Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
 

Atypical Liberal

(5,412 posts)
23. It seems it's an old kind of gun-totting American. Gang members.
Wed May 30, 2012, 05:28 PM
May 2012

As -..__... posted for us above, it would seem that these crimes were gang-related.

It's not a gun problem, it's a gang problem, which is fundamentally a social problem.

A new kind of gun-toting American [View all] SecularMotion May 2012 OP
Sounds like they have a criminal problem, not a gun problem. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #1
Great, "law-abiding" citizens firing back at a car in a neighborhood. Hoyt May 2012 #3
bzzzzzzzzzz Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #8
Your buddy is one who suggested "if everyone were armed" (the wet dream of gun culture, particularly Hoyt May 2012 #15
But you are the one who twisted my words. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #16
Bzzzzzzzzzzzt, wrong again, this is what he actually said: rl6214 May 2012 #17
I think my interpretation is pretty close to what he and you would like. But thanks for obfuscating. Hoyt May 2012 #18
Correcting you with the exact quote = "obfuscating"? Got it. Johnny Rico May 2012 #20
"Your interpretation" is warped and WRONG as usual rl6214 May 2012 #27
Do "best"? Common Sense Party May 2012 #29
Anthony would know that if he paid more attention to current events. ManiacJoe May 2012 #21
The problem is criminals with guns. safeinOhio May 2012 #34
couple of problems gejohnston May 2012 #36
NFA transference tax was set high because of safeinOhio May 2012 #40
You have not been paying attention. ManiacJoe May 2012 #42
I'm talking mandatory background checks safeinOhio May 2012 #43
Most folks don't mind the mandatory checks. ManiacJoe May 2012 #50
The proposed ban was because of the gangster connection gejohnston May 2012 #44
Keep in mind, also... beevul May 2012 #37
Wording of the law can safeinOhio May 2012 #39
Not the same thing gejohnston May 2012 #45
"they could make the criminals afraid to do drive-by shooting." ellisonz May 2012 #22
You think criminals want to get shot at? GreenStormCloud May 2012 #24
You think this is Northfield, Minnesota in 1876? ellisonz May 2012 #26
How many more people would the James gang have gone on to kill... GreenStormCloud May 2012 #28
Please don't shoot up the streets. n/t ellisonz May 2012 #31
If some thug is shooting at me, I will return fire. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #33
See this post, didn't stop that person. safeinOhio May 2012 #35
He was drunk. Nothing is 100% GreenStormCloud May 2012 #41
The aricle makes no mention of who the criminals (shooters) are but bluerum May 2012 #2
Youth social clubs, and neighborhood civic organizations... -..__... May 2012 #10
Maybe the NRA and AAA have teamed up. Remmah2 May 2012 #12
Gun ownership is declining SecularMotion May 2012 #4
"Self-Reported Gun Ownership in U.S. Is Highest Since 1993" hack89 May 2012 #9
No fair! You're supposed to only use the Joyce Foundation funded study from U of C DonP May 2012 #11
Given the way some urbanites react to gun ownership MicaelS May 2012 #13
And there are many like you, but Starboard Tack May 2012 #32
Are people that gullible????? MicaelS May 2012 #46
If some stranger called asking me to describe my home and personal security Starboard Tack May 2012 #48
I frequently get calls telling me I am elegible to lower my credit card interest rates. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #49
one in five would put us gejohnston May 2012 #14
Excellent response to this screed follows the article ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #5
Sounds like the old kind, that cause the new kind to carry. ileus May 2012 #6
Sounds like Seattle needs to clean the shit from it's streets... -..__... May 2012 #7
Seattle, the only place I've been to McDonalds where you had to have a coin for the restroom ileus May 2012 #30
Looks like the gang Meiko May 2012 #19
And the courts need to quite showing tolerance for criminal behavior. N/T GreenStormCloud May 2012 #25
Correct Meiko May 2012 #38
It seems it's an old kind of gun-totting American. Gang members. Atypical Liberal May 2012 #23
I missed the new part gejohnston May 2012 #47
Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Gun Control & RKBA»A new kind of gun-toting ...»Reply #23