Time for a "Mass Shootings" Forum?

Just been getting into that show The Walking Dead

I'm really reconsidering my position on guns

BTW great show. AMC proves once again it's the undisputed champion of TV series

 

Really? Rachel Maddow had a segment a couple days ago where she went over each proposal in Obama's plan and showed that a majority of Republicans, yes Republicans, favor every one of the proposals, except for the assault weapons ban, which only received support from 45% of Republicans. Of course, that didn't prevent 80% of Republicans from still opposing his plan -- the one made up of a series of sensible regulations that they actually agree with.

 

An Iowa gun dealer was hospitalized after he accidentally shot himself in the hand before a gun show Friday afternoon at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

Take Responsibility!!!!! Own a gun!!!!!!

 

If his other hand had a gun this tragedy would never have happened.

Ok, ok, that's my last snide remark for today.

 

Do you know if he took responsibility with his own insurance or if he is covered by Obamacare?

 

Good, I was thinking that somebody else would had to foot the bill.

 

Or perhaps Christ was simply Gandhi-like.

 

I applaud him for taking the responsibility to protect himself, his property and his family from that scary looking poster that was getting all up on his grill.

 

So, last Saturday, I was taking my 8 year old daughter to a friend's house for the afternoon, Her friend's family lives just a few blocks south of where we used to live; nice, old neighborhood, some rentals, but mostly single family homes, solidly middle class, well educated, and reasonably well off. Lots of old homes, but one stood out: the one house on the block (and the only one I've ever seen in this part of the city) with all of its first floor windows and doors barred. The front door was also plastered with two no trespassing and no soliciting signs.

The house made me think of good ol' y-lee and his gun-loving compatriots in the NRA. There is crime in this area. Theft, that is, especially if you're dumb enough to leave your garage open at night. But, all in all, it's fairly modest. And violent crime is almost unheard of. Why the ******** anyone would install heavy bars over windows and doors is beyond me. Well, excepting the obvious answer that the homeowner in question is a paranoid ********tard.

My daughter made the interesting observation that, to a thief, a house that well protected implies there must be something good inside to steal.

 

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/l...Rifle-into-Va-Store-No-Charges-188642281.html

 

Post of the ********ing thread. Seriously.

 

Exactly... no WAY you can back down in front of them bastards. They'll just take it as a sign of weakness.

 

I wish I was a good enough person to have not laughed. hell, I wish I was good enough so that I could stop laughing. But I'm sorry. "I just ********ing shot myself" gets me every time.

 

Just occurred to me - how many of the 2nd amendment folk do things like basic medical training as well as target practice and stockpiling of weapons?

I've no issue with the desire to own guns for self-defence, but if you were really that concerned about having to fight a tyrannical government or foreign power, I'm pretty certain you'd have to have some forward-thinking logistical and medical contingency planning in place. If I were serious about fighting a war, setting up a network to provide battlefield medical treatment would be almost at the top of my to-do list, since it takes longer to master than pointing and firing a weapon. Do any of these guys plan for that? Or is it just Rambo-practice?

 

Yes, but it was very helpful for people who thought, 'I wonder what happened just then?'. Now, they know

 

Maybe he was starting there and then building up to larger distances. Y'know after, say, a year, he'd be able to hit the guy when he's at arms length... that kinda thing.

But, yeah, if you're THAT close, isn't it easier to just punch the fella in the mouth?

 

So this guy had the gun loaded in the holster, apparently with the safety off, and tried to draw the gun with his finger on the trigger? Trying to win a quick-draw contest against a paper opponent-- one with gun already drawn-- is arguably not the stupidist thing he did...

And the "gun dealer" in Iowa had checked and found his guns unloaded "earlier in the week," then shot himself because he didn't check again before trying to dry fire? He may not know who would have loaded them, but I believe I know who was at fault...