Breaking: New Theater Shooting In Lafayette, LA

[Subyman]

I say we compromise. Every other year guns are illegal.

 

[Genx87]

So to effectively protect ourselves from government we need to match their weaponry? We're as out powered as the Native Americans were. Far more actually.

I'd argue that there's more government intrusion into our lives than at any point in our history, and we are also more armed than at any point in our history. That seems completely at odds with your point.

An AR-15 isnt a match for the M4? People can buy military grade equipment right now. Tanks? Planes? Drones? Not so much. But recently Iraq, Syria, Libya showed those are not needed when fighting a war against a govt.

Why is it at odds? It seems to me people are buying weapons as the govt ramps up their intrusion and violation of our civil liberties.

 

[soundforbjt]

Actually less households own guns than in the 70s, Gun ownership is at it's lowest rate since the 70's. It's currently estimated @ 32% vs 50% for the 70s. The big increase in sale & production since Obama took office seems to those who already owned firearms.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...s-more-guns-in-fewer-hands-than-ever-before​/

 

[CZroe]

I sincerely hope so. Save the public and families from another 3 year trial. Hope he got iced by one of those gun loving nuts who conceal carry, waiting for the day to be a hero.

Unfortunately, theaters ban guns these days.

Shooter is reported to be white, 58 yr old male.

...with a Flock-of-Seagulls haircut and only one nostril.

Man, I hate it when I'm right.

Funny, other civilized countries don't seem to have this problem.

Because they have other, substituting, problems. Don't tell me you've never heard of the knife crimes in London, the rampant pick pockets and kidnappings in other tourist places, or...

Did you forget about the German guy who nose-dived his plane into the earth with all the passengers?

...this guy.

I have this eerie feeling this type of violence is to become the every day norm for America.
I guess we just have to hope and pray the odds are in our favor, that we or our loved ones are not in the wrong place at the wrong time.
You can't even go to school, to church, or to a movie without first weighing the odds you'll survive.

Or you could, like, arm yourself and train and arm them where appropriate. I don't carry or own a gun but... just sayin': you are lying to yourself if you think "praying" is the only alternative to gun control.

 

[jackstar7]

Or you could, like, arm yourself and train and arm them where appropriate. I don't carry or own a gun but... just sayin': you are lying to yourself if you think "praying" is the only alternative to gun control.

Also, make sure to get the 360 surgery for your eyes. You'll need to be taking in everything in all directions to recognize and respond to threats. Anything less is just asking for your weapon to be taken away and used to rape your family like eight or nine times.

 

[CZroe]

Also, make sure to get the 360 surgery for your eyes. You'll need to be taking in everything in all directions to recognize and respond to threats. Anything less is just asking for your weapon to be taken away and used to rape your family like eight or nine times.

...not when everyone else has decided not to be a victim and is carrying too. I wasn't talking about what one person could do but what everyone could do as opposed to gun control or praying.

A shooter surrounded by gun owners can't take them from everyone, especially without knowing who has them. Of course more guns lead to more gun crimes, but they also substitute for other crimes and up to a certain point they also limit the severity... except where guns aren't allowed (schools, theaters, etc).

Once again: I am not a gun owner not do I want to be, but if this truly became a problem big enough to affect the every-day theater goer I am not going to pretend like the only solutions are prayer or gun control. That only makes me sound like an idiot, like Joe Biden when he implied that you don't need an assault rifle for hunting as if that was the only purpose of the right to bear arms.

 

[TheSlamma]

Another former Responsible Gun Owner.

sounds like he wasn't, guns taken away from him by his family and denied a conceal carry permit. So then he just went on to be a drifter living in motels.

Just cause it's not something you can see physically, mental health is a real issue people.

 

[jackstar7]

...not when everyone else has decided not to be a victim and is carrying too. I wasn't talking about what one person could do but what everyone could do as opposed to gun control or praying.

A shooter surrounded by gun owners can't take them from everyone, especially without knowing who has them. Of course more guns lead to more gun crimes, but they also substitute for other crimes and up to a certain point they also limit the severity... except where guns aren't allowed (schools, theaters, etc).

Once again: I am not a gun owner not do I want to be, but if this truly became a problem big enough to affect the every-day theater goer I am not going to pretend like the only solutions are prayer or gun control. That only makes me sound like an idiot, like Joe Biden when he implied that you don't need an assault rifle for hunting as if that was the only purpose of the right to bear arms.

Heh. Deciding not to be a victim.

So you're saying if you don't want to pray or enact gun control, then you need everyone to be a responsible gun-owner. Sounds like the least amount of freedom possible.

 

[jackstar7]

sounds like he wasn't, guns taken away from him by his family and denied a conceal carry permit. So then he just went on to be a drifter living in motels.

Just cause it's not something you can see physically, mental health is a real issue people.

Yeah, and so is the access people with mental health issues have to guns.

 

[TheVrolok]

Nothing we could do.