Drooling imbeciles sitting in the corner laughing at nothing is a feature of our culture.
Oh look the gun ban is working already
Multiple suspects sought by Toronto police after stabbing at subway station
Calgary police search for suspects after stabbing outside Sheldon Chumir Centre
Last one was Labour Party politician, Jo Cox in northern England in 2016 (she was also stabbed a lot). The last one before that was 25 years or thereabouts earlier. Brits tend to like stabbing people. Not sure if it is because of gun bans or preference.I can't even recall a firearms death in Britain in 2019. There may have been at least one, but I can't recall any and I can find none in the news.
There was a terror attack at Fishmongers Hall and on London Bridge, but it was a series of stabbings and there would likely have been more deaths had he had easier access to guns.
So, on the firearms score, all continues to be well here.
Last one was Labour Party politician, Jo Cox in northern England in 2016 (she was also stabbed a lot). The last one before that was 25 years or thereabouts earlier. Brits tend to like stabbing people. Not sure if it is because of gun bans or preference.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...homicideinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2018There were 29 homicide victims killed by shooting in the year ending March 2018, three fewer than the previous year. The number of homicides by shooting has fluctuated between 21 and 32 over the last six years. In the previous five years2, there were between 39 and 60 homicides by shooting a year and the number of these offences is 45% lower than a decade ago.
In my neighbourhood a significant portion is packing illegally and I feel pretty damn safe.Most people once thought the Earth was the center if te universe too. They were wrong.
Anyway, I won't want to live in a city at the best of times and certainly not one where a significant proportion of the population is carrying. I just don't like the odds.
I'm a do-gooder hero who carries a gun wherever it is legal for me to do so. I'm also a trained, combat-experienced soldier and a licensed lawyer. I'm more qualified to carry a gun than most cops. I know how to use it, and I know when to use it. I go to the range 2-4 times per month, and I'm conversant with all the major cases on use of force, use of deadly force, and urban combat tactics.To me, it's simple: keep the nutjob criminals, the wacko cops, and the do-gooders with the hero complexes from having guns and things should be ok. Also, the more guns out and about, the more shootings there are bound to be because humans can't control themselves all the time. Acquire the attitude that guns are for hunting, protecting one's investments in stock and other property, target shooting, and collecting, not for getting revenge, getting other people's stuff, etc.
Again, I would rather scoot from a scene and not present myself as a target than stay and shoot it out.
I am, in large part, the sum of my experiences.![]()
Have you been hitting the bottle again, T-Bones?
I do not know who said this, it is not original, but it is appropriate;
The most dismaying thing is to watch free men begging for their chains.
Its not the cowboys packin' in Canada. It's the NDNs.I accepted that. Then concealed carry might not be a cause of a reduction in gun violence.
Anyway, when it comes to it, I would rather find cover than stay and shoot it out with some wacko criminal (or a twitchy cop or some dogoody cowboy with a hero complex).
That is great , but didn’t you tell us you were Airforce ?I'm a do-gooder hero who carries a gun wherever it is legal for me to do so. I'm also a trained, combat-experienced soldier and a licensed lawyer. I'm more qualified to carry a gun than most cops. I know how to use it, and I know when to use it. I go to the range 2-4 times per month, and I'm conversant with all the major cases on use of force, use of deadly force, and urban combat tactics.
Do you want to take my gun away?
Y'know, Anna, if some knucklehead decides it's his day to go out in a blaze of glory, and take you with him, Colpy and I are the two people hereabouts you want closest to you. Both of us would make sure you were down on the ground, behind bullet-proof cover, before we went all Dirty Harry.
That is great , but didn’t you tell us you were Airforce ?
Hey pgs...………...Did your arch enemy get removed from the forum? Sure didn't hurt my feelings. (I think they are FINALLY getting rid of the trolls - the worst are gone)
Don’t know , I just play when not busy .People come and go all the time on these forumsHey pgs...………...Did your arch enemy get removed from the forum? Sure didn't hurt my feelings. (I think they are FINALLY getting rid of the trolls - the worst are gone)
It does seem to be much more civilized around here lately .Where is Hoid. (sniff)
I miss him.
Mostly because he runs zig zag, and hides behind the rocks in his head.
Intellectually speaking.
Don’t know , I just play when not busy .People come and go all the time on these forums
Only if it is a target.Despite being an internet lawyer TB is not all bad.Also quite smart.![]()
Have you been hitting the bottle again, T-Bones?
I agree. He is certainly intelligent. I rib him, the forum is better off with his presence.
The more the merrier . Just because I disagree , I am still interested what they have to say . Sometimes I actually change my opinion . Not often mind you .I agree. He is certainly intelligent. I rib him, the forum is better off with his presence.