Call Goes Out For Shooter Cease Fire
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Well, seeing as I'm on winter break now, I don't have anything else to do. Might as well join it, so it looks like I'm playing the xbox version of minecraft all day tomorrow!
Granted, I don't play DW but I know the implications behind it.teh_Canape said:
Ah well. There's always Magic.
Sorry, but this is just a more elaborate version of
"lke dis if u cry evry tiem"
It also can be read that FPS gaming is responsiable for this type of thing.
"lke dis if u cry evry tiem"
It also can be read that FPS gaming is responsiable for this type of thing.
So that's 5 shots per minute for the first minute, which assumes he is even accurate considering he's using a smoothebore musket and is able to load while running after his now fleeing targets.wombat_of_war said:
The issue is, as always, how easy it is for a mentally unstable person to have access to guns. Considering how so many people have them it's quite simple for him to "borrow" one.
A lunatic in New Zealand is lucky if he can steal a golf club, let alone semi-automatic rifles.
Friends and family of the deceased are not going to care if people stop playing video games for some length of time to "support" them. If you want to "support" them then do something meaningful and make an actual sacrifice, like donating money for funerals. Funerals are expensive and stressful. A lot of families will be stretched thin.
Yeah, let's connect violent shooter games with violent shootings. I can't see any way that this will go wrong.
It's a nice idea, if you're into pointless gestures which do nothing to help anyone or solve the problem, but you might as well shave your head or castrate yourself to show your consideration.
It's a nice idea, if you're into pointless gestures which do nothing to help anyone or solve the problem, but you might as well shave your head or castrate yourself to show your consideration.
I don't recall saying anything about automatic weapons, but I'm pretty sure the term means weapons capable of firing multiple rounds off a single pull of the trigger, such as an AK47, an MP5 or an M4. I'd define an assault rifle as a semi-automatic, full-auto or select-fire (as opposed to bolt, lever or pump action) rifle or carbine (though for the purposes of this discussion I'd also include SMGs and machine pistols), generally with a high-capacity clip and/or a pistol grip.Nieroshai said:
I'll just be here playing Metal Slug, GHOST Squad and Time Crisis. (Take that, constant FPS references!)
Frankly, if they weren't trying to go out and ban firearm ownership in America because of the shooting, I'd be all in for this. However, simply because I fucking hate Californian government as well as most of our current government, I'll be spending Friday shooting trap at my local range, then I'll probably come back and play some Killing Floor or something.
To be perfectly honest, in this situation I really do have to blame the shooter's mother. She knew her son wasn't mentally sound and she tried to introduce guns as a way to calm him down. He knew how to use them as well as where they were stored. I'm not trying to speak ill of the dead, but you just don't do that.
For those people saying that people don't necessarily recognize mental instability, it's pretty easy to see signs that people are going to snap.
This whole thing kind of reminded me of this article [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/16/i-am-adam-lanzas-mother-mental-illness-conversation_n_2311009.html], and I feel that not enough people have actually read it.
To be perfectly honest, in this situation I really do have to blame the shooter's mother. She knew her son wasn't mentally sound and she tried to introduce guns as a way to calm him down. He knew how to use them as well as where they were stored. I'm not trying to speak ill of the dead, but you just don't do that.
For those people saying that people don't necessarily recognize mental instability, it's pretty easy to see signs that people are going to snap.
This whole thing kind of reminded me of this article [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/16/i-am-adam-lanzas-mother-mental-illness-conversation_n_2311009.html], and I feel that not enough people have actually read it.
Hmm... nope.
Don't get me wrong, I think the whole situation is horrible, but I'm not going to put myself up to some arbitrary challenge because of it.
If you really want to show your support for the families affected, you should actually do something to help them instead of pretending that abstaining from FPS games for 24 hours makes everything all better.
Don't get me wrong, I think the whole situation is horrible, but I'm not going to put myself up to some arbitrary challenge because of it.
If you really want to show your support for the families affected, you should actually do something to help them instead of pretending that abstaining from FPS games for 24 hours makes everything all better.
Nope, not doing it. I can't help but feel that this conveys the wrong message. All it's doing is giving credence to the "ban violent video games" zealots. I refuse to appease those asshats.
Besides, I plan on mostly healing people in my favorite FPS anyway. TF2's Mecha Update has just launched, and I want to give the Vaccinator (Medic's new medigun) a whirl.
Besides, I plan on mostly healing people in my favorite FPS anyway. TF2's Mecha Update has just launched, and I want to give the Vaccinator (Medic's new medigun) a whirl.
You're reacting with the same blanket statement that you seem to think the other side has. Pegging someone as believing this isn't any different from someone actually believing it.Baresark said:
By that argument, we don't need murder laws, either. I mean, psychopaths exist anyway. Can't dictate rules of society simply because they exist.
He could have had the same success with a cricket ball, but the odds are long against. Could he have had the same success with a snub nose? Yes, but not likely. Have you ever handled a Bushmaster or AR-15 knockoff as opposed to a snub nosed compact? I have. Very different results. But then, this should be evident. The reason that the military uses the AR-15 as opposed to a snubbie is because the type of gun ISN'T irrelevant.
Please don't assume what my ideas on gun control are simply because I thought your argument was terrible. Don't put words in my mouth simply because I disagree with the integrity of your platform. You don't like the thought of being considered a nutjob, based on your statements; why would you then "pay it forward," so to speak?
Which makes it a lot easier for criminals to get them. In terms of an arms race, that's a really bad deal.
Thing is, the number of firearm related deaths is higher in states with fewer gun laws. Places like NY, CT, and Ma where we are frequently told things are dangerous and guns run wild? Less gun violence per capita than Vermont or Alaska. The notion that having access to guns will make you safe is quite specious. "fire with fire" is rarely a viable solution. Not never, just rarely.