Another mass shooting

[randylahey]

Jfish life has not carried on as usual in almost 4 years

[jfish26]

Jfish life has not carried on as usual in almost 4 years

What happened almost four years ago, in relation to gun control? Or are you just, having been cornered, retreating into culture war noisemaking generally?

[Shirley]

We will stop at nothing to protect the children

I can think of nothing worse than children — in school, sitting at their desks, reading banned books. A horrible thought, all those children solemnly holding books in their hands and reading them and putting the thoughts in those books into their minds. Learning the wrong lessons and growing up — the wrong way. Growing all the way up. Getting to grow up and think thoughts about those improper things they read in unsanctioned books, their whole lives, maybe. Horrible. I can think of nothing worse. Children who get to be 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and beyond — children who get to grow and have children of their own, and call their mothers or forget to call them, children who get to see the places they always wanted to see and children who get to be the best aunts in the world, but one afternoon in 2023 they read a book I didn’t approve of. I can’t imagine anything more horrible. Something must be done. To protect the children, we must stop at nothing.

I can think of nothing worse than children seeing art that is improper. Statues, paintings, vile, vile, horrible. Children passing pictures from hand to hand, looking at them, getting ideas about art. All those living children looking at those inappropriate statues! Horrible. Imagine them all leaving the classroom safely and growing up and maybe becoming artists themselves, and not thinking that what they saw was unspeakably obscene. Growing up and having barbecues and throwing surprise birthdays and cooking the best steak you ever ate and burning simple pasta in an inexplicable way and getting into fights on the internet and living to be 90 years old and — all the while, having seen that improper art. I can’t imagine a worse fate. We must act now!

I can’t think of anything worse than children reading history and feeling bad. Imagine, children, going home alive to their parents and complaining that they were made to feel bad by reading about the horrible events of the past. Can you think of a worse thing? Imagine that happening to a child. Imagine being a parent, and seeing the door open, and your child come through it, unharmed, with a complaint about a textbook. Unthinkable. Awful. Frightening. We must pass legislation.

I can’t think of anything worse than children going to a library to hear a drag queen read a story. Children sitting there alive in a library, hearing a story, surrounded by books and glitter, laughing. Children having a pleasant time, feeling as though there was nothing to be afraid of and going home happy. Can you think of anything worse? No, no. We must stop this at once. There must be laws. We must take action. We must protect the children from this awful fate.

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[jfish26]

We will stop at nothing to protect the children

I can think of nothing worse than children — in school, sitting at their desks, reading banned books. A horrible thought, all those children solemnly holding books in their hands and reading them and putting the thoughts in those books into their minds. Learning the wrong lessons and growing up — the wrong way. Growing all the way up. Getting to grow up and think thoughts about those improper things they read in unsanctioned books, their whole lives, maybe. Horrible. I can think of nothing worse. Children who get to be 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and beyond — children who get to grow and have children of their own, and call their mothers or forget to call them, children who get to see the places they always wanted to see and children who get to be the best aunts in the world, but one afternoon in 2023 they read a book I didn’t approve of. I can’t imagine anything more horrible. Something must be done. To protect the children, we must stop at nothing.

I can think of nothing worse than children seeing art that is improper. Statues, paintings, vile, vile, horrible. Children passing pictures from hand to hand, looking at them, getting ideas about art. All those living children looking at those inappropriate statues! Horrible. Imagine them all leaving the classroom safely and growing up and maybe becoming artists themselves, and not thinking that what they saw was unspeakably obscene. Growing up and having barbecues and throwing surprise birthdays and cooking the best steak you ever ate and burning simple pasta in an inexplicable way and getting into fights on the internet and living to be 90 years old and — all the while, having seen that improper art. I can’t imagine a worse fate. We must act now!

I can’t think of anything worse than children reading history and feeling bad. Imagine, children, going home alive to their parents and complaining that they were made to feel bad by reading about the horrible events of the past. Can you think of a worse thing? Imagine that happening to a child. Imagine being a parent, and seeing the door open, and your child come through it, unharmed, with a complaint about a textbook. Unthinkable. Awful. Frightening. We must pass legislation.

I can’t think of anything worse than children going to a library to hear a drag queen read a story. Children sitting there alive in a library, hearing a story, surrounded by books and glitter, laughing. Children having a pleasant time, feeling as though there was nothing to be afraid of and going home happy. Can you think of anything worse? No, no. We must stop this at once. There must be laws. We must take action. We must protect the children from this awful fate.

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Can't you even read?

It is THESE problems - these radical progresso-socialist dogmaticisms - that are causing the mental health decay in this nation.

The mental health decay in this nation is what is causing the violence (which is mostly in cities, of course, but occasionally in schools or churches, but still often in cities).

So stop it with the guns!

Without guns, but with this mental health decay and the resulting violence, there would be a scourge of frying-pan maimings the likes of which are unprecedented.

[DCHawk1]

Why do people like Tim Pool all wear hats all the time?
It's like 80% of them wear hats.

They're bald

[defixione]

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Need a laugh?

[randylahey]

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Two questions.
1. Anyone else admit that can't tell if that person is male or female? Not that it matters to me other than I find it interesting that someone who looks like they MAY (or may NOT) be a Hermaphrodite has an issue with people who participate in Drag shows.
2. Anyone else notice he/she has a BU bag/purse and if so, was anyone else expecting Jason Selvig to say Scott Drew sucks?

[Shirley]

republicans are cowards

[DrPepper]

Then civil war it is.
Fucking moranic hive mind “IMA TOUGH MAN you can take my guns one bullet at a time” persons are the worst.

nobody wins in any war.....especially true for civil wars.

Gun manufacturers would win. It is what they want. They drummed up the hysteria about Obama coming to get your guns and sales went thru the roof.

[DrPepper]

Just having one or 2 armed security would be a huge detterant.

If we can afford to send billions to fund foreign wars, we can afford to fund our own kids security

Buffalo Tops grocery store had an armed security guard. He was a retired cop. His 9mm was no match against the legally purchased AR15 in the hands of an 18 yr old. The security guard was one of the victims. Now every time I go into a grocery store, I pass an armed security guard. They are not retired cops. I assume they are idiots too dumb to even be corrections officers.I could be way off, but I’m bitter now.

[randylahey]

Hint: its about culture, not guns

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Hint: its about culture, not guns

Right, and maybe take a few minutes to read this.

https://www.businessinsider.com/switzer ... ths-2018-2

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Putting aside mass shootings and kids getting shot and killed in schools for a few seconds....
We sure DO have a gun "problem" in this country but yes, as randy has stated, we do have a culture problem as well.

[KUTradition]

randy misusing and not understanding statistics?

color me shocked

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Yeah, I edited my response to his post because it was a bit harsh. You basically said what I was thinking.

To anyone and everyone who doesn't think we have a gun problem in this country......
You're wrong. We do. A BIG problem. Yes, we also have mental illness and cultural problems as well.
ALL need to be better addressed.

[twocoach]

True. The point of the 2 amendment is to defend against a tyrannical government

A tyrannical government exists, and has been wanting to do away with the 2a for decades. An ar is an effective tool for self defense

The notion that a bunch of randos out in the street with AR15s being an "effective tool for self defense against tyrannical government is comically hilarious. Good luck with that. So far all they have turned out to be is effective child killers.

[twocoach]

Again, people are not asking for that so stop bringing it up.

[twocoach]

Hint: its about culture, not guns

2A snowflakes couldn't even handle mandated mask wearing. Imagine what would happen if the US told them they were REQUIRED to serve in the military like Switzerland mandates.