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Originally posted by WWJFKD
reply to post by Mr Tranny
Basically conscious "Inception". You have to come to the conclusion yourself but your conclusion is inserted. Very interesting.
Help or no help their nutters either way.
Originally posted by essanance
reply to post by fusionhunter
Yes use that to deny that he had help and continue to be forced fed BS the rest of your life .
So if he didnt why are the police reporting he had help allready ..?
"Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said Giffords was the target of a gunman whom he described as mentally unstable and possibly acting along with an accomplice."
I am sorry for the inoccents but would you not rather honor there memory be finding who helped this boy ,instead of saying he was a lone nut .If you care about the dead child you would want all those guilty found .
news.yahoo.com...edit on 8-1-2011 by essanance because: (no reason given)edit on 8-1-2011 by essanance because: additional info
Originally posted by Mine Not Yours
One shot to the head with a precise hit and the shooter is already in custody?
(Reuters) - The House of Representatives will postpone next week's vote to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare reform legislation due to the shooting of Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, House Republican Leader Eric Cantor said on Saturday.
Originally posted by Rasch
reply to post by Mastermook
I completely agree, people kill guns do not. The gun is just a tool, like a knife, or sword, of baseball bat, or crowbar ... you get the idea. BUT, politicians spin things and use them for their own purposes.
Like a wise man once said, "A government is made up of people, notably un-governed"
Originally posted by essanance
May i also add that because of this ..Healthcare vote postponed due to shooting: Cantor...
www.reuters.com...
(Reuters) - The House of Representatives will postpone next week's vote to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare reform legislation due to the shooting of Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, House Republican Leader Eric Cantor said on Saturday.
Originally posted by mythos
Originally posted by Rasch
reply to post by Mastermook
I completely agree, people kill guns do not. The gun is just a tool, like a knife, or sword, of baseball bat, or crowbar ... you get the idea. BUT, politicians spin things and use them for their own purposes.
Like a wise man once said, "A government is made up of people, notably un-governed"
the gun is a tool that is designed to put a bullet into something, to cause massive physical trauma. it is a highly effective tool and relatively simple to use for the amount of power it wields. just squeeze and aim and blammo!
i understand the passion behind the 2nd amendment. it's in the constitution and americans defend their constitutional rights with a justified ferocity.
but let us not pretend that the gun is an innocucous bystander in the taking of life. it is a tool of lethal force... lethal force delivered rapidly and at minimal effort.
let's not diminish its potency by comparing it to other (albeit relatively dangerous, but far less indescriminate) 'tools'.
not many children accidently bludgeon themselves to death with a crowbar.
not many madmen turn schools into hells with baseball bats.
not many folk accidently stab their hunting buddy in the face with a knife (yeah, i'm talkin' to you cheney)
i am not advocating for those who responsibly use firearms to give them up.
but let us not pretend they are anything less that what they are:
bang. bang... you're dead.
Originally posted by mythos
Originally posted by Rasch
reply to post by Mastermook
I completely agree, people kill guns do not. The gun is just a tool, like a knife, or sword, of baseball bat, or crowbar ... you get the idea. BUT, politicians spin things and use them for their own purposes.
Like a wise man once said, "A government is made up of people, notably un-governed"
the gun is a tool that is designed to put a bullet into something, to cause massive physical trauma. it is a highly effective tool and relatively simple to use for the amount of power it wields. just squeeze and aim and blammo!
i understand the passion behind the 2nd amendment. it's in the constitution and americans defend their constitutional rights with a justified ferocity.
but let us not pretend that the gun is an innocucous bystander in the taking of life. it is a tool of lethal force... lethal force delivered rapidly and at minimal effort.
let's not diminish its potency by comparing it to other (albeit relatively dangerous, but far less indescriminate) 'tools'.
not many children accidently bludgeon themselves to death with a crowbar.
not many madmen turn schools into hells with baseball bats.
not many folk accidently stab their hunting buddy in the face with a knife (yeah, i'm talkin' to you cheney)
i am not advocating for those who responsibly use firearms to give them up.
but let us not pretend they are anything less that what they are:
bang. bang... you're dead.
Originally posted by AutOmatIc
Originally posted by pirhanna
That's a bit off topic.
But since you brought it out. Another way to greatly reduce or altogether eliminate that would be to end prohibition. Do you work for DHS or something? Now I'm all for stopping violence at any level, but do you really want a completely controlled 24 hour surveillance police state?
Now back to the topic - in one way or another this was a political assassination attempt, which is obviously going to make the news. That's just the way it is.
Actually since the shooter was called a "pothead" by his classmates:
blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com...
...I believe I was completely on topic...and it seems as though they've brought back the drug rhetoric of "see this is what drugs make you do", hence my arguments about cracking down on ALL drug dealers in this country. It's not hard, they're everywhere, some might even be people you know who knowingly consume and traffic in illegal narcotics.
No, I do not wish to live in a 1984 styled "police state", no I don't work for DHS
I have a concealed handgun license, and would not hesitate to defend myself or others using deadly force only if it is the last resort, or if it were in a situation similar to this one. I suggest every citizen in this country arm themselves in the proper legal manner, maybe some of these situations could be avoided or at the worst cut short due to a responsible gun owner helping to save lives.edit on 8-1-2011 by AutOmatIc because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by antmax21
Originally posted by dasauto
It doesn't matter how much you dislike the government or anyone for that matter it does not give you a right to go and shoot them..
Actually the 2nd Amendment does give American's the right to bear Arms against a tyrannical Government. And this is what we have in America. A tyranny. I am not an advocate of violence but when it is our final straw, it's our final straw.
Originally posted by ~Lucidity
reply to post by Hefficide
I was thinking this before...these people seem to just totally disappear after the initial media onslaught. Case in point, whatever happened to the VT shooter?
Originally posted by mishigas
Originally posted by antmax21
Originally posted by dasauto
It doesn't matter how much you dislike the government or anyone for that matter it does not give you a right to go and shoot them..
Actually the 2nd Amendment does give American's the right to bear Arms against a tyrannical Government. And this is what we have in America. A tyranny. I am not an advocate of violence but when it is our final straw, it's our final straw.
And this was BY NO MEANS our final straw! Don't even suggest that.
We just had a very successful election whereby the voice of the people was heard and acted upon, for the most part. This new Congress has (had) given many of us renewed hope. But before they even had the opportunity to get to work, this cloud descended upon their session.
Rep. Giiffords was part of the Congress that led the members in the reading of the Constitution. She was very excited and happy for the opportunity, from what is told.
Do not talk of things like tyranny at a time like this. All that does is incite another nutcase.edit on 8-1-2011 by mishigas because: typos