies Dec 2012 #104
Done! If only they had asked us to fix the fiscal cliff! Politicub Dec 2012 #113
lmao! bunnies Dec 2012 #124
Just think of the possibilities. SheilaT Dec 2012 #196
yup. Shadowflash Dec 2012 #71
I think the Michigan legislature this week had a bill allowing firearms in schools bulloney Dec 2012 #261
They do. Shadowflash Dec 2012 #307
That's right! If a shooter started a rampage in a preschool, backscatter712 Dec 2012 #114
Start a movement. That guns belong only in certain places might soon be obvious JDPriestly Dec 2012 #92
A few might. No doubt. bunnies Dec 2012 #106
I know you're being sarcastic. . . BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #240
Guns are more important than people. Iggo Dec 2012 #2
5, 4, 3, 2 , 1 mikeysnot Dec 2012 #3
Disposable American's otohara Dec 2012 #51
I blame every damned Gun Lover for every gun death. tblue Dec 2012 #110
There is, I think, a pretty clear distinction between hifiguy Dec 2012 #183
Except that I don't notice the SheilaT Dec 2012 #198
You do have a point. hifiguy Dec 2012 #224
I blame every damned Car Lover for every traffic death. friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #248
Didn't take long for that stupid argument to be trotted out. n/t kurtzapril4 Dec 2012 #260
Not stupid at all. Are you and I to blame for child pornography and botnets? friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #262
Nice try, But the NRA always says the answer is more Concealed carry rustydog Dec 2012 #299
and there it is. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #273
At least to drive car ThoughtCriminal Dec 2012 #282
Thought that was the countdown for the locking question everything Dec 2012 #142
DU might not need a Gun Forum anymore JimDandy Dec 2012 #274
The MIC agrees with you. n/t L0oniX Dec 2012 #135
You inspired me. This is on my FB right now. Care Acutely Dec 2012 #264
Excellent! Iggo Dec 2012 #268
No - Thank YOU. Care Acutely Dec 2012 #270
Stealing & reposting on FB--- AmyDeLune Dec 2012 #302
Great! Spread it far & wide. Nt Care Acutely Dec 2012 #313
But but we got to wait for the facts upaloopa Dec 2012 #4
But they're just tools. sadbear Dec 2012 #5
Who the NRA? WaitWut Dec 2012 #17
They're a box of hammers. sadbear Dec 2012 #18
With the smart ones billh58 Dec 2012 #93
Sarcasm? gcomeau Dec 2012 #21
Guns don't kill people... backscatter712 Dec 2012 #164
It's almost daily now. 99Forever Dec 2012 #6
A "+" for this byeya Dec 2012 #54
It might actually be gollygee Dec 2012 #98
More common everywhere. vduhr Dec 2012 #202
Daily reteachinwi Dec 2012 #218
+1,000 XtopherXtopher Dec 2012 #244
Knife-wielding man injures 22 children in China GeorgeGist Dec 2012 #7
What an asinine post. nt sufrommich Dec 2012 #9
...and that's the 352,998th time this shit has been posted. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #10
LOL, posting 'fuck' a lot does not help make your point! Logical Dec 2012 #49
Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #52
..... bunnies Dec 2012 #77
+1 Little Star Dec 2012 #103
Only a +1? Fuck no, give it a +1000! RC Dec 2012 #112
fucking A! Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #109
I was gonna fuckin' say that. ET Awful Dec 2012 #159
please heaven05 Dec 2012 #133
There in lies the problem. Too many people don't understand the problem. A Simple Game Dec 2012 #230
i heaven05 Dec 2012 #237
That is the most fucking awesome fucking post ever!! missingthebigdog Dec 2012 #157
I FUCKING agree. sellitman Dec 2012 #167
Fucking A William Pitt! +1,000,000 callous taoboy Dec 2012 #205
You win. Brigid Dec 2012 #222
+100,000,000 rbrnmw Dec 2012 #236
Maybe... MattSh Dec 2012 #249
I'll second that. smirkymonkey Dec 2012 #290
There was this soldier talking about a beautiful fucking girl . . . tclambert Dec 2012 #286
Fuck yeah. SalmonChantedEvening Dec 2012 #311
FUCKIN A! BobbyBoring Dec 2012 #314
Gun fucking nuts mikeysnot Dec 2012 #64
Detectives McNulty and Bunk have a message for you. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #83
I thought of that scene as well eaglesfanintn Dec 2012 #156
Right, we don't have time to have sex with one another; we need to look at this problem. patrice Dec 2012 #126
And dead school children does not help the counterpoint... LanternWaste Dec 2012 #146
