16 Jul 10:20
--Only some borderline individuals, otherwise we would live in the mouth of madness lol
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16 Jul 10:19
--and guns are far easier to handle even than an automobile, if you practice common sense
16 Jul 10:19
--no the point is that guns need more control to handle than most people have over themselves
16 Jul 10:18
--Because just having a gun doesn't make you a criminal? Nor does it imply that you are a violent person?
16 Jul 10:17
--The vast majority of police shootings do not involve legal firearms owners.
16 Jul 10:15
--And if you have one as a felon, you probably got it through "connections"
16 Jul 10:15
--Yes, but you cannot legally obtain a firearm if you are a convicted felon.
16 Jul 10:14
--and New York city has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the US, hardly anybody can carry there
16 Jul 10:14
--the attitude doesnt matter when youre in a situation when you suspect the other person has a gun
16 Jul 10:14
--also you are statistically safer in a room full of concealed carry permit holders than in a room full of police officers :-)
16 Jul 10:13
--most police officers support civilian gun ownership, haven't met that many that have a bad attitdue about it
16 Jul 10:13
--they are just afraid as hell because everyone could have a gun b/c of these fucked up gun laws
16 Jul 10:13
--It's like imperial stormtroopers, I'd be more afraid if a New York cop were aiming for the guy next to me than if he were aiming at me.
16 Jul 10:12
--Yeah a lot of police are quite trigger-happy these days, and rather poorly trained in marksmanship it seems.
16 Jul 10:11
--Good let it happen. Get some death from the sky rained down on your asses because it's cheaper, cleaner and saves lives
16 Jul 10:11
--You wonder how people would feel if they were told drones were going to be overflying the US to "keep us safe" with prompt kill capability though.
16 Jul 10:10
--The general refrain is that drones are cleaner, limit the scope of war, and keep everyone safe.
16 Jul 10:10
--This site says that 60-70% of Americans support drone strikes, maybe it is popular feeling that influences things the most: http://drones.procon.org/#did_you_know
16 Jul 10:09
--I only wish Toronto's dead ex-mayor Rob Ford was still alive, then the 3 of them could get together and have an old fat white dude crackhooker party