Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware

[decocker 7,198]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/299994-no-more-expats/

i uh, that's long. i'll just stick to my drinking game/ref gig.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

i has trouble to understand.

It was a lot like Off Topic/P&R, without any serious attempt at moderation.

[decocker 7,198]

It was a lot like Off Topic/P&R, without any serious attempt at moderation.

sounds much more fun that the current set up..

[Harsh_77 718]

This thread is starting to remind me of expats.

They align themself with liberal.... so they have right to throw insults at others but if someone insulted them they start crying foul.

[decocker 7,198]

They align themself with liberal.... so they have right to throw insults at others but if someone insulted them they start crying foul.

what?

[Harsh_77 718]

what?

Whaaaaaatttt?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

what?

ESL

[decocker 7,198]

ESL

i'm used to it from harsh, but that was particularly nonsensical..

someone please accuse me of wanting to take all the guns so i can have another drink..

[Harsh_77 718]

i'm used to it from harsh, but that was particularly nonsensical..

someone please accuse me of wanting to take all the guns so i can have another drink..

you cannot understand things, does make sense.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Must be Friday. It is still business hours on the west coast. Drinking doesn't start for a couple hours.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Must be Friday. It is still business hours on the west coast. Drinking doesn't start for a couple hours.

It has started here.

[decocker 7,198]

Must be Friday. It is still business hours on the west coast. Drinking doesn't start for a couple hours.

slight perk in my line of work..

you cannot understand things, does make sense.

okay, i'll settle for drinking on a general insult..

cheers

[Protocol417 161]

2008 -- 13,354

2009 -- 13,136

2010 -- 12,244

2011 - 15,327

2012 - 13,954

Funny thing is anti gun folks trust someone else with gun to protect them.

Woah, where to start on this one...

First, I'm not sure why you implied I'm "anti-gun". Sure, I'm not particularly comfortable around them, but that's mostly because I was raised in the South and encountered too many Good Ol' Boys and their unnerving disregard for firearms safety. That doesn't make me "anti-gun", though. There are shades of gray in between. In fact, I'm not even anti-conceal-carry, as a concept, I just don't like how it's implemented. I think you should be required to have a helluva lot more training to get your CCW permit than what's been proposed.

Second: "Funny thing is anti gun folks trust someone with a gun who has adequate training and experience to protect them." There, fixed that for you.

Third: Not sure what those numbers are supposed to represent, or what they have to do with the subject of my response, which was that Chicago hasn't actually implemented concealed carry yet. I just saw someone post something about Chicago, which is where I happen to live, and it was inaccurate, so I responded.

[Protocol417 161]

Limiting size of magazine, or banning a gun based on how it looks is not a stronger gun control.

I'll give you "based on how it looks" but how is limiting size of magazine NOT stronger gun control? It seems to be the very definition of it. Shooters can be stopped more easily when they are reloading; this is not conjecture, it's happened on many occasions. So even if they just bring more ammo, limiting the number of bullets they can use in one go is absolutely helpful to law enforcement and potential victims.

Conversely, can you think of many situations where being able to spray dozens of bullets without reloading would be necessary for your self-preservation?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Conversely, can you think of many situations where being able to spray dozens of bullets without reloading would be necessary for your self-preservation?

Wait for it. There is going to be a story where a 10 round limit was proposed and then someone's home had been invaded by 11 people. Just wait for it.