I'm not saying guns shouldn't be licensed. I agree with that.
If you must know something, most of the gun crime happens in large cities and urban areas.
If you look at the U.S. and the gun crime that happens, you'll find that the middle of the country (mid west) has far less gun crime rate than the east or west coasts, despite the fact that EVERYONE in the midwest has access to guns.
Loads of guns does not mean, necessarily, that there's lots of gun crime. (600 K people in one area and only, at most 3 gun deaths a year when most of them have guns?)
Problem is, it just takes a few crazy people to ruin it for the rest of us.
BTW, should we ban gasoline, matches, dishrags, glass bottles, etc simply because that can be used to light people and houses on fire?
Actually, people in Japan CAN own guns, but it's mostly not worth the hassle to have airguns or shotguns.
You have to have a license renewal every 3 years, you have to have your gun and ammo locked up in two different locations AND you have to let people in the area know that you have it...
Oh, and the police are allowed to come into your home at any time to make sure that you have what you say you have.
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He's got a LONG way to go before I stop clicking report when I see his name.
However, I do agree that something needs to be done about corporations like Wal-mart.
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Exactly!
It's not like that would ever happen!
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Look it up.
If you can't figure out that I was joking, then you fail.
In fact, most of the people who replied fail simply by taking it too seriously.
Even though Australia WAS a penal colony, even I know that not everyone was a criminal. Sheesh. *Rolls eyes*
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If you must know something, most of the gun crime happens in large cities and urban areas.
If you look at the U.S. and the gun crime that happens, you'll find that the middle of the country (mid west) has far less gun crime rate than the east or west coasts, despite the fact that EVERYONE in the midwest has access to guns.
Loads of guns does not mean, necessarily, that there's lots of gun crime. (600 K people in one area and only, at most 3 gun deaths a year when most of them have guns?)
Problem is, it just takes a few crazy people to ruin it for the rest of us.
BTW, should we ban gasoline, matches, dishrags, glass bottles, etc simply because that can be used to light people and houses on fire?
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Try living in Rural America...
I, in no way, condone people who use guns to shoot up people, but blaming the guns for what people do is just stupid.
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You have to have a license renewal every 3 years, you have to have your gun and ammo locked up in two different locations AND you have to let people in the area know that you have it...
Oh, and the police are allowed to come into your home at any time to make sure that you have what you say you have.
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Oh wait, sorry, that's where I live, not New Orleans.
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OOTB...
I'm sure that most everyone else does too.
Your posts aren't even worth reading.
How sad is that?
Isn't it sad, ootb?
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Irony...
Maybe they should remember that Australians were, originally, criminals?
After all, the British had to put their prisoners SOMEWHERE in the world...
So, they're basically asking the descendants of criminals to become cops...
Talk about ironic.
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Actually...
Actually, that last bit...
That doesn't work.
Why?
Because there are parts of the country where you kind of NEED a gun.
Someone who lives on a farm in Texas, Oklahoma or Montana gets attacked by a wild animal or something else?
Unlike the cities which can have police there in under 15 minutes, in those places, you can be hours away from the nearest town or city.
Plus there's hunters.
No, we don't need to go overboard on anything.
That's the problem.
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Re: RIGHT BACK AT YOU: Ron, Dec 17th, 2012 @ 11:26am
What have you done with your life?
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It seems to me, ootb, you consider EVERYTHING a non-story.
If that's the case, go outside and stick your head in the sand/snowbank (depending on where you are) and stay ignorant.
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Will you PLEASE...
I mean, how many student loans do they still have to pay off?
And those business suits! Those aren't cheap.
Think of the lawyers! They need to make a living too!
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Quit lying, ootb
To evolve, one must change.
Copyright can't change.
Therefore, it is not capable of evolving.
Things that can't change and evolve with the times invariably die off.
Maybe if the copyright holders didn't push so hard to lock it into one position, copyright could have evolved for the modern age.
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