Another mass shooting

[Sparko]

I did like the idea I read that Democrats should write up a new gun legislation bill and title it the Trump Assassination Prevention Act and force Republicans to vote against it.

Ha!

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

My guess is at least 50% of Americans between the ages of 13 and 113 know about the Trump fiasco yesterday. Understandable a lot of people would know about it.
My guess is of those 50%, 51% or more who support Donald Trump still don't give a fuck about and/or don't support stricter gun laws - including but not limited to stricter background checks, "assault weapon" bans, waiting periods to purchase guns, etc.

This is just one of a shitload of examples of the gun obsession insanity......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Aale77cZo


P.S. I'm confident 99% of Americans between the ages of 13 and 113 don't know there were "mass shootings" in Wichita in back to back days on the 11th and 12th.
I'm confident 99% of Americans between the ages of 13 and 113 don't know there was a "mass shooting" in Alameda California on July 10th in which 4 people were killed.
Gee, I wonder why.

[Shirley]

I did like the idea I read that Democrats should write up a new gun legislation bill and title it the Trump Assassination Prevention Act and force Republicans to vote against it.

Ha!

^^^

[twocoach]

My guess is at least 50% of Americans between the ages of 13 and 113 know about the Trump fiasco yesterday. Understandable a lot of people would know about it.
My guess is of those 50%, 51% or more who support Donald Trump still don't give a fuck about and/or don't support stricter gun laws - including but not limited to stricter background checks, "assault weapon" bans, waiting periods to purchase guns, etc.

This is just one of a shitload of examples of the gun obsession insanity......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Aale77cZo


P.S. I'm confident 99% of Americans between the ages of 13 and 113 don't know there were "mass shootings" in Wichita in back to back days on the 11th and 12th.
I'm confident 99% of Americans between the ages of 13 and 113 don't know there was a "mass shooting" in Alameda California on July 10th in which 4 people were killed.
Gee, I wonder why.

I am pretty confident that 99% of Americans between the ages of 13 and 113 don't even know what state Wichita is in.

[ousdahl]

Actually, isn’t Wichita a sort of proving ground for new restaurant concepts and product ideas, cuz there’s just enough people there for there to be people there, but it’s so isolated that if the new product flops then the rest of the world is not really gonna hear about it

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

My guess is at least 50% of Americans between the ages of 13 and 113 know about the Trump fiasco yesterday. Understandable a lot of people would know about it.
My guess is of those 50%, 51% or more who support Donald Trump still don't give a fuck about and/or don't support stricter gun laws - including but not limited to stricter background checks, "assault weapon" bans, waiting periods to purchase guns, etc.

This is just one of a shitload of examples of the gun obsession insanity......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Aale77cZo


P.S. I'm confident 99% of Americans between the ages of 13 and 113 don't know there were "mass shootings" in Wichita in back to back days on the 11th and 12th.
I'm confident 99% of Americans between the ages of 13 and 113 don't know there was a "mass shooting" in Alameda California on July 10th in which 4 people were killed.
Gee, I wonder why.

I am pretty confident that 99% of Americans between the ages of 13 and 113 don't even know what state Wichita is in.

I don't know about 99% but I am confident the number/percentage is pretty damn high.
I recall being told something in High School (in the early 1980s) in regards to High School students in the USA being in the lower 25% of High School age students in the world in regards to both world geography knowledge and geography knowledge about their own country.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Thankfully not a mass shooting - but the potential to be one?
Apparently there was an armed car jacking about a block away from where I live at around 7:00am this morning.
Reason #982 (but close to the top of my list) why I don't allow my mother to own a car anymore.
Reason #57 (but close to the top of my list) why I am happy I don't own a car.

Which brings me to..... If you owned a car in the city of Chicago and you are/were a gun owner, would you keep your/a gun with you in the car?

I would NOT. Reason being, I figure if I pulled a gun on a car jacker there would be a better chance I got shot than if I didn't.
Probably true - or probably not true? I really don't know, but I do know (or at least I think) I would be very hesitant to pull the trigger.

[DeletedUser]

If I lived somewhere I felt I needed to carry a gun on me 24/7 then I would move.

