mr marcus
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My problem with gun control is that criminals will still get guns anyway. So why **** the average American over with their opportunity to bear arms?
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Uniform legislation agreed to by all states and territories -- the national government has no control over gun ownership or use -- specifically addressed mass shootings: Rapid-fire rifles and shotguns were banned, gun owner licensing was tightened and remaining firearms were registered to uniform national standards.
My problem with gun control is that criminals will still get guns anyway. So why **** the average American over with their opportunity to bear arms?
Most of the guns that end up in the hands of criminals were legal at one point...at the time of original purchase where background checks and stuff are implemented. It's because of the lax requirements from selling/trading guns from that point forward that allows guns to end up in the hands of criminals. Most of the illegal guns confiscated in the Northeast (ie. NYC) originated from down south where gun laws are more lax. No one is saying that legal gun owners should have their guns taken away, but why is the system in place for the registration of cars in this country better than that for guns? That doesn't make any sense to me.Gun control is tricky people who want guns to commit crimes will get em no matter how hard you want to make it for law abiding citizens to acquire them.
Better background checks and mental health evaluations should be implemented tho.
@Mr Marcus beat me to it.
"I always tell young people, in particular, do not say that nothing has changed when it comes to race in America, unless you've lived through being a black man in the 1950s or '60s or '70s. It is incontrovertible that race relations have improved significantly during my lifetime and yours," Obama said.
But he added that "the legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination" exists in institutions and casts "a long shadow and that's still part of our DNA that's passed on."
"Racism, we are not cured of it. And it's not just a matter of it not being polite to say $^$%^$% in public," Obama said. "That's not the measure of whether racism still exists or not. It's not just a matter of overt discrimination. Societies don't, overnight, completely erase everything that happened 200 to 300 years prior."
http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/22/politics/barack-obama-n-word-race-relations-marc-maron-interview/
This is pretty legit....I mean isn't this what everyone been wanting him to speak on???
I was mistaken - he had a pending misdemeanor charge.I think Dylan mom or dad copped him that gun.
Most of the guns that end up in the hands of criminals were legal at one point...at the time of original purchase where background checks and stuff are implemented. It's because of the lax requirements from selling/trading guns from that point forward that allows guns to end up in the hands of criminals. Most of the illegal guns confiscated in the Northeast (ie. NYC) originated from down south where gun laws are more lax. No one is saying that legal gun owners should have their guns taken away, but why is the system in place for the registration of cars in this country better than that for guns? That doesn't make any sense to me.
Like I said, maybe it there was a better evaluation/registration system in place for gun transactions, and severe penalties for those who fail to comply with such requirements, there might be some progress in reducing gun violence in this country.
Speaking of which, I read that this Dylan kid had a pending felony charge and shouldn't have even been able to purchase the gun he used.
How are guns being stolen though? My guess would be from careless legal gun owners who aren't properly securing their guns in a safe or whatever. That's what I mean when I said there should be more severe penalties for the last registered owner of a gun if their gun ends up being used in a crime. Maybe then people will treat their guns more responsibly. As for someone who legitimately gets their gun stolen, maybe have a requirement that all stolen firearms must be reported to the authorities immediately. A similar system is in place for cars involved in accidents. The last registered owner of a car can be held civilly liable for damages arising from the use of that car, unless it was reported stolen or sold (with documentation) prior to the accident.I don't think you are accounting for stolen guns which is a huge part of "legal" guns winding up on the streets.
There are dudes in NY who travel to southern states for the sole purpose of stealing guns from homeowners etc.
Who said anything about getting rid of violence? We're talking about guns here..and what can possibly be done to reduce gun violence, not eliminate it. Doing something is better than nothing imo.until you get rid of poverty you'll never get rid of violence
until you get rid of poverty you'll never get rid of violence
Where you been at Magic?
Tried explaining this to one of my friends. Told em we need our own black businesses in our communities and run down cities to supply money to the local economies. We start our businesses local and sell to our own at first and eventually spread through the US and globally. It's been accomplished before, Daymond John owner of fubu started off selling locally in NY and went global, now dude is a millionaire. With more black businesses in our urban cities we can fund our schools with a proper education. We need to teach the younger generation to buy black, and support black owned business.
Once black people agregate their wealth.. men = reduce or stop support of nike and women = stop giving koreans your weave money.. those two things alone if we could circulate the wealth between each other.. that would help us big time.. nike + weave = 10 billion bucks a year that we dont give to others who already dont care about our lives
yep.. at least if we are buying jordans lets own our own shoe shops and if we dont own foot locker lets become store and distrct mangers..same for weaves.
Tried explaining this to one of my friends. Told em we need our own black businesses in our communities and run down cities to supply money to the local economies. We start our businesses local and sell to our own at first and eventually spread through the US and globally. It's been accomplished before, Daymond John owner of fubu started off selling locally in NY and went global, now dude is a millionaire. With more black businesses in our urban cities we can fund our schools with a proper education. We need to teach the younger generation to buy black, and support black owned business.
Hopefully they give the death penalty next to the guy that killed the 9 peopleSo if the flag comes down in SC, then what?