Posted by Spectre
None of the above.
People kill because of ONLY 2 reasons;
1. They want too, the reasons r merely details, and why bother with the details when u already hv the reason?
2. Too protect, the reasons r merely details, and why bother with the details when u already hv the reason?
More confusion?
Good.
I am usually correct.
Posted by LetltB
"Guns or anti-depressant pills, which caused the violence?"
The person who chooses to inflict violence. Pharmaceuticals are covered with their 57+ disclaimers on tv and on paper.
Posted by Ellybean
^even as often as they are overused and over prescribed and as harmful as they can be to a lot of people, I still think a lot of the prescribed drugs are healthy. And with proper care I'd even go as far to say they are more helpful than they are harmful for what they do for people.
Proper care I being the key words. Drugs are drugs. They don't force themselves into people's bodies. The doctors that over prescribe for sake of laziness or lack of care or just want to make money off companies and punching quickest time tickets for time spent with patients make those drugs unhealthy. Patients also need to have advocacy for their own health too, puts for better care, granted that is near impossible with some mental illnesses since the nature of the illness itself makes it near impossible for you to be accountable if a marker of your illness is to not care about your health at all.
Posted by MrFirebird
It doesn't matter if you are military trained expert shot. What matters is if you have the weapon to defend yourself, your family, your property, your land, from all enemies foreign and domestic. That is the Constitutional RIGHT of the American people. What you are suggesting is treasonous against that Right and thus against that Constitution and.....
that nation of people for which that Constitution was written for. Plain and simple. By denying access to the weapons
that balance the playing field, you are encouraging governmental dominance and therefore, Tyranny.
Posted by DazedScorpPosted by Scorp73
Now, why does it matter that I'm a military trained expert shot? Let me ask you these question: Can you hit what you're aiming at with an automatic rifle, even semi automatic rifle? The answer is simply no. Fully automatic weapons with a large capacity magazine are not meant for self defense. They're meant for psychological warfare or terrorism. Even an AR-15/M-16 A2 or an Ak-74/47 popping off 3 round bursts make it impossible to hit what you are aiming at. Even someone weighing 250+ is spraying at the sky after the second round goes off. In other words, in the hands of an untrained and overly confident user, these type of weapons are pure danger for the user and those around them. No, ifs, ands or buts.
errr... That's the point I was trying to make, and accidently left it out.
A handgun, seems like it would be much more accurate, than 3 round bursts/automatic fire from an AK-47/M-16. I would think those rifles are meant more for cover fire/keeping an enemy pinned down without actually expecting to hit the target.click to expand
Posted by MrFirebird
Details
IF a drug is known to have potentially serious side effects such as homicidal tendencies.... it should NEVER be approved by the FDA, let alone prescribed to a patient suffering from mental instability to begin with!
Who is truly responsible for these killings???
The gun is simply a weapon of choice. A fully complimented military is a choice, as is a stone.
The mind altering drug, is a catalyst, a contributing ingredient, if you will, that destabilizes the mind and
thus, arms that mind to commit the crime.
Posted by MrFirebird
Indeed, death is certain. That's a truth.
To fear it, is wasteful. To prepare for it, is wise.
Spectre, how do you prepare for death? Tell the truth, ONLY if you know it.
Indeed, it is a very SIMPLE Truth which you ought to already know.
Posted by NotYourAverageAquarius
I've said it before and I'll say it again... There is no solution.... If you can't control the actions of sane free minded people from killing people... How can you be anymore effective at controlling insane people? We just have to accept the fact that when we wake up and interact in this world we are at the mercy of each other. No law or government tyranny could stop you from killing someone if you wanted to and even if they got lucky.... We're they really successful??? I mean the root cause was you and your own mind and they certainly failed in stoping you from wanting to kill.
Posted by Ellybean
Idk, if the government truly wanted to go full out tyranny on our asses, I don't think any amount of guns we have access to now would protect us. Chemical warfare, production power, disorganized masses with only pockets of a few trained individuals going against the military machine, nukes. Those end-of-dayer types might be able to survive, but most of us would be sol.
Posted by MrFirebirdPosted by Ellybean
Idk, if the government truly wanted to go full out tyranny on our asses, I don't think any amount of guns we have access to now would protect us. Chemical warfare, production power, disorganized masses with only pockets of a few trained individuals going against the military machine, nukes. Those end-of-dayer types might be able to survive, but most of us would be sol.
That's right, EB.
Military superiority is already in place. But Mil. Super. and Mfg of War Materiel aren't the only reasons
it's over for Americans. A majority of Americans, like the rest of the world, have been dumbed down.
What has been going on in Syria will, one day, be going on in the US.
It's only a matter of time. There will no doubt be pockets of resistance
but even IF the resistance held control of the reduced US military, the generation will
NOT be able to exploit it wisely.
There is nothing anyone can do.
What I am talking about is something deeper. Something that cannot be fought against via conventional
weapons from the humble stone to the ghastly NBCs.
Which is why I told 73, his military training is irrelevant.
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Posted by Scorp73Posted by MrFirebirdPosted by Ellybean
Idk, if the government truly wanted to go full out tyranny on our asses, I don't think any amount of guns we have access to now would protect us. Chemical warfare, production power, disorganized masses with only pockets of a few trained individuals going against the military machine, nukes. Those end-of-dayer types might be able to survive, but most of us would be sol.
That's right, EB.
Military superiority is already in place. But Mil. Super. and Mfg of War Materiel aren't the only reasons
it's over for Americans. A majority of Americans, like the rest of the world, have been dumbed down.
What has been going on in Syria will, one day, be going on in the US.
It's only a matter of time. There will no doubt be pockets of resistance
but even IF the resistance held control of the reduced US military, the generation will
NOT be able to exploit it wisely.
There is nothing anyone can do.
What I am talking about is something deeper. Something that cannot be fought against via conventional
weapons from the humble stone to the ghastly NBCs.
Which is why I told 73, his military training is irrelevant.
You're shifting gears a bit. If we slide down the slippery slope into anarchy, or more likely some sort of fundamentalist Christian theocracy in this day and age, then SSRIs and gun control aren't going an issue. However, before we wander away from it: The point stands. Automatic weapons serve no purpose in civilian hands. If you don't want to believe me, go fire one and tell me how accurate you were.click to expand
Posted by MrFirebird
^
The US military is controlled by civilians. But NOT the American people.
< width="420" height="315" ="http: How's that for accuracy? Pretty shitty, huh.
Accuracy coming to an American hometown near you.
btw, autos have a simi-auto select. Great for versatility.
What you're going on about regarding full auto accuracy sounds pretty stupid, considering the military uses 'em...... after how many years and wars??? IF they use 'em, don't you think they'd want them to be a bit accurate? ammo don't come cheap or as fast as the gun can expend them.
Imagine what would happen if you were forced to give up your child.
Posted by DazedScorpPosted by Scorp73
I'm not going to wade into your red herrings, strawmen, and slippery slopes anymore, and your slight on my service deserves an apology and gratitude instead of your insults. I have three combat tours under my belt, and have seen and done things you casually hear about on Fox News or have paraphrased into conspiracy theories by Alex Jones. For what it's worth, I loathe what Bush and his neo-conservatives did to the military and the world, but am not really interesting in debating your fringe politics. You sound ridiculously naive and gullible - a conspiracy chaser to be perfectly honest.
I'm really happy that someone finally said this. And very well put actually.click to expand
Posted by MrFirebird
73
Apology? Gratitude?
I neither owe you an apology nor yet, gratitude.
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