Bump for softball practice

6/14/2017 8:19:08 AM

Horrifying. And it sounds like the GOP was specifically targeted. Sick.

Also, from what Rand Paul said if it wasn't for a member of leadership there (and thus capital police presence) it would have been a massacre.

[Edited on June 14, 2017 at 8:24 AM. Reason : This thread isn't best place for this but was bumped]

6/14/2017 8:23:50 AM

True, not the best bump.

6/14/2017 8:27:50 AM

Guns: 8,124
Refugees: 0

6/14/2017 10:14:44 AM

I think this anecdote belongs in the "rise of left-wing radicalism" thread.

Which sadly enough, would actually have enough anecdotes to get to several pages.

6/14/2017 10:14:58 AM

#anecdotes #narratives

6/14/2017 10:16:10 AM

-Republican congressman shot
-Conservative speakers at universities being met with violent riots
-Leftist rioting/looting after Trump inauguration
-UK leftist Kid tries to grab trump's gun to shoot trump at rally
-Leftists payed by DNC to instigate staged violence at Trump rallies
-Registered democrat Omar Mateen shoots 50 gays in Orlando
-BLM Crazy guy assassinates 5 cops in Dallas
-BLM Looting in Ferguson after cop defends himself from a thug trying to kill him
-BLM looting in Baltimore after black criminal dies being driven by black cops to jail
-BLM riots in Charlotte after black cop kills black armed felon resisting arrest
-Leftist nutjobs at Mizzou start race hoax and get 2 university employees fired for no reason

The rise of leftist radicalism, and the religious cult of social justice.

6/14/2017 10:26:35 AM

#anecdotes #narratives #beepboopbeep

[Edited on June 14, 2017 at 11:07 AM. Reason : ]

6/14/2017 11:07:14 AM

Do you see my point though?

I'm sitting on 20-30 leftwing radicalism anecdotes easily, but I'm not stupid enough to make a thread and push a narrative. Meanwhile, you're stupid enough to try it with 2-3 anecdotes...

seems desperate, bruh

6/14/2017 11:24:49 AM

-Bad guys with guns don't care about gun laws.
-Good guys with guns stop bad guys with guns.

6/14/2017 11:43:07 AM

So now that republicans were (allegedly) targeted, will they give a shit about gun control?

6/14/2017 12:43:45 PM

They should condemn his horrible aim.

6/14/2017 1:38:49 PM

^^They are to blame for not having their guns on themselves.

Don't expect the police to save you. You better be strapped.

6/14/2017 1:47:05 PM

^kind of hard to do that when the city you work in bans guns. Maybe they'll be more vocal about how pointless the DC gun laws are going forward.

6/14/2017 2:06:17 PM

There was an armed security detail on the field at the time, but yeah I'm sure a bunch of untrained old white men firing off their handguns every which way would have made the situation much better.

6/14/2017 2:42:47 PM

nice to see so good old fashioned victim blame going on in here

6/14/2017 2:47:43 PM

^^ not to mention they were fucking playing baseball. Does Nighthawk roll up to the tennis courts strapped while playing?

How about we just blame the psychopath who was warped by some twisted interpretation of ideology and not the people playing baseball.

[Edited on June 14, 2017 at 3:55 PM. Reason : Wrong user]

6/14/2017 3:55:01 PM

no no no I gotta use a tragedy to promote my political agenda on a dying message board!

6/14/2017 4:05:43 PM

Quote :

"I'm sitting on 20-30 leftwing radicalism anecdotes easily, but I'm not stupid enough to make a thread and push a narrative. "

no, you just post them in random threads to push your narrative:
-republicans good
-democrats/liberals/sjws/marxists bad

#beepboopbeep

6/14/2017 5:11:21 PM

http://www.theonion.com/article/virginia-shooting-somehow-proves-what-every-single-56246

Quote :

"WASHINGTON—In the wake of this morning’s mass shooting in Alexandria, VA, every single American from across the political spectrum was reportedly able to cite the tragedy as irrefutable proof that they had been right about everything all along. “I’ve always said gun control puts our citizens at risk and makes them sitting ducks for any criminal who doesn’t play by the rules, and today, sadly, all my fears were confirmed,” said conservative Paula Frazier of Willoughby, OH, one of the hundreds of millions of Americans who said it gave them no pleasure at all to have their long-held beliefs so thoroughly validated. Added liberal Marc Watson of Savannah, GA: “When any unhinged maniac can just waltz into a store or gun show and buy a weapon specifically designed for mass casualties, this is unfortunately what happens—exactly like I’ve said from the very beginning.” At press time, every American was dejected at the thought of how soon they would be proven absolutely right once again."

6/14/2017 9:34:52 PM

The only parallel I'll make here is that expecting people to carry while playing baseball is as ridiculous as expecting people to carry while they're dancing at a nightclub. You can't expect gun violence to be solved by having everyone carry guns everywhere. There are lots of people who don't have any desire to do that and lots of reasons why that's impractical/unsafe for lots of situations and people.

