Comments on: Stop Gun Violence. Now.

By: eb

eb — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:49:46 +0000

he stole that gun/s from his mom.

if his mom was never allowed to purchase her guns, then he didn’t have easy access to one. if guns aren’t easily accessible without putting in a lot of effort to get one, chances are the guy would have given up fairly quick in a search to find that one place that would do an under the table deal,. even if he was persistent, chances are that he would not have the resources to find someone who could get him a gun.

you ban guns and the number of these incidents would be significantly reduced.

By: St. Louis Chick

St. Louis Chick — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:36:15 +0000

Wow….this is the most debate I’ve seen on here in a while. So let me jump in with this. I had an ex with mental illness. When he took his meds, he was stable. But they made him gain weight and he felt they took away his “edge.” He slowly slid to madness and one night I came home from work and he grabbed me and tried to confine me while he got the knife with which to sacrifice my spirit to Jehovah. (He was obssessed with religion when he was in an episode.) I escaped. Had I been running from gunfire rather than a nut with a knife, I would have died that night.

I have police and avid gun collectors in my family and among my friends. I have held an AK-47 and an AR-15. It was then I knew that those military style weapons have no business in a private residence. These weapons destroy human flesh, human body parts. One in five people have some sort of mental illness. We are fighting losing odds here. And I don’t buy the “slippery slope” argument. By that logic we should have NO laws whatsoever because doesn’t every law infringe upon our rights? We do not have the right to do everything and anything, for Christ’s sake! In this country we can express our opinions and my opinion is that an AK-47 has no more business in a private home than a granade launcher or, hell, a nuke for that matter. I am not against the Second Amendment but for f*ck’s sake, you ain’t hunting deer with that AK…..you are hunting humans. And I don’t mean YOU wonderful people here on Evil Beet. I mean the guy who broke into the house of the guy who doesn’t want a gun safe or the guy (or woman) who is just one more thing away from losing his or her mind. I’m talking about the parent who is in denial about the madness of a family member. Take your Glock and kill yourself but don’t take any of the rest of us with you!

By: blasted1

blasted1 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:07:40 +0000

Don’t worry, Miree, I was returning fire at an idiot. I agree, spelling doesn’t count here in cyberspace…and just a helpful hint: don’t engage the Pirate Guy unless you have tons of Advil.

By: mireee

mireee — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:19:19 +0000

Oh my God I thought this argument was a joke?? But you mean it?? Oh God.

By: mireee

mireee — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:18:13 +0000

Oh come ON. The US has big problems with guns and it’s time you acknowledge this. Compare it to other Western countries were guns are banned. Europe has a much lower murder rate than the US, and more people live here: http://atlanticreview.org/archives/434-Murder-Rate-in-the-United-States-and-Germany.html

I don’t expect this to change your viewpoint. Just recognize that you’re committing a logical fallacy and following an emotional rant.

They’re taking you as a convenient fool and a useful idiot.

By: Muttley Macclad is an idiot

Muttley Macclad is an idiot — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:13:54 +0000

yeah blame hollywood for everything you pathetic rightwing retards

By: mireee

mireee — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:13:49 +0000

mean* not matter

By: mireee

mireee — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:13:32 +0000

Dismissing someone’s opinion because they can’t spell is classist and preposterous. Not everyone has had the same chance at education, and that doesn’t matter they are any less intelligent or capable.

By: Dangles the Wonder Mule

Dangles the Wonder Mule — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 07:53:50 +0000

How about you idiots stop YELLING for MORE laws.
You would be VERY surprised how much of what you want IS already illegal.
Laws are followed by the good guys. Criminals and the psychos don’t care about how many laws they are going to break.
I don’t break the law, so don’t come after what is only a tool to me.
You SHEEP expect ‘someone’ to protect you. Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha. Too funny.
Shut up and let’s work on the mentally ill and help them. In the mean time, I’ll carry a gun.

By: blasted1

blasted1 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:34:21 +0000

YOU wish I was absolutely, positively wrong.

By: Maxxhotness

Maxxhotness — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 21:56:23 +0000

Ban knives… I cut myself today…. Something should b done they r too dangerous for public use

By: Candice Green

Candice Green — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 21:12:03 +0000

Shootings are a terrible act of violence. We cannot prevent evil people doing evil things, however the gun laws in America are partially to blame. I am lucky to live in Australia only 5.2% of people own guns. Majority if these are farmers, police, army & those who shoot for sport. In america 45% own fire arms. We have no school shootings and gun related murders are low. I common phrase is that people kill people not guns. But if a gun is handed to a mentally unstable person it is just a ticking time bomb. I don’t hate the USA it’s my favourite place to travel I just hate that guns and associated laws are not governed properly. Time for something to be done.