tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post4495529883424121026..comments2024-03-06T22:06:19.487-08:00Comments on SUSPACK: "Guns Don’t Kill – People Do" ????Sean Thibodeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13950197155271485037noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-71550956076725029042014-04-27T23:55:34.100-07:002014-04-27T23:55:34.100-07:00It is not necessary that person having a gun is cr...It is not necessary that person having a gun is criminal.Guns are not used in every single criminal matter. Yes, they are use in many crime but they also help to protect. Many people buy gun for shooting targets or for home safety. There are also firearm training courses which give training of gun safety.Massachusetts firearms safety coursehttp://www.bostonfirearms.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-90153621774136101122013-01-19T22:56:29.300-08:002013-01-19T22:56:29.300-08:00How could any sensible human being NOT be for a ba...How could any sensible human being NOT be for a ban on assault weapons. In every way possible we should be disarming America's nuts and sane people. Otherwise, we might as well sell grenades to kids. What's the fucking difference? LanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-57765268415690691172012-12-21T12:10:30.838-08:002012-12-21T12:10:30.838-08:00Well, that is a ridiculous defense. Founding Fathe...Well, that is a ridiculous defense. Founding Fathers gave right to Bare Arms in the 1700's when a musket was the only weapon. No citizen needs mass killing machines. It was one thing to have hand- gun in home to feel safe, it is another to have military style killing machines. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-82191679006345019812012-12-20T14:43:32.315-08:002012-12-20T14:43:32.315-08:00Comes down to the right to arms or the right to li...Comes down to the right to arms or the right to life... u try and get semi automatic weapons banned and they complain that their rights are being infridged Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-50113276319095296452012-12-18T14:44:48.726-08:002012-12-18T14:44:48.726-08:00This all does stem from bad parenting but we can&#...This all does stem from bad parenting but we can't really prevent crazy people from having children. There is no easy fix to the bad parenting part of the problem We can restrict guns in the meantime...Meghan McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117528918335897128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-71674135989492129842012-12-17T23:27:02.236-08:002012-12-17T23:27:02.236-08:00guns have been around for a long time, true. You&#...guns have been around for a long time, true. You're right Sean, we had muskets and muzzle loading rifles during the Revolution. if you could shoot a musket three times a minute, you were pretty good. rifles took longer to reload because you had to force the ball down against the rifling: the Minie ball, used in the Civil War, was easier because it had a hollow base that expanded against the rifling after firing: it did not have to be forced against the rifling when loaded through the muzzle.<br /><br />my point is, guns have been around for a long time, as you say, but usually you could only kill one or two before getting taken down. now, with semi-automatic pistols and rifles, and large magazines, there is no good reason these should not be classified as weapons of mass destruction as you say. <br /><br />How anyone can justify the current gun laws is beyond comprehension.<br /><br />It is a terrifying situation. I have no idea how things will be fixed. However your petition is thinking in the right direction. Keep pushing.<br /><br />Dan Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-37279190358690285302012-12-17T23:18:53.768-08:002012-12-17T23:18:53.768-08:00The problem we need to address is the culture of v...The problem we need to address is the culture of violence that has been growing in America. We've had guns for centuries but only in the last 20 years we have seen this "mass shooting" phenomenon. Europe successfully tackled this issue. They restricted access to violent materials by minors. That is what we need to do. I challenge anyone reading this post to find a US copy of the Terminator 2 movie and a European copy if the same movie and watch them both in the same day. We need to restrict marketing of games like Grand Theft Auto and other violent games like Hitman to CHILDREN. We need to tell parents not to buy it for them. Answer to this problem is good parenting. Can anyone explain to me why there was a 6 year old and a infant at the midnight screening of a rated R movie in Aurora, Colorado??? If you are a parent then catching the very first screening of Batman should not be a priority. Lets not focus on the wrong issue. Guns have been around for a long time but there is a reason why the shootings are happening more frequently. Ann MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-77901852903796972702012-12-17T23:15:31.583-08:002012-12-17T23:15:31.583-08:00Yeah. the USA had slavery when it was founded too...Yeah. the USA had slavery when it was founded too, but we finally wised up and got rid of it. Tweet: #SayNoWayToTheNRA<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-6430357858539599072012-12-17T23:12:57.372-08:002012-12-17T23:12:57.372-08:00The USA was founded on gun ownership and even if y...The USA was founded on gun ownership and even if you think the 2nd amendment is not relevant in todays society, it is here and there is no chance of eliminating private gun ownership. <br /><br />Mental health and increased background checks are overdue. