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Thread #134829   Message #3077443
Posted By: Bobert
18-Jan-11 - 05:01 PM
Thread Name: BS: AZ Congresswoman Giffords shot
Subject: RE: BS: AZ Congresswoman Giffords shot
Not many people commit suicide to end a painful, uncurable condition...

The entire de-valuation of life permeates our society... If it's not the 300,000,000 guns, most of which are people-killing handguns it's our graphic movies, video games, music, etc... The 31 round clip sends a loud message that life has little value... People don't hunt with Glocks... They buy them to shoot people... Or target practice so that they will have higher skills at shooting people... Having been in a shoot club as a youngster and military training I am purdy darned good with a gun, one shot at a time... I fired a Glock a couple years ago and once the first round is fired the accuracy goes way down if opne is firing rapidly... Now I'm sure that Rap can handle a Glock a little better but the issue here is that in the average shooter's hands a Glock, especially with 31 rounds and adrenalin pumping is a very dangerous weapon...

Had someone at the Safeway parking lot in Tuscon had a Glock, unless they were ***highly skilled*** then it could have been twice the number of people shot... But like who cares, right Q???

I mean, let's get real here... No, the politics aren't right now but the US will have to face it's anti-human side at some point in time in the future... This isn't just about the "bad guys"... It's about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.... Death = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$...

I wholeheartedly disagree with yer opinions on guns and the role they play in devaluing life... I also disagree with your opinion that suicide is not violent... Those are, IMO, anti-human opinions...

B~