I posted this in another thread, but there is a fantastic podcast from NPR (from the radiolab folks) called More Perfect. They did an episode on the second amendment and covered this and also the fringe group takeover of the NRA. Apparently it used to be a rather benign org that focused on gun safety and it was taken over by a handful of guys who litterally cheated the election process.
I don't know about everyone else but this seems especially diabolical to me, both sides will be armed soon and we'll have a street battle if it keeps on like this.
I don't understand it either. Just ban (have strict laws about owning and carrying) the guns like Europe did and you have solved lots of problems. How Americans can't understand simple truth; more guns=more shooting.
Ban them and then make unauthorised ownership a criminal offence as it is is in most of the civilised world.
That‘s not happening though, in the next 20-30 years... US needs to find a way despite of that...
No one should have access to guns, if you want to play solider man on a range use a nerf gun and shoot foam darts at targets.
You're an absolute disgrace.
Yup anyone who has a different opinion from the standard accepted narrative is a disgrace.
Yeah... he's blaming murder victims. It's disgraceful, there is no argument here.
Jesus. Look at us casually talking about militia men like this is Iraq.
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Do you know the circumstances surrounding the first shooting? Without knowing that I cant say the shootings captured on video can be called murder.
What was a 17 year old kid from out of town and part of a militia group promoting violence doing there?
I don’t know and I’m not sure if it’s relevant. The question is did he break the law and did he commit murder? How are you making judgements without knowing the facts?
I know the main part. One guy getting shot in the face by another guy wielding an assault rifle.
As someone who lives here thanks for this.
You could be describing the death of Osama here. Don’t the facts matter?
What does that even mean
How can why he went to another town with a gun not be relevant? Are you serious right now.
He was being figurative. Not asking for the country to be literally burnt to the ground with fire.
Woah there, it's the greatest country in the world!
What do you think this “figurative” fire is? A campfire singalong? No, any figurative burning to the ground will include violence and suffering.
Prove that he murdered the first guy. Any evidence?
Comments like this are so stupid.
What we're watching is the televised death of American exceptionalism. Trump (and Biden) are the last throws of the dice for a country in the last throes of mass delusion. It's not so long ago that many Americans, even here, wouldn't have fathomed any question over the greatness of their justice system. Hiding behind those empty patriotic statements has become impossible now and the US as a nation is waking up to many unheaded realities.
I remember this. A nervous chuckle it was.
Whats it called?
Ok @firestarter , I believe you.
So at first I got pissed because I thought you were being condescending. Then I realized I am a moron. Well played.
Seems that way. not because of loss of direction, it just doesnt want to be fixed
