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Gun Control in the US

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  • #552
    BabyCheeses
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    Manic Moran wrote: »
    The Secret Service has a great ability to piss everyone off. Fortunately Trump doesn't come to San Francisco anywhere near the regularity of Obama. The TFR which always results is annoying as hell, and God help our traffic patterns if he decided he wanted to go from San Francisco to Silicon Valley.

    As for irony, have you noticed how many of the leading anti-gun voices have armed security?

    In a country with plenty of people who buy a gun so they can shoot anyone who tries to take away their gun it makes sense to have security before a responsible gun owner tries to kill you. They aren't anti-gun because they think the place is safe.


  • #553
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,502 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    BabyCheeses wrote: »
    In a country with plenty of people who buy a gun so they can shoot anyone who tries to take away their gun it makes sense to have security before a responsible gun owner tries to kill you. They aren't anti-gun because they think the place is safe.

    Does it matter the motivation or identity of the person who is a threat to you?


  • #554
    FatherTed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,684 ✭✭✭FatherTed


    Manic Moran wrote: »
    The Secret Service has a great ability to piss everyone off. Fortunately Trump doesn't come to San Francisco anywhere near the regularity of Obama. The TFR which always results is annoying as hell, and God help our traffic patterns if he decided he wanted to go from San Francisco to Silicon Valley.

    As for irony, have you noticed how many of the leading anti-gun voices have armed security?

    If there was proper gun control, there would not be much of a need for armed security.


  • #555
    Cookie_Monster
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    Manic Moran wrote: »
    Does it matter the motivation or identity of the person who is a threat to you?

    Surely it must, at the very least it allows you a better chance of determining if it is an actual threat or just perceived. Given the levels of racism in the US, simply being black in a certain neighbourhood would label you a threat in some people eyes.


  • #556
    Manic Moran
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    FatherTed wrote: »
    If there was proper gun control, there would not be much of a need for armed security.

    So the Taoseach's security group is unarmed, then? Or those of Japanese personages? It there any country on Earth which is so confident in their gun control that they feel that there is no legitimate defensive use for firearms? Heck, have you seen the Vatican arms room?


  • #557
    GreeBo
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    Manic Moran wrote: »
    Does it matter the motivation or identity of the person who is a threat to you?

    It should matter no more to you than it matters to the bullet imo.


  • #558
    FatherTed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,684 ✭✭✭FatherTed


    Manic Moran wrote: »
    So the Taoseach's security group is unarmed, then? Or those of Japanese personages? It there any country on Earth which is so confident in their gun control that they feel that there is no legitimate defensive use for firearms? Heck, have you seen the Vatican arms room?

    Reading Comprehension 101: I said "much of a need". The taoiseach requires protection as does any world leader but you don't see TD's and Councillors going around with armed protection everyday in Ireland.


  • #559
    brendanwalsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 988 ✭✭✭brendanwalsh


    I'm not sure what the solution to this crisis is.

    America was populated by the dredges of Europe so the gene pool started off at a disadvantage from the get go
    The social issues have exacerbated this issue leaving a feral section of the population.

    One things for sure, that body politik needs to be disarmed.


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