Another Mass Shooting During The Kansas City Chiefs' Celebratory Parade

Recommended Videos

Ag3ma

Elite Member
Jan 4, 2023
2,574
2,209
118
People in the medieval era seemed really polite and gentlemanly right before they stabbed each other. Haven't you seen all the movies with the glove slapping and the dueling and the honor? Please ignore the raping and pillaging.
I think the general idea of duelling in the medieval era was that you agree to turn up with your second, and then actually turn up with a lot more than that, and hope your opponent is an honourable mug (e.g. Saint Magnus).
 

bluegate

Elite Member
Legacy
Dec 28, 2010
2,424
1,032
118
A (mass) shooting at a Super Bowl party? Doesn't get more American than that, does it?
 
  • Like
Reactions: BrawlMan
Jun 11, 2023
3,467
2,518
118
Country
United States
Gender
Male
For reference-



I think what’s most frustrating about these kinds of incidences is the gross disparity of coverage, just because it’s generally considered an outlier. No one will talk about the other thousands that die every year from other gun related or otherwise violent crimes, because that’s business as usual and a lost cause I guess.

Additionally, better gun control is a pipe dream. The more crack down there is, the more the wrong people will turn to illegal means of acquiring them. And we’ve all seen how humans act when there’s even a bloody toilet paper shortage. Wait until we’re dragged into another war that spills over domestically and we don’t have any allies this time (thanks, IDF). Police will be even more useless and more people than ever will be looking for a gun or simply glad they have one to ward off looters and physical assaults when goods scarcity kicks in.
 

Xprimentyl

Made you look...
Legacy
Aug 13, 2011
6,951
5,336
118
Country
United States
Gender
Male
Hang on, are we saying the problem isn't guns, the problem is Americans?
It's Americans. +200 years ago, some guys with muskets drew up a document giving the right to bear arms to the citizens of its nascent, newly-independent country should the government ever overstep its bounds, and another revolution might be necessary. Fast-forward to today, and 2nd amendment thumpers rabidly protect that "freedumb" by wielding automatic weapons and various other weapons of mass execution because it's the "same thing."

Americans don't like to be told what they can or can't do, and as long as they've a document to point to to support their freedumbs, no matter how inapplicable, they will do so, and will openly defy anyone telling them anything other than they are free to do what they want. Unfortunately, those most vocal and defiant tend to be the least educated and least responsible, and politicians will champion those people for a vote or two because the safety of our population is far less important than the next election.
 

Thaluikhain

Elite Member
Legacy
Jan 16, 2010
19,517
4,119
118
A minor point, but in the US, automatic weapons are actually restricted (unless you're a dealer, you have to go through a lot of paperwork and only then can you get something registered before the 1986 cut off, which means such things are artificially rare and expensive). However, semi-automatic weapons are excellent for murdering lots of people, and it's those that have to be targeted to make any difference.
 
  • Like
Reactions: BrawlMan