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@jerwin wrote: Until the class struggle comes to fruition, all other social concerns are of secondary importance. 463px-Red_stylized_fist.svg.png463x600 26.3 KB Read full topic
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@AnonyMouse wrote: Of course; the first paragraph would require self-examination. Read full topic
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@popobawa4u wrote: aeon: rkt88edmo: Just for clarity, what is the "Public Health disaster"?Death by suicide is the 10th most common cause of death in the US. A disproportionate number of those are by...
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@Humbabella wrote: popobawa4u: It's selfish to allow gun possession because of suicide? Might it be more selfish to forbid people from ending their own lives? Being able to choose how, when, and where...
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@hotel wrote: Honestly, I'm just putting this here because I think it's awesome. But if I were going to contextualize it for the present discussion, I'd just say that it's a fair example of how much...
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@Medievalist wrote: I suppose you did not bother to read all of my initial post before replying to it. Aut quomodo dicis fratri tuo sine eiciam festucam de oculo tuo et ecce trabis est in oculo tuo?...
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@rkt88edmo wrote: At the end of the day, we know there is a link between completions and firearms in the US, but given our overall rates, there is no guarantee that banning firearms will produce a...
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@Humbabella wrote: rkt88edmo: At the end of the day, we know there is a link between completions and firearms in the US, but given our overall rates, there is no guarantee that banning firearms will...
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@aeon wrote: popobawa4u: It's selfish to allow gun possession because of suicide? I was pointing out the selfishness of diminishing a nationwide issue affecting many by pointing out that personal risk...
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@zathras wrote: (I wasn't able to read everything here, so apologies if this argument has already come up.) When there are more gun owners, the likelihood that someone will assume that you own a gun...
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@JonS wrote: "I'm sorry, Mum. I shot Corbin." Read full topic
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@aeon wrote: JonS: "I'm sorry, Mum. I shot Corbin." I'd give you a 'Like', but it would seem so wrong ... And that's only one of about 80 firearm deaths every day in the USA. If the rate was the same...
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@teapot wrote: Medievalist: There are lots of methods that won't work - for example, you can live in a fantasy world where people will willingly give up their guns Nope. 'Straya. ...but keep telling...
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@BryanOBlivion wrote: Seeing as how this is the first conversation on the topic, rather than inane screaming matches, I would love to weigh in on the subject. It's always disheartening when the...
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@teapot wrote: Hey, remember when the 9 year old accidentally shot her instructor in the head with an uzi? That was pretty funny. Read full topic
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@teapot wrote: "somewhat comparable"? If the US had the same suicide rate as the UK then 2100 less people would have committed suicide every single year. Numbers get big when you have a population of...
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@teapot wrote: Just so you know, even in Australia where we have fairly strict gun ownership laws, if you are a farm owner then you are legally allowed to have legal guns without question. Guns are...
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@aeon wrote: teapot: Guns are absolutely required on farms and no one anywhere is talking about taking shotguns or rifles from farmers. Likewise in the UK and here in NZ. I live in a rural area and...
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@shaddack wrote: Go hunting rabbits. I assume you are not that small. Read full topic
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@LDoBe wrote: Let's not forget, Dick Cheney "mistook" his "friend" for a "pheasant" and shot him in the face. Then the "friend" "apologized" to Dick Cheney. If we take it at face value, I'd say there...
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@shaddack wrote: On the other hand, that case was Dick Cheney. Read full topic
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@AnonyMouse wrote: You suppose incorrectly. However, unfortunately I don't read Latin. I try to but it feels like I've got a massive splinter in my eye... Read full topic
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@Medievalist wrote: OK, tell me if this is the same milieu as Australia, then. I was at a surprise birthday party for a friend last Saturday in the mid-Atlantic USA. Although my friend was not one of...
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@Humbabella wrote: BryanOBlivion: This minor debate really raises the larger, more uncomfortable debate about self sufficiency. Are we as a society and a species still able to govern and care for...
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