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That actually sounds like a reasonable idea. And you could get the NRA to provide the service, for free, via volunteers. The schools could provide consumables, like bullets and coffee. Of course, if there is any incident such as an AR15 massacre or accidental shooting, the NRA is fully liable. Along with their members.
Not just in our kindergartens, but also our movie theaters, stadiums, malls, parking garages…everywhere! Otherwise, we’ll become a totalitarian police state!
Science says: it’s too many guns. When you have more guns in any place, there’s more gun deaths. There’s plenty of data from the U.S. and other countries to prove that. Not that it matters to conservatives. Science, you know.
echoraven et al: The general overseeing the F-22 said “Yes, they’re expensive, but if we didn’t intend to USE them, we wouldn’t BUY them.”
The same could apply to firearms in civilian, as well as military hands. In a discussion yesterday with a “gun owner” who owns an arsenal far larger than mine, including his semi-auto, and AUTOMATIC weapons, he did point out the massive magazines and high rate of fire he has at hand is “fun” on the gun range, but he doesn’t intend, or see reason, to use those most aggressive “military style” weapons on the street.
When he made the statement that as a kid, he told his teacher he wanted to be a sniper, I flinched a tad. We discussed the fact I had done some “long rifle work”, and he related a story or two from when he was in the “first” Gulf War in 91. HIs son, like mine, had been in Afghanistan and Iraq. We represented over 40 years on the timeline of American wars, and “a brief history of killing” (to quote the title of a book). He too found that the actual experience on the killing field, although he didn’t personally take part, was a “learning experience” that changed his attitude toward the application of all those weapons he owns. Yes, he still likes, well “loves”, guns, but he has a different view on the ethics of their use.
The key to the large number of guns “problem”, is that so FEW Americans in the debate actually have personal history with actual killing, and cannot reference the mentality of those who can reference experience that tells them who might be dangerous if armed. It IS those who own weapons, with unrestrained ethical views on their use, who ARE dangerous.
As this cartoon implies, it’s all talk. It also fails to address the underlying problems with our society as to why we are such ardent fans of violent behavior. Of course there is no mention of seriously renovating our mental health system and realistically addressing the issues of our society to provide real training and opportunity for our young people, giving them an alternative to belonging to gangs or a life of crime. It’s much easier for us to spend untold billions every year on the military and ship our people and resources over seas to maintain our status as the worlds policeman. Yeah, that makes sense coming from the worlds largest economy and supposedly most advanced society.
According to veteran Ohio cartoonist Stahler, the most satisfying part of his job is "those days when I can load my ink cannon with fodder faster than I can fire it."
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Comments (16) (Please sign in to comment)
dtroutma
said, 4 months ago
Both sides will probably just keep shooting blanks at the real problems.
4my10851cs said, 4 months ago
The dems just want to talk about guns because they don’t want to come up with a budget
wmconelly said, 4 months ago
Get the armed NRA guards settled into the Nation’s kindergartens and all will be well. I read that in the newsletter.
Ottodesu said, 4 months ago
@wmconelly
That actually sounds like a reasonable idea.
And you could get the NRA to provide the service, for free, via volunteers. The schools could provide consumables, like bullets and coffee.
Of course, if there is any incident such as an AR15 massacre or accidental shooting, the NRA is fully liable. Along with their members.
Kylie2112 said, 4 months ago
@wmconelly
Not just in our kindergartens, but also our movie theaters, stadiums, malls, parking garages…everywhere! Otherwise, we’ll become a totalitarian police state!
Ms. Ima said, 4 months ago
Sure, let’s start by taking away guns from the people that guard O. He should lead by example.
sw10mm said, 4 months ago
@Ms. Ima
Add all of the hypocrites screaming for gun control that are armed or have armed security.
echoraven said, 4 months ago
@dtroutma
Perhaps, but what is the real problem? Too many guns or too many people that shouldn’t have guns have them?
ARodney said, 4 months ago
Science says: it’s too many guns. When you have more guns in any place, there’s more gun deaths. There’s plenty of data from the U.S. and other countries to prove that. Not that it matters to conservatives. Science, you know.
Joe said, 4 months ago
@Ottodesu
why not just arm the Kindergartners? Then they could join the NRA at age 5, and raise the intellectual level there.
Justice22 said, 4 months ago
The Dems can’t get a word in edgeways. Reminds me of my ex-inlaws.
DrCanuck said, 4 months ago
@sw10mm
Obviously America hasn’t killed enough children yet to make people want a change from the staus quo.
Tell me, sw; how many more do you think need to be killed before YOU change your mind and want to do something about it?
dtroutma
said, 4 months ago
echoraven et al: The general overseeing the F-22 said “Yes, they’re expensive, but if we didn’t intend to USE them, we wouldn’t BUY them.”
The same could apply to firearms in civilian, as well as military hands. In a discussion yesterday with a “gun owner” who owns an arsenal far larger than mine, including his semi-auto, and AUTOMATIC weapons, he did point out the massive magazines and high rate of fire he has at hand is “fun” on the gun range, but he doesn’t intend, or see reason, to use those most aggressive “military style” weapons on the street.
When he made the statement that as a kid, he told his teacher he wanted to be a sniper, I flinched a tad. We discussed the fact I had done some “long rifle work”, and he related a story or two from when he was in the “first” Gulf War in 91. HIs son, like mine, had been in Afghanistan and Iraq. We represented over 40 years on the timeline of American wars, and “a brief history of killing” (to quote the title of a book). He too found that the actual experience on the killing field, although he didn’t personally take part, was a “learning experience” that changed his attitude toward the application of all those weapons he owns. Yes, he still likes, well “loves”, guns, but he has a different view on the ethics of their use.
The key to the large number of guns “problem”, is that so FEW Americans in the debate actually have personal history with actual killing, and cannot reference the mentality of those who can reference experience that tells them who might be dangerous if armed. It IS those who own weapons, with unrestrained ethical views on their use, who ARE dangerous.
mickey1339
said, 4 months ago
As this cartoon implies, it’s all talk. It also fails to address the underlying problems with our society as to why we are such ardent fans of violent behavior. Of course there is no mention of seriously renovating our mental health system and realistically addressing the issues of our society to provide real training and opportunity for our young people, giving them an alternative to belonging to gangs or a life of crime. It’s much easier for us to spend untold billions every year on the military and ship our people and resources over seas to maintain our status as the worlds policeman. Yeah, that makes sense coming from the worlds largest economy and supposedly most advanced society.
ruff
said, 4 months ago
@sw10mm
So do the ones that scream for more and better arms.