Dallas Protest and Police Shootings. 10 Police officers shot, 3 Killed

Southern Gentleman said:
The media has done a masterful job of creating the illusion that our world has gone mad. Its a manner of supporting citizens losing their weapons leaving only big govt and authority figures with weapons. The media has fooled the masses. These are the facts.http://www.statista.com/statistics/191219/reported-violent-crime-rate-in-the-usa-since-1990/
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Are we really going to turn this thread into yet another "they're taking our guns away" conversation. Jesus Christ! It's another mass shooting by some lunatic with a grudge. He had what is being described as a semi-automatic weapon that he used to mow down five police officers in cold blood and wound many more. What you link doesn't show is how many mass shootings there have been by folks in this country in the past few years. Hell, just in the past year. So yeah, the media is all over that. That's their job. It's our job as citizens to demand action when we've seen enough mass killings by high powered, semi-automatic weapons that many would argue are really weapons of war. I am so done with this discussion.
 
Bob, you should realise by now everything is about people exercising their right to have some sort of firearm. Owning guns gives a false sense of security....they may have a gun or a rifle but that's no match for someone who walks into the movies or the coffee shop or mall with some sort of rapid fire weapon. Hell.......just give everyone hand grenades and be done with it.
 

Bobw235 said:
Are we really going to turn this thread into yet another "they're taking our guns away" conversation. Jesus Christ! It's another mass shoioting byu some lunatic with a grudge. He had what is being described as a semi-automatic weapon that he used to mow down five police officers in cold blood and wound many more. What you link doesn't show is how many mass shootings there have been by folks in this country in the past few years. Hell, just in the past year. So yeah, the media is all over that. That's their job. It's our job as citizens to demand action when we've seen enough mass killings by high powered, semi-automatic weapons that many would argue are really weapons of war. I am so done with this discussion.
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Translated : " the chart linked by Southern Gent was rooted in reality and statistically accurate. Therefore it didn't support the hysteria based agenda of the current administration . Only a huge Nanny govt and other authority figures should be allowed to have weapons giving them the ability to defend themselves even though I can't. I'm taking my toys and going home, meanie".


Well dang, lol.
 
Southern Gentleman said:
Translated : " the chart linked by Southern Gent was rooted in reality and statistically accurate. Therefore it didn't support the hysteria based agenda of the current administration . Only a huge Nanny govt and other authority figures should be allowed to have weapons giving them the ability to defend themselves even though I can't. I'm taking my toys and going home, meanie".


Well dang, lol.
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In Scotland people are only allowed hunting rifles. The cops don't have guns except for special weapons squads. Number of people killed by guns? Take a guess.
 
Ameriscot said:
In Scotland people are only allowed hunting rifles. The cops don't have guns except for special weapons squads. Number of people killed by guns? Take a guess.
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I'd prefer you just tell me. My mind was wandering off to that pesky old US Constitution and those nice men that died for democracy.
 
Southern Gentleman said:
I'd prefer you just tell me. My mind was wandering off to that pesky old US Constitution and those nice men that died for democracy.
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2012/13 - 5 killed by gun.

The gun/anti-gun arguments have been done to death on this forum and on others. I see no point in banging my head against a wall when neither side will change the others minds.
 
However, you might enjoy this video which points out the difference in weapons between when the second amendment was written, and now.

 
Ameriscot said:
2012/13 - 5 killed by gun.
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After a quick study of their demographics and the fact Scotland has 1/60th the population of the US it's easy to see why. Nice place to live. Too bad our country is being turned into a murderous trash dump by minorities. That's not my opinion, that's a fact. I know facts and stats upset people so I'll refrain. I did some quick calc. Based on the current US stats if we had the same population and makeup as Scotland we'd only have had 80 murders. And that's WITH the right to bear Arms. I'm glad you showed up with the Scotland thing. It allowed me to make a valid point that should only upset those that still believe in the tooth fairy. Thank you.
 
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Southern Gentleman said:
After a quick study of their demographics and the fact Scotland has 1/60th the population of the US it's easy to see why. Nice place tointpc live. Too bad our country is being turned into a murderous trash dump by minorities. That's not my opinion, that's a fact.
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Aye, and 60 x 5 = 300. The US has about 10,000 deaths by gun a year.

So you blame minorities. I can see I'm talking to a Trump fan.

The end.
 
Ameriscot said:
Aye, and 60 x 5 = 300. The US has about 10,000 deaths by gun a year.

So you blame minorities. I can see I'm talking to a Trump fan.

The end.
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why wouldn't I blame minorities ? 13% of the pop commits 55% of the murders. Only 5000 of the murders by whites . 5000 ÷ 60 = 80. "AYE" . lol. You should know not to pick a fight with me. You're seriously overmatched . sorry facts bother you.
 
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Getting back to the general thrust of this thread - Philando Castile, the man shot dead in his car in front of his girlfriend and her 5 yr old daughter,
had been pulled over 52 times in recent years in and around the Twin Cities and given citations for minor offenses including speeding, driving without a muffler and not wearing a seat belt.

He was assessed at least $6,588 in fines and fees, although more than half of the total 86 violations were dismissed, court records show. Was Castile an especially bad driver or just unlucky? Or was he targeted by officers who single out black motorists like him for such stops, as several of his family members have alleged?
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Was this racial profiling? Over policing of people of colour?

Read here and judge for yourselves.

http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-stopped-52-times-by-police-was-it-racial-profiling-2016-7?IR=T
 

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