O/T feel sick inside - CT Elementary shooting

[bigwinnerx]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Jeff, assault rifles are very useful in hunting wild boar, your response is typical of an elitist New Yorker.

Think this proves the answer is banning hunting of wild boar. No assault rifles needed then. Problem solved.

[Texxxx]

Originally Posted by bigwinnerx

Think this proves the answer is banning hunting of wild boar. No assault rifles needed then. Problem solved.

What most people here don't realize is that wild hogs have become a huge problem in the south. They have caused more damage than Sandy did. Money speaking. The problem is so large that states don't even require hunting license to shoot them. You can actually kill them anyway you want to. Day or night. The prefered gun of choice is a AR because of the mods you can put on them. Nightvision,lazer pointers,etc. People also prefer the AR for the high number of rounds in the clips. More rounds more dead hogs. The hogs run in packs so killing as many as you can before they run off is the object.

[Ladder7]

wild hogs, really? Ban the nutjobs, not guns

[Matthew H]

Absolutely Steve, I'm with you. They should ban mass murder.

[Peter_Spaeth]

The news reports are now suggesting one of the weapons may have indeed been an assault rifle.

[barrysloate]

I'm on the side that believes there are far too many guns in circulation, and not enough gun laws in place. But I also realize even strict gun laws will not prevent some lunatic from getting a gun anyway and going on one of these rampages.

Nobody will get hurt by having stricter gun laws, you certainly won't have more shootings if it's tougher to buy a gun. And you might stop a few of these killers in their tracks.

But here is what pisses me off to no end: the intractable positions taken by that group of idiots known as the NRA. These are people who will never ever listen to others who might disagree with their rigid positions on gun ownership. These are people whose goal is to break any politician who dares to take them on and says there needs to be some changes in America. These are people who are deaf to everybody except their own.

Maybe it's time for President Obama, who no longer has to worry about reelection, to start challenging these guys. There is no room for any organization of any kind who refuses to make any changes whatsoever, even in the face of these mounting tragedies. There needs to be dialogue, and there needs to be some changes made on how gun sales are transacted.

No, it will not end gun violence. But it's a start and a step in the right direction. And responsible people will still be allowed to purchase and keep guns. There needs to be a much more rigorous background check on so many of these people who have a history of mental instability. Doing nothing and refusing to change will no longer work.

[yanks12025]

I think we all have the second amendment wrong.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RablPaIREkk

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The news reports are now suggesting one of the weapons may have indeed been an assault rifle.

More on what the state's chief medical examiner told reporters minutes ago in Newtown: He said the "long weapon" was used in the shooting, and that the weapon caused all of the wounds that he knew of.

He didn't say what that weapon was, but a law enforcement source has previously said that the gunman was found dead with next to three guns: a semi-automatic .223-caliber Bushmaster rifle and two pistols made by Glock and Sig Sauer.

The medical examiner, H. Wayne Carver II, said he personally did postmortem examinations of seven victims' bodies.

“All the wounds that I know of at this point were caused by the one weapon,”

[yanks12025]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

More on what the state's chief medical examiner told reporters minutes ago in Newtown: He said the "long weapon" was used in the shooting, and that the weapon caused all of the wounds that he knew of.

He didn't say what that weapon was, but a law enforcement source has previously said that the gunman was found dead with next to three guns: a semi-automatic .223-caliber Bushmaster rifle and two pistols made by Glock and Sig Sauer.

The medical examiner, H. Wayne Carver II, said he personally did postmortem examinations of seven victims' bodies.

“All the wounds that I know of at this point were caused by the one weapon,”

Have they said why the mother had these guns?

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Ladder7

wild hogs, really? Ban the nutjobs, not guns

The courts actually take such an approach. The prosecutor, judge, etc., quite often speaks to the mentally ill person as if they are understanding everything as you or I would, then basically tells them to start acting normal.

"Oh, okay - now it all seems so simple", the mentally ill person (I'm sorry - I meant to say "the nut job") responds, and he begins behaving 'normal' and everyone is happy. If he doesn't, you simply punish him until he realizes that he's "a nut job". Only one problem with all of this: mental illness affects insight. The old saying that if you think you're crazy, you must not be, is completely true...and vice versa, if you are certain you are NOT crazy, you might be.

But carry on. 'Insight' is something the 'normal' people also are lacking.

[mrvster]

Great to see you posting

my friend....