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Originally posted by muse7
I wonder why this kid didn't use a knife or a fork instead of the rifle?
Originally posted by Lord Jules
Originally posted by muse7
I wonder why this kid didn't use a knife or a fork instead of the rifle?
They said the assault weapon was nearby but not necessarily the weapon used. So, why didn't he use the assault weapon? Although a better question is, why would he do it at all?
Maybe your fine for now, what If someone decided to home invade you with a pistol? Or start unloading in your direction in the middle of a shopping mall? Will you grab your pocket knife? Or maybe throw your wallet at him and hope that keeps him away?
Originally posted by IkNOwSTuff
reply to post by AguyAndAgirl
My turn for a question
Are you happy that people like you who keep guns "just in case" are responsible for most of the guns that are used in senseless massacres?
Usually the parents are the legal owners of the weapons used.
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
Originally posted by SpaDe_
No official details yet known, and we have the rabid Piers Morgan already tweeting that there was an "assault weapon" used in this home invasion, then has to call it a mass shooting. No agenda to see here people move along......
Piers Morgan *IS* an assault weapon.
He's assaulting the good sense and common decency of our nation on a regular schedule.edit on 20-1-2013 by Wrabbit2000 because: (no reason given)
Why do you think every citizen who can legally carry will try to massacre innocent civilians? Or their family/friends will take their weapon and do so? No one lives with my girlfriend and I and we rarely have visitors... on top of that I would have a gun safe like you are required to have by law in the state I live in.
Open your eyes. It's just the start of some big sick plan...
Originally posted by goou111
why does this thread only have 10 flags??
Originally posted by IkNOwSTuff
reply to post by xDeadcowx
It was a 15 year old kid!!!!!!!!!
Where the firetruck would he have gotten access to a gun?
It appears he wasnt a home invader but a member of the family
(Just saw that in another thread)
If this is the case it completely invalidates everything you just said.
But on the slim to none chance this kid didnt know the family, the reason he had a gun was becasuse people like you want them available to buy for any tom dick and harry.
Sure theres checks to make sure the buyer isnt crazy, but what about their friends, family or even the crack head who breaks in and finds it.
How can you all be so dense as to not see that the reason you have so many senseless shootings like this one is due to your weak ass gun laws!!!!!!
Even after your families got shot down by some psycho teen in a mall I bet youd still all be calling for more guns.
I swear to god owning a gun must make you lose at least 30 IQ points
Yet where are the militia of common citizens banding together with their second amendment to fight the domestic terrorists who seem to be taking opportune timing to go out and commit crazy shootings. Why are there no gun owners preventing these crimes? You say without guns, the shootings get worse. But no one's stopping them from what I can see.
Here we go with the assumptions and baseless insults. Learn to debate a topic without falling back on childish things.
1. Where did he get the guns? Truth is no one knows yet. He could have gotten them from an improperly secured location, or he could have purchased them off the street. to the best of my knowledge a teenager is not legally allowed to purchase a gun, which would mean that he obtained these guns illegally.
2. At what point did i advocate being able to buy guns from any tom dick and harry? No matter which way you spin it, guns CAN be purchased illegally off the street without any background checks or regulations. This will always be the case no matter what laws any given government passes. I personally am all for background checks and requirements for training and responsible use and storage, but again this will only apply to those that abide the law. There is nothing that can be done about all illegally obtained guns until that gun is discovered by law enforcement.
3. The main point of my post, and the point you seem to be missing is that criminals do no follow laws. Making a law banning guns will not magically remove all guns from society. It will only remove guns from those that abide the law.
4. Please refrain from calling others stupid, or less intelligent when they dont agree with your viewpoint, it in fact works in the opposite way as you intend.
Again, find a way to magically remove ALL guns from existence and i will be your strongest supporter, until then i will remain in reality.