2 Hit By Gunfire Outside Arlington Nightclub
Those off-duty officers need to get to the range. Non-life-threating injuries = cops flat-out missed. (Yesterday | post #15)
Where can I find some cow fields near Mandarin?
Someone is gettin the shrooms.... (Yesterday | post #5)
Oh jeez, stop making so much darn sense! (Thursday Jul 3 | post #6)
Georgia - Georgia Senate OKs Guns on Public Transit
ContinuedYou assume that a carjacker is just going to steal your car or wallet. The truth is that a violent criminal may kidnap you, rape you, or shoot you anyway. Since I was carjacked in the Moncrief area at gunpoint in 1996, I can tell you that I couldn’t possibly have had time to pull a weapon so I can’t disagree. Being in a vehicle is a poor tactical situation - the only defense for this situation is to be in a heightened state of alert and to be aware of everything surrounding your car. Now, when I go into an unsafe area or somewhere at night, I keep my gun next to my hand….if I see someone sketchy walking towards my car or possibly threatening me, I do what I can to leave the situation. Barring that, I keep my hand on the gun and increase my level of readiness and prepare to defend myself….I don’t show the gun or aim it but if I feel my life is in grave danger I will at least be ready fight backSomewhere between 108,000 and 2.5 million per year according to these early 1990’s studies. http://www.guncite .com/gun_control_g cdguse.html http://www.gunsand crime.org/deternce .htmlI know this case and I have to agree with you….he used excessive force in my opinion. The courts, however, agreed with him and he was cleared of the charges. The man was scared for his life and was able to demonstrate thatYes I do and I’m a registered Libertarian. (Thursday Jul 3 | post #57)
Georgia - Georgia Senate OKs Guns on Public Transit
That might be the case if every person carrying a gun wore them in a holster on their belts in plain site but they don’t. Criminals don’t care that police are looking for them but they do know that an unarmed citizen is easy prey. Making something illegal doesn’t make it go awaySo you’re saying that because they have a gun they want to commit murder? As if the gun makes them want to kill? Someone who is ready to kill another human being doesn’t rely on the tool to decide their next course of action. This is truly a rhetorical statement with no scientific basis in fact. Take your statement above, replace the word “gun” with car, sword, axe, crossbow, etc. to see how ridiculous that really is. Once again, making something illegal doesn’t make it go awayFor some people I’m sure this is correct. Simply having a gun and never training with it is like having a guitar and telling people you’re a musician….it doesn’t mean you can play. Statistics rarely differentiate between those who are skilled with a gun nor does do they address the possibility that a gun owner simply didn’t have access to his/her gun during a home invasion (car, office, etc.)….they simply rely on a simple question such “Are you a gun ownerIf you’ve trained with it and prepared yourself for the possibility then “yes.” For those of us who take protecting our families seriously, simply having a gun is not enough….you have to know how to use it effectively. My wife was a former police officer and she’s trained with handguns, shotguns, and rifles. In the event of an emergency, I grab my Glock and she grabs the Mossberg. ... (Thursday Jul 3 | post #56)
Georgia - Georgia Senate OKs Guns on Public Transit
Whitney, if we could snap our fingers and make all guns go away then perhaps I could understand yours and the anti-gun crowd's argument. Unfortunately, that can never happen. You can NEVER get rid of all the guns. NEVER. You can make possession of a gun subject to the death penalty and people will dig holes in the ground and hide their guns. Nothing will keep people of this country from exercising their rights nor should anything interfere with those rights. Gun control is as failed an ideology as the war on drugs. Do you understand that criminals will always do what they must to make you a victim? If it's not guns, it'll be knives. If it's not knives, it'll be clubs. Criminals have the will to break the law and will do so regardless of the consequences...if the reward for committing an act is greater than the risk of punishment, nothing will stop that criminal from doing what he/she wants. Gun control is nothing but victim disarmament. This may shock you but thugs and other lowlifes already carry guns and knives on public transportation, restaurants, etc. Keeping a lawful gun owner from keeping a firearm in his possession is simply sending criminals a message of where to find their prey. Unless you plan to have a policeman in every bus, every train, and every restaurant, you can't possibly protect everyone all the time. Remember: When seconds count, the police are minutes away. (Wednesday Jul 2 | post #51)
Shorstein Defends Prosecution Tactics
Be careful how you spin this. Yes, Reagan started it but it seems to me that Clinton (Mr. "I never inhaled") had eight years to end this "war" and never addressed it. I agree with you though, the whole thing is a disaster. I firmly believe that pot should be legalized. No, I don't smoke it (anymore) and no I wouldn't want my kids doing it but throwing someone in jail for having a sack of pot is utter nonsense. On the other hand, I've been to Amsterdam, spent time in the Red Light District and I can tell you this. While pot and soft drugs are "legal" inside the coffee houses, when the district closes down for the night you get approached by literally dozens and dozens of Africans trying to sell you coke and heroin. I'm not sure their approach to drugs works either.... (Wednesday Jul 2 | post #34)
Investigations into Sex Acts at Church Camp Leads to Arrests
I'd expect nothing less from the Baptist Church. (__o__) (Wednesday Jul 2 | post #1)
Rock Radio in Jacksonville is Lame
What drives me absolutely nucking futs about Planet Radio is when they say "Next, we've got the brand new song from Stone Temple Pilots" and the song is 5 years old. WTF? I've got Sirius radio and listen to Octane, Raw Dog Comedy, and Alt Nation. Great stuff. (Wednesday Jul 2 | post #23)
Be quiet Mr. Logic. That question simply makes too much sense to be considered. ;) (Wednesday Jul 2 | post #4)
Georgia - Georgia Senate OKs Guns on Public Transit
lmao. Excellent. (Wednesday Jul 2 | post #48)
Good Lord people get over it....why does anyone get offended at anything? Just ignore it instead of whining like little girls. The same morons who get offended by this shirt are the ones who have no problem calling Bush "chimpy" . Pussification of America. (Wednesday Jul 2 | post #5)
Child Killer Mark Dean Schwab Executed
Enjoy your eternity in Hell you scumbag (Wednesday Jul 2 | post #20)
Mayor says solving 'murder problem' crucial to city's future
"Mayor says 'coming out of the closet' crucial to his future" (Wednesday Jul 2 | post #2)
California Fires May Heat The World (Including Jacksonville)
This is quite possibly the most ridiculous thing I've ever read. (Wednesday Jul 2 | post #8)
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