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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHeard today at work: Straight Out of Cuckoo Land
"Thank god for this. Maybe now we'll finally arm all the teachers."
"Oh, great. Now Obama's going to use this event to take our guns away"
"We need these guns to protect us from all the terrorists running around"
"They want to throw everyone with a gun in jail"
"If it wasn't so hard to get a gun, a hero would have been able to stop it"
"Majority of gun deaths are suicide"
"What about drunk driving?"
"100,000 dead and injured a year? CDC? I only trust real data."
"Violent crime is down"
"My guns keep me safe"
p.s. These are highly paid professional people, the so called elite, if you will.
villager
(26,001 posts)Wondering about context, etc....
leftyladyfrommo
(18,870 posts)to all the gun nut stuff coming from there.
Have to say that I was a little bit surprised. Would expect it from Idaho but not from Oregon.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)Over and over and over.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)Skittles
(153,193 posts)that's why the NRA is so successful
mhatrw
(10,786 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)That needs to go viral!
Straw Man
(6,625 posts)Jim Jefferies, the trenchant Australian social critic ...
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)this brand of humor amusing. It's just hateful and the lowest form of wit out there.
mhatrw
(10,786 posts)It's funny.
It's not.
mhatrw
(10,786 posts)Straw Man
(6,625 posts)His view on guns is on a par with his view on gender relations.
mhatrw
(10,786 posts)Do you wear a holster and practice your quick draw like Clint Eastwood in the movies?
Straw Man
(6,625 posts)... you can read about it under #7 here:
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/human_nature/2013/06/handguns_suicides_mass_shootings_deaths_and_self_defense_findings_from_a.html
I can see why you're so fond of Jefferies.
mhatrw
(10,786 posts)Straw Man
(6,625 posts)... has a far more nuanced view of the topic than Jefferies, that's for sure. It's a shame what happened to him.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Goodness!
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)That is all.
ileus
(15,396 posts)planning, practice, and awareness keep you safe.
olddots
(10,237 posts)we got a great big problem .