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-42876102288273330152012-12-17T23:06:54.313-08:002012-12-17T23:06:54.313-08:00Do you drink alcohol? If so, how can you sleep at...Do you drink alcohol? If so, how can you sleep at night knowing that banning alcohol would probably save 20-30 lives alone per day, just from prevented drunk driving accidents? How is the gun argument any different?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-72450570199873774322012-12-17T23:02:41.660-08:002012-12-17T23:02:41.660-08:00ATTN MARK: "Why attack law abiding citizens w...ATTN MARK: "Why attack law abiding citizens who have not threatened anyone and who have shown no propensity for violence just because they own a firearm of any kind." <br /><br />I'm so glad you phrase that in a form of a question. It's okay to admit when you're ignorant and try to seek knowledge.<br /><br />Canada has strict gun laws. The demographics between America and Canada are very similar. The total per-capita crime rate are almost identical between the two countries.<br /><br />However, Canada's gun-related crime rate is less than half that of America's. The rate of mass-shootings is obviously far lower.<br /><br />Conclusion: A criminal will still commit crimes. However, without access to guns, they will be forced to use other, far less deadly, weapons. It's simply a matter of preference for arming your criminals with bats, or semi-automatic weapons.<br /><br />Trying to argue that owning a gun is your "right" is like saying that you should own nuclear weapons because your second amendment doesn't specify between a musket or a nuclear bomb - both are armaments, after all. Or, similarly, saying that nuclear proliferation is "attacking law abiding citizens". All equally ridiculous. <br /><br />Any person writing a blog in an effort to discuss the insanity of the current gun laws in the USA is doing a good thing. I agree with the writer, Guns Kill! Mason (Canada) <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-12388136185804083632012-12-17T22:53:54.324-08:002012-12-17T22:53:54.324-08:00I just saw the title of this blog on twitter. It c...I just saw the title of this blog on twitter. It caught my attention because it said "Guns don't kill, people do" I missed the (????) But now that i've read a liberals ridiculous opinion i'll take the time to school you.<br /><br />The perpetrators of these and other horrific acts of mass shootings here and abroad have been mentally ill.<br /><br />Why attack law abiding citizens who have not threatened anyone and who have shown no propensity for violence just because they own a firearm of any kind.<br /><br />This makes no more sense than it would to attack all drivers because some drive drunk. It is ludicrous. More guns less mentally sick people! Mark DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-706010728158466022012-12-17T22:46:12.587-08:002012-12-17T22:46:12.587-08:00I truly believe, this time, something is going to ...I truly believe, this time, something is going to be done about gun control. It has finally gotten to the point where all Americans have had enough. Change is coming. I will sign this petition and any like it. <br /><br />Sharon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-56176424407142153862012-12-17T22:44:35.249-08:002012-12-17T22:44:35.249-08:00The Second Amendment was written during an early p...The Second Amendment was written during an early period of American history, and for a purpose coeval with the perilous nature of those times. The emerging Republic had need of armed militias for the common defense. It was logical, and indeed expected, that their numbers would be drawn from ordinary citizens. But the year is 2012, not 1775. In place of those long ago citizen militias, we have the National Guard, local and state police, to say nothing of the Army, Navy and Air Force, rendering the need for arms bearing citizens moot. Now, all that is sanely necessary for an average household may be, at most, a few handguns and hunting rifles, NOT an insane limitless number of high powered semi-automatic weapons. NOT a citizenry, armed to the teeth, with stand-your-ground laws that enable a person to legally use lethal firepower at the hint of being "threatened." I am certain the Founding Fathers would have been aghast at how their simply worded amendment has metastasized into the bloated, selfish and murderous gun culture that exists in present day America. Time to jettison the outmoded language of the 2nd Amendment or repeal it all together, and return this country to sane gun ownership policies. President Obama needs to make this his legacy! Restore sanity and take on the NRA. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-13442671289560983212012-12-17T22:40:55.098-08:002012-12-17T22:40:55.098-08:00People defend these weapons capable of MASS KILLI...People defend these weapons capable of MASS KILLINGS by quoting THEIR "second amendment rights" Like the article points out, a right WRITTEN IN THE 1700's! What about rights of the majority of our citizens in 2012? We are held hostage by their war toys! Their pleasure when they feel the thrill of blasting off a semi-automatic weapon? Can we now not go to the movies, to shopping malls, to our places of worship or send our children to school safely because of these macho men and boys and their rights to bare arms?<br />Anonymous in FloridaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-30754029461424674812012-12-17T22:33:08.384-08:002012-12-17T22:33:08.384-08:00In Australia, we have restrictive gun laws and we ...In Australia, we have restrictive gun laws and we feel safe.<br /><br />If guns are needed, who is the enemy?