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blind34_1 · 04-21-2007, 06:24 PM

Indeed, Steve.

I too am sick of the general population not bothering to ask questions about what the media feeds us and what everyone else spews to each other.

The other day, I believe it was the local news, I heard someone say this was the worst shooting ever. Excuse me? ~32 dead? Try again, or at least qualify your statement. The problem with that is people listen passively, and then later they repeat it as fact.

And, yeah, I thought the same thing about the gun control. Right after this thing happend I figured two things would happen: the gun control wackos would crawl out of the woodwork again, and people would start trying to blame this thing on terrorist groups. Both have happend. The gun control people need to stop and think for a second. If even a small cross section of students were carrying concealed (which apparently, they were allowed to in Virginia, anyone have any information on this?) then I think things would have ended differently. Give me a chance to pop my would-be killer, and you can bet your ass I'll take it.

The terrorist buzzword people just need to "stfu and color" as you once said.

I'm with you, man.

GT40FIED · 04-21-2007, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by blind34_1

If even a small cross section of students were carrying concealed (which apparently, they were allowed to in Virginia, anyone have any information on this?) then I think things would have ended differently.

Actually, while VA allows concealed carry, the VA legislature pushed a bill through forbidding students on campus to carry concealed weapons regardless of whether or not they have a permit. So it's kind of upside down. Guns could have saved people in this case, but on any other given day I'm not sure you want a ton of hand guns on a college campus. I'm also not sure it would've helped...survivors said that this guy was extremely effective. He had something like 60% lethality which is insane with .22 and 9mm pistols. That's professional grade right there. Why do Asians have to be so damn efficient?

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04-21-2007, 06:24 PM	#1
blind34_1 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: IL Age: 41 Posts: 1,813	Indeed, Steve. I too am sick of the general population not bothering to ask questions about what the media feeds us and what everyone else spews to each other. The other day, I believe it was the local news, I heard someone say this was the worst shooting ever. Excuse me? ~32 dead? Try again, or at least qualify your statement. The problem with that is people listen passively, and then later they repeat it as fact. And, yeah, I thought the same thing about the gun control. Right after this thing happend I figured two things would happen: the gun control wackos would crawl out of the woodwork again, and people would start trying to blame this thing on terrorist groups. Both have happend. The gun control people need to stop and think for a second. If even a small cross section of students were carrying concealed (which apparently, they were allowed to in Virginia, anyone have any information on this?) then I think things would have ended differently. Give me a chance to pop my would-be killer, and you can bet your ass I'll take it. The terrorist buzzword people just need to "stfu and color" as you once said. I'm with you, man.