I regret this derail, should have taken it to the Gun Control thread, going there now
― sleeve, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 19:30 (six years ago) link
I'm likely to refer colloquially to a thing in a casual conversation that I'd refer to with more rigor and specificity in a more formal context. As such, I'm cool with continuing to call all these shits 'murder machines' itt.
― Here Comes The Brain Event (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 27 February 2018 19:34 (six years ago) link
In casual conversation I don’t think it matters. But in talking about policy, starting with “semi-automatic” leapfrogs the insipid “there’s no such thing as an assault weapon” nonsense.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 27 February 2018 20:19 (six years ago) link
eh, if someone throws up some “there’s no such thing as an assault weapon” nonsense, then "semi-automatic" is just fine to be your second move.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 27 February 2018 20:33 (six years ago) link
Your next step after that is to play "Closing Time" by Semisonic. That'll shut them them DOWN.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 20:35 (six years ago) link
I am desperate for a pollster to ask Republicans if they think Parkland was a false flag and the teens are crisis actors. I would bet so much that it’s over 50%.— Virgil Texas (@virgiltexas) February 27, 2018
― Simon H., Tuesday, 27 February 2018 23:09 (six years ago) link
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, February 27, 2018 3:19 PM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
agree on both points
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 28 February 2018 00:50 (six years ago) link
There are countries with high gun ownership, including of semi-automatic rifles, and low gun violence. This is a solved problem. Gun ownership licensing, requiring a witness to character and thorough background check.
American gun owners of Reddit who have moved to a country with strict gun-control, what has this been like, what are the differences?
American living in New Zealand. For the most part it’s no different, with some very notable exceptions.When you get a firearms license here it actually means something. It’s good for 10 years and specifies what class of firearm you can own. The license requires a background check and interview. Someone came to my home, asked me, my partner and a witness questions about my character. Any answer they don’t like, likely results in no issue of license. For example, if I’m violent, use drugs, etc. But that’s it. From application to issues it took 2 months. After that I can own / use anything in my class. And I don’t pay DROS fees or wait every time I want to buy a gun.Shooting here is pretty similar to North America. Ranges, public land etc. Hunting is big, so is competitive shooting.So called ‘assault rifles’ are legal here just like the US. You can get a semi automatic AR here and as long as it has a legal magazine it’s considered a basic class A. You can also get silencers here. In some respects I feel it’s more liberal than the US.
When you get a firearms license here it actually means something. It’s good for 10 years and specifies what class of firearm you can own. The license requires a background check and interview. Someone came to my home, asked me, my partner and a witness questions about my character. Any answer they don’t like, likely results in no issue of license. For example, if I’m violent, use drugs, etc. But that’s it. From application to issues it took 2 months. After that I can own / use anything in my class. And I don’t pay DROS fees or wait every time I want to buy a gun.
Shooting here is pretty similar to North America. Ranges, public land etc. Hunting is big, so is competitive shooting.
So called ‘assault rifles’ are legal here just like the US. You can get a semi automatic AR here and as long as it has a legal magazine it’s considered a basic class A. You can also get silencers here. In some respects I feel it’s more liberal than the US.
― It's because I'm human, isn't it?! (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 03:17 (six years ago) link
when ur totally not getting owned by teens pic.twitter.com/CBJnbUzDt4— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) February 28, 2018
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 17:49 (six years ago) link
lol @ li'l marco trying to zing both Trump and angry shooting victims there
― omar little, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 17:52 (six years ago) link
BREAKING: Police in Georgia respond to shots fired at high school and have taken a teacher into custody; no children hurt.— The Associated Press (@AP) February 28, 2018
arm the students
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:02 (six years ago) link
Lunch lady with a rifle could’ve stopped this
― frogbs, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:05 (six years ago) link
arm the students, arm the teachers, let God sort em out
― omar little, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:09 (six years ago) link
arm god
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:10 (six years ago) link
Wish Christians would stop fucking saying “Jude[ o ]-Christian”, don’t use us as a fig leaf for your bigotry
― direct to consumer online mattress brand (silby), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:12 (six years ago) link
abolish schools
― F# A# (∞), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:13 (six years ago) link
Abra-Goin' Ham-ic religions
― WilliamC, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:14 (six years ago) link
think this teacher didn't understand how Trump's bonus was intended to work
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:18 (six years ago) link
countdown to cries of "crisis actor paid by liberals to weaken the NRA's position" in 5, 4, 3, 2....
