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  • #76
    Copied and pasted from an American who posted this on my Facebook page:

    "What will it take to get through to the Republican congress, both House and Senate the American people demand that you ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines. The idea of shooting Prairie Dogs with an AR-15 and 30-round clip is stupid. Prairie Dogs and other varmints are small animals and could easily be killed with a .22 LR round. The AR-15/M-16 platform was designed for one thing only KILL THE ENEMY. This weapon was not designed for home defense or varmint hunting.
    The Second Amendment was ratified back on December 15, 1791, the time of Muskets and Long rifles. A time when the country was new and wild. A time of the Minute Men, The Continental Army, the wilderness where a man had to hunt to feed his family and to protect them from every wild animal and yes Indians whose territory they were moving into in record numbers. Now, these weapons of war are being sold to the general public by a greedy weapons industry that is not content with selling weapons to the Military but oversaturating the nation with these weapons of mass killing. I Like to target shoot as much as the next man and I loved cowboy action shooting. Other shooting sports have their place BUT shooting enthusiasts are very safety oriented. Back when I was a kid the NRA and even schools had safety classes for shooting. Now anyone can buy a weapon with NO instruction on safety and no knowledge of what these weapons are capable of. We need to ban these weapons like they used to be, tighten up the regulation of firearms and Institute a buyback program to get these weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of people that should not have them."

    Not much to add is there?

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    • #77
      Originally posted by The Bedlington Terrier View Post
      Copied and pasted from an American who posted this on my Facebook page:

      "What will it take to get through to the Republican congress, both House and Senate the American people demand that you ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines. The idea of shooting Prairie Dogs with an AR-15 and 30-round clip is stupid. Prairie Dogs and other varmints are small animals and could easily be killed with a .22 LR round. The AR-15/M-16 platform was designed for one thing only KILL THE ENEMY. This weapon was not designed for home defense or varmint hunting.
      The Second Amendment was ratified back on December 15, 1791, the time of Muskets and Long rifles. A time when the country was new and wild. A time of the Minute Men, The Continental Army, the wilderness where a man had to hunt to feed his family and to protect them from every wild animal and yes Indians whose territory they were moving into in record numbers. Now, these weapons of war are being sold to the general public by a greedy weapons industry that is not content with selling weapons to the Military but oversaturating the nation with these weapons of mass killing. I Like to target shoot as much as the next man and I loved cowboy action shooting. Other shooting sports have their place BUT shooting enthusiasts are very safety oriented. Back when I was a kid the NRA and even schools had safety classes for shooting. Now anyone can buy a weapon with NO instruction on safety and no knowledge of what these weapons are capable of. We need to ban these weapons like they used to be, tighten up the regulation of firearms and Institute a buyback program to get these weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of people that should not have them."

      Not much to add is there?
      It's a fringe view, mate. A solid majority of Americans have their heads screwed on straight on the 2A. Two years ago when mobs were assaulting our cities while the police took a holiday, Americans of all political persuasions were stocking up left, right, and center. We know what is what.

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      • #78
        "Wales Online | 3rd February 2022

        A doctor was murdered in a homophobic attack carried out by two men and a ****age girl in a Cardiff park after they targeted a gay man to rob. Dr Gary Jenkins, 54, was brutally beaten, kicked and punched to death in Bute Park in the early hours of July 20 last year. Audio of the horrendous attack, carried out by Jason Edwards, 25, Lee Strickland, 36, and Dionne Timms-Williams, 17, depicted Dr Jenkins pleading for help and for his attacks to “Leave me alone” but his cries were left unheeded…

        *****

        Edwards says he hadn’t taken cannabis or crack on the day in question, and had only drunk alcohol – he puts his level of intoxication as seven out of 10.

        In response to questions from officers the defendants says he takes cannabis to make him “calmer”, and that he takes it because he is no longer given Rital for his ADHD.

        Officer: “How much do you smoke?”

        Edwards: “Enough.”

        Officer: “How much does it cost you?”

        Edwards: “No comment.”

        *****

        Edwards says he was unable to get cannabis or crack in the city centre on the day in question but that friends he wouldn’t name had bought him alcohol. He denies committing crime to buy drugs, saying his use is funded through benefits and his nan.

        He says he uses cannabis as “self-medication”.

        The jury is now hearing details of another interview with Edwards. When the officer mentions CCTV audio from the Summerhouse Cafe in Bute Park the defendant said he has remembered being chased by undercover police officers in the early hours of the morning. He said he ran from officers because he had cannabis on him, and did not want to get caught, and that he hid in a block of flats before going home.

        Asked why he had not mentioned this incident before, Edwards replied: “It’s only just coming back to me.” The defendant says cannabis affects his memory and that he is addicted to it, calling it his “medication”. Edwards describes his use of crack cocaine as a “hobby”.

