calodo2003
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Quick search is both yes & no. Looks like it depends on the state.Is mace considered a deadly weapon?
Quick search is both yes & no. Looks like it depends on the state.Is mace considered a deadly weapon?
It would still be a stretch to make a case of use of gun against a mace wielder/user surely especially considering he followed them to the carpark.Quick search is both yes & no. Looks like it depends on the state.
Don't disagree, but red states do have funky 'stand your ground' laws.It would still be a stretch to make a case of use of gun against a mace wielder/user surely especially considering he followed them to the carpark.
Another mass shooting on the news this morning. Sigh….
If stand your ground laws protect you from shooting a 16 year-old for simply ringing your doorbell, then somehow America has managed to amaze me - I thought I was numb to all gun related American BS but this would be a “new” new low.
What does Lel mean?
also, guaranteed he would shit his pants the first time he was in a fight or flight moment.
For many, it's a gratification that approaches sexual is my thought. They get to cosplay.Is it that people are so afraid of strangers at their door, that they think killing them is a measured response or this is about freedom?
And racism, this smacks of "there's a black dude at my door, he must be attacking me"For many, it's a gratification that approaches sexual is my thought. They get to cosplay.
Dementia probably played more a part in this case.
If the man had dementia, he shouldn't have access to a gunFor many, it's a gratification that approaches sexual is my thought. They get to cosplay.
Dementia probably played more a part in this case.
+1If the man had dementia, he shouldn't have access to a gun
And racism, this smacks of "there's a black dude at my door, he must be attacking me"
And another, but her killer was charged. I wonder white that is?
Also not drag queens. Will both probably get positions in tiny Ron's cabinet.
This happened a bit ago, think they’re back in the news because only one mensa was charged with attempted murder…Stupid stupid stupid people
Nope.Stupid stupid stupid people
Is there a stupidity virus circulating at the moment or are we just hearing about things more?Aaaaand another one...
Six-year-old shot after basketball rolls into North Carolina man's yard
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65325867
I am guessing we are just hearing about it more but if that is the case then it is really damning of the media as it highlights the problem even more by making it an everyday thing. These stories I strangely find more horrifying than the mass shootings as these are things (drive in someone else's driveway to reverse, ring the wrong doorbell, go towards the wrong car, get balls from other people yards, etc.) I have done throughout my life and are so mundane.Is there a stupidity virus circulating at the moment or are we just hearing about things more?
Nope.
Just normal people - with guns.
I am normal and I am so sure that I would not do that with a gun. The problem are not guns, the problem is that there is not a strong regulation that has background checks (criminal records, mental health), proper training (you need to pass a proper exam, regularly), proper usage (strong and proven legal reason to have it at home and not stored in a shooting range, locked till hunting activities, etc...), arm registry, liability insurance, harsh punishment of miss use (castle doctrine my ass), arms and bullets heavily taxed and education (be sure that they know all of the above). Then, this person would not have a gun and that would never happened
No, it's the guns. Let's frame this a different way. Let's say you had a class of kindergarteners who had a vast array of toys to play with during recess. One of those toys was a dart board. Now, only 30% of the kids had any interest in playing with it, but they were absolutely obsessed with it. Now lets say 4-5 of those kids began thorwing darts at their classmates, and one of those kids was seriously hurt. Would you
A) keep the dart board and give them more and sharper darts
B) keep the dart board but ban the bad kids from using it and hope none of the remaining dart obsessed kids got angry (because kids never get angry)
C) keep the dart board but make the kids take a dart safety class
D) remove the dart board from the classroom
Let's face it, most humans, let alone Americans, have the emotional intelligence and impulse control of a kindergartener. Allowing any of us to own weapons of mass carnage is insanity. Ban everything except bolt action rifles for hunting I say.