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Post by Ratty on Jul 13, 2016 1:28:29 GMT
We have room for a few more Yanks. Bring money and water. Figures, you Aussie folks would have conditions! Can I bring my guns? You can stay with us till you get settled Sig. I'll buy a gun safe (it's a requirement). How many we talking? Will I need a bigger house?
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Post by sigurdur on Jul 13, 2016 1:33:55 GMT
Naw, only have a few....or a few more.....
Well, how big is your current gun safe?
(I am a farmer, so little short on money tho. Lots of water lately tho so that isn't a problem).
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Post by Ratty on Jul 13, 2016 1:47:05 GMT
Sorry, I don't have a gun safe. Re money, we can negotiate a rental agreement come the time .... it will be attractive (to one of us)..
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Post by sigurdur on Jul 13, 2016 1:54:06 GMT
Shucks Ratty.......ya going to pay me a stipend to move over thar?
Keep talking! Ok, I will forget the guns....(evil grin).....
Happy to bring water tho!!!
You do supply air conditioning and internet service.......right?
(Hear the roohs are good vittles. You didn't hear that bang in the night).
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Post by nautonnier on Jul 13, 2016 11:02:28 GMT
A couple of points I find 'interesting':
1. There are more whites killed by the police than blacks around 5 times the number apparently - yet it is only the blacks being killed that are published by the media, in fact there is more fuss in the media about a family's dog being shot by police than there is about a white person being shot. Why is this?
2. Many years ago in a different existence any more than two shots to take down an attacker would have been frowned on. Two police emptying a magazine each into a person they are holding on the ground, or 4 shots to a driver at point blank range through the open window would in my view result in loss of right to carry a gun. There was a case recently of a car being shot at over a hundred times with a police'man' at the end standing on the hood emptying a magazine through the windshield. I would have removed the badges from all of those 'police'. If you cannot hit what you are shooting at within 2 rounds then you should not be allowed near guns.
As in your story Sig, there appear to be many police who are not mentally suited to be in the job. It only takes the actions of a few of these to ruin all the attempts at 'community policing' and give ammunition to the anti-police groups. The police know who these weak characters are but tend to pull together and not say anything. This is stupid as they are being their own worst enemies and it leads to the kind of retaliation seen in Dallas. This makes every traffic stop or minor interaction with the public a potential attack which in turn makes the weak police more trigger happy and so the cycle spirals down.
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Post by duwayne on Jul 13, 2016 15:34:21 GMT
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Post by walnut on Jul 13, 2016 15:49:52 GMT
un-hireables. But hey, they know how to use social media, so that's something, right?
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Post by birder on Jul 13, 2016 15:55:33 GMT
A couple of points I find 'interesting': 1. There are more whites killed by the police than blacks around 5 times the number apparently - yet it is only the blacks being killed that are published by the media, in fact there is more fuss in the media about a family's dog being shot by police than there is about a white person being shot. Why is this? 2. Many years ago in a different existence any more than two shots to take down an attacker would have been frowned on. Two police emptying a magazine each into a person they are holding on the ground, or 4 shots to a driver at point blank range through the open window would in my view result in loss of right to carry a gun. There was a case recently of a car being shot at over a hundred times with a police'man' at the end standing on the hood emptying a magazine through the windshield. I would have removed the badges from all of those 'police'. If you cannot hit what you are shooting at within 2 rounds then you should not be allowed near guns. As in your story Sig, there appear to be many police who are not mentally suited to be in the job. It only takes the actions of a few of these to ruin all the attempts at 'community policing' and give ammunition to the anti-police groups. The police know who these weak characters are but tend to pull together and not say anything. This is stupid as they are being their own worst enemies and it leads to the kind of retaliation seen in Dallas. This makes every traffic stop or minor interaction with the public a potential attack which in turn makes the weak police more trigger happy and so the cycle spirals down. There is a simple answer to Americas gun problem, disarm the police but also get rid of all the guns in the country.
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Post by walnut on Jul 13, 2016 16:01:41 GMT
America doesn't really have a gun problem, it really is confined to the black ghettos. I don't know anyone who has been shot, and I'm 51 years old. It is a useful political issue for the left, and oh yes they would love to disarm us white males. When they win by election, it is called socialism. When they win by violent revolution, it is called communism. Either way would be fine by them.
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Post by birder on Jul 13, 2016 16:07:34 GMT
America doesn't really have a gun problem, it really is confined to the black ghettos. I don't know anyone who has been shot, and I'm 51 years old. It is a useful political issue for the left, and oh yes they would love to disarm us white males. When they win by election, it is called socialism. When they win by violent revolution, it is called communism. Either way would be fine by them. What's the point of having a gun if you can't shoot a few people? I certainly wouldn't want to shoot any birds or animals.
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Post by walnut on Jul 13, 2016 16:46:08 GMT
America doesn't really have a gun problem, it really is confined to the black ghettos. I don't know anyone who has been shot, and I'm 51 years old. It is a useful political issue for the left, and oh yes they would love to disarm us white males. When they win by election, it is called socialism. When they win by violent revolution, it is called communism. Either way would be fine by them. What's the point of having a gun if you can't shoot a few people? I certainly wouldn't want to shoot any birds or animals. Excellent post! I can't really tell where the cynicism ends or exactly where your ulterior motive really lies, but I suspect I understand. Well done. I own several guns, but almost never shoot. Used to some, and know how to. Used to hunt some, don't really anymore. I like animals too, I prefer to see them alive vs dead.
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Post by nautonnier on Jul 13, 2016 17:01:58 GMT
America doesn't really have a gun problem, it really is confined to the black ghettos. I don't know anyone who has been shot, and I'm 51 years old. It is a useful political issue for the left, and oh yes they would love to disarm us white males. When they win by election, it is called socialism. When they win by violent revolution, it is called communism. Either way would be fine by them. What's the point of having a gun if you can't shoot a few people? I certainly wouldn't want to shoot any birds or animals. Outside the 'black ghettos' the gun crime in the US has been dropping continually for several decades, despite (or perhaps because of) a rapid increase in gun ownership. You should look at the Second Amendment - the ability to use arms to defend oneself (shoot people as you put it) is seen as an inalienable right not one the government gives you. The Constitution acknowledges this inalienable right and says that it may not be infringed by the government. It then qualifies that by adding that an armed militia is also useful against a Federal government that is over-reaching. Thus an overreaching Federal Government like this one that starts using events to limit gun ownership and arms generally is not to be trusted. The Second Amendment was written by people who had their weapons confiscated and then been attacked by the same people who confiscated the weapons.
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Post by Ratty on Jul 13, 2016 22:47:11 GMT
[ Snip ] There is a simple answer to Americas gun problem, disarm the police but also get rid of all the guns in the country. Yep, that's simple alright .......
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Post by acidohm on Jul 14, 2016 12:41:36 GMT
[ Snip ] There is a simple answer to Americas gun problem, disarm the police but also get rid of all the guns in the country. Yep, that's simple alright ....... Or instigate feelings of love and peace to one another....
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Post by missouriboy on Jul 14, 2016 17:17:45 GMT
[ Snip ] There is a simple answer to Americas gun problem, disarm the police but also get rid of all the guns in the country. Yep, that's simple alright ....... Death by rock and knife and axe would sky rocket.
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