Facebook Follies of Friends and Families

[Valmy]

How do background checks keep guns out of good peoples' hands?

I mean I am certainly not opposed to focussing on black market weapons, but without gun registries how do we do that?

[Admiral Yi]

How do background checks keep guns out of good peoples' hands?

That's what I was thinking when I asked my question, but I suppose it could be argued that things like assault rifle, bump stock, double magazine etc. bans are "focusing on good people."

[PDH]

Why does nobody remember when jungle gym privileges were taken away from everyone because Jimmy went around hurting people who were hanging from the monkey bars?

Or any other time "good people" had to suffer a bit because some "bad people" fucked it up for the rest?

[Razgovory]

How do background checks keep guns out of good peoples' hands?

I mean I am certainly not opposed to focussing on black market weapons, but without gun registries how do we do that?

I think they are worried about gun confiscation.  I'm really tired of these dishonest arguments.  Our system of law is based around the prohibition of certain acts or goods.  Why should an exception exist for firearms?  Do these people really believe as soon as you commit an unlawful act an entire black market opens up to you?  Do they think that once a person has committed a crime, they will commit will be filled with a desire to commit all crimes?

[Valmy]

Ok but then that is the problem. They keep bringing up issues that should be addressed. Black market weapons. Organized crime. Hint you are fine with gun control so long as law abiding citizens can have whatever weapons they need. Mental illness should be addressed.

I mean I am perfectly willing to try to address this issue at whatever angle everybody agrees is ok. But in order to do that people at least need to be honest about what should be done. Don't say you think we need to delve deep into mental illness or black market weapons if you do not actually mean that.

Of course I have seen no statistics or evidence that suggests most of the guns used to commit crimes are done with black market weapons, but hey probably some of them are.

[Eddie Teach]

Why does nobody remember when jungle gym privileges were taken away from everyone because Jimmy went around hurting people who were hanging from the monkey bars?

Because we didn't go to school with you, Jim.

[PDH]

Why does nobody remember when jungle gym privileges were taken away from everyone because Jimmy went around hurting people who were hanging from the monkey bars?

Because we didn't go to school with you, Jim.

We didn't get monkey bars.  I went to a Catholic school that felt kids played best when tackling each other on an asphalt playground.

[grumbler]

We didn't get monkey bars.  I went to a Catholic school that felt kids played best when tackling each other on an asphalt playground.

So we have identified the problem.  You are like a sinking ship with no baggage to throw overboard.*




*compliments to Mark Twain

[PDH]

We didn't get monkey bars.  I went to a Catholic school that felt kids played best when tackling each other on an asphalt playground.

So we have identified the problem.  You are like a sinking ship with no baggage to throw overboard.*




*compliments to Mark Twain

This boat sank a long time ago.  I ain't even got any flotsam left.

[grumbler]

This boat sank a long time ago.  I ain't even got any flotsam left.

Lack of jetsam is understandable, lack of flotsam is tragic.

[viper37]

How do background checks keep guns out of good peoples' hands?

If, say, someone, hypothetically threatens to kill liberals, I can see why the GOP might think they are good people.  Honest mistake.  If only they'd known before he killed 200 people at a Democratic convention that he was serious...

[viper37]

Of course I have seen no statistics or evidence that suggests most of the guns used to commit crimes are done with black market weapons, but hey probably some of them are.

Depends wich crime, I guess.
"Crimes" in general, most likely they are legitimate guns since they,re so easy to get by.
Organized crime, where people actually don't want to be fun and don't post a video of themselves online before committing their crime, I figure they must be black market guns.

[Syt]

[Eddie Teach]

AMERICA- FUCK YEAH!

[The Minsky Moment]

I believe that Gage advanced on Concord in the belief that the colonists had cannon, powder and carriages for the cannons there.  The American resistance was a great blow in service of the right to bear brass cannons.