I would not live in Chicago. I do not know whether I would feel like I needed a gun downtown. I have never felt that way when I have been there many times before, but I have not been to downtown Chicago for fun in over a decade. We used to love coming to downtown for a weekend to eat drink and explore before we had kids.

[twocoach]

If I lived somewhere I felt I needed to carry a gun on me 24/7 then I would move.

I would not live in Chicago. I do not know whether I would feel like I needed a gun downtown. I have never felt that way when I have been there many times before, but I have not been to downtown Chicago for fun in over a decade. We used to love coming to downtown for a weekend to eat drink and explore before we had kids.

If I lived somewhere where I even felt the need to ask whether or not I should start carrying a gun for protection, I would move. I am just not wired for that level of stress. Keeping a job, dealing with my kids and spouse and worrying about my out of town parents is enough stress. My biggest worry driving on a daily basis is whether the cops have that speed trap set up down the street in the church parking lot.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

If I lived somewhere I felt I needed to carry a gun on me 24/7 then I would move.

I would not live in Chicago. I do not know whether I would feel like I needed a gun downtown. I have never felt that way when I have been there many times before, but I have not been to downtown Chicago for fun in over a decade. We used to love coming to downtown for a weekend to eat drink and explore before we had kids.

Thankfully I don't feel I need to carry a gun.
City still is a great place to come for a weekend to eat, drink, and explore. Just a little (lot?) less safe to do it.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

If I lived somewhere I felt I needed to carry a gun on me 24/7 then I would move.

I would not live in Chicago. I do not know whether I would feel like I needed a gun downtown. I have never felt that way when I have been there many times before, but I have not been to downtown Chicago for fun in over a decade. We used to love coming to downtown for a weekend to eat drink and explore before we had kids.

If I lived somewhere where I even felt the need to ask whether or not I should start carrying a gun for protection, I would move. I am just not wired for that level of stress. Keeping a job, dealing with my kids and spouse and worrying about my out of town parents is enough stress. My biggest worry driving on a daily basis is whether the cops have that speed trap set up down the street in the church parking lot.

"Im not wired to to it either.
I have extremes. Either I become numb to it or it resinates to the point of my letting it hit me hard. Very hard.

All of the crime and violence (including seeing people who were shot) around me has helped (actually hurt) bring up and out repressed memories. I absolutely think/feel/know I am extra sensitive to guns and gun violence.

There is a big part of me that would love to be living a simpler and less hectic life - and my hope is in the not too distant future it will happen. In the meantime, I deal with what I have to deal with and hopefully I will find a new (and good) therapist to help get me through the shit I am navigating in my life.
In the mean time, I went to my sanctuary today. My roof top - where I sat and read a book and "escaped" in a healthy manner for me.

Back to the topic of the thread.
Just two "mass shootings" in Chicago today. So far. That I know of.
3 people shot on Polk and 4 people shot on Merrill.

[twocoach]

If I lived somewhere I felt I needed to carry a gun on me 24/7 then I would move.

I would not live in Chicago. I do not know whether I would feel like I needed a gun downtown. I have never felt that way when I have been there many times before, but I have not been to downtown Chicago for fun in over a decade. We used to love coming to downtown for a weekend to eat drink and explore before we had kids.

If I lived somewhere where I even felt the need to ask whether or not I should start carrying a gun for protection, I would move. I am just not wired for that level of stress. Keeping a job, dealing with my kids and spouse and worrying about my out of town parents is enough stress. My biggest worry driving on a daily basis is whether the cops have that speed trap set up down the street in the church parking lot.

"Im not wired to to it either.
I have extremes. Either I become numb to it or it resinates to the point of my letting it hit me hard. Very hard.

All of the crime and violence (including seeing people who were shot) around me has helped (actually hurt) bring up and out repressed memories. I absolutely think/feel/know I am extra sensitive to guns and gun violence.

There is a big part of me that would love to be living a simpler and less hectic life - and my hope is in the not too distant future it will happen. In the meantime, I deal with what I have to deal with and hopefully I will find a new (and good) therapist to help get me through the shit I am navigating in my life.
In the mean time, I went to my sanctuary today. My roof top - where I sat and read a book and "escaped" in a healthy manner for me.

Back to the topic of the thread.
Just two "mass shootings" in Chicago today. So far. That I know of.
3 people shot on Polk and 4 people shot on Merrill.

