45 Mass Shootings in the USA This Year

There's a far better weapon for that. Your right to vote. I think I'll vote them out before any of that happens.

On a lighter note, I'm sure that's where you're headed if the tea party conservatives come to power. To totalitarianism and authoritarianism.

 

Mental illness is a elephant in the room that no one seems to want to look at. In 2014 approx. 41,149 people committed suicide and was number 10 in the leading causes of death in the US. 70% were white males.
Nearly 1 in 5 Americans suffer from some form of mental illness... 18.2% of the total percent of the adult population.
Mental illness and suicides are not going to go away. It's getting worse annually.

Now to guns.. I think there should at least be some sort of psyche test for anyone who wants to get a gun though.
There needs too be more security at schools too. More armed guards, even trained armed teachers I would be fine with. If someone took out the shooter in Oregon sooner there would be less lives lost. It sounds like they had to wait for the police to get there to kill the shooter, that could've been quite a wait depending on the drive.
That's all I have to say about that.

@IGY We are very touchy about anyone threatening our right to bear arms. When Obama came into office most gun stores in my city were sold out of ammo and people who didn't own a gun before were buying guns all of a sudden out of fear that he was going to crack down on gun owners.

 

Sounds like South Africa back in the days of apartheid.

 

We'd noticed. Can someone please answer me this: why do you need a gun? Although I fear that the answer will be reduced to "To shoot bad people with"...

 

Having a gun beats being at the mercy of anyone who has a gun, which is at least every serious criminal, no matter what laws. Also beats having to call and wait on the police for every tiny thing, because you never know if they will pull a weapon on you if you confront them.
Granted with barely anyone being allowed to carry guns, it isn't that much better, but at least you are safe at home.

 

Lol what. This is why we have democracy bro. Hitler, Stalin and Chairman Mao weren't democrats, that's for sure. Indeed, history does like to repeat itself, however we (first world countries) like to think that we've learnt from the mistakes made in the carnage that was the 20th century. Luckily, and for better or worse, democracy is a fairly stable system, as is capitalism (although you could argue that capitalism and democracy are basically the same thing these days). So it's unlikely that any of our first world countries (USA, UK, European countries, Australia, New Zealand etc) will turn sour any time soon.

Even if my own government turned against me, I don't think I'd like to go round killing people. That's a personal preference, but surely a right to vote in order to change a government sounds a lot better than having to go out and kill someone over it. Be careful. It is in such avenues that terrorism is born.

 

Did you not read what I said? It's to protect us from foreign and domestic threats. Not to just kill bad people. With an unarmed population they are easier to control. Look at what hitler, Stalin and others did to an unarmed population. Are you gonna keep asking Why we need guns or are you gonna acknowledge what I said three times. Once was directed to you but it seems you don't wanna acknowledge what I've said because it's true. Unarmed populations are easier to control and take over simply put and that's why our forefathers gave use that right. Are you gonna ask why we need guns or just come to terms that why we want them. Not for hunting or killing random bad guys. It's to make sure our country is t overridden by OUR government or ANY other.

 

Then just stay away from serious criminals. It's not that hard.

Sure, if you manage not to accidentally shoot yourself first. The cases of children playing with guns and ending up shot in the head are absolutely shocking.

 

*Sigh* Did you read what I said? I said that we are lucky to have democratic or capitalist governments to protect us from our own governments going corrupt on us. More corrupt governments can be voted out (and if you can't vote a government out you're no longer in a democracy and you're really in the shit).

Look man, I'm not wanting to needlessly argue with you. Freedom and rights are all well and good, but it seems incongruous to me that Americans are killing their own people, seemingly for the sake of "having the right to bear arms". Ten people have just died in Oregon this week. Did they die in vain of you and others wanting to protect yourself from corrupt governments ? (either others or your own) Sure, you can argue that the killer could have been mentally ill, which is why he made the attack. However it's the fact that he was able to murder so many people so easily that seems so shocking.

 

Thanks for the tip, can I still recognize them by accent and tattoos, or how does it work nowadays?

If you are too stupid to handle a gun with care and keep it away from kids who don't do so, then sure, don't get a gun.

Except you can not vote anyone out by yourself. It takes the majority to realize that the people up there aren't supposed to be up there, while they are able to suppress any such idea.

 

Ignorance, stupidity, greed. Selfishness. Ego. Hatred. This industrialist consumerist monster of a nation has poison being pumped through it seeping into the minds of people courtesy of the money hungry corporations that act as fuel to the fire of people's ignorance, stupidity, and greed.

THEY POISON THE WELL AND TELL US TO DRINK FROM IT, I AIN'T FUCKIN DRINKIN FROM IT NO MORE

The darkness inside is the cause for the growing problem. People hate to see the truth for what it is, it's only gonna get worse I hate to fucking say.

But I still truly hope the world finds peace one day.

 

Nonviolent protests work, because there is the possibility of them turning violent. Powers that be are watching the masses marching through the streets and have to worry what if things escalate. So they rather make some compromise.
If you take any possibility of violent resistance away they can just ignore protests and wipe them away with water-throwers and chemicals, like they do in Europe. The worst that can happen is that the masses stop working until they get hungry.

Interesting. I bet some of it is also more literal than you intended because of things like Fluoride and Aluminum in the water. Aluminum passes the blood-brain barrier and causes all kinds of problem.

 

Hahah dude I realized that, I don't use fluorinated water or any products containing either fluoride or aluminum, so it was intentional but meant to seem unintentional



HAHAHAHHAHAHA

Surely that is not the cause for these shootings though what a tragedy. My prayers go out to the victims and their families.

 

Nice one then, and sorry for making it much less subtle.

Agreed on it probably not being the cause.