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jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
29. That's a bad philosophy if your opponent doesn't agree.
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 10:44 AM
Sep 2012

Gun safety is much better and more useful.

Though we should have ongoing conversations about power...

Peace to all beings, ZombieHorde Sep 2012 #1
Oh, shut up psychopomp Sep 2012 #7
At least spell whether right. Warren Stupidity Sep 2012 #24
I believe that is the correct spelling in the Zombie language. nt Mojorabbit Sep 2012 #86
“It’s almost always inadvertent rather than intentional” Yeah, right. FailureToCommunicate Sep 2012 #2
Basic gun safety should be taught in public schools slackmaster Sep 2012 #3
what we really need to teach in public schools HankyDub Sep 2012 #19
solving problems with guns is always wrong. AlbertCat Sep 2012 #21
By which logic the police should be disarmed...yes? Bocks Car Sep 2012 #22
That would be a start pscot Sep 2012 #41
Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #92
Surprisingly, that has never happened to me pscot Sep 2012 #107
Yes, all the gun nuts live in "thug" central. Scootaloo Sep 2012 #127
Gay bashing is not limited to thug central ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #129
Please read the hidden post above. Scootaloo Sep 2012 #131
I teach firearms on the weekends, mostly to GLBTs and women ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #133
But it is propaganda for the overwhelming majority of people who spew it. Scootaloo Sep 2012 #134
And I would have voted to hide it too. ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #135
When did we start talking about CCW? Scootaloo Sep 2012 #137
And you know what oldsarge54 Sep 2012 #73
"A British"? What exactly is that? And what's a 'theif'? Bocks Car Sep 2012 #97
happy now? oldsarge54 Sep 2012 #111
That's a bad philosophy if your opponent doesn't agree. jtuck004 Sep 2012 #29
Except when it's not... Lightbulb_on Sep 2012 #30
Yup, we should teach kids to shoot their way out of every situation! HankyDub Sep 2012 #66
See? Superlative... Lightbulb_on Sep 2012 #88
Dumbass gun banners. Bocks Car Sep 2012 #100
So . . just call the cops and let them solve it with their . . . er . . . whistles? nt 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #120
Yes well the problem is that deregulation Warren Stupidity Sep 2012 #26
What deregulation? slackmaster Sep 2012 #36
changes in the the crime rate are not explained by guns. Warren Stupidity Sep 2012 #38
So, if you can't make a connection between guns and crime rates... slackmaster Sep 2012 #40
oh there are problems with guns Warren Stupidity Sep 2012 #46
Your "deregulation" hasn't resulted in more crime. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #52
The crime rate has more to do with the economy than with anything else. RC Sep 2012 #55
Got stats for that? PavePusher Sep 2012 #56
Start with this. RC Sep 2012 #60
If there's a correlation, it's very weak, and not well demonstrated to be linked to economy. PavePusher Sep 2012 #63
I don't disagree, but that wasn't the question. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #65
I never claimed it did. It also hasn't decreased crime. Warren Stupidity Sep 2012 #67
Actually, homicide rates are correlated to gun availability. DanTex Sep 2012 #69
It also hasn't demonstrably increased crime, yet you say it's bad. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #75
It causes more deaths, not more crime. DanTex Sep 2012 #77
Lifestyle choices cause even more deaths. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #84
Some of them are already regulated. DanTex Sep 2012 #85
Guns are heavily regulated. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #87
We have cut deaths due to murder and manslaughter in half since 1992 hack89 Sep 2012 #110
Rates of gun ownership are Warren Stupidity Sep 2012 #115
Cutting the mortality rate of any public health problem in half would be considered a success. hack89 Sep 2012 #117
But it is a fact there there are fewer shootings, injuries and death. hack89 Sep 2012 #118
IMO you have structured the question exactly backward slackmaster Sep 2012 #57
And crime rates are spiking because of this 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #121
Common Sense? fightthegoodfightnow Sep 2012 #28
I would say, spend the money on mental health screening before buying Arctic Dave Sep 2012 #32
EXACTLY fightthegoodfightnow Sep 2012 #35
Great. Another unfunded mandate on the schools. No thank you! Suji to Seoul Sep 2012 #33
If it saves just one life... slackmaster Sep 2012 #37
Again. another unfunded mandate levied on the schools. No thank you. Suji to Seoul Sep 2012 #109
Who will teach gun safety? - Some gun proliferating NRA (out to beat Obama) sanctioned instructor? Hoyt Sep 2012 #42
Local law enforcement agencies, shooting ranges, gun clubs, colleges, retired military people slackmaster Sep 2012 #43
I think we'd be better off if people steeped in guns were not involved. Hoyt Sep 2012 #48
I think we'd want people who were falimiar with guns teaching the class. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #53
"Familiar" or wedded to them to point they tote everywhere and Hoyt Sep 2012 #64
Can you explain your definition of "gun cultist"? MercutioATC Sep 2012 #71
I see your problem, you're worried that same-sex marriage will lead to man-gun wedlock. Bocks Car Sep 2012 #102
Who Would Pay For It? Paladin Sep 2012 #50
Everyone who pays property tax, just as they pay for sex education slackmaster Sep 2012 #58
Curriculum can be set up to be neutral ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #124
