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law will discourage students from attending universities
This seems like bullshit. Do guns discourage people from living in the US? Or going anywhere public?
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harold aptroot wrote: Do guns discourage people from living in the US? Or going anywhere public?
Well, speaking for myself, I will not live in certain states and certainly not visit certain cities. In fact, I'm not actually that keen on travelling abroad at the moment.
And there are obviously places in certain cities that I, as a white guy, will not wander into.
Marc
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Yes, every time someone is shot. 
I stand behind the right to possess arms, I don't think carrying them is an answer to anything. I don't want to own any.
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I think they need an amendment about the constitutional right to bring alcohol with you!
Gun + Alcoholic beverage would be a really powerful mix! One that could only be controlled with more guns and alcohol! 
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No need to worry about that, it's not like students to enjoy the odd alcoholic beverage.
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Tell us the truth:
You must be running for office, somewhere.
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Well.. some of my sponsor do think that this modern conspiracy against innocent social minded alcohol drinking fellow must cease!
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I think students not on mind-altering drugs should be suspended.
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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Excellent suggestion!
I suggest we pass a motion immediately!
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An armed society is a polite society.
Y'all sound like the idiots here in Texas that were claiming that the new "open carry" law would result in blood running in the streets, and that it would be "like the old west". A couple of things you are probably ignorant of (if you don't live here):
0) To carry a pistol in Texas, you need to pass a (hopefully) rigorous background check, take a training class on the legalities of using your weapon, and spend at least four hours of actual range time to prove proficiency. After that, you get your concealed carry license.
1) You must be at least 21 years of age before you can legally possess a hand gun and get a concealed carry license. For rifles, the minimum age to own is 18 (I think), and openly carrying a rifle is legal without a license.
2) The number of people that are licensed to carry in Texas, and that have abused that privilege can be counted on ONE HAND. Compare that to the number of cops that have broken the law (they're allowed to openly carry weapons), and any reasonable person begins to wonder who should/should not be carrying a weapon.
Finally, someone that wants to shoot up a classroom or teachers office will most certainly NOT be deterred by gun-free-zone signs. The only thing that might deter them is the knowledge that they could be shot themselves, but the insane are rarely concerned for their own life.
All this hand-wringing and doom-saying is pointless, absurd, and laughable.
".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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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: All this hand-wringing and doom-saying is pointless, absurd, and laughable.
Until the gunfire starts.
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As the Dallas police found out recently, when the bullets start flying, the line between "good guy" and "bad guy" gets very blurry.
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Not as blurry as you might think.
".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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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I'm not going by what I think. I'm going by what they said.
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And I don't even own a gun. Unless glue guns count.
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Amen.. Agree 100 percent
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: The number of people that are licensed to carry in Texas, and that have abused that privilege can be counted on ONE HAND
Yup, a hand that's been blown to a million pieces by a shotgun.
But didn't I hear that Alaska is the worst state for gun deaths?
Hunting accidents, frozen stocks, and suicides, I suppose.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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If you go back and review history, the number of criminal shootings was lower per capita than they are today. So that makes "wild west" doomsayers just plain stupid.
".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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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I think this will be great for the grade average.
Teacher: "John, you got an F on your homework..."
John: "The F you say!?" *point gun at teacher* 
Teacher: "Heh, seems like I can't read my own handwriting... I meant to say A+, of course..."
Soon they'll be a state of geniuses 
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My mantra: "Every feature leeds to new bugs" => So where is a gun, there will be shooting.
It all gets worse - or am I only getting old? 
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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KarstenK wrote: So where is a gun, there will be shooting
There have been guns in my house for over 40 years, and there hasn't been a single shooting there. Your generalization sucks big hairy donkey testicles.
".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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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I hereby sentence you to watch His Girl Friday[^].
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Wow. You really are a Texan, if someone expresses a contrary view to your opinion/feelings, they are either stupid or some other personal attack takes place. Why is it you can't mount a cogent logical argument for your side of the discussion? Grow the f**k up. You've had 40+ years to come up with a good argument, show it.
I've read and respected many many of your posts, and know you're capable of much better, but on this subject you seem to have devolved.
modified 3-Aug-16 12:35pm.
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I completely agree; there is no excuse for limiting this to state universities.
Will Rogers never met me.
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