LET'S BAN GUNS!

[K@th]

Some folks with mental illnesses should obviously be disqualifying from ownership though, so it's a fine line to walk on that one, not sure that I know exactly where to draw that line, but the answer certainly isn't either extreme.

It's definitely tricky. I have a mental disorder and the most violent I've ever been during a meltdown was I broke a couple of dishes. My son, OTOH, breaks stuff because his car didn't go where he wanted in GTA. Not joking, either. He breaks a phone about twice a year. It would be more frequent, but we wait a long time before he is allowed to get a new one. And then there's that one time he punched the MAC in the face and broke it completely, just because something didn't go his way.

But how is anyone supposed to know that for the background check?

[StCapps]

Some folks with mental illnesses should obviously be disqualifying from ownership though, so it's a fine line to walk on that one, not sure that I know exactly where to draw that line, but the answer certainly isn't either extreme.

It's definitely tricky. I have a mental disorder and the most violent I've ever been during a meltdown was I broke a couple of dishes. My son, OTOH, breaks stuff because his car didn't go where he wanted in GTA. Not joking, either. He breaks a phone about twice a year. It would be more frequent, but we wait a long time before he is allowed to get a new one. And then there's that one time he punched the MAC in the face and broke it completely, just because something didn't go his way.

But how is anyone supposed to know that for the background check?

Can't he just throw the controller like a normal person? Why would he throw his phone? It's not even in his hand when he crashes into AI drivers in GTA. He needs to break something more expensive?


See when I throw the controller, I throw it into a pillow on my bed or some shit, that's how you're suppose to do it. Cut down on wear and tear, what's the point of needlessly breaking shit?

[K@th]

Can't he just throw the controller like a normal person? Why would he throw his phone? It's not even in his hand when he crashes into AI drivers in GTA. He needs to break something more expensive?

He's always been violent, ever since I met him. He used to beat us up - scratch us, kick us... Nerd had to throw him into a wall a few times to get him to calm down. (That's after he got big enough where wrapping him up in a giant bear hug wasn't possible.)

I don't know why - he's got Asperbergers and sometimes, not always, they tend towards violence.

He's also a liar, which is another fun feature.

[Kazmyr]

Michael Moore, cosplaying as an overinflated lesbian, weighs in with a helluva solution:

Michael Moore Calls for Repeal of 'Ancient & Outdated' 2nd Amendment

PROPOSED 28th AMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION
“A well regulated State National Guard, being helpful to the safety and security of a State in times of need, along with the strictly regulated right of the people to keep and bear a limited number of non-automatic Arms for sport and hunting, with respect to the primary right of all people to be free from gun violence, this shall not be infringed.”

This amendment would allow states and the federal government to pass laws that would regulate gun ownership in the following manner:
• As over 90% of gun violence is committed by men, in order for a man to purchase a gun, he must first get a waiver from his current wife, plus his most recent ex-wife, or any woman with whom he is currently in a relationship (if he’s gay, he must get the waiver from his male spouse/partner). This law has greatly reduced most spousal/domestic gun murders in Canada.
• All automatic and semi-automatic guns are banned.
• No gun or clip can hold more than 6 bullets.
• To activate a gun for it to be used, the trigger must recognize the fingerprint of its registered owner. This will eliminate most crimes committed with a gun as 80% of these crimes are done with a stolen gun.
• One’s guns must be stored at a licensed gun club or government-regulated gun storage facility. Believing that having a gun in your home provides you with protection is an American myth. People who die from a home invasion make up a sad but minuscule .04% of all gun murders in the US. And over a third of them are killed by their own gun that the criminal has either stolen or wrestled from them.
• To own and operate a gun one must obtain a license (like one does to operate a car). To get a license you have to complete a gun training and safety course and pass a thorough background check.

Set course for Stupid. Maximum Derp.

[tue4t]

And your suggestions are?
Oh that's right, you don't see a problem. Just part and parcel of living in the US.

I don't think i saw anyone saying there wasn't a problem. Having no suggestions is not the same thing. Try not to impart evil motives on other people, especially when it's an issue concerning their country not yours.

In fact, i think simultaneously admitting that there is a monster yet you know of no silver bullet with which to cleanly kill it indicates an amount of intellectual honesty, reasoned thought, and moral courage. Sure, we could just drone the monster in a panicked frenzy but how sure are we against causing some kind of collateral damage?

Be careful about playing all too haphazardly with deeply rooted structural foundations.

[StCapps]

Can't he just throw the controller like a normal person? Why would he throw his phone? It's not even in his hand when he crashes into AI drivers in GTA. He needs to break something more expensive?

He's always been violent, ever since I met him. He used to beat us up - scratch us, kick us... Nerd had to throw him into a wall a few times to get him to calm down. (That's after he got big enough where wrapping him up in a giant bear hug wasn't possible.)

I don't know why - he's got Asperbergers and sometimes, not always, they tend towards violence.

He's also a liar, which is another fun feature.

Makes more sense now, I suppose he throws the controller first and then just goes for the next nearest throwable object, usually his phone, when the video game frustration gets to him. GTA drivers suck though, totally get that, driving in that game can be hella frustrating. I just throw my controller into a pillow on my bed instead, cuts down on wear and tear, no need to chuck it all a wall or some shit, that satisfaction isn't worth the cost of the controller.

[K@th]

Michael Moore, cosplaying as an overinflated lesbian, weighs in with a helluva solution:

Michael Moore Calls for Repeal of 'Ancient & Outdated' 2nd Amendment

[apeman]

Michael Moore, cosplaying as an overinflated lesbian, weighs in with a helluva solution:

Michael Moore Calls for Repeal of 'Ancient & Outdated' 2nd Amendment

The "primary right to be free of gun violence" is a pretty hilarious proposal.

How about my primary right to be free from all violence?

[DBTrek]

I move for a primary right to be protected from dumb ideas.

[DBTrek]