I kinda want to see how the NRA reacts when someone attacks their favorite hobby that can take a bad wrap when taken out of context... oh... wait.
Hey NRA, the 1993- right now media called, they want you to get your head out of your ass."And here's another dirty little truth that the media try their best to conceal: There exists in this country a callous, corrupt and corrupting shadow industry that sells, and sows, violence against its own people," the organization claims.
Sweet manky jeebus, no, we don't all buy this. We're a big country and the NRA represents only a small (though disproportionately politically influential) fraction of our population. The NRA's message was aimed squarely at its members and means fuck-all to anyone not already so inclined.Gizmo1990 said:I just watched his statment on the news, the BBC, who are (mostly) unbiased were taking the piss out of this guy and shaking their head at the all the stupid coming from him. How can anyone buy this crap? Seriously please tell me that most Americans do not buy this. Most of the Americans I have talked to on The Escapist have been cool, you guys don't buy this right?
Oh, of course. Because arming the whole population so that every loony has a gun is a great idea, and countries, like say, Britain, which have very few guns and strict gun laws are clearly rampant with gun crime and mass shootings...oh wait.MikeWehner said:LaPierre goes on to insist that guns in the hands of "good guys" are a saving grace, and that gun-free zones are simply red flags for mass murderers who use them as killing floors, knowing that they can inflict the most damage against unarmed citizens.
Indeed. Also, we may infect those poor honest Americans with the evils of socialised medicine!Loop Stricken said:The NRA would appear to be very silly people indeed.
...but then I'm English and, as far as I've been told, am utterly unqualified to talk about guns whatsoever.
What, more than ALL of the Middle East, Africa, and Mexico? REALLY? By a large percentage? Do you have numbers somewhere? Because we'd have to be having a massacre every week just to keep up with Syria alone I think.Ronack said:Gun Violence in America: Accounts for the vast majority of the world's percentage in violent deaths due to guns.
It seems as though a lot of major American media outlets are tearing this guy apart for everything he said. So much so that I'm actually surprised by it. Looks like it'll be joked about for a few weeks before being forgotten entirely.Gizmo1990 said:I just watched his statment on the news, the BBC, who are (mostly) unbiased were taking the piss out of this guy and shaking their head at the all the stupid coming from him. How can anyone buy this crap? Seriously please tell me that most Americans do not buy this. Most of the Americans I have talked to on The Escapist have been cool, you guys don't buy this right?
Ronack said:Let's look at some interesting fact:
Gun Violence in America: Accounts for the vast majority of the world's percentage in violent deaths due to guns.
Only about 1/3 of the Wal-Marts in the US sell guns (the report I read was something like 1,500+ stores out of 4,000+)[footnote]This is not the original article I read, but it has the same basic info. http://theweek.com/article/index/214734/why-are-more-walmart-stores-selling-guns-again[/footnote] and I'd wager that you'd find those Wal-Marts in areas that are somewhat rural or where hunting is a big thing; IE most of the South and Rocky Mountain states. I live in Louisiana so its quite a normal thing to see at any given wal-mart in the state; especially considering there are some towns that close the schools on the Friday certain hunting seasons start. I see people talk about it like its a scary thing, but when you grow up here it's not. Being taught the dangers and proper use of guns is just part of life here. My family does not own any personally, we don't hunt, but other members of my family do; as do many of the friends I had growing up. Regardless of ownership at one point or another we're all taught the same basic things about gun safety.mjc0961 said:Says the gun nuts who actually had a hand in causing this tragedy while video games are 100% not responsible. I don't think "ban teh gunz" will solve the problem of shootings by any means, but on the other side of the coin, it doesn't help that clowns like these try to keep it so you can walk into Walmart and get guns in the same building where you do your Christmas shopping for your kids. (And yeah, I'm sure Walmart follows all the laws and whatnot, but come on why does Walmart have a gun section of all things?)
Sad part about this statement is that within 24 hours of it happening there were people already saying this almost word for word without sarcasm.Casual Shinji said:Well ofcourse!FargoDog said:So instead of advocating exposing children to guns and violence in a controlled, rational virtual space, the NRA would rather expose them to real guns and potentially real violence every single day they walk into school?
You see, by giving all those children guns, they can protect themselves when a kid snaps and goes on a shooting spree.
Totally logical, isn't it?
If only they still did that. At this point, especially with LaPierre in charge, they're basically another "non-profit" that's in the bag for the GOP.Skeleon said:The NRA, the propaganda and lobbying outlet of the gun manufacturers, really shouldn't talk about "filth".