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There is a headline from a

artappraiser — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 12:58:05 +0000

In reply to There Was a Shooting and Who Wants This Fight Again?

There is a headline from a NYT guest oped this morning that struck me, might work some on avoiding the same old, same old if more took this approach:

America Used to Be Good at Gun Control. What Happened?

It would even work with Trumpism! (And goodness knows, as with everything else, prior to deciding he was a GOP candidate, he has a history of being more than few places on the map on the issue.)

The author is focusing on the laws enacted in the 20th century to deal with the rise of personal WMD's, but one could also go further back to the sheriff making the cowboys park their guns when they came into town. The NRA is really the problem , at least with the WMD and the mass shootings, eh? To lessen their power on this front wouldn't deal with the real massive loss of life that we get from one-on-one handgun slaughter in crimes of passion, but I see it as doable eventually on this basis.

Actually a lot of stuff I've read on the non-mass shooting problem, like Nate Silver pointing out that the worst of the numbers are from suicides with guns, have made a good case that to me that gun control wouldn't help that much on getting the non-mass shooting numbers down anyway, a least not for a long time. All those handguns are now out there, even if made illegal, they aren't going away. Got to be realistic about this country not being like Europe or even Australia. It has to be approached through other crime fighting measures. But mass shot-em-outs with high power weaponry, we should be able to going back to regulating those without changing the culture too much. After all, even the NRA doesn't argue that everyone should be able to have a tank in their backyard, nor do they lobby against tightening access to chemicals involved in bomb making.

I'm optimistic that this latest case will lessen where and when massive firepower is available, that there will me more of a "sheriff says no guns here" attitude prevailing. Not the least of which because the perp in this case targeted country music sub-culture--there, I said it! What so many liberals are afraid to say right now.

It looked like a 4 ft

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 03:00:00 +0000

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It looked like a 4 ft buttplug. I usually consider myself manly, but I know my limits.

As for "prude", when you told me to eat a bag of salted dicks, did I complain?

I hear you, O-K.

Michael Maiello — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 01:58:26 +0000

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I hear you, O-K.

I had the same reaction as

ocean-kat — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 22:06:43 +0000

In reply to This is the kind of talk I

I had the same reaction as you a couple of weeks ago. If I read one more article about what would happen if we went to war with North Korea I was going to scream. Some problems are intractable but others seem so breathtakingly obvious to me I don't get why there's even any discussion. But for some reason I can't tear myself away from the news. I have to know what's happening in the world no matter how frustrating and maddening it can be. I'm so sad and cynical and angry since Trump won. More angry than I've ever been in the last 60 years.On the other hand you have to find some way to laugh it all away no matter how bad it gets. Even if it's a lousy joke.

This is the kind of talk I

Michael Maiello — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 21:11:51 +0000

In reply to That's surprisingly prudish

This is the kind of talk I want to see in this thread. Ya'all the best.

That's surprisingly prudish

ocean-kat — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 20:55:43 +0000

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That's surprisingly prudish of you PP. Many Americans don't see dildos, vibrators, and even butt plugs as a problem. The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy sending him sex toys.

Whew, I thought it was a butt

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 19:57:39 +0000

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Whew, I thought it was a butt plug, gave me the shivers. Glad it's someone else's problem.

That beautiful green dildo

ocean-kat — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 19:34:42 +0000

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That beautiful green dildo might get the women away from their guns and doing something meaningful with their life but I don't see how it would appeal to most men.

But they can scuff the ear,

NCD — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:08:16 +0000

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But they can scuff the ear, drop, reduce conversation on new fetus consciousness laws or other scam legislation......and they don't augment your small barrel.....make it seem....really big and long and ready for powerful..... ammo ejection.

Ugh, come on. Jeebus.

Michael Maiello — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 16:09:44 +0000

In reply to It takes 9 months, and $200

Ugh, come on. Jeebus.