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gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
27. beyond over simplification
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 12:30 AM
Sep 2012

that is true in basic training. To some degree, that is also true in officer candidate school as well. Who do you think does all of the technical work for the military?

Guns don't belong on college campuses [View all] SecularMotion Sep 2012 OP
Making threat of violence ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #1
Yet another Google dump ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #2
Thanks for the kick SecularMotion Sep 2012 #3
Just making them easy to find later and cite as examples ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #10
Thanks again SecularMotion Sep 2012 #11
It's a good thing laws keep people from committing acts of violence. nt rDigital Sep 2012 #4
I guess we shouldn't have ANY laws then, because they don't keep people pnwmom Sep 2012 #28
No, but we already have gun laws...more legislation won't accomplish anything. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #29
That doesn't mean our gun laws couldn't be improved. pnwmom Sep 2012 #33
and too strict in others gejohnston Sep 2012 #36
What do you consider too strict a gun law? Do you have examples in mind?n/t pnwmom Sep 2012 #37
specifically? gejohnston Sep 2012 #38
Any law that is still in existence? pnwmom Sep 2012 #39
all still in existence gejohnston Sep 2012 #41
Ummm... WTF? n/t PavePusher Sep 2012 #44
I don't see them as being too lax MercutioATC Sep 2012 #42
There is nothing about a college classroom or faculty office that makes.... aikoaiko Sep 2012 #5
Actualy there is. alabama_for_obama Sep 2012 #23
Then we should see a trend towards assaults on professors by students regardless of weapon. hack89 Sep 2012 #32
College students are at the peak age for developing schizophrenia pnwmom Sep 2012 #34
So is everyone else around the age of 21. friendly_iconoclast Sep 2012 #45
Facing facts... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2012 #6
No gun law is going to stop this. Atypical Liberal Sep 2012 #7
Another "educator" who is more concerned by the lawful than by the criminal. PavePusher Sep 2012 #8
FSM = Flying Spaghetti Monster? rDigital Sep 2012 #9
May your life be flooded in the beneficence of his sauce, and his blessings of Parmesan... PavePusher Sep 2012 #14
If I prefer Pesto ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #15
: ) I'm a lasagna man. nt rDigital Sep 2012 #16
Hmmm... heretic, no. But certainly a most misguided schism. PavePusher Sep 2012 #18
My my.......suddenly I feel the urge for a late night spaghetti dinner! :-) NT Simo 1939_1940 Sep 2012 #21
And none of them had anything to do with guns rl6214 Sep 2012 #12
Note also that the one shooting mentioned in the story didn't happen on campus... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2012 #13
Violence doesn't belong on college campuses, but it's still present Euromutt Sep 2012 #17
These codes of conduct alabama_for_obama Sep 2012 #24
But you have to have the regulation or the law pnwmom Sep 2012 #40
"Because of the gun violence on our campuses" those would be officially designated 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #19
not for nothing but, we put guns in 18y/o hands and send them off to war Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #20
Poor analogy alabama_for_obama Sep 2012 #25
You don't really seem to understand the modern military. n/t PavePusher Sep 2012 #26
beyond over simplification gejohnston Sep 2012 #27
I disgaree. Either raise the age to send them off to war Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #43
Can you provide evidence that permit holders have posed a problem on campuses? Simo 1939_1940 Sep 2012 #22
All the problems cited will be illegal gun owners 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #30
There's nothing to worry about. discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2012 #31
Isn't he special? jeepnstein Sep 2012 #35
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