Santa Monica shooter built his own weapon

[Karee 4,190]

You've probably never served...so I'll pardon your ignorance on the lingo.

Yeah, all made up. That's what we do.

Freaking chicken-hawks...lol

I don't think being a janitorial contractor counts as serving in the military. Maybe it does.

[GandD 5,966]

Well you beat me to it. Outlawing the device used to commit the crime doesn't make sense. As far as I can tell shooting someone is still illegal.

People are always gonna kill other people. But the rate of death as a result of person to person violence has hit historical records since the modernization of firearms. Make people kill each other with knives. Deaths will still happen, but there will be less

[Karee 4,190]

People are always gonna kill other people. But the rate of death as a result of person to person violence has hit historical records since the modernization of firearms. Make people kill each other with knives. Deaths will still happen, but there will be less

I agree. Unfortunately, we can't go back 600 years. Firearms are here to stay. Especially in the U.S. People need to accept that reality. Once they do, we can start focusing on the cause of the firearm violence.

Hint: It aint the firearms.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Hint: It aint the firearms.

It's the bullets. We need safer, non-lethal bullets. Simply ban the sale of lead bullets.

[Karee 4,190]

It's the bullets. We need safer, non-lethal bullets. Simply ban the sale of lead bullets.

Nerf bullets.

[RGinWA 816]

What year where you in ? I trained some Jar heads up in VA one time

81 thru 84...

[RGinWA 816]

I don't think being a janitorial contractor counts as serving in the military. Maybe it does.

In my opinion I don't care if people served or not...its a choice. My issue is when service is disputed based solely on something they looked up. They have janitors in the USMC...they call them privates. lol

[RGinWA 816]

sure, even though it's technically inaccurate. although i'm curious about who in the conversation is "non-serving"

Anyone that doesn't know that this sidearm is called a .45 automatic is usually suspect. I didn't start the terminology, it started way back when it was first issued.

"And good night Chesty Puller wherever you are..."

[Ban Hammer 13,408]

Anyone that doesn't know that this sidearm is called a .45 automatic is usually suspect. I didn't start the terminology, it started way back when it was first issued.

"And good night Chesty Puller wherever you are..."

accuracy counts, even thought service .45's weren't known for accuracy

some of us have the blue id card, so don't assume about someone's service.

[Boiler 45,693]

People are always gonna kill other people. But the rate of death as a result of person to person violence has hit historical records since the modernization of firearms. Make people kill each other with knives. Deaths will still happen, but there will be less

Historical in the sense of going down, you post implied the opposite.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

some of us have the blue id card, so don't assume about someone's service.

Heart attack waiting to happen?

[RGinWA 816]

accuracy counts, even thought service .45's weren't known for accuracy

some of us have the blue id card, so don't assume about someone's service.

Then maybe you should have known the term? I'm just saying.

And that blue card is from what branch of the armed service?

[Ban Hammer 13,408]

Heart attack waiting to happen?

as it is for all of us.

Then maybe you should have known the term? I'm just saying.

And that blue card is from what branch of the armed service?

not my fault the marines call it something it's not

army, btw.

[RGinWA 816]

as it is for all of us.

not my fault the marines call it something it's not

army, btw.

Army...ok makes sense now.

Update: What was your MOS in the Army? In case that's different in the army also that means "military occupational specialty"...

Edited June 17, 2013 by RGinWA

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

In my opinion I don't care if people served or not...its a choice. My issue is when service is disputed based solely on something they looked up. They have janitors in the USMC...they call them privates. lol

We had janitors also . we called them Marines