6/15/2017 1:41:51 AM

Quote :

"no, you just post them in random threads to push your narrative:"

I wasn't aware that pointing out leftist hypocrisy/stupidity was a narrative

6/15/2017 11:29:45 AM

^^ But it is a proof of concept. There were a couple people with guns at the baseball field and the only person who died was the shooter.

"A good guy with a gun" is unarguably a deterrent.

There are other deterrents, but "let's make murder more illegal by regulating carry methods" doesn't strike me as one.

6/15/2017 6:57:52 PM

unarguably, eh?

"I better not commit this crime with my gun, because there could be a Good Guy With a Gun in there"

6/15/2017 7:31:14 PM

^^ But the "good guys with guns" were police. So what does that have to do with gun control? Seems more of an argument for better police security in public places.

[Edited on June 17, 2017 at 1:38 AM. Reason : ]

6/17/2017 1:37:54 AM

^ you can't have that many cops, and if you did, that would probably yield its own set of problems.

^^ i don't know if it's a deterrent or not, but just about every mass shooting is in a gun-free zone.

6/17/2017 7:31:13 AM

Scary looking guns

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1981/06/m-16-a-bureaucratic-horror-story/545153/
https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2017/11/why-the-ar-15-was-never-meant-to-be-in-civilians-hands/545438/
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/why-the-ar-15-is-so-lethal/545162/

11/10/2017 3:27:59 PM

When a good guy with a gun accidentally blasts a person in the face, are they still a good guy with a gun?

11/10/2017 3:56:49 PM

Quote :

"Yes."

11/10/2017 4:02:00 PM

He said good guy

11/10/2017 8:26:21 PM

Guys, the topic de jour is how assault rifles are just "scary looking guns" to dumb people.

11/10/2017 8:34:33 PM

Quote :

"When a good guy with a gun accidentally blasts a person in the face, are they still a good guy with a gun?"

They will become a good guy without a gun as their gun will be taken away.

11/10/2017 10:46:53 PM

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42256718

Quote :

"The House of Representatives has voted to allow gun owners to carry concealed weapons between states"

Ok then

12/7/2017 3:48:15 PM

what happened to states' rights?

12/7/2017 4:15:50 PM

yeah, not a fan of this bill

12/7/2017 4:17:08 PM

I read last week there might be enough democratic senators supporting this to pass it, should all republicans vote yes

12/7/2017 4:27:12 PM

^^ same, on grounds of federalism.

The left is making nonsensical arguments against it, due to either the usual lack of understanding of the issue(s), or else simple willingness to be disingenuous for partisan reasons.

12/7/2017 4:47:08 PM

yeah hopefully it wont pass and if it does states can always nullify it like a few of do with federal marijuana laws

[Edited on December 7, 2017 at 7:33 PM. Reason : a]

12/7/2017 7:32:54 PM

glad we solved the gun violence problems.

12/12/2017 6:58:13 PM

^ It's a mental illness problem man.

[Edited on December 12, 2017 at 7:20 PM. Reason : ]

12/12/2017 7:19:57 PM

guns dont kill people

12/14/2017 3:20:11 PM

This shit doesn't even get a bump anymore. I mean, why even bother?

2/15/2018 3:18:10 AM

^ but you gotta send thoughts and prayers, though, right?

and change your FB profile pic frame, never forget that!

then after two days of that (used to last a week or two) we can all just wait for the next one and rinse and repeat.

2/15/2018 3:45:17 AM

^^I said something in the one in chit chat.

I'm a big supporter of the 2nd Amendment, but something's gotta give.

At this point, I say we limit magazines at the very least. Nobody needs a 30 rnd mag. Come at me gun supporters - I'm one of you. But if you are a responsible gun owner, you can't just sit by and continue to let these things happen.

2/15/2018 7:18:52 AM

Nobody cares. Nothing will change.

FFS, five and six year olds were mowed down in 2012 and no one gave a single fuck. A bunch of dead teenagers surely won’t move the needle.

2/15/2018 8:15:09 AM

^ this and to add a question about

Quote :

"Because at the end of the day, I'd like to be able to defend my home against the likes of this guy. Let's take this to TSB."

I understand you want to limit magazine size which is positive but who busts into a residential house with an AR 15 or similar semiautomatic rifle? And are you going to go straight for your AR 15 to defend yourself?

2/15/2018 8:50:25 AM

my home defense weapon is an AR-15. In the unlikely event that a group of home invaders ever break into my house, I don't want to be outgunned.

2/15/2018 9:02:09 AM

You gonna go all John Wick on everyone?

2/15/2018 9:08:26 AM

i setup claymore mines in case the bad guys also have assault rifles

2/15/2018 9:15:47 AM

so what do you think is an appropriate home defense weapon?

2/15/2018 9:31:50 AM