Lunatic kills 12 at 'Dark Knight Rises' screening in Colorado

[Shockwave]

A population like we have, there's 60 million people in a area the size of california the FUCK


Of course it's harder for us, never said it wasn't, and in fact I never said banning the fucking guns in the first place. I said restricting access, by various fucking means, how hard is this to understand.  
 Even in the article you mention guns are used primarily for hunting and not self defense.

WTF? You were just using the UK as the basis for your argument, which has almost complete ban on firearms.
Yes, they have 60 million people. We have 300 million. And our population density is much lower. How do you plan on policing that?
Much easier to do when you live on an isolated small island than a huge spread out contiguous land mass.

[Donny]

Sigh. No.
The UK is a terrible example - they are a tiny, isolated country. They do not have a supply chain like here in the US (coming north from central/south America), nor do they have the population we have.

If you went, right now, and collected all the registered firearms from everyone (read: law abiding citizens), all that would be left would be the criminals that didnt register their weapons/dont buy through legal channels, and you would have gun crime skyrocket akin to what happened with the handgun bans tried in various cities.

yeah we are so fucking small ..not like THE USA   itīs just bigger with more freaks !

[MikMaq]

WTF? You were just using the UK as the basis for your argument, which has almost complete ban on firearms.
Yes, they have 60 million people. We have 300 million. And our population density is much lower. How do you plan on policing that?
Much easier to do when you live on an isolated small island than a huge spread out contiguous land mass.

I never said I wanted it 42:1 ratio and I realize the difference. At best as I said about 50 posts ago, I think a realistic target that is a decrease to 50 percent of current which would would make it 21:1

[Shockwave]

yeah we are so fucking small ..not like THE USA   itīs just bigger with more freaks !

You guys are small compared to the US.  
As Mikmaq said, your country is the size of California. Its an isolated island with water on all sides, and you have 1/5th the population.
You really getting butthurt about the size of your country?

[MikMaq]

You guys are small compared to the US.  
As Mikmaq said, your country is the size of California. Its an isolated island with water on all sides, and you have 1/5th the population.
You really getting butthurt about the size of your country?

It's not small it's very average, if the history of the usa was much different odds are california, would be independent, the same with texas, and  florida. The bulk of the country is prairie, desert, and artic wasteland.

[MP]

Someone needs to off this joker to get his face off TV and so we don't have to hear about his existence in the weeks and months to come.

[Big Chiro Flex]

The 2nd Amendment should never be altered in any fashion.  End of Story.

I thought you were a flaming homo liberal my friend. What political party do you align yourself with?

[NarcissisticDeity]

I thought you were a flaming homo liberal my friend. What political party do you align yourself with?

No shit says the guy who voted for Obama/Biden

[Big Chiro Flex]

No shit says the guy who voted for Obama/Biden

I really like Adonis except for his political views. But he's sounding more independent/libertarian with these comments. Most intelligent libs come around eventually to a more moderate stance in my experience...just takes em awhile of "fighting the good fight".

Also, Adonis: how do I keep rice from sticking to the bottom of my pan bro? I've tried everything

[Donny]

You guys are small compared to the US.  
As Mikmaq said, your country is the size of California. Its an isolated island with water on all sides, and you have 1/5th the population.
You really getting butthurt about the size of your country?

mate my point is ..it aint the size itīs the quality of the people in the Country and how they have been "Educated"..

[chaos]

 

Bunch of anti gun retards in this thread.

[Shockwave]

mate my point is ..it aint the size itīs the quality of the people in the Country and how they have been "Educated"..

You wont see me arguing that. Family structure goes a long ways to preventing violent crimes - we're a bastion for gang violence, broken homes and failed parenting.

[JBGRAY]

As for the 2nd Amendment, only the far lunatic fringe left actually want all or part of it abolished.  It is the "well-regulated militia" part that is the hot topic of debate.  Many "pro 2nd amendment" folks leave that part out entirely and go directly to the Right to Bear Arms. 

If you want to keep rice from sticking to the bottom of the pan, coat the bottom very, very lightly with oil and place a banana tree leaf or two over the bottom of the pan.  Then, put your rice in.  Voila!  Clean pan, no sticky rice.

Additionally, the prison system(and by extension, the entire criminal justice system) makes sure to keep crimes happening.  Those with criminal and arrest records have high recidivism rates.  Those with records have a much more difficult time gaining meaningful employment, obtaining an education(have little knowledge in securing educational loans), and getting the things necessary to succeed in life such as getting a place to live, bank account, and bills.

That is getting away from the topic as the shooter obviously does not fall into any of these categories(nor does the Va Tech shooters among many others).  I'm not sure there is much we can do to prevent another instance of this happening as events like these are going to happen, like it or not.  Hell, there is a much higher chance of dying in a vehicle crash.....so....life can be dangerous.....this isn't Star Trek, folks.

And yes...I've read the Superfreakonomics books as well as having a Bachelors in Criminal Justice and working as a Probation Officer...all gave me some insight into shit like this.  I got tired of it...I paint and repair cars now, lol.

[The True Adonis]

I really like Adonis except for his political views. But he's sounding more independent/libertarian with these comments. Most intelligent libs come around eventually to a more moderate stance in my experience...just takes em awhile of "fighting the good fight".

Also, Adonis: how do I keep rice from sticking to the bottom of my pan bro? I've tried everything

Too High of heat.

Follow this for perfect rice every time.

2 cups Rice
3 Cups water

Combine In a large Sauce Pan over high heat until boiling.  As soon as it boils, lower heat to low and cover.  Set timer for 10 minutes and cook on low.
After 10 minutes, immediately take off heat and let stand for 15 minutes.

