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scrubbedexpat099 May 29th 2014 4:10 pm

Re: 7 dead in Drive by shooting in CA seems one English kid who could not handle it.
 

Originally Posted by RoadWarriorFromLP (Post 11280692)
It isn't just about will. Having the right tools for the job makes it that much easier.

Exactly, no one tool is likely to fit all situations.

RoadWarriorFromLP May 29th 2014 4:29 pm

Re: 7 dead in Drive by shooting in CA seems one English kid who could not handle it.
 
So guns do make it easier to kill people, after all. Shouldn't be difficult to understand that, yet the lack of comprehension of such a basic point is the sort of cognitive dissonance that we get from the gun fans.

scrubbedexpat099 May 29th 2014 4:36 pm

Re: 7 dead in Drive by shooting in CA seems one English kid who could not handle it.
 
Lots of things make it easier to kill people. McBurgers is probably higher up the list

Say 10,000 people die a day in the US, guns contribute, but so do many others.

Sally Redux May 29th 2014 4:38 pm

Re: 7 dead in Drive by shooting in CA seems one English kid who could not handle it.
 

Originally Posted by RoadWarriorFromLP (Post 11280731)
So guns do make it easier to kill people, after all. Shouldn't be difficult to understand that, yet the lack of comprehension of such a basic point is the sort of cognitive dissonance that we get from the gun fans.

That's it exactly.

A complete mental block.

Pulaski May 29th 2014 5:37 pm

Re: 7 dead in Drive by shooting in CA seems one English kid who could not handle it.
 

Originally Posted by RoadWarriorFromLP (Post 11280731)
So guns do make it easier to kill people, after all. Shouldn't be difficult to understand that, yet the lack of comprehension of such a basic point is the sort of cognitive dissonance that we get from the gun fans.

So you're going to pull out your magic wand and make all the guns just disappear? Poof! :confused:

If you can do that, I'm all in favour of it. :nod:

scrubbedexpat099 May 29th 2014 5:42 pm

Re: 7 dead in Drive by shooting in CA seems one English kid who could not handle it.
 
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27624839

Chicago push to videotape? gun sales.

Problem solved.

RoadWarriorFromLP May 29th 2014 5:46 pm

Re: 7 dead in Drive by shooting in CA seems one English kid who could not handle it.
 
There's not enough political will to have meaningful gun bans in the US.

We will probably never have the type of gun laws that are in place in the UK, for example. But that doesn't mean that we should ignore the high price that the US pays for its position. The US is a more dangerous place thanks to its easy access to guns.

Curtis86 Jun 1st 2014 12:04 am

Re: 7 dead in Drive by shooting in CA seems one English kid who could not handle it.
 
He couldn't "handle" it .... That's total nonsense. Reading his self written life story, he was clearly deluded by his own high expectations in practically everything, and couldn't handle it. He even explained one incident where he went ballistic because he didn't win the lottery. He clearly had mental problems.

scrubbedexpat099 Jun 1st 2014 1:20 am

Re: 7 dead in Drive by shooting in CA seems one English kid who could not handle it.
 
The situation is not unusual, just that extremity he took it to.

Dave2726 Jun 18th 2014 6:37 am

Re: 7 dead in Drive by shooting in CA seems one English kid who could not handle it.
 
There was a fantastic documentary on Channel 4 on this (here in the UK obviously). It's called "The Virgin Killer" and is probably available on 4OD or Youtube. I think he was very deluded and very messed up, worth a look though.

Sally Redux Jun 18th 2014 2:35 pm

Re: 7 dead in Drive by shooting in CA seems one English kid who could not handle it.
 

Originally Posted by Dave2726 (Post 11306366)
I think he was very deluded and very messed up

and owned three guns.

scrubbedexpat099 Jun 18th 2014 10:51 pm

Re: 7 dead in Drive by shooting in CA seems one English kid who could not handle it.
 
and at least one knife.

md95065 Jun 19th 2014 1:36 am

Re: 7 dead in Drive by shooting in CA seems one English kid who could not handle it.
 

Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 11306861)
and owned three guns.


Originally Posted by Boiler (Post 11307555)
and at least one knife.

... and a BMW ...


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