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Gun Control

JamalMarley
over 8 years

hello sandbox i think it is time we have a discussion on gun control, specifically within the United States but also taking into consideration how other developed nations handle their gun control policies and how successful it is for them.

with mass shootings happening almost every day in the united states including the horrific one just a few weeks ago at pulse night club, there has been even more debate about gun control

some things to consider/questions to answer:

are republicans soft on the issue of gun control?

are non-gun owners uneducated about how regulated the firearms industry already is?

is the issue a mental health issue and not a gun issue?

mexico has strong gun control and high murder rates, us has liberal gun laws and a high murder rate, japan has strong gun control and low murder rate, Switzerland has liberal gun laws and low murder rate. UK and AU both outlawed guns and have an increased violent crime and murder rate. are guns really the problem?

should there just be a ban on assault rifles or should handguns be banned or controlled too?

Gun control
15
Ban all guns
12
Do not infringe on the 2nd amendment
9
Only handguns should be allowed
5
Vet gun buyers better
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i don't think u fix it without getting rid of guns. i mean i ain't american, but there's surely a psychological weight there walking down the street and there's a bunch of folks with concealed carry licenses and whatever. u dudes are literally living on the razor's edge. no wonder people crack. guns are the ultimate embodiment of individualism
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fight me Matt12.
Matt12
over 8 years
no, gerry oak
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Increased registration is fine. I don't think taking away firearms is the answer though. Yes it would reduce the number of casualties when someone goes apeshit. However people should probably stop and wonder why so many mass shootings happen in the US vs other countries with liberal gun policies. You don't fix a gaping wound by just bandaging it and hoping for the best. You have to correct the underlying issues with American culture that leads to this issue in the first place.

I especially don't support it in light of the fact that the government is highly unlikely to disarm its police force in a similar fashion, a police force that is increasingly militarized(just look at all the armored vehicles and the like the government gave police agencies throughout the country) and that continues to provide ever increasingly deadly weapons to its military and intelligence agencies.
smallnote
over 8 years

tyrannosaurusrex says

I mean it's a cultural issue more than anything. Still, assault rifles just aren't necessary.


See my third point.

What's an assault rifle?
tyrannosaurusrex
over 8 years
I mean it's a cultural issue more than anything. Still, assault rifles just aren't necessary.
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do not fear death my friends
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i dunno this song, it just came up, but that girl's top owns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI2LwQGZTDA

is beautiful
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfSc58Jk4zg
JamalMarley
over 8 years

MeetTerry says

I already made this thread before

So original


Ah yes, MeetTerry - the first person on the planet to begin a discussion or debate about gun control. The first person on the Internet to create a thread talking about guns! Woah, haha! I can't believe it's really you? Am I dreaming? You're such a legend, man, I have goosebumps.

All threads were deleted, I checked to make sure I wasn't creating a thread that already existed and the thread didn't exist. I posted over 200 poll suggestions and because they won't all be used, I decided that I will expand some of the suggestions I made and create my own separate discussion threads.
Wubat
over 8 years
I think irl guns should work like EM guns where they break after one shot and can't be fired any more. B)
Golbolco
over 8 years

Kenny says

meetterry already did this


But then the general discussion forum got

Spoiler
censored

mysteriously deleted and the mods had no clue what happened, so all debate topics that were made before are up for grabs again.
Kenny
over 8 years
meetterry already did this
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veryniceboy says

i would just like to say that i am wearing a pair of girl's pants right now that she left over at my house and they fit me quite beautifully. u know they are fat man pants except really small and tight and they really accentuate my muscular legs

i am sure this has something to do with one of these threads


oh gun control, get it?

i make jokes without even knowing they're jokes
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sup dude lol
sl0nderman
over 8 years
Oh wait is this Sirius?
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i would just like to say that i am wearing a pair of girl's pants right now that she left over at my house and they fit me quite beautifully. u know they are fat man pants except really small and tight and they really accentuate my muscular legs

i am sure this has something to do with one of these threads
sl0nderman
over 8 years
Noavi straight on the defensive with the personal attacks wew
MeetTerry
over 8 years
I already made this thread before

So original
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not men, me. but i would expect the same of any other man
tigermom
over 8 years

veryniceboy says

drpeepee here was an advocate of using women as "bullet sponges" in the other thread, just to note

i am an honourable man


and you are an advocate of using men for that same purpose i suppose?
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sl0nderman just because u do not go outside or have any friends irl does not mean there is no world out there worth taking seriously
sl0nderman
over 8 years
Who's this noavi lmao
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drpeepee here was an advocate of using women as "bullet sponges" in the other thread, just to note

i am an honourable man
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i mean guns aren't the problem, it's hyper-individualistic nutcases, but yeah guns play into that