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Amber[LighT]
United States5078 Posts
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shindigs
United States4795 Posts
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LazyMacro
976 Posts
On January 19 2011 05:17 Sufficiency wrote: OK I am sorry I brought it up. Regardless, it's mind-baffling why someone would bring a gun to school. No problem, I just don't want the thread to devolve into a gun control debate (read: people calling each other names, etc.). To me, it's not that someone would bring a gun to school. Utah has no problems with it and they're just fucking fine. It's when someone has the intent to commit a malicious act. At that point it doesn't matter if it's a gun, a knife, a cup of hot coffee, etc. Stupid people do stupid shit and innocent people get hurt for no reason. On January 19 2011 05:17 Gatsbi wrote: how does a trigger of a gun get pulled by falling? this doesnt make any sense It doesn't. The gun wasn't discharged from being dropped. Period. Guns are discharged deliberately or out of negligence. On January 19 2011 05:17 TallMax wrote: He dropped it on the ground, then there was a huge California earthquake. It seems like they've lost someone by the end of the story. It says three people in the headline, 3 students in the first paragraph, and two students were shot according to the last one. At first, I was going to disagree with the US needing tougher gun laws, but yeah, I agree, this actually is the perfect example of needing tougher ones. Of course, he could've just forgotten to take his gun out of his backpack after going on a hunting trip. Here we go... If this gets locked I'm blaming you. The other guy was pretty civil about it. | ||
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Kleinmuuhg
Vanuatu4091 Posts
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On January 19 2011 05:23 LazyMacro wrote: No problem, I just don't want the thread to devolve into a gun control debate (read: people calling each other names, etc.). To me, it's not that someone would bring a gun to school. Utah has no problems with it and they're just fucking fine. It's when someone has the intent to commit a malicious act. At that point it doesn't matter if it's a gun, a knife, a cup of hot coffee, etc. Stupid people do stupid shit and innocent people get hurt for no reason. It doesn't. The gun wasn't discharged from being dropped. Period. Guns are discharged deliberately or out of negligence. Here we go... If this gets locked I'm blaming you. The other guy was pretty civil about it. Dude, wtf. What do you expect people to discuss in a thread following a school shooting? I understand you are a gun nut, but take it easy. On January 15 2011 05:43 LazyMacro wrote: One pretty common misconception is that gun control makes sense. User was warned for this post | ||
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LazyMacro
976 Posts
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Haemonculus
United States6980 Posts
At that point it doesn't matter if it's a gun, a knife, a cup of hot coffee, etc. This argument has never made sense to me. | ||
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GGTeMpLaR
United States7226 Posts
On January 19 2011 05:23 LazyMacro wrote: No problem, I just don't want the thread to devolve into a gun control debate (read: people calling each other names, etc.). To me, it's not that someone would bring a gun to school. Utah has no problems with it and they're just fucking fine. It's when someone has the intent to commit a malicious act. At that point it doesn't matter if it's a gun, a knife, a cup of hot coffee, etc. Stupid people do stupid shit and innocent people get hurt for no reason. It doesn't. The gun wasn't discharged from being dropped. Period. Guns are discharged deliberately or out of negligence. Here we go... If this gets locked I'm blaming you. The other guy was pretty civil about it. Stupidity and malevolence are two completely different things + Show Spoiler + On January 19 2011 05:29 Cambium wrote: Okay, there was a shooting. It was dumb that the kid brought a gun to school. We are done. If you want us to talk about something specifically, put a little more effort in your OP instead of just "there is another shooting". It is not a derailment to talk about gun control as it is a possible cause to the current event, and appropriate measures could be taken to prevent future tragedies. couldn't have said it better myself | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On January 19 2011 05:26 LazyMacro wrote: My point was the thread is about the school shooting, not about gun control, and typically threads like this get derailed after a few pages and turn into a gun control thread and obviously get closed. Duh. Okay, there was a shooting. It was dumb that the kid brought a gun to school. We are done. If you want us to talk about something specifically, put a little more effort in your OP instead of just "there is another shooting". It is not a derailment to talk about gun control as it is a possible cause to the current event, and appropriate measures could be taken to prevent future tragedies. | ||
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MidKnight
Lithuania884 Posts
There are a lot of fucked up people all over the world, sure, but a random student WILL NOT be able to get a firearm in most other countries, so it usually just remains a fantasy.. I'm sorry, but 2nd amendment is a joke.It's a law enforced 200+ years ago and now people look at it as some sort of "tradition" which "made America oh so great".It's plain and simple brainwashing. Apply common sense moar.. Other than that, let's hope there will be no casualties out of this thing.. | ||
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GeneralStan
United States4789 Posts
On January 19 2011 05:15 Blitzkrieg0 wrote: M16s fire 556 rounds which aren't designed for penetration. 556 rounds are very small projectiles, which combined with the incredible muzzle velocity of an M16 causes them to penetrate very well for a rifle round | ||
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THE_DOMINATOR
United States309 Posts
On January 19 2011 04:54 Blitzkrieg0 wrote: I like how people contort everything to be racist, sexist, or some other form of bias. I'm pretty sure it isn't the norm for a student to come to school armed and shoot a few people in the ghetto and that if it happened it would be reported on. My ass, one of my good friends got shot in a drive by, my dad has been working as a teacher in LA for more than 20 years and has seen countless shootings. A kid even tried to do a drive by on a bicycle for christ's sake. You DON'T hear about inner city crime nearly as much as you do about subrubian crime. | ||
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couches
618 Posts
On January 19 2011 05:34 THE_DOMINATOR wrote: My ass, one of my good friends got shot in a drive by, my dad has been working as a teacher in LA for more than 20 years and has seen countless shootings. A kid even tried to do a drive by on a bicycle for christ's sake. You DON'T hear about inner city crime nearly as much as you do about subrubian crime. This. Why is it so tough to believe? | ||
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Nyx
Rwanda460 Posts
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Lebesgue
4542 Posts
On January 19 2011 05:17 Sufficiency wrote: OK I am sorry I brought it up. Regardless, it's mind-baffling why someone would bring a gun to school. Nothing to be sorry about. This is a thread about gun shooting and gun control laws are obviously related. I also think that gun control laws should be tighter than they are. This has been argued many many times. | ||
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Sfydjklm
United States9218 Posts
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THE_DOMINATOR
United States309 Posts
On January 19 2011 05:51 Sfydjklm wrote: of course a gun can discharge upon dropping it, a simple google search would confirm that, you pseudo gun-experts. | ||
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LazyMacro
976 Posts
You don't accidentally put your trigger finger on the trigger, then accidentally pull the trigger. | ||
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Sprungjeezy
United States1313 Posts
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LazyMacro
976 Posts
On January 19 2011 05:59 Sprungjeezy wrote: NO responsible person would pack a GUN in a backpack. You unload it and put it in a case or in the open. Accidentally carrying a loaded gun in a backpack is a bad joke/cover up/HORRIBLE excuse. Yeah, I wish the school wouldn't make something up for no apparent reason. What do they have to gain by lying? | ||
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