Basic reading, writing and arithmetic is what needs to be taught in schools.... Swede Atlanta Sep 2012 #112
If schools have the bandwidth to spend multiple days on sex and drug education, slackmaster Sep 2012 #114
Charge them with a felony, revoke their right to carry guns, period. denverbill Sep 2012 #4
+1 slampoet Sep 2012 #11
+ 1,000,000 n/t cosmicone Sep 2012 #13
+10000000 nt Viva_La_Revolution Sep 2012 #14
That sounds reasonable. Anyone here disagree? TheCowsCameHome Sep 2012 #15
I'll disagree. People do make all sorts of mistakes, some of them fairly petronius Sep 2012 #47
1,105 gun-toting idiots have tested the system so far this year. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2012 #74
Stupid Error. oldsarge54 Sep 2012 #76
An (in)action or mistake with no criminal intent and no harmful outcome petronius Sep 2012 #89
How about Lawrence vs Texas? Does that one offend your anticonstitutional sensibilities too? Bocks Car Sep 2012 #103
+1 SemperEadem Sep 2012 #18
+ ∞ AlbertCat Sep 2012 #23
+ 5 brazillion kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #34
The gun owners treat a gun like a toothbrush Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2012 #39
All of your liquids must be in a ziploc bag outside of your carrryon. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #54
Why do you want to invent new felonies? PavePusher Sep 2012 #59
+ a googol valerief Sep 2012 #62
What would be, in your opinion, an appropriate punishment for a person who forgets his child Bocks Car Sep 2012 #98
The better analogy, actually, would be that the kid is noticed and retrieved petronius Sep 2012 #113
Zero tolerance 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #122
test Mitts window open theory PatrynXX Sep 2012 #5
Proof that more guns make us safe. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #6
Hey, you never know when some nut might have sneaked a gun on board. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2012 #8
Are the pilots who (legally) carry guns with them in the cockpit also 'jerkwads'? Bocks Car Sep 2012 #99
I'm sure you can figure that out, if you try hard enough. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2012 #101
I just did. The shitbrush is VERY wide. Bocks Car Sep 2012 #104
..and you're holding it. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2012 #106
“It’s almost always inadvertent rather than intentional” drm604 Sep 2012 #9
How many moslems get to use that excuse? Monk06 Sep 2012 #10
Every gun owner I know agrees that gun owners should follow the law aikoaiko Sep 2012 #12
What would really be nice is if gun owners wouldn't push gun laws to the envelope. Hoyt Sep 2012 #45
I agree that not all civil liberties have to be expressed constantly, but aikoaiko Sep 2012 #83
People are never assaulted in parks? 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #119
So some people should not have the right to address the government for changes in the law ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #125
No, professor, I'm saying lots of things are best not done even if legal. Hoyt Sep 2012 #126
You are free to maintain that position ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #128
Act responsibly in society's best interest, rather than your own, Hoyt Sep 2012 #130
Self defense is a basic human right and is also in society's best interest ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #132
We can all come up with a reason to carry lethal weapons around. Hoyt Sep 2012 #136
Except for the ones who don't. DanTex Sep 2012 #72
People not following the law? What are we to do? aikoaiko Sep 2012 #82
This thread brings Mrs. Lou Dobbs to mind! MADem Sep 2012 #16
they know they've got a loaded gun in their carry on luggage SemperEadem Sep 2012 #17
Thanks to Mr. Castelveter & his troops we were able to win that war in Viet Nam. Bocks Car Sep 2012 #20
'They', of course, would be those who attempt to carry handguns onto flights. ronnie624 Sep 2012 #25
Forgetting? fightthegoodfightnow Sep 2012 #27
OK. So you're going on a trip and you pack the essentials lunatica Sep 2012 #31
You're packing for your flight pscot Sep 2012 #44
It is understandable. As more people become more fearful and more start carrying, it can become uppityperson Sep 2012 #49
I'm sure that most say they forgot. Gormy Cuss Sep 2012 #51
And this, my friends, is how "responsible" gun owners let their guns get into the hands valerief Sep 2012 #61
Yeah, I'm sure it's an accident. JoeyT Sep 2012 #68
Proof Positive oldsarge54 Sep 2012 #70
Being added to a No Fly List might jog their memories. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2012 #78
Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #105
Ok, they forgot nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #79
If you don't know where your gun is, it really doesn't provide much protection nichomachus Sep 2012 #80
Or much support for terrorism: Bocks Car Sep 2012 #93
fucking idiots Skittles Sep 2012 #81
What should we do about the cops who forget they left their guns on the bureau Bocks Car Sep 2012 #94
LOL Skittles Sep 2012 #123
Come on people. Who here never forgot about a loaded gun you were carrying before? Incitatus Sep 2012 #90
Having a gun in your luggage is hardly 'carrying' it. Bocks Car Sep 2012 #95
They weren't carrying their luggage? Incitatus Sep 2012 #108
well TheFarseer Sep 2012 #91
"Dickless" good thing you're leveling that kind of insult 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #96
Unlike just about everyone else, I find this credible. Jim Lane Sep 2012 #116
It seems that it is not really the carry-on bags. ManiacJoe Oct 2012 #138
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