Done.

Perfect non-sticking rice everytime.  Follow that to the T and its guaranteed.


PS.  I don`t align myself with any one party.  I don`t label myself anything.

[Secret Stack]

why is it so easy to "guess the country" when the only thing the news reporter has mentioned is "shooting massacre" ?

[chaos]

why is it so easy to "guess the country" when the only thing the news reporter has mentioned is "shooting massacre" ?

Maybe if the headline read "30 bodies found decapitated" you'd have a harder time guessing? Knives should be banned or regulated,  they cut peoples heads off!!!

[Shockwave]

Maybe if the headline read "30 bodies found decapitated" you'd have a harder time guessing? Knives should be banned or regulated,  they cut peoples heads off!!!

Scissors stab people. Better ban them.

[Secret Stack]

Maybe if the headline read "30 bodies found decapitated" you'd have a harder time guessing? Knives should be banned or regulated,  they cut peoples heads off!!!

relax. it's a legit question. before the country is even mentioned in a news report, why is one most likely to say the correct country in their first guess of where a shooting massacre, or a shooting of any kind, has just happened?

[MAXX]

maybe people were really annoying wispering during the movie? should hear his side of the story before we judge.

[chaos]

relax. it's a legit question. before the country is even mentioned in a news report, why is one most likely to say the correct country in their first guess of where a shooting massacre, or a shooting of any kind, has just happened?

Same reason one can guess the race of a suspect 90% of the time. They're called "stereotypes".

[Raymondo]

Maybe if the headline read "30 bodies found decapitated" you'd have a harder time guessing? Knives should be banned or regulated,  they cut peoples heads off!!!

Nice comparison between knives and automatic assault rifles 

[Shockwave]

Nice comparison between knives and automatic assault rifles 

It wasnt an automatic assault rifle dingus.

[NarcissisticDeity]

Nice comparison between knives and automatic assault rifles 

The gun he fired wasn't automatic  , pay attention

[NarcissisticDeity]

Nice comparison between knives and automatic assault rifles 

And yes you can compare edged weapons to rifles , case in point

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-03-23-china-stabbing-eight_N.htm

BEIJING (AP) — A former doctor armed with a large knife rampaged outside an elementary school in eastern China, stabbing eight young children to death and wounding five others Tuesday, a local official and state news agency said.


lunatics wont be stopped no matter what you ban and FYI China has a very strict policy against firearms ownership

[NarcissisticDeity]

Gee China bans all civilian firearm use and wow lunatics are still killing people 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_attacks_in_China_(2010%E2%80%932011)

On March 23, 2010, Zheng Minsheng (郑民生)[2] 41, murdered eight children with a knife in an elementary school in Nanping,[3] Fujian province;[4] The attack was widely reported in Chinese media (called 南平实验小学重大凶杀案),[2] sparking fears of copycat crimes.[4] Following a quick trial, Zheng Minsheng was executed about one month later on April 28.[3]

[edit]April 2010

Just a few hours after the execution of Zheng Minsheng in neighboring Fujian Province,[5] in Leizhou,[6] Guangdong another knife-wielding man named Chen Kangbing, 33 (陈康炳)[7] at Hongfu Primary School wounded 16 students and a teacher.[4] Chen Kangbing had been a teacher at a different primary school in Leizhou;[7] he was sentenced to death by a court in Zhanjiang in June.[8] On April 29 in Taixing,[3] Jiangsu, 47-year-old Xu Yuyuan went to Zhongxin Kindergarten[9] and stabbed 28 students, two teachers and one security guard;[4] most of the Taixing students were 4 years old.[10] On April 30, Wang Yonglai used a hammer to cause head injury to preschool children in Weifang,[3] Shandong, then used gasoline to commit suicide by self-immolation.[4]

[edit]May 2010

An attacker named Wu Huanming (吴环明), 48, killed seven children and two adults and injured 11 other persons with a cleaver at a kindergarten in Hanzhong, Shaanxi on May 12, 2010;[3] early reports were removed from the internet in China, for fear that mass coverage of such violence can provoke copycat attacks.[3][11] The attacker later committed suicide at his house; he was the landlord of the school,[12] Shengshui Temple private kindergarten, and had been involved in an ongoing dispute with the school administrator about when the school would move out of the building.[12]

On May 18, 2010 at Hainan Institute of Science and Technology (海南科技职业学院), a vocational college in Haikou, Hainan, more than 10 men[13] charged into a dormitory wielding knives around 2:30 am;[14] after attacking the security guard and disabling security cameras, 9 students were injured, 1 seriously.[14] The local men attacked the dorm in an act of revenge and retaliation against college students following conflict the previous day at an off-campus food stall in which 4 students were injured, for a total of 13.[15]

[edit]August 2010

On 4 August 2010, 26-year-old Fang Jiantang (方建堂) slashed more than 20 children and staff with a 60 cm knife, killing 3 children and 1 teacher, at a kindergarten in Zibo, Shandong province. Of the injured, 3 other children and 4 teachers were taken to the hospital. After being caught Fang confessed to the crime; his motive is not yet known.[16]

[edit]August 2011

Eight children, all aged four or five,[17] were hurt in Minhang District, Shanghai when an employee at a child-care centre for migrant workers slashed them with a box-cutter.[18]

[edit]September 2011

In September 2011, a young girl and three adults taking their children to nursery school were killed in Gongyi,[19] Henan by 30-year-old Wang Hongbin with an axe.[20] Another child and an adult were seriously wounded but survived.[21] The suspect is a local farmer who is suspected of being mentally ill.[22]