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:22 (six years ago) link
already seen FALSE FLAG tweets about it
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:24 (six years ago) link
Lol there’s no countdown that was the immediate reaction
― frogbs, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:25 (six years ago) link
I don't know if we are here because of something we did, or if whoever is in charge of everything just hates us for no reason. maybe there's something even worse coming after this, i dont know. but we are all definitely in hell right now. this is hell. pic.twitter.com/feBJlFmYgl— jesse farrar (@BronzeHammer) February 28, 2018
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:27 (six years ago) link
http://www.thinkingcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Reservoir-Dogs-Standoff.png
― It's not delivery, it's Adorno! (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:04 (six years ago) link
an absolute mortal lock that this shooting is deemed a false flag by progressives intending to undermine the argument that we should arm teachers
― gbx, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 21:00 (six years ago) link
checking in on the deranged
Worshippers clutching AR-15 rifles and some wearing bullet crowns, participated in a commitment ceremony today at World Peace and Unification Sanctuary, in Newfoundland, Pa. The event led a nearby school to cancel classes for the day. Photos @jacquelinelarma pic.twitter.com/GXzrZeK41z— AP Images (@AP_Images) February 28, 2018
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 21:18 (six years ago) link
are those...military personnel?
― i remember the corned beef of my childhood (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 21:19 (six years ago) link
we are so fucked
― It's not delivery, it's Adorno! (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 21:20 (six years ago) link
whoever has been saying around here that America is a death cult has a comrade in me. I'm more convinced than ever that Christianity is as well.
― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 21:24 (six years ago) link
The pastor of that Newfoundland church is the son of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.
― Brad C., Wednesday, 28 February 2018 21:29 (six years ago) link
also owns a gun company
― gbx, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 21:33 (six years ago) link
American evangelicals - still not too sure about Catholics or Jews but Moonies are cool
― louise ck (milo z), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 22:03 (six years ago) link
giving all this free press to the fucking moonies while every other outlet just reports them as “a church” is super annoying
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 1 March 2018 02:01 (six years ago) link
meanwhile the democratic party sends me an email with the subject "I'm no stranger to handling a firearm, Katherine"
― algorithm is a dancer (katherine), Thursday, 1 March 2018 02:43 (six years ago) link
That sounds like a threat
― omar little, Thursday, 1 March 2018 02:44 (six years ago) link
it is
― flappy bird, Thursday, 1 March 2018 03:45 (six years ago) link
A good read.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 1 March 2018 19:22 (six years ago) link
SERIOUSLY WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH EVERYONE
― maura, Thursday, 1 March 2018 21:38 (six years ago) link
Police say a seventh-grader emerged from the bathroom of an Ohio school, ready to shoot students with a semi-automatic rifle. He then changed his mind, went back inside and killed himself. https://t.co/MXJmP6BXBL— AP Eastern US (@APEastRegion) March 1, 2018
― mookieproof, Thursday, 1 March 2018 23:03 (six years ago) link
fuck.
― how's life, Thursday, 1 March 2018 23:04 (six years ago) link
god. 13 years old.
― i remember the corned beef of my childhood (Karl Malone), Thursday, 1 March 2018 23:04 (six years ago) link
― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion)
anybody who doesn't think christianity is an apocalyptic death cult hasn't read the christian scriptures
fortunately for everybody that category seems to include most christians
― ziggy the ginhead (rushomancy), Thursday, 1 March 2018 23:22 (six years ago) link
"and i noticed in the most difficult times in my life there was only one set of footsteps in the sand, and i asked jesus about this, and he opened his mouth to speak, but a flaming sword shot out and killed everybody"
― ziggy the ginhead (rushomancy), Thursday, 1 March 2018 23:24 (six years ago) link
are Moonies Christian?
― It's not delivery, it's Adorno! (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 1 March 2018 23:36 (six years ago) link
no
― ziggy the ginhead (rushomancy), Thursday, 1 March 2018 23:50 (six years ago) link
Sure they are Christian, in the sense that they believe moon is the second coming of Christ.
― dan selzer, Friday, 2 March 2018 00:30 (six years ago) link
About as Christian as Mormons, who seem pretty well accepted by American Protestants now.
― louise ck (milo z), Friday, 2 March 2018 01:05 (six years ago) link
that's the thing about christianity, nobody can say with any certainty that anybody isn't a "real" christian. every christian is a fake christian.
― ziggy the ginhead (rushomancy), Friday, 2 March 2018 01:23 (six years ago) link
the moonies are a cult and the only reason anyone calls them a church is because they made a fuckload of money and peddled their influence to media organizations in the 80's and 90's
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 2 March 2018 03:38 (six years ago) link
What the fuck is a Moonie
― flappy bird, Friday, 2 March 2018 05:31 (six years ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_Church_of_the_United_States
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 2 March 2018 05:42 (six years ago) link