        Last edited by sinkov; 10-06-2022, 09:02 AM.

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        • #79
          You keep on mentioning crackheads, potheads and smackheads in the UK sinkov. The thread is about Gun laws (or lack of them) in the US.

          Could you possibly imagine the carnage Mr Edwards would do if he had open access to a gun in Cardiff?

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          • #80
            Originally posted by The Bedlington Terrier View Post
            You keep on mentioning crackheads, potheads and smackheads in the UK sinkov. The thread is about Gun laws (or lack of them) in the US.

            Could you possibly imagine the carnage Mr Edwards would do if he had open access to a gun in Cardiff?
            He might have killed somebody. Supposed Dr. Jenkins had one?

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            • #81
              Originally posted by Robus View Post
              He might have killed somebody. Supposed Dr. Jenkins had one?
              If Dr Jenkins had a legally supplied hand gun it might not have been a match for the nefarious Mr Edwards' legally obtained AK47 though Robus.

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              • #82
                If you could freeze the action for just a moment and hand Dr. Jenkins a firearm, wouldn't you do it?

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                • #83
                  Originally posted by Robus View Post
                  If you could freeze the action for just a moment and hand Dr. Jenkins a firearm, wouldn't you do it?
                  If I could have frozen the action Robus I would have hit Mr Edwards and his associates with a baseball bat behind the head, but I get your point.

                  I lived in California on and off for 5 years and never felt the need to own an handgun. I think the US Senate will ban the sale of guns to the under 21's, $hit if they can do it for alcohol, they must be able to do it for guns and rifles - surely?

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                  • #84
                    Originally posted by sinkov View Post
                    'Are becoming inhospitable' Robus ? I remember being told by some Asian youths that if we brought our fire engines into a certain area of Brierfield, we could expect to be attacked. It made the headlines in the LET, 'Parts of Brierfield declared no-go for Fire Service'. That was sometime in the 1990s, about 25 years ago.
                    We dont have these problems in Budapest because we have leader in Viktor Orban who cares about us.That is why the Libtards hate him.

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                    • #85
                      Originally posted by ClaretinBudapest View Post
                      We dont have these problems in Budapest because we have leader in Viktor Orban who cares about us.That is why the Libtards hate him.
                      Maybe its the collective memory of Mohacs, 1526, or the 175 years of Turkish rule that followed after. Maybe it was Soviet occupation and tyranny. For whatever reason, the Hungarians have decided that they are a people and a nation deserving of a home, and not a hostel for all the world's migrants.

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                      • #86
                        Not a spliff in sight..!

                        The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms had given Smith a warning letter in February 2018 after an “on site” compliance investigation.

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                        • #87
                          Originally posted by The Bedlington Terrier View Post
                          No spliffs reportedly in sight, who knows what they haven't reported ?

                          In the meantime,

                          "Manchester Arndale attack: Man who randomly assaulted five people in shopping centre with knife sentenced
                          Raphael Chevelleau, 43, wounded three people and attempted to wound two others at the centre on 11 October 2019. The court heard Chevelleau - a regular cannabis user - suffers from a schizophrenic illness which has been resistant to treatment."


                          https://news.sky.com/story/mancheste...enced-12518279

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                          • #88
                            "Nelson man psychotic after years of taking cannabis and cocaine killed his dad"

                            "The court heard how Walker, who was a habitual cannabis and cocaine user, first taking the class B drug aged 11, and later aged 25 beginning to use the class A stimulant, had been sectioned in April last year, just weeks before he killed his own father,"

                            "A man who poses a 'seriously high risk to the public' has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 12 years for the 'sustained and forcefully violent' killing of his father. Joe Walker stabbed his 65-year-old father, Tom, multiple times in the head and neck during a frenzied attack at their home in Fir Street, Nelson in May 2020, while in the grip of a serious psychotic episode. A post-mortem examination found that Tom likely suffered 'stamping' to his head and body, before Walker made attempts to clean the house with bleach and arranged the scene, turning his father's body face-up and placing a knife in his hands."


                            https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.u...ne-killed-dad/

                            Seriously, who needs guns ??

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                            • #89
                              Posts #87 & #88 only serve to reinforce the need for tougher gun laws in the US. Thank God we have them here, just imagine what havoc a schizophrenic pothead could cause without gun control?

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                              • #90
                                Originally posted by The Bedlington Terrier View Post
                                Posts #87 & #88 only serve to reinforce the need for tougher gun laws in the US. Thank God we have them here, just imagine what havoc a schizophrenic pothead could cause without gun control?
                                Good man BT, you're getting there, it's dawning on you at last, what all these murderers have in common.

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