Gun Control & RKBA

ancianita

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11. So ...

Sun Jan 22, 2023, 11:32 PM

Jan 2023

Not a gunner, but I've owned three.

Gotta ask a few questions.
Are we, any more than usual, in for what rethugs call a "thinning the herd" year?

And do you think we're in a slow roll suicidal civil war?
Is fear of other Americans really that bad now?
(Looking at the gun violence archive numbers, which I hate doing, but do anyway.) Also wondering why suicide death numbers are higher than the intentional malice death numbers.

Asking because I figure gunners have their ear to the ground more than most of us. And feds don't usually tell the public what or if they know.

Thanks for reading, Andy.

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Hey Gunners! Ya know who ya are and who I'm talkin' to. [View all] AndyS Jan 2023 OP

Yes, it's the guns. Lunabell Jan 2023 #1

I don't care if you place tight controls on access to guns Kaleva Jan 2023 #2

Three questions AndyS Jan 2023 #5

I think people need to get realistic about guns Kaleva Jan 2023 #9

Oh, I see. It was lack of training that killed 21 in an elementary school in AndyS Jan 2023 #14

Can you quote where I said lack of training killed 21 in Uvadle, TX? Kaleva Jan 2023 #18

Damn easy for you to say. (nt) Paladin Jan 2023 #20

Talk is easy. Action required effort. Kaleva Jan 2023 #29

Oh! gettin' tough are we! Ohhh, I'm so intimidated!! AndyS Jan 2023 #27

Your regtoric doesn't match your efforts. Kaleva Jan 2023 #28

Really? You come at me full frontal and then think you can just call AndyS Jan 2023 #30

You wrote the OP. I didn't. Kaleva Jan 2023 #31

No. I don't. Where's my apology? AndyS Jan 2023 #32

Why should I apologize? You haven't accomplished much by your own admission. Kaleva Jan 2023 #34

What have YOU done? I gave you a comprhensive list of my activities. AndyS Jan 2023 #35

Break it off, AndyS. Paladin Jan 2023 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Kaleva Jan 2023 #46

Common thread--they all got shot. lastlib Jan 2023 #45

As I said, I don't care if heavy restrictions are placed on guns Kaleva Jan 2023 #47

There is an issue with escalating homicides in this country krispos42 Jan 2023 #48

Welcome to America. SYFROYH Jan 2023 #3

Well, they shoot each other with guns. Guns have become easier to acquire AndyS Jan 2023 #7

Federal laws on buying new firearms are as strict as ever. SYFROYH Jan 2023 #8

I really don't like cut n paste replies but this one's best this way . . . AndyS Jan 2023 #12

I know. You want to ban all semi-auto rifles and handguns. SYFROYH Jan 2023 #13

So it's MY fault? AndyS Jan 2023 #15

Whenever you lead with gun bans, you will be rejected on all efforts. SYFROYH Jan 2023 #19

I had no idea that I, as the only one suggesting a ban on semi autos with removable magazines, AndyS Jan 2023 #22

Lots of things are popular krispos42 Jan 2023 #49

Sorry, this is incorrect: yagotme Feb 2023 #54

Oh please. We don't we don't buy by mail anymore. AndyS Feb 2023 #55

Let's get our info right, OK??? yagotme Feb 2023 #56

There isn't a point to miss. Good day Sir. AndyS Feb 2023 #57

Just a reminder, you were the one pointing out the points. yagotme Feb 2023 #58

Unstable people may be the killers but a society that shrugs rather than getting around to a fix ... sanatanadharma Jan 2023 #4

There are people that are mentally ill, disgruntled employees, racists, improperly doc03 Jan 2023 #6

I was in a gun store this week. GoldandSilver Jan 2023 #10

Guns for self-defense are, by definition, optimized to kill people. krispos42 Jan 2023 #51

So ... ancianita Jan 2023 #11

Thanks for writing . . . AndyS Jan 2023 #16

Thanks for your opinion. ancianita Jan 2023 #17

Not yet. nt AndyS Jan 2023 #23

Okay. Thanks. ancianita Jan 2023 #25

I'm sure the mass shootings aren't linked to any central AndyS Jan 2023 #26

Thank you. This is great information, and much appreciated. ancianita Jan 2023 #52

Suicide is a devastating side effect of Covid Throck Jan 2023 #33

The herd got thinned in 2020 thru 2022 krispos42 Jan 2023 #50

True. But I haven't heard anyone on DU explain it the way you have. So, thank you. ancianita Jan 2023 #53

My opinion on "gun culture"... krispos42 Feb 2023 #59

Wow, thank you for this wealth of info! I'm bookmarking. ancianita Feb 2023 #60

As always with these posts, my guns killed no one. Hangingon Jan 2023 #21

Yet . . . AndyS Jan 2023 #24

No, never will Hangingon Jan 2023 #36

Nice to be a time traveler and Omnipotent. How can you know? AndyS Jan 2023 #37

Well, in 81 years I have not gone off the deep end and rushed out to shoot people Hangingon Jan 2023 #38

Well, in 81 years I have not gone off the deep end and rushed out to shoot people Hangingon Jan 2023 #39

We are much alike, however AndyS Jan 2023 #40

I am not omnipotentand don't mean to imply that I am Hangingon Jan 2023 #41

Odds yes. But a gun in the home is a variable that homes without guns do not have. AndyS Jan 2023 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author AndyS Jan 2023 #43