DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 30, 2023 13:28:45 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 1, 2023 23:28:27 GMT -5
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Elvado
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Post by Elvado on Apr 2, 2023 5:02:00 GMT -5
Take away the guns and the ammo.
While at it, take away the chocolate chip ice cream.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 2, 2023 12:26:20 GMT -5
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Massholya
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Post by Massholya on Apr 3, 2023 7:00:20 GMT -5
These soulless cretins will never let an inconvenient thing like facts get in the way of their agenda when the most important issue to them is simply that daddy likes to play with guns. The whole idea of “hardening” schools is so ludicrous. Are you going to retrofit every ground floor window and door with bulletproof glass? Hire guards for every school? Install metal detectors in every school, day care, mall, movie theater, grocery store, gas station store, etc? Public high schools in Philly don’t even have working water fountains. Who is going to pay for this? Certainly not the GOP education budget. Maybe the gun companies will foot the bill?
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CTHoya08
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Post by CTHoya08 on Apr 3, 2023 10:26:26 GMT -5
Of course it's not a serious solution, but it is worthwhile to take a moment to point out the absurdity of it, as you've done. Even if we could successfully "harden" every school, then what? The shooters would simply carry out their attacks elsewhere. (Indeed, plenty of mass shootings have already occurred at non-school locations.) Are we just supposed to keep "hardening" every public space in the country?
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Massholya
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Post by Massholya on Apr 3, 2023 11:52:38 GMT -5
Of course it's not a serious solution, but it is worthwhile to take a moment to point out the absurdity of it, as you've done. Even if we could successfully "harden" every school, then what? The shooters would simply carry out their attacks elsewhere. (Indeed, plenty of mass shootings have already occurred at non-school locations.) Are we just supposed to keep "hardening" every public space in the country? Or maybe what defines a truly “free” society is that we all walk around in heavy anti-ballistic body armor from birth to death. Maybe I am the one that is confused and that truly is what freedom is all about.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 3, 2023 16:25:41 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 8, 2023 6:24:00 GMT -5
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Apr 8, 2023 6:37:15 GMT -5
All clear issued. But such reports are reflective of the fear that will grip America until effective gun control measures are attempted. The MAGA GOP is going down in 2024 based upon its Second Amendment fetish contrary to the beliefs of most Americans - much like the Dobbs decision was a tipping point for most of America in turning against the MAGA GOP cult/party. www.koco.com/article/university-of-oklahoma-active-shooter-situation/43543786
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Apr 10, 2023 9:30:18 GMT -5
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Post by tashoya on Apr 10, 2023 11:37:48 GMT -5
Another shooting because, of course, there WEREN'T enough guns on site. Got it.
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tashoya
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Post by tashoya on Apr 10, 2023 11:56:41 GMT -5
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hoya9797
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Post by hoya9797 on Apr 10, 2023 12:16:07 GMT -5
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 10, 2023 18:42:21 GMT -5
One of my old law school chums lives in Louisville. I attended the Kentucky Derby with he and his wife back in the day (Thank you, Gato del Sol). I emailed him today just to make sure his family was ok. He retired recently, but said that he walked by that bank every day on his way to work. America as we now know it.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 11, 2023 5:52:54 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 11, 2023 5:53:36 GMT -5
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Massholya
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Post by Massholya on Apr 11, 2023 10:52:07 GMT -5
Congress is the only place that is safe because, you know, they don’t allow guns there. The apathy and refusal to take action is simply inhumane. I’m sure the NRA is currently encouraging the far right to purchase more guns and ammo as we speak.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 11, 2023 11:57:04 GMT -5
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Massholya
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Post by Massholya on Apr 11, 2023 13:21:33 GMT -5
Take away the guns and the ammo. While at it, take away the chocolate chip ice cream. Unfortunately this won’t happen until rank and file republicans step up to the plate and make it clear that this is actually important to them as voters. Instead, they all sit on their hands during conventions and primaries for fear of being labeled RINOs or libs. May not be who they vote for in the primaries but when the Ted Cruz’s and Abbott’s make it the general election they keep pulling the”R” lever anyways. That is why we are stuck here when 70% of Americans favor reform. You can buy a Ferrari if you want one in America but it doesn’t mean you can drive it 200 mph down a public street. There are ways to make reasonable reforms but not when a fringe third of the population is allowed to hold the rest of us hostage.
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