Kansas Crimson

twocoach wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 1:12 am 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.

Sparko wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:36 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 1:12 am 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 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:02 am 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.

twocoach wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:28 am

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:02 am 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.

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 12:17 pm 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.

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 12:17 pm 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 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 5:11 pm

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 12:17 pm 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 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:15 pm

twocoach wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 5:11 pm

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 12:17 pm 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 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:43 pm

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:15 pm

twocoach wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 5:11 pm
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 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:48 pm

twocoach wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:43 pm

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:15 pm

"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.