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January 10th, 2011, 10:30 AM
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toldailytopic: Shooting at the Arizona Safeway. How could we help prevent tragic events such as these?
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I'll open up just by saying anything we do to make any other such events less likley will mean someone somewhere will loose some rights.
I'd would argue for much tighter gun control, because the altrenative is tighter people control, which to my mind is a greater price to pay.
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January 10th, 2011, 11:04 AM
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Pass a law that requires that all citizens twenty years old and upward must carry a loaded firearm and at least 20 rounds of amunition whenever they are not in their home. This solution will make for a safer and freer country.
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Stuff happens. Life's a risk. I don't know that anything could be done to prevent such tragedy.
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Unfortunately these types of things cannot be prevented. Rather than tighter gun control, maybe more funds should be put into security details for members of congress and senate making public appearances.
How about doing intervention on people like the shooter? He is obviously mentally disturbed.
I do like the idea of training law abiding sane citizens in the use of firearms. It would discourage crackpots like the shooter. In the same scenario he would have gotten shot by a protective citizen before he killed innocent people.
Pass a law that requires that all citizens twenty years old and upward must carry a loaded firearm and at least 20 rounds of amunition whenever they are not in their home. This solution will make for a safer and freer country.
Coupled with extensive range and safety instruction. The only thing worse than a criminal with a gun is anyone else with one and no real idea how to actually use it.
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January 10th, 2011, 12:31 PM
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Pass a law that requires that all citizens twenty years old and upward must carry a loaded firearm and at least 20 rounds of amunition whenever they are not in their home. This solution will make for a safer and freer country.
"You know what would make everyone freer? If we forced everyone to carry guns on them, even if they don't want to."
Really?
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January 10th, 2011, 12:33 PM
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Pass a law that requires that all citizens twenty years old and upward must carry a loaded firearm and at least 20 rounds of amunition whenever they are not in their home. This solution will make for a safer and freer country.
As long as I can carry a revolver, I'm fine with it.
I don't like handguns. They're clunky and they sometimes jam.
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January 10th, 2011, 12:37 PM
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As long as I can carry a revolver, I'm fine with it.
I don't like handguns. They're clunky and they sometimes jam.
I thought revolvers were handguns. I am assuming you don't like semi-automatics.
I did not specify what type of firearm, so it could be any of the types listed in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm
Pass a law that requires that all citizens twenty years old and upward must carry a loaded firearm and at least 20 rounds of amunition whenever they are not in their home. This solution will make for a safer and freer country.
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January 10th, 2011, 12:41 PM
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Pass a law that requires that all citizens twenty years old and upward must carry a loaded firearm and at least 20 rounds of amunition whenever they are not in their home. This solution will make for a safer and freer country.
That is quite possibly the worst idea I've heard in....well, since I woke up today anyway.
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Maybe if he didnt have access to a gun, its much harder to bludgeon 6 people to death.
Unfortunately gun laws don't hinder the black market all that much.
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January 10th, 2011, 01:27 PM
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I thought revolvers were handguns. I am assuming you don't like semi-automatics.
I did not specify what type of firearm, so it could be any of the types listed in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm
That's what I mean. I don't like pistols. I like revolvers better. They shoot less rounds, but are overall easier to maintain, mechanically simpler and more reliable.
I thought you meant 20 rounds as in "a firearm with a 20 round capacity", which pretty much would limit us to commie Tokarev pistols and assault rifles (which are cool to use in a revolution, but uncomfortable to lug around all day).
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