And your choice of username has no bearing upon your responses, either. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #215
Being a smartarse about Gun Violence does make a point intaglio Dec 2012 #246
+1. dchill Dec 2012 #101
I agree. vduhr Dec 2012 #207
Your point? upaloopa Dec 2012 #12
Right on time RetroLounge Dec 2012 #24
get some new material.. frylock Dec 2012 #30
Well that settles everything. Lets dismiss decades of gun violence because a crazy person Politicub Dec 2012 #50
Uh, two years ago. Brainstormy Dec 2012 #128
And if that crazy asshole would've had access to a gun, there would've been hundreds dead laundry_queen Dec 2012 #181
Well, obviously the Capitalists need to outsource more gun factories to China... sanatanadharma Dec 2012 #115
Now there's an idea! BobbyBoring Dec 2012 #315
Was this merely an aberration or a consistent event that happens weekly? LanternWaste Dec 2012 #143
The Gungeon crowd billh58 Dec 2012 #279
I note that no deaths were reported. That's the big difference. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #144
Don't you have some metal phallic liberalhistorian Dec 2012 #161
Not one death. Point proven. Fucking christ, you people. morningfog Dec 2012 #254
22 injured vs 26 DEAD ThoughtCriminal Dec 2012 #283
you are SOOOOO fucking pathetic Skittles Dec 2012 #289
You are a bad person _ed_ Dec 2012 #308
THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT!! sufrommich Dec 2012 #8
Personally sarisataka Dec 2012 #11
If there was no gun you wouldn't have even heard upaloopa Dec 2012 #13
What the fuck are you talking about? WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #16
People would not have heard of this school today upaloopa Dec 2012 #19
Still not following. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #25
Forget it upaloopa Dec 2012 #28
Sorry. You're going to be remembered . . . caseymoz Dec 2012 #170
I didn't make a pro gun argument. upaloopa Dec 2012 #232
Choices theKed Dec 2012 #58
Let me explain - instead of outdated tv commercials and sky writing, Politicub Dec 2012 #94
you are wrong. If there was any kind of killing at an elementary school it would have made news still_one Dec 2012 #75
Exactly. If the story read, "Multiple people, including children, have been killed [in multiple sta rhett o rick Dec 2012 #122
Dumb. A dozen kids stabbed in an elementary school? caseymoz Dec 2012 #168
I am pretty sure he's saying some children being shot to death is good publicity for the school. byeya Dec 2012 #70
Hi WilliamPitt, Scruffy Rumbler Dec 2012 #190
I fully agree sarisataka Dec 2012 #26
We have a higher tolerance for non-gun violence because it's much less likely to be lethal. jeff47 Dec 2012 #43
Homicide is much lower than it has been sarisataka Dec 2012 #67
You're ignoring the difficulty of getting to that result jeff47 Dec 2012 #88
For many reasons sarisataka Dec 2012 #100
The point is reducing the number of guns reduces the number of killings jeff47 Dec 2012 #116
Although we likely agree it is false equivalency sarisataka Dec 2012 #129
What part of "fewer" do you not understand? jeff47 Dec 2012 #223
Good idea sarisataka Dec 2012 #233
What part of having so many readily available guns around escalates the violence, eludes you? RC Dec 2012 #140
What part do you want clarified sarisataka Dec 2012 #153
Seriously?? Blue_Tires Dec 2012 #214
No, those would have been even bigger news sarisataka Dec 2012 #220
. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #125
NS, S. What's your point, that the school loves the publicity now? WinkyDink Dec 2012 #298
Jesus H Christ, there's some sick fucks out there! The most stunning part to me is... Little Star Dec 2012 #14
It's a K-4 school, there's not a kid in there who sufrommich Dec 2012 #22
TV reporter said it might have been two parents shooting it out. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #27
If that's true Will, neither parent should never have custody of children again. shraby Dec 2012 #57
Breaks my heart. Little Star Dec 2012 #32
Seriously. bunnies Dec 2012 #39
Fuck. We need some politicians with some courage. Laurian Dec 2012 #15
To do what, specifically? Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #87
Why do you hesitate? We have a mass shooting every other week or so. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #158
Good start Tumbulu Dec 2012 #169
