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Lucy21

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231. Silly comparison
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 02:59 PM
Dec 2012

I doubt that this man would have been able to kill 26(18 of those being children)people with a butcher knife before he was overpowered. It's much easier to blast away with an automatic weapon, so your comparison is ridiculous.

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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