WinsomeDefiance
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ORIGINAL: WinsomeDefiance I accept that easyavailability of guns is a factor. It is extremely easy for a criminal to get their hands on a firearm. Now, where are those illegal firearms coming from? They aren't heading into Magnum Sports or Walmart to get them. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/guns/procon/guns.html Most of them get guns via straw purchases-- so yes, probably from Magnum Sports or Walmart. When criminals need guns, they're not going to waste time looking for guns to steal... why would they when they're available in stores? After that, the most popular way is through licensed gun dealers who sell them illegally. quote:
ORIGINAL: WinsomeDefiance Now, regarding firearm manufacturers. Those companies profiting from the sale of firearms and the lucrative business of war. America holds the top two slots. Guess who is number three? The U.K. The U.K. Disarms their own citizens while profiting from the deaths of civilians in other worlds from war and firearms. I don't know what your point is. So what if the UK is profiting from the deaths of civilians in other parts of the world? Aren't we talking about what happens in the US? quote:
ORIGINAL: WinsomeDefiance Meanwhile, as the world goes to shit, people point at the data in America and say - look at how many people die from guns - distorting the data and happily ignoring that their own country is manufacturing a large portion of the crap that greases the cogs that run the war and arms machine. So no, I do not accept that the root core disease is private ownership of guns. I do not believe that is a fallacy. The fallacy is that because other things play a role in mass shootings, gun control would have no effect. Your belief isn't fallacious, it's just wrong. quote:
ORIGINAL: WinsomeDefiance I believe that as the world goes to shit, and people get comfortable getting their food from grocery stores not equipped to supply the demand for food in the event of an economic, natural disaster or other shit hitting the fan scenario; I'm going to ensure that I can go out and hunt my grandchildren some food. By the way, that includes knowledge of which wild plants and herbs are edible, where they grow locally as well as being able to hit what I aim at. So what kind of gun do you need to do that? There's a difference between someone like you who lives in a rural area and likes to go hunting and the psychos like Termyn8or. He buys guns because he thinks Muslims and Liberals are coming to rape his family, and he wants to kill them. I have no doubt in my mind that you would be able to pass more stringent screening in order to be granted a gun license, which you could use to buy a basic rifle for sportsmanlike hunting. You don't strike me as particularly unbalanced. quote:
ORIGINAL: WinsomeDefiance In the meantime, the U.K. Citizens can lobby against the war mongrels in your own country and see if they are willing to close down those manufacturing companies providing firearms and other deadly weapons. The problem is a helluva lot bigger than gun loving Americans. Okay now that is a fallacy. Just because there are 'bigger' problems in the world doesn't mean this one isn't worth addressing. Thank you for the link, I was aware that straw purchases happen, but I am surprised that it is the most common. I will research to verify, but see no reason not to trust the source. I will try to get back to this thread later, to discuss some points you made and to connect the point I tried to make in regards prior statements addressed earlier in the thread. Too nice a day not to get out and enjoy it.
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