Why? Just look at most of the threads on this. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #227
Like maybe end the wars? Quit teaching people to kill others in other countries? L0oniX Dec 2012 #137
And a muslim problem The Straight Story Dec 2012 #20
*coughcough*falseequivalency*cough* theKed Dec 2012 #68
Selling fear, and people are buying, same thing (nt) The Straight Story Dec 2012 #84
Price we pay to allow almost any yahoo to walk around with a gun or amass a cache of lethal weapons. Hoyt Dec 2012 #23
Thanks Hoyt... sarisataka Dec 2012 #35
Is the Nuge theKed Dec 2012 #76
They don't keep promises... ReRe Dec 2012 #102
But if everyone of those 1st graders is armed... Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #29
But those kids could just have easily been run over by cars, don't you know? Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #31
Post #7 WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #34
ZOMG, spare a prayer for my co-worker lapislzi Dec 2012 #33
You have my prayers sarisataka Dec 2012 #37
Yikes 1gobluedem Dec 2012 #40
!!! bunnies Dec 2012 #46
oh wow barbtries Dec 2012 #74
No word yet. lapislzi Dec 2012 #86
so sorry. barbtries Dec 2012 #172
I can only imagine the terror of getting a phone call sufrommich Dec 2012 #81
When I was working on a daily newspaper's news desk several years ago, we got a call that there had Brickbat Dec 2012 #120
I totally understand, my reaction would sufrommich Dec 2012 #123
Any word yet? bunnies Dec 2012 #186
No, this is horrible. lapislzi Dec 2012 #203
omg. You must all be wreck. bunnies Dec 2012 #206
still no word? barbtries Dec 2012 #208
Apparently the co-workers six-year-old boy Tsiyu Dec 2012 #266
oh no barbtries Dec 2012 #267
I know Tsiyu Dec 2012 #271
this so has me in tears.... good thoughts for him, but the fear..... nt seabeyond Dec 2012 #212
Praying for your co-worker and his children susanr516 Dec 2012 #228
Prayers for him and his kids wryter2000 Dec 2012 #234
Tears! Sending vibes, but I feel so helpless! freshwest Dec 2012 #245
Hey will, we cannot talk of guns while a gun crime nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #36
Guns are awesome!!!! More more more!!!! Politicub Dec 2012 #38
We DO NOT have a gun problem in America. RomneyLies Dec 2012 #41
Ding Ding Ding ReRe Dec 2012 #121
+1 AndyA Dec 2012 #189
And here I thought... bobclark86 Dec 2012 #194
Do you know what the two most IGNORED words in the second amendment are? RomneyLies Dec 2012 #209
tools? yea, fucking tools that kill. spanone Dec 2012 #269
I dunno, maybe SheilaT Dec 2012 #219
Jesus, for the millionth damn time, what is your fucking solution.... Logical Dec 2012 #42
300 million?! Holy Shit! bunnies Dec 2012 #47
Yes, and a million more sold a month! n-t Logical Dec 2012 #53
Then we should put an immediate halt to sales, don't you think? Politicub Dec 2012 #62
No way to do it! No politician will touch banning guns! n-t Logical Dec 2012 #163
If this keeps up, public opinion will change. caseymoz Dec 2012 #185
No way at this point. We can't keep meth off the street and it is illegal! n-t Logical Dec 2012 #193
Which isn't relevant caseymoz Dec 2012 #257
Exactly. +10000000000000000000000000000000 Bake Dec 2012 #259
Until a death effects them in some way, or they become the target and start dying King_Klonopin Dec 2012 #303
wow. bunnies Dec 2012 #97
Yes, while we sit around doing nothing over next decade, another 100 million will be produced and Hoyt Dec 2012 #89
I just cant get past these numbers. bunnies Dec 2012 #118
Fortunately, less than half the population owns even one. A lot of folks have a bunch. Hoyt Dec 2012 #131
I used to own two guns about 20 years ago... bunnies Dec 2012 #139
Either reinterpret 2nd amendment or, repeal it.n/t godai Dec 2012 #48
Tax ammo like cigarettes. Actually, more than cigarettes. Politicub Dec 2012 #56
And a man wanting to shoot up a place will worry about money for ammo??? Logical Dec 2012 #72
I don't give a fuck about your stupid anecdote. Do something "logical" and Politicub Dec 2012 #78
They will be less likely to practice their deadly hobby. n/t godai Dec 2012 #82
There is a tax on ammo right now: it should be increased to $100 a cartridge. That means the apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #281
I have a better idea than taxing ammo. the devil Dec 2012 #300
