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In reply to the discussion: Should law enforcement officers be stripped of lethal arms? [View all]Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)30. Yeah.
Hit a nerve, huh.
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I see what you mean. Sorry I missed this earlier. Maybe this kick will spark some interest?
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#3
The lack of kicks to this thread should tell you something of its irrelevance to the debae
Bucky
Dec 2012
#7
Because your "context" is a bs diversion to shut down the real discussion
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2012
#17
Where is this real discussion? All I've read from you are insults and inciting. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#44
No, you're the screaming child upset because his ice cream cone fell on the street.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#52
Like the point of the OP, I think it's well past time for us to lose it all.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#54
And what does that accomplish? That's my point. It's not the guns so much as it's the gun culture.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#60
I disagree. I think, when we're talking about this specific type of incident, it IS the guns.
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2012
#61
All of those things take place in GB, and they do still maintain armed units for when it is
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#35
Ah, another not-so-cleverly-disguised "DONT TAKE MY PRECIOUS!!!!" Thread.
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2012
#11
Maybe part of the problem that needs to be adressed is the 300 Million+ guns? Why would we even
jmg257
Dec 2012
#40
Why not do it all at once, if you think it is possible to do it at all?
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#39
We just have to decide to do it. What I believe would happen though, should some sane solution
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#48
As I remember, NY cops had 440hrs of classroom training, including about 40hrs of firearms
jmg257
Dec 2012
#51
No, we are not the United Kingdom we have an entirely different set of problems.
Mr.Turnip
Dec 2012
#59