What if America tried Australia’s gun control?

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sly279
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06 Mar 2018, 3:15 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

I believe these people were chosen because they are convicted violent felons.

There's nobody actively going around taking away peoples' guns. No knocks on the door. There's not nearly enough people to do this, should it be so desired.

The most they do here is have occasional "campaigns" where there is an "amnesty," the person turns in the gun/guns to the cops, and the person turning in the gun/guns gets a sum of money.

You’d be wrong. And some of those felons are probably only felons cause the safe act.

Just like people believe a assault weapon ban is to ban machine guns .

As others point out and I did to there are people actively going to doors and taking guns.

As for the last thing, if gun bans work how is it such events still turn up lots of guns?
Why’s london seeing more and more guns turning up?
FYI, they get $50 in food cards for guns that cost $1,000
They should have to pay fair market value at last time such guns were legal. So they should have to pay people 3,000 dollars for s gun thst cost 800 original it panic buying brought up the price. 1,500 for school handgun. Can the state of New York afford to pay hundred if millions or billions? Legal gun confiscation in thenus would cost the government trillions.

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06 Mar 2018, 4:33 pm

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Also I hoped we could remained friendly but suggering I’m paranoid for disagreeing with you is friendly or civil. I find it hurtful coming from you.

Sorry, I don't do emotional blackmail.

It's not particularly "nice" to suggest that I'm just a dupe being lead around by the nose by mindless propaganda, either. This is why I generally avoid political discussions. Someone always gets their panties in a twist over nonsense.

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06 Mar 2018, 8:07 pm

That's California. They are not doing it in New York. If they were, I would know about it.

Those 500 people would have to "stand out" in some way. They are not ordinary citizens, probably.

I don't have a gun. I don't even think about guns that much. I've lived in some pretty seedy neighborhoods in my time.

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06 Mar 2018, 10:04 pm

According to this link, it is happening in New York.

Deputies confiscate a CNY veteran's guns. They were wrong. What happened?

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07 Mar 2018, 1:38 am

He’ll probably get his guns back.

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07 Mar 2018, 8:57 am

kraftiekortie wrote:

I don't have a gun. I don't even think about guns that much. I've lived in some pretty seedy neighborhoods in my time.

How did you survive in those dangerous neighborhoods when you had no means to protect yourself?

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07 Mar 2018, 9:17 am

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It's not particularly "nice" to suggest that I'm just a dupe being lead around by the nose by mindless propaganda, either. This is why I generally avoid political discussions. Someone always gets their panties in a twist over nonsense.

Really?

This is precisely why I keep coming back to political discussions. People get all whiny when I post objective facts. It's funny.

Some people call me a troll, but I really just post objective facts and people react as though I insulted their mothers.

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07 Mar 2018, 11:55 am

Life is not a Charles Bronson movie. You survive by being smart. People usually don’t have time to get into fights. They have somewhere to go.

You don’t get into stupid arguments on the subway. You look like you know where you’re going at all times. You don’t wear expensive jewelry. You don’t go into dark alleys.

You, especially, stay away from places where drugs are sold openly. Not dealing with the criminal element is crucial. If you don’t seek drugs, you don’t usually come into contact with that “criminal element.”

New York is primarily populated by people who don’t want to get into stupid fights, and who are taking care of their families.

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07 Mar 2018, 1:35 pm

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XFilesGeek wrote:

Don't despair the troll accusation. Trolls are what keeps any forum interesting and lively, so you just keep on trolling.

Here, this'll help keep your strength up.

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07 Mar 2018, 1:45 pm

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sly279 wrote:

Also I hoped we could remained friendly but suggering I’m paranoid for disagreeing with you is friendly or civil. I find it hurtful coming from you.

Before I, banned I wanted to say I’m sorry if I made you feel that way. I very passionate about my gun rights and it’s very anxious and scary for me right now with people wanting to take guns away or strip me of my rights. We were kinda friends, I’m sorry I ruined thst.

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07 Mar 2018, 1:49 pm

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Don't despair the troll accusation. Trolls are what keeps any forum interesting and lively, so you just keep on trolling.

Takes one to know one.

Quote:

Here, this'll help keep your strength up.

Hmmm... I don't think that kibble is halal. :lol:

Just kidding.

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07 Mar 2018, 2:05 pm

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Raptor wrote:

Don't despair the troll accusation. Trolls are what keeps any forum interesting and lively, so you just keep on trolling.

Takes one to know one.

I take the troll accusation as a compliment.

Here's a few gems from 7 years ago.

Vigilans wrote:

...and why are you defending Raptor? That guy is WP's immortal troll, he is not going anywhere and helping him is beneath you. That guy can get away with telling people he wished they had been gassed in the Holocaust and using an SS Totenkopf insignia avatar, what help does he need from you?

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Ahahahaha people need to calm themselves

Not to worry.
That's just Marsha and Vivian.......oops.........I mean Marshall and Vigilans telling me they love me in their own special way....... :heart:

The "Raptor rule"...........I like that......

Look for it to be invoked.........a lot.

You might as well just admit you are a troll since that is the only descriptive of your behavior and attitude that fits

Ah, how I miss those days...

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07 Mar 2018, 4:30 pm

Raptor wrote:

Ah, how I miss those days...

Now you are starting to make my cry.

I miss the old gang too. I miss LKL. I miss Vexcalibur. I miss PandaBear. I miss SkaFather. I really miss Orwell.

:cry:

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07 Mar 2018, 6:54 pm

DarthMetaKnight wrote:

Raptor wrote:

Ah, how I miss those days...

Now you are starting to make my cry.

I miss the old gang too. I miss LKL. I miss Vexcalibur. I miss PandaBear. I miss SkaFather. I really miss Orwell.

:cry:

Pandabear got banned for trolling but came back under a different IP address as ArrantParaiah and got banned again for trolling.

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07 Mar 2018, 6:58 pm

Raptor wrote:

DarthMetaKnight wrote:

Raptor wrote:

Ah, how I miss those days...

Now you are starting to make my cry.

I miss the old gang too. I miss LKL. I miss Vexcalibur. I miss PandaBear. I miss SkaFather. I really miss Orwell.

:cry:

Pandabear got banned for trolling but came back under a different IP address as ArrantParaiah and got banned again for trolling.

Permanently?

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07 Mar 2018, 8:26 pm

DarthMetaKnight wrote:

Raptor wrote:

DarthMetaKnight wrote:

Raptor wrote:

Ah, how I miss those days...

Now you are starting to make my cry.

I miss the old gang too. I miss LKL. I miss Vexcalibur. I miss PandaBear. I miss SkaFather. I really miss Orwell.

:cry:

Pandabear got banned for trolling but came back under a different IP address as ArrantParaiah and got banned again for trolling.

Permanently?

I would imagine so. They tend to not like it when people who have been banned sneak back in under the wire.

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