10 people killed in Colorado supermarket shooting, including a police officer

[Wally]

I'm not a gun guy, but why would I care if you want to buy that? If it's legal & you can pass the existing background check, knock yourself out.

Never said you would care. I'm not really a gun guy either as its not a practical hobby where I live, if I lived somewhere I could shoot it would be better. Who doesn't fantasize about being Rambo.


These stats are impressive.
BMG 50, bullet only drops 12in in a mile. Will shoot right thru an engine block.

 

[golf]

This link uses John Lott's data. John Lott's research has a very controversial reputation. It's easy to manipulate the statistics through choices of definition of these events.

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Even just going to his organization's site tells you all you need to know about his agenda:

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In short, John Lott is not a serious researcher

Oh, thanks. That part is ancillary to my main point in the post but will check it out.

 

[KillerGopherFan]

 

[howeda7]

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LegalInsurrection.com eh?

 

[KillerGopherFan]

LegalInsurrection.com eh?

Don’t know what that is, but it’s not the point. Can’t argue the point, can you?

 

[howeda7]

Don’t know what that is, but it’s not the point. Can’t argue the point, can you?

You don't know what it is? You just posted it. And you guys whine about sources..

 

[justthefacts]

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I mean, the guy bought a gun that had been illegal until a court struck down the law based on a lawsuit from gun organizations 10 days prior. So, yeah

 

[Wally]

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Whats the difference?

Did somebody hurt your feelings?

Life mostly sucks, People die, its the price we pay for the fleeting moments of bliss.

 

[KillerGopherFan]

You don't know what it is? You just posted it. And you guys whine about sources..

Source? It’s a political cartoon that makes a point. It’s not a fact check. It’s opinion.

 

[KillerGopherFan]

I mean, the guy bought a gun that had been illegal until a court struck down the law based on a lawsuit from gun organizations 10 days prior. So, yeah

I think you missed the point. It’s about the media, not the criminal act.

 

[stocker08]

LegalInsurrection.com eh?

ROFL! It would make sense that KFC has been frequenting the right wing insurrection websites. Kind of their thing these days.

 

[justthefacts]

I think you missed the point. It’s about the media, not the criminal act.

Except the media's message is now accurate, so...

I also think "white guy commits hate crimes" was more of a conservative dream than a prevalent narrative

 

[STPGopher]

Agree. This goes both ways at least to some extent. Unfortunately one side has a much bigger mouthpiece than the other.

I am going to venture though that right media is much more willing to report evenhandedly. For example, the jan 6 riot saw widespread right media condemnation. Conversely, this summer's looting/burning of cities saw very little left media condemnation.

Here we go again!!! Normalizing, normalizing, normalizing...

 

[STPGopher]

Nope. It was (correctly) "Trump hates Muslims!"

Trump "hates" everything but his reflection.

 

[KillerGopherFan]

Except the media's message is now accurate, so...

I also think "white guy commits hate crimes" was more of a conservative dream than a prevalent narrative

The media knows when it has to backpedal faster than a lefty of GH.

 

[saintpaulguy]

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I'll ask once again. Does being Syrian make him non-white? What color is Syrian?

 

[Wally]

The media knows when it has to backpedal faster than a lefty of GH.

Lol, Who cares?
The media likes to harp on the fact that white males are the mass shooters who kill at random, that is true in the vast majority of cases. This guy is white in my book, you can classify him however you want.

I support the right to bear arms because I want the ability to kill people, lots of people if I need to.

 

[saintpaulguy]

Or maybe there is a list of White countries out there that can be put in the AP stylebook.

 

[saintpaulguy]

What color is this guy?

 

[Wally]

What color is this guy?

Black obviously...

 

[KillerGopherFan]

What color is this guy?

Answer: what ever color that gives the media the narrative it wants.

 

[GoodasGold]

I think he may be related to a giraffe.

 

[saintpaulguy]

Answer: what ever color that gives the media the narrative it wants.

Do you have a real example of the behavior your cartoon suggests?

 

[saintpaulguy]

Besides this thread, which is an interesting read, start to finish.

 

[stocker08]

What color is this guy?

No need to get into specific shade....but he definitely meets the republican standards for voting.

 

[saintpaulguy]

No need to get into specific shade....but he definitely meets the republican standards for voting.

Well, the person pictured did win 97.29,97.6 and 88.7 percent of the vote the last three times he ran due to some REALLY tight voter ID requirements.

 

[STPGopher]

What color is this guy?

Oh-no you're going deep on them.

 

[saintpaulguy]

I figured the President of Syria would be pretty Syrian looking.

 

[KillerGopherFan]

Do you have a real example of the behavior your cartoon suggests?

Yeah, it took a couple minutes on DuckDuckGo, but here’s one. CNN.

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“LUCY KAFANOV, CNN: We know that the suspect is in custody. He was injured. They have not released any details about who he was, but we did see footage of a White man. He was wearing shorts. No shoes, no shirt. He seemed to be bleeding down his leg and he was handcuffed.

In other words, CNN told you: "We don't really know anything about what just happened, but we do think a 'White man' did it." That was CNN's first observation. What they cared about most was the gunman's race. To CNN, that was the all-important thing; not the 10 people lying dead or the grieving children they left behind. No, the shooter's skin color.”

Can I get a Like from MplsGopher too?

 

[KillerGopherFan]

I figured the President of Syria would be pretty Syrian looking.

He does look like Urban Meyer’s long lost brother.