<br /><br />If we are fighting for freedom now, we don't need guns. Our governments are not Syria. We do not have an oppressive government nor oppressive neighbors across the road. The main weapon and defense of democracy is our rational mind to settle differences, not bullets, and the tools of democracy are the vote, the personal computer and the Internet. Judd W. AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-74049630786132000822012-12-16T10:55:17.398-08:002012-12-16T10:55:17.398-08:00What a fucked up world. If the sick mother did no...What a fucked up world. If the sick mother did not own such guns this would not have happened. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-13161026939021388792012-12-15T21:19:30.662-08:002012-12-15T21:19:30.662-08:00The majority of cops here and anywhere else i`ve e...The majority of cops here and anywhere else i`ve ever lived, ride or sit around most of the day doing nothing. They write tickets for anything they can find out of boredom, not a sense of civic duty or justice. They`re getting paid whether they`re doing anything or not. In most places it would only take a handful of deputies to guard every school in the county and not leave the other citizens unprotected. This may not be the case everywhere, but in alot of places, no additional money would be needed. Just put them all to work, they`re already getting paid. GoldyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-12635195201784734892012-12-15T21:17:45.961-08:002012-12-15T21:17:45.961-08:00The problem with your solution is who's going ...The problem with your solution is who's going to pay for the security you're proposing at every school . Remember , we're Americans , we like solutions as long as we don't have to pay for them . So tell me , where's the money coming from ? DougAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-72602924938790799952012-12-15T21:16:43.424-08:002012-12-15T21:16:43.424-08:00Good can imagine Evil, but Evil cannot imagine Goo...Good can imagine Evil, but Evil cannot imagine Good. ~ W. H. Auden<br /><br />The town officials are responsible for the students safety and yesterday they ALL failed to provide security. If there was but one entrance (called an ECP entry control point) and an armed security officer screening (handbags, backpacks and even trench coats, etc.) each and every person who entered our schools, this could have been prevented by this first line of defense. Police are NOT proactive, they are reactive. Police can not be everywhere 24/7 to protect and serve, though they may try. There is a second line of defense but no one wants to know what it is. Your prisons, court rooms, police stations have better protection than schools, movie theaters, malls, beaches, etc. Police have protection, everyone else... you're on your own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-40142953472533008352012-12-15T21:12:45.620-08:002012-12-15T21:12:45.620-08:00Israel subjects every prospective gun owner to str...Israel subjects every prospective gun owner to stringent psychological testing, and background checks that include interviewing family and friends.<br /><br />So you want to do that here? I am with you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-88948812780233223752012-12-15T21:10:13.476-08:002012-12-15T21:10:13.476-08:00So what do you suggest " G FORCE"? Ever...So what do you suggest " G FORCE"? Everyone just gun up? Teachers, the elementary students packing pistols to self protect? How can you not admit <br />to yourself that guns are the problem? Thom NYC Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-73662695993025864652012-12-15T21:06:11.838-08:002012-12-15T21:06:11.838-08:00the killer tried to buy a handgun last week, and w...the killer tried to buy a handgun last week, and was turned down. What I cannot figure out is how the rifle got into his mother's car trunk as reported originally, now its being claimed it was in the school and had been used. Either of the three guns would have been enough, but the politicans will focus on the rifle, the anti-Second Amendment lobby <br />is now in full tilt...crazy people claiming crazy solutions, babble, babble babble. G FORCEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-12929770002275181932012-12-15T21:03:53.631-08:002012-12-15T21:03:53.631-08:00I'm not entirely sure Gun control is the issue...I'm not entirely sure Gun control is the issue here. That kid was 20. There is no psychological test he could have taken when buying a hand gun that would have stopped him from getting it, because its illegal for a 20 yo to buy a hand gun in the first place. Its illegal for a dealer to sell a hand gun to anyone under 21. Most of all in CT, where you have to get a purchase license just to buy one, and a carry permit to transport it to the range.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491578955987674499.post-90467401680235208122012-12-15T21:01:21.429-08:002012-12-15T21:01:21.429-08:00Deterrence (the threat of deadly force against an ...Deterrence (the threat of deadly force against an attacker) has always been the most effective, affordable way to deal with these issues. Given that even maximum-security prisons can't be completely weapon-free, let alone public schools, we must not only more aggressively enforce existing gun-violence laws, but we should enact new laws to add to the level of deterrence. So-called "gun control" laws do not deter violent criminals, as shown in the areas that have gun bans. However, laws such as "shall-issue" concealed carry permits are clearly shown to coincide with a significant decrease violent crime. Given the fact that "safe zones" have proven to be safe only for would-be violent criminals, we should rescind any such localized gun bans and thus make it legal for law-abiding citizens to defend themselves using a deadly weapon within those zones. Only then could they be truly considered "safer". Only then could the recent tragedies have been minimized or avoided. M. JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com