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Slacker007 wrote: and put him in his place
Nobody's ever been able to do that. They like to THINK they have, but it actually hasn't happened.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Nobody's ever been able to do that. They like to THINK they have, but it actually hasn't happened.
What a miserable life you must have John, always trying to make sure people don't put you in your place and constantly telling us all about your endeavors and what a bad ass your are.
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Think whatever you want to think (as long as the collective approves of it).
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Insensitive my dyin' redneck ass.
It's a damn shame that not even the police are equipped to protect themselves. How's that? Rare? Is even ONE life worth having your natural right to self-preservation stripped away? Insensitive?
I'm surprised I had to spell it out for you.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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You're an idiot.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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I see he can push your buttons, too.
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If buttons get pushed, it ain't on me. It's on the pushee.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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He's just an arrogant, ignorant big-mouth who made an ill-judged remark and is now trying to extricate himself by being douche of the year. I think calling him an idiot exhibited great self control.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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How is that "All Citizens Carry Guns And We Have One Of The Worlds Highest Murder Rates" working out for y'all?
I am ex-military and have used weapons, and believe me I would not want our police carrying them.
In fact gun crime here is so rare as to be abnormal.
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC Link[ ^]
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Karl Sanford wrote: We're actually around the middle of the pack on murder rate:
Not that that's saying much, given that the countries with higher murder rates are Central/South America and all of Africa.
Marc
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More interesting data..."Switzerland has one of the highest militia gun ownership rates in the world"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Switzerland[^]
From your links Switzerland is close to the top in ownership and I suspect that if the type of weapon was categorized they would be much higher.
And from your other link the murder rate is far, far down the list.
So one might conclude that either that higher gun owner does either impact death rates making it very, very high and very, very low.
Or one might suppose that something completely different than gun ownership statistics has something to do with death rates.
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Dalek Dave wrote: One Of The Worlds Highest Murder Rates
And, I believe, THE highest incarceration rate.
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AspDotNetDev wrote: And, I believe, THE highest incarceration rate.
That however has absolutely nothing to do with guns.
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Actually, the US doesn't have the highest murder rate.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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No doubt Somalia is worse, but do you really want to compare your country to that?
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Gun violence isn't caused by guns (or the presence of guns). It's caused by social issues.
80 million Americans own guns, and each one has an average four guns each. I have three, and my wife has three, so I guess you'd say I'm not the "typical" American portrayed by those numbers.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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I am a Brit who now lives in the USA.
In Britain, despite having been wounded in knife attacks on two separate occasions, I always felt relatively safe from murderous criminals. After some time with the military and unarmed (and armed) combat training I felt fairly confident in defending myself in most situations in the UK.
However, I have never felt very safe in the US and even though I now own a gun (technically it is my (American) wife's weapon) I am still very careful of where and how I go and have once had to dive for cover during a nearby shooting incident! Despite the gun my wife was seriously beaten up by an armed man who broke into the house while I was out at work.
Having personal firearms does not make you any inherently safer, if anything it increases the chance of getting shot. I can hardly wait to take my wife and son to the UK to live in more safety and get that huge feeling of relief and commensurate reduction in stress levels.
I like America, but it could be so much better if... (too long a list to put here, but better restrictions on gun fanatics would be near the top of the list).
- Life in the fast lane is only fun if you live in a country with no speed limits.
- Of all the things I have lost, it is my mind that I miss the most.
- I vaguely remember having a good memory...
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Hey US, how is the KKK working out?
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it's down to about 3,000 people. so... about 1/3 of the number of votes that the National Front got in the UK in 2010.
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WTF does that have to do with topic at hand?
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Did you think before you posted this? I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and say you didn't, and this post is an attempt at humour that went wrong.
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How's that foot tasting?
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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John, our cops carry guns and they die as well, in the line of duty. Cops die, with or without guns.
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