Sad day in Aurora, Colorado....

Sad day in Aurora, Colorado....

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Originally posted by jaywill
If everyone carried a gun this wouldn't happen either.


I don't think US history would bear that out too well. The invention of the Six Shooter by Samuel Colt gave thousands of people the security of purchasing a hand gun for a week's worth of wages in the American West.

The number of shooting incidents and deaths because of "self de nto gun shooting, [b]threats
of shooting were made. Kind of like "Next time ... !"[/b]
My edit function seems not to be working. Meant - "Dodge City"

Imitation of old signs from the US West -

http://signsofthewest.com/westernsignspage1/westernsignspage7.html

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Originally posted by Proper Knob
Reports indicate he was wearing a bullet proof vest along with tactical armour and gloves, unless your gun can fire armour piercing bullets i doubt there's a lot you or anybody could have done.
He also had an assault rifle, as the name suggests this is not a defensive weapon.

How can it possibly be necessary for anyone to carry a battlefield weapon in public, unless Americans are claiming that they are living in a civil war scenario.

I also find it hard to believe that nobody in that cinema had a weapon given that it occurred in very pro gun state.

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Originally posted by ChessPraxis
If everyone carried a gun this wouldn't happen either.
do you feel the same about nukes as well. should every country have nukes as a deterrent?

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Originally posted by menace71
Guns don't kill people....Stupid People kill people





Manny
A cliche that should be abolished. Guns kill people, and people [of all intelligence levels] kill people.

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Originally posted by divegeester
Lol, a new line in personal armoured vehicles would help public safety too.
We already have a bunch of people with HUMMERs. Now we just need to fit them with armor plating. 😀

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Originally posted by twhitehead
Hence the need for rocket launchers as suggested by SwissGambit. 🙂
We have to stay one step ahead of the bad guys!

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Originally posted by kevcvs57
He also had an assault rifle, as the name suggests this is not a defensive weapon.

How can it possibly be necessary for anyone to carry a battlefield weapon in public, unless Americans are claiming that they are living in a civil war scenario.

I also find it hard to believe that nobody in that cinema had a weapon given that it occurred in very pro gun state.
After two cans of tear gas went off in the cinema i doubt anyone would have been in a fit state to take a 'considered' shot even if they did have a gun.

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Originally posted by Proper Knob
Reports indicate he was wearing a bullet proof vest along with tactical armour and gloves, unless your gun can fire armour piercing bullets i doubt there's a lot you or anybody could have done.
hence the perhaps. it would've given me one more option that i would not have had without one.

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Originally posted by twhitehead
Are there any examples of mass shootings that were shortened by a member of the public who had a gun?
yeah, WWII the big one, where were you?

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Originally posted by stellspalfie
do you feel the same about nukes as well. should every country have nukes as a deterrent?
We should be the only nuclear super power.

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Originally posted by ChessPraxis
yeah, WWII the big one, where were you?
I don't think you know your history very well.

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Originally posted by ChessPraxis
We should be the only nuclear super power.
kinda goes against the spirit of 'we should all have guns' doesnt it?

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Originally posted by ChessPraxis
We should be the only nuclear super power.
Well since you're the only power that has actually used them in anger, I think reason suggests that you should be the only super power never to be allowed them.

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Originally posted by twhitehead
I don't think you know your history very well.
Evidently you think the axis powers were driven off by diplomacy?
Go to school kid.

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Originally posted by avalanchethecat
Well since you're the only power that has actually used them in anger, I think reason suggests that you should be the only super power never to be allowed them.
So you know the decision to drop the bomb was in anger? Ladies and gentlemen please give a big hand to The Amazing Kreskin....Kreskin!!