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Mistrust of government was Loughner's defining conviction, the friends said. He believed the U.S. government was behind 9/11...
Originally posted by Annee
reply to post by B.Morrison
I think most people's faces are asymmetrical. Actually - I think symmetrical is quite rare.
I remember a famous photographer saying how difficult it was to photograph Jacklyn Smith because she was one of those rare people with perfect symmetry. There were no interesting angles to her face.
Originally posted by B.Morrison
I've removed the photo - it didn't serve any purpose & was creepy & perhaps even distasteful considering.
Originally posted by GeneralAwesome
reply to post by Sinnthia
Would it make you feel better if he had reloaded multiple times in the process of shooting?
How about used a car to plow into the crowd instead? What then, ban cars? Afterall, why should a nutjob have the ability to drive a car when he could use it to decimate large numbers of people?
Blaming an object is symbolic of someone without any other argument.
Why were the warning signs ignored? Why didnt local police act on them?
Stop blaming guns, stop blaming hi cap mags, and start placing blame where it rightly belongs. On the individual who actually committed the acts.
While not used as a weapon (although books do have that nice hard binding which could cause injury) religious texts give people the motivation and the neuroses to kill. They should be banned too right?
Originally posted by GeneralAwesome
reply to post by wayno
A gun is no more dangerous than a car. They are only a threat when in the wrong hands.
Shall not be infringed is very clear, any and all gun restrictions are unconstitutional and need to be done away with immediately.
Originally posted by GeneralAwesome
Lol what?
Cars dont have speed limits, roads do. Cars can and do go faster than the speed limit, proving that all the laws in the world wont stop someone.
Originally posted by GeneralAwesome
reply to post by Sinnthia
Would it make you feel better if he had reloaded multiple times in the process of shooting?
Originally posted by wayno
reply to post by GhostLancer
However, why ban guns in general? Do you know what would happen? This would happen:
Law-abiding citizens would not have guns. Criminals would. Criminals don't abide by the law and would obtain guns *illegally.* They're criminals, after all. Therefore, when ARMED CRIMINALS conduct robberies and home invasions, law-abiding citizens would be defenseless. ...
To answer this I will simply quote my own statement made earlier:
And, to put you straight about access, it is true that someone who disregards the law generally won't hesitate to try and get one illegaly. The difference is, with fewer guns floating around, like here in Canada, it is harder for them to get one. The end result is still fewer deaths.
In a town near me, 1 mile from Detroit, but in Canada, they did not have one single murder in 2010. You can hypothesise all you want, but I am living the reality.
RESPONSE: CANADA is not the UNITED STATES. The United States IS NOT Canada.
Originally posted by wayno
Tho many of us on here have questions about the way governments operate, we discuss them intelligently and occasionally with our hearts emotionally. We do not go out and kill people. There is a huge distinction.