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Rhiannon12866

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4. When I was 16, I was on my school's rifle team

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Aug 26, 2020, 11:33 PM

Aug 2020

We had access to guns, but nobody - not even once - ever even mentioned or thought of turning one of them on another human being. We practiced for the next competition, then they were locked up again. There was never an incident - and we were normal teenagers with the issues that are common to that age group. But these days there is no longer a rifle team at my former school and I'm grateful. Nobody needs to own a gun, especially now. Times have changed.

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I distinctly remember that when I was seventeen... [View all] MrScorpio Aug 2020 OP

Same here but safeinOhio Aug 2020 #1

I was definitely not into gunz and killing, either. This loser is sick, as are those like him. Hoyt Aug 2020 #2

Just like Adam Lanza or the Columbine boys. gulliver Aug 2020 #3

When I was 16, I was on my school's rifle team Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #4

I was big into hunting and shooting sports. GulfCoast66 Aug 2020 #5

Also, why were the Kenosha police thanking him, like he was a deputy or something? FakeNoose Aug 2020 #6

That just highlights the fact that cops are part of the problem MrScorpio Aug 2020 #7

So much this... nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2020 #12

Undeniably true. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2020 #13

With bitterness in my heart, I agree Hekate Aug 2020 #24

+1, we don't know if cops are part of the bad guys in some cities. They literally arm the bad guys uponit7771 Aug 2020 #27

+1. LizBeth Aug 2020 #9

Reminds me of how cops were nice to Zimmerman after he shot Trayvon Martin. SunSeeker Aug 2020 #16

Fucking cops everywhere need a clue by four between the eyes. Warpy Aug 2020 #22

He is a kid. He was fed this by a lot of adult men, Trump. It is sickening. LizBeth Aug 2020 #8

His parents no doubt bought him that assault rifle. SunSeeker Aug 2020 #15

Absolutely. That has bothered me all day. I put this solely on parents who raised this kid LizBeth Aug 2020 #17

His mom proudly posted a picture of her son in a fake law enforcement uniform on Facebook. SunSeeker Aug 2020 #19

Along with this kid, the people who promoted the migration of militia members to Kenosha... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2020 #10

+1 LizBeth Aug 2020 #11

Trump did this to America, with the help of Putin. SunSeeker Aug 2020 #14

My father took all three of us young kids to an indoor rifle range. Just target practice, no Karadeniz Aug 2020 #18

The poor baby was bullied at school. BigmanPigman Aug 2020 #20

"The Poor Killer" LovingA2andMI Aug 2020 #23

An interesting excerpt from the Wisconsin statutes gratuitous Aug 2020 #21

And He swings.... yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #25

We passed dangerous quite awhile ago........ DENVERPOPS Aug 2020 #26

Trump Jugend no_hypocrisy Aug 2020 #28