If it won't fix any of the problems, why do you want it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Joust Williams
Just so you can feel like you're doing something?
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If it won't fix any of the problems, why do you want it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Joust Williams
Just so you can feel like you're doing something?
Keep telling yourself that.
I refuse to believe that these incidents are just forces of nature that can't be stopped, like hurricanes or something. Thirty thousand people die a year in the US due to guns and we're supposed to just let it be? Get the fuck out of here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drewbacca
telling myself what?
What do you think it will fix?
Anything that make it harder for people that shouldn't have guns to have guns = good in my book
I'm all for harsh illegal distibution penalties and continuous background checks as well as punishments for people that have a gun tied to any crime since it should be a requirement to have them locked up.
Guns are a big responsiblity, so be responsible. I don't care about some misinterpreted 250 year old statement that I can guarantee you would be met with a bit of disgust by the people that wrote it if they were alive today.
This is some of the dumbest shit you've ever posted. Having laws and restrictions will help, it won't solve every problem no but it's stupid to act like it won't make a difference. Did drunk driving laws stop all drunk driving? Nope but it did make a noticeable difference. Did cigarette laws stop smoking? Nope but they definitely factored in reducing it, especially with children.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fe 26
There's no magical this will fix everything law. But reasonable legislation can make a difference over time. Something as simple as background checks is reasonable legislation
what is dumber is a man who teaches english but can't readQuote:
Originally Posted by bbobb
I didn't say that we shouldn't pass it because it won't fix everything.
I asked why people wanted it when it wouldn't fix anything.
key words, everything and anything.
It would not have stopped any of the current or past mass shootings, so what would it have stopped?
Don't get all angry and attack my character, or pretend I'm saying something I'm not. Just answer the fucking question.
Okay this was a shitty bill that did nothing.
So let's get a good bill that does something on the table.
No one has dreamed up a solution, so there's nothing to propose.
Maybe they should have taken the same approach with Obamacare, about which one of its authors, and Senate Finance Commiitee Chairman, Max Baucus, now says, "I just see a huge train wreck coming down." Anyone with his eyes open realized that two years ago, but better late than never!
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Originally Posted by Joust Williams
Why doesn't this logic apply to voter fraud? I heard a very apt comparison the other day about that. It's like speeding in that lots of people do it, but it's nearly impossible to prosecute without catching someone in the act. If more extensive checks are good for gun purchases, they're certainly good for voter registration.Quote:
Originally Posted by bbobb