Good luck. It feels at times that one of the worst traits you can have any more is empathy. At some point you get numb and stop having it only to find that fact makes you feel even more pain. It's just too much sometimes. I hope you find your way through it so you can handle what you have on your plate.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

If I lived somewhere where I even felt the need to ask whether or not I should start carrying a gun for protection, I would move. I am just not wired for that level of stress. Keeping a job, dealing with my kids and spouse and worrying about my out of town parents is enough stress. My biggest worry driving on a daily basis is whether the cops have that speed trap set up down the street in the church parking lot.

"Im not wired to to it either.
I have extremes. Either I become numb to it or it resinates to the point of my letting it hit me hard. Very hard.

All of the crime and violence (including seeing people who were shot) around me has helped (actually hurt) bring up and out repressed memories. I absolutely think/feel/know I am extra sensitive to guns and gun violence.

There is a big part of me that would love to be living a simpler and less hectic life - and my hope is in the not too distant future it will happen. In the meantime, I deal with what I have to deal with and hopefully I will find a new (and good) therapist to help get me through the shit I am navigating in my life.
In the mean time, I went to my sanctuary today. My roof top - where I sat and read a book and "escaped" in a healthy manner for me.

Back to the topic of the thread.
Just two "mass shootings" in Chicago today. So far. That I know of.
3 people shot on Polk and 4 people shot on Merrill.

Good luck. It feels at times that one of the worst traits you can have any more is empathy. At some point you get numb and stop having it only to find that fact makes you feel even more pain. It's just too much sometimes. I hope you find your way through it so you can handle what you have on your plate.

Thank you. I appreciate that.
I absolutely realize there are a lot of people who have a lot of shit they are dealing with too. Some/many a lot worse than me.

[twocoach]

"Im not wired to to it either.
I have extremes. Either I become numb to it or it resinates to the point of my letting it hit me hard. Very hard.

All of the crime and violence (including seeing people who were shot) around me has helped (actually hurt) bring up and out repressed memories. I absolutely think/feel/know I am extra sensitive to guns and gun violence.

There is a big part of me that would love to be living a simpler and less hectic life - and my hope is in the not too distant future it will happen. In the meantime, I deal with what I have to deal with and hopefully I will find a new (and good) therapist to help get me through the shit I am navigating in my life.
In the mean time, I went to my sanctuary today. My roof top - where I sat and read a book and "escaped" in a healthy manner for me.

Back to the topic of the thread.
Just two "mass shootings" in Chicago today. So far. That I know of.
3 people shot on Polk and 4 people shot on Merrill.

Good luck. It feels at times that one of the worst traits you can have any more is empathy. At some point you get numb and stop having it only to find that fact makes you feel even more pain. It's just too much sometimes. I hope you find your way through it so you can handle what you have on your plate.

Thank you. I appreciate that.
I absolutely realize there are a lot of people who have a lot of shit they are dealing with too. Some/many a lot worse than me.

Men are trained to keep their shit to themselves and pretend like nothing is wrong. Many of us are wired not to add our burdens to the plates of those we love. It's a blessing and a curse sometimes. You don't have to have the worst shit in the world going on to have a tough challenge. Give yourself some grace and forgive yourself some if you can't easily carry it all the time. We give you a lot of shit around here as we're prone to do to those we like but deep down, I root for your happiness and success and I'd bet that many others do as well.

If you ever need to really vent some steam and you don't want to hear it from the peanut gallery, feel free to PM me and let it flow. Sometimes just typing it out is that pressure relief we need to avoid blowing a gasket at the worst time.

[DeletedUser]

That's a thoughtful post twocoach

[Sparko]

The real deal there. Tks

[Back2Lawrence]

Twocoach- you aren’t wrong.

I’m also glad I have said fuck that to such nonsense.

See: detailed posts about my heart attack, pancreatitis, recent cat death.

We are all going through it, and mostly all in the same direction, even if upon divergent paths. Sharing stories along this path should be healthy for both those that share and those that receive the messages.

[ousdahl]

Damn B2L sorry about the cat.

Was it the black one or the calico?

[Back2Lawrence]

Cali

[ousdahl]

Bummer!

That thing was a sweetie. On natty night when I was all gushered about to pass out in your couch she jumped up on me for post-championship snuggles.