Gun Control Debate #5

[EuTuCroquet?]

Golden State Warriors coach tells teens to 'Scare the hell out of' NRA and Trump by registering to vote

http://www.newsweek.com/kerr-warriors-gun-control-parkland-nra-trump-843244?

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Wisconsin students to march 50 miles to Ryan's hometown to demand gun control

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...udents-to-march-50-miles-to-ryans-hometown-to

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Combat veterans push for gun reform: ‘This isn’t right’

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/combat-veterans-push-for-gun-reform-this-isn-t-right-1.513590

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Are we really putting our kids through this instead of gun reform? Watch an 'active shooter drill'

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/20...d-of-gun-reform-Watch-an-active-shooter-drill

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

'I'm not going away': Florida father demands gun reform | US news

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...a-father-demands-gun-reform-im-not-going-away

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Interesting.

Tim Fischer, former deputy prime minister who helped to pass landmark reforms after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, says he believes a “wave” of firearm lobbying influenced by the US National Rifle Association is putting renewed pressure on Australian gun laws.

https://www.theguardian.com/austral...-firearms-lobby-targeting-australias-gun-laws

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Barron Trump's school joins others in call for gun reforms

https://apnews.com/28151338346d4fe9870e1069615aa439

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Attempt to override Rauner gun veto put off as assault weapons restrictions approved

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...illinois-legislature-guns-20180314-story.html

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Washington Legislature fails to pass bill to let State Patrol destroy guns

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattl...o-pass-bill-to-let-state-patrol-destroy-guns/

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

OMG. Beyond ridiculous. A law like this wouldn’t protect anyone, imo.

Local lawmaker wants to allow 18 year old students to carry guns in schools

https://www.daytondailynews.com/new...arry-guns-high-school/200gZDakwOg2RbKMJReDDL/

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Apologies for all these posts at once — I have a little time and I’m going through my news feed. Posting news as I find it. [emoji106]

@AP: Oregon-based superstore chain Fred Meyer to phase out gun, ammo sales at nearly 45 of its stores across the Pacific Northwest.

https://t.co/dUn54miLac https://twitter.com/AP/status/975101877883932675

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Updated story.

@pewresearch: Our new analysis finds a striking correlation between Google search trends and a commonly used measure of U.S. gun sales: the number of background checks

https://t.co/Pls0v4eC6u https://twitter.com/pewresearch/status/974679645961510912

 

[Elley Mae]

Womens march organized this walk out, not the students. Maybe the students should have been told about linda.

This is a woman who said that Ayaan Hirsi Ali – who was a victim of FGM, escaped brutal conditions, and now must travel with bodyguards 24/7 – deserves to have her vagina taken away because Sarsour doesn’t agree with her worldview.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_59726e59e4b06b511b02c355


I too was a high school student, and i will tell you that all the students looked forward to a fire drill or bomb scare drill to get out of class.

 

[flourish]

Womens march organized this walk out, not the students. Maybe the students should have been told about linda.

This is a woman who said that Ayaan Hirsi Ali – who was a victim of FGM, escaped brutal conditions, and now must travel with bodyguards 24/7 – deserves to have her vagina taken away because Sarsour doesn’t agree with her worldview.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_59726e59e4b06b511b02c355


I too was a high school student, and i will tell you that all the students looked forward to a fire drill or bomb scare drill to get out of class.

Where is the connection proven between Sarsour and the student walkouts? Not in that article...?

 

[Elley Mae]

https://www.womensmarch.com/team/

 

[bobcat]

I've read several people say "I don't pay my tax dollars for school walkouts" and other things. Would they rather pay for a school walk out or on supporting someone on disability for the rest of their lives as a result of a school shootings?​

That’s a ridiculous thing to say. This school walk out isn't going to prevent future school shootings. It was nothing more than a political stunt pushing a gun control agenda using children who don't understand the issues.

 

[bluesneakers]

You all have been posting some amazing thoughts and information.

Most of you.

Let's lay down some rules that should keep everything on track.

1-NO DISCUSSION OF TRUMP OTHER THAN HOW HE IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE GUN CONTROL DEBATE
This means no mention of how much he is hated or loved, anything to do with his tweeting unless it is gun control related.

2-WE CAN ALL AGREE TRUMP HAD NOTES DURING THE MEETING. End of story. Yes, I know some of the notes were telling or maybe not. IT IS NOT IMPORTANT.
Let's bring the discussion back to guns.

3-PLEASE STOP WITH THE ACCUSATION THAT THESE KIDS ARE BASICALLY PUPPETS. They are kids. They will get help from adults and adults would be involved. They will get a lot of help from adults who agree with them. Don't know how you feel but I am so proud of these young people it brings tears to my eyes.

4-PLEASE LET PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT OPINIONS EXPRESS THEM WITHOUT ATTACKING. I want to hear from the people who believe differently than I do. If someone posts an unpopular opinion, of course, you can challenge them but do it in a way where I don't have to remove your post and time you out. Please. Let every opinion be heard and discussed in a mature manner. As long as the opinions expressed are within our Terms of Service.

OK. Be nice to each other and let the discussion begin.

Thank you,
Tricia

:bump:

 

[Blef]

Tax dollars pay for health care, health care is never totally "free".

Anyways that brings to mind an article that passed through my hands at work a few days ago, about Canadian doctors and salaries, chances are you already saw it, if not, here it is:

http://www.newsweek.com/500-canadian-doctors-protest-pay-raise-834813

It's free for people who cannot afford to pay for it though in Canada and the UK. And you are proving my point. It's because we support those who need it. Because we should think as one society, helping each other, contributing to support society as a whole. We can't pick and choose what tax goes where from each individual.

 

[Blef]

That’s a ridiculous thing to say. This school walk out isn't going to prevent future school shootings. It was nothing more than a political stunt pushing a gun control agenda using children who don't understand the issues.

No it's not ridiculous. It's symptomatic of a group of people who value damn individualism before anything. The "I'm alright Jack" brigade, who don't care about society enough to see that their individual rights are not more important than society as a whole. The question is valid, would you rather see your tax dollars spent on a walkout or paying disability for life for a child shot in a school?

 

[Elley Mae]

No it's not ridiculous. It's symptomatic of a group of people who value damn individualism before anything. The "I'm alright Jack" brigade, who don't care about society enough to see that their individual rights are not more important than society as a whole. The question is valid, would you rather see your tax dollars spent on a walkout or paying disability for life for a child shot in a school?

I was not aware that “society as a whole” had rights.

That’s what makes America great.