Interesting! Haven't thought about it like that Politicub Dec 2012 #301
You said 'fuck.' WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #60
Yes, to ridicule your use of it! Logical Dec 2012 #61
Clever. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #69
How about things like uniform federal gun laws, for starters? Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #73
Yes and liability insurance Tumbulu Dec 2012 #175
Making them illegal theKed Dec 2012 #79
First... gcomeau Dec 2012 #107
Agreed -- Hell Hath No Fury Dec 2012 #229
Begin with MENTAL HEALTH PARITY in ALL health insurance coverage. nt patrice Dec 2012 #117
I 100% agree! n-t Logical Dec 2012 #162
If we don't get people to address the ROOT CAUSES of their problems - themselves - stuff patrice Dec 2012 #173
+1 L0oniX Dec 2012 #138
300 million?! That's almost as many guns as there are Americans. KamaAina Dec 2012 #145
excuse us for complaining, but the object of your desire is murdering children DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #160
I have no tie to guns! I just want to know how you stop a lone nut when.... Logical Dec 2012 #204
I'd applaud that. abelenkpe Dec 2012 #195
So let's do it. SheilaT Dec 2012 #221
Here's mine: Turn 'em all in tomorrow. Every last damn one. lastlib Dec 2012 #239
If only 99% get turned in, then what? friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #250
read what i said.... lastlib Dec 2012 #291
And just how do propose to bring this about? friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #316
That will never happen and you know it. And statements like yours do not help. Logical Dec 2012 #278
And in Michigan they just passed a law to allow conceal and carry in schools! erinlough Dec 2012 #45
"COME on, dose peoples coulda just as eezuly been kilt wit a lawnchaih!!!". . . or something . . . HughBeaumont Dec 2012 #55
THANK you, William! nt patrice Dec 2012 #59
Without knowing the particular facts here, what could have prevented this is the question? still_one Dec 2012 #63
What we can say is that lax gun laws and easy gun availability increases the number of shootings DanTex Dec 2012 #90
Agreed /nt still_one Dec 2012 #91
Oh, I don't know, maybe tightly regulated billh58 Dec 2012 #111
There used to be restriction on assault weapons, until the republicans took over. You are right, still_one Dec 2012 #256
All babies should be issued guns at birth. Lint Head Dec 2012 #66
And receiving "safety training" at pre-school Doctor_J Dec 2012 #171
Kids are not going to want to go to school !!!!!! ReRe Dec 2012 #80
The Newtown Bee reported that a police officer carried a seriously wounded child from the building Little Star Dec 2012 #95
I'm at a loss for words. So I will merely K&R. - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #96
you're right heaven05 Dec 2012 #99
Du rec. Nt xchrom Dec 2012 #105
I am beginning to think that Obama... dchill Dec 2012 #108
Meh...he might as well. CheapShotArtist Dec 2012 #180
I will keep the TV off today gollygee Dec 2012 #119
Huge K and R. n/t NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #127
What's the magical ingredient in this OP that allows it to remain? OneGrassRoot Dec 2012 #130
Many DU members own guns. Most polls I've seen here in the past have it at about 50%. L0oniX Dec 2012 #148
Civil discussion about a societal problem doesn't have to equate to an anti-gun rant... OneGrassRoot Dec 2012 #155
Obviously you don't want gun control spoken of AT ALL. Because gun tragedies are more than weekly CreekDog Dec 2012 #187
Some might call this op a disscussion. I call it a reactionary rant. L0oniX Dec 2012 #242
The problem is JimDandy Dec 2012 #287
Much as using these deaths to imply this is a necessary price we pay LanternWaste Dec 2012 #238
Dividing DU members over gun ownership is exactly what the NRA would like to see. L0oniX Dec 2012 #243
+1 nt sellitman Dec 2012 #176
absent mass slaughter discussions are relegated to the gungeon Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #247
FYI, breaking nooz is getting locked as off topic nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #132
Gee ...how long have we been at war somewhere? Are we a military country now? Seems so ...and... L0oniX Dec 2012 #134
This kind of thing is what scares me most. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2012 #136
So your issue is not with guns, but with whackos? cleanhippie Dec 2012 #263
My proposed solution guardian Dec 2012 #141
Couldn't agree more Carolina Dec 2012 #147
CNN reports one child dead at 12:23PM EST ReRe Dec 2012 #149
I just saw on CNN the principal and shool psychologist were killed. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2012 #151
Maybe we have a violence problem in this country. JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #150
No, it's a gun violence problem. DanTex Dec 2012 #178
We have really reduced drunk driving accidents by consistently Tumbulu Dec 2012 #179
We have reduced gun violence even more than drunk driving hack89 Dec 2012 #280
Well clearly we have a long way to go Tumbulu Dec 2012 #320
+1000 billh58 Dec 2012 #317
I propose eaglesfanintn Dec 2012 #184
This should be constructive NeedleCast Dec 2012 #152
Back atcha! billh58 Dec 2012 #285
Newtown is a very upscale area Freddie Dec 2012 #154
we live in a violent country SHRED Dec 2012 #165
K & R AND - FUCK YOU NRA ! ! ! ! FUCK you too, to the NRA supporting/ anti-sanity brigade. Care Acutely Dec 2012 #166
Agreed! Fuck the NRA and its cowardly, fetishistic supporters. LonePirate Dec 2012 #174
+ 1000 Care Acutely Dec 2012 #199
Holy Moly, Mother of God... differing reports every 5 minutes! Last report 10 kids/11 adults!!! ReRe Dec 2012 #177
Associated Press: 27 dead, 18 children WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #182
I'm having a panic attack, and I'm no where near there! ReRe Dec 2012 #192
Happy Fuckin NRA notundecided Dec 2012 #188
We Truly Are Reaping What We've Sown triplepoint Dec 2012 #191
When owning is gun is more important than anything else this is a as sick as it gets. Harriety Dec 2012 #197
my school system locks the elementary doors during the school day madrchsod Dec 2012 #200
K&R abelenkpe Dec 2012 #201
I agree with your post, especially the last two words. (And no, URLs aren't words.) 2ndAmForComputers Dec 2012 #210
This is DOMESTIC TERRORISM SCVDem Dec 2012 #211
It is time that WE THE PEOPLE - Hell Hath No Fury Dec 2012 #213
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #216
Silly comparison Lucy21 Dec 2012 #231
On this sad day I welcome you to DU! hrmjustin Dec 2012 #277
too many guns and not enough care about people's mental health. Whisp Dec 2012 #217
It's a moral outrage to have more gun control laws. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #225
The biggest "gun problem" is ... BlueStreak Dec 2012 #226
You have just posted billh58 Dec 2012 #318
The NRA can go fuck off. The propaganda has got to stop. Initech Dec 2012 #235
do we have a gun problem or a crazy fucking person problem? NT underoath Dec 2012 #241
Hey, you! Watch it with that reasoned approach. friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #251
awww... "a lynch mob" fascisthunter Dec 2012 #312
We have a Crazy Fucking Person with Access to Guns Problem so yea, time to have that convo Blaukraut Dec 2012 #255
What does that mean? _ed_ Dec 2012 #309
Now wasn't that special... billh58 Dec 2012 #319
Oh hell no -- no problem -- nothing to see here -- move along Hekate Dec 2012 #252
Fucking guns and the fucking gun nuts and the fucking gun lobby and morningfog Dec 2012 #253
yeah marions ghost Dec 2012 #294
Kick & Rec. n/t. apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #258
It isn't a gun problem. It's a crazy problem. Yukari Yakumo Dec 2012 #265
Bullshit! billh58 Dec 2012 #276
This should be an OP- very good! Tumbulu Dec 2012 #295
Your right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in this country is abridged/ indepat Dec 2012 #272
WELL SAID AND THANK YOU! Thank you... VOX Dec 2012 #275
These Repeat Guns and Semi-Automatics are the danger. Who needs these? KoKo Dec 2012 #284
And the Kindergartener's own teacher was the registered owner of those guns that killed them, JimDandy Dec 2012 #288
WE HAVE A HEALTH CARE CRISIS! lbrtbell Dec 2012 #292
Yes. Let's not blame anything but what this is. Gregorian Dec 2012 #293
Mental health is a part billh58 Dec 2012 #296
K&R n/t lupinella Dec 2012 #297
Yo William King_Klonopin Dec 2012 #304
GUNS = DEATH King_Klonopin Dec 2012 #305
Hell yes, we do have a problem. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #306
Stop Teaching Gun Violence! Maineman Dec 2012 #310
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