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In reply to the discussion: You gave me a D?? BANG! [View all]Photographer
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University of Arizona-- 3 Nursing School Professors killed October 29, 2002
irishlassie
Aug 2016
#46
That makes 2 incidents indicated so far in this thread. Did the U of A permit firearms on campus...
Marengo
Aug 2016
#53
How many shootings have occurred on campuses that permit firearms, and how many of...
Marengo
Aug 2016
#65
Good point. We don't, nor should we, all lose our ability to drive because a few will drive drunk.
jmg257
Aug 2016
#68
Agree - AFAIK, no one called for no driving at all. Yes - like no drunk driving,
jmg257
Aug 2016
#71
Where have I stated that restrictions are unnecessary. Please provide a citation.
Marengo
Aug 2016
#107
Why do you think that irrelevant semantics are a valid excuse for gun violence?
procon
Aug 2016
#112
You are claiming I hold a position that I have not articulated. How can this not be considered...
Marengo
Aug 2016
#117
I'm still waiting on a cite to where I stated restrictions are unnecessary. Or, do we need to open..
Marengo
Aug 2016
#125
I regret that the absurd irony was not as apparent to you as it was to me; my bad!
procon
Aug 2016
#138
"I am very encouraged that public safety will be restored." Are you talking Texas campuses, or
jmg257
Aug 2016
#141
As the practice seems to be a safe one (at least in Texas), where's the problem?
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2016
#149
Generally I don't. I also think that is the same argument many pro-gunners use.
jmg257
Aug 2016
#150
I can't criticise scathingly or otherwise, of a figure who isn't what you say...
beevul
Aug 2016
#152
1987, 1993, & 2002. Anything more recent on campuses that permit firearms, or have for some...
Marengo
Aug 2016
#61
Why not? I like to have as much information as possible before staking out a position...
Marengo
Aug 2016
#118
Only one of those incidents *may* have involved a person with a permit, per a quick...
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2016
#135
Well, we could make it more difficult for nutjobs to get their hands on guns...
Photographer
Aug 2016
#4
At the expense of seeming cynical I can't help but wonder if the statement
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2016
#8
I assume you're referring exclusively to my intepretation of the presumed subtext.
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2016
#15
I made several statements in that post. You declined to make a plain reply.
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2016
#18
"Yawns." Beyond some fatuous animosity towards people in the ether, sounds like you don't care.
Eleanors38
Aug 2016
#77
"Which is why I refuse to be defenseless in an dangerous world." And which is why I...
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2016
#144
There's a one-sentence reply for that: "Donald Trump and his supporters"
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2016
#148
"deflect & distract with non sequiturs when their argument goes south?"
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2016
#108
Apparently you've abandoned any discussion of facts in order to hide behind labeling me RW
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2016
#126
The only grade-obsessed "Bang" I knew of was an offer from a student at U. of Texas...
Eleanors38
Aug 2016
#78
A federal judge declined to grant an motion to allow a university in Texas to prohibit
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2016
#10
While I absolutely agree with your assessment I't think discussion of opposing views is ever silly.
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2016
#13
No doubt, allowing for only one single possibility is certainly the sign of a disciplined mind
LanternWaste
Aug 2016
#58
Gunners encouraging young people to arm up. How'd you like folks legally toting in your classrooms,
Hoyt
Aug 2016
#36
If this is in reference to the decision regarding the Texas Professors, does it really make a
Waldorf
Aug 2016
#44
No need to make it legal and endorse immoral behavior, which is what NRA and other gunners want.
Hoyt
Aug 2016
#49
That's the philosophy of the notorious right wing reactionary, Robert Bork:
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2016
#133
Well "gunz are good" is philosophy of Trump and the white wing yahoos that support him.
Hoyt
Aug 2016
#137
Disapproval, however strongly felt, is not sufficient reason to ban anything
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2016
#142
EXACTLY! Just what we need, a gun store or two popping up next to pizza joints and clubs near
Hoyt
Aug 2016
#56
I imagine you would get a lot more trouble from the bars nearby than a gun store or two
Waldorf
Aug 2016
#63
Especially if they go from class to the bar with their gun tucked in their pants. Might be illegal,
Hoyt
Aug 2016
#73
Apparently a felony...let's hope they learn that one when they get their permit.
jmg257
Aug 2016
#74
How about the grow up, and act like an adult by leaving the friggin things at home.
Hoyt
Aug 2016
#75
In Texas?? Not sure "adult" has much to do with it. The adult legislature passed the law after all.
jmg257
Aug 2016
#76
Heh. McBride's Guns is on the edge of U.T.'s West Campus Neighborhood, down the street
Eleanors38
Aug 2016
#80
They will be glad of extra gun stores if UBC passes. Added convenience for all the private transfers
jmg257
Aug 2016
#84
They look more like a true sportsman store, but customer base still lacks diversity.
Hoyt
Aug 2016
#88
"Personally," I don't remember me describing it at all. Believe me it's a big store...
Eleanors38
Aug 2016
#92
I believe the vast majority of gunners, gun profiteers, NRA, etc., are white wingers.
Hoyt
Aug 2016
#99
How often do you go to the range, gun store, or gun show? How many CCW classes have you attended?
Marengo
Aug 2016
#100
Search under "gun shows." Post first few photos that show the croud. Do same for NRA meeting.
Hoyt
Aug 2016
#116
How many times have YOU visited a shooting range, gun show, or cow permit class? I want numbers.
Marengo
Aug 2016
#119
Many times in my younger years, the gun nut yahoos became disgusting quickly. They were
Hoyt
Aug 2016
#120
I'm not the one making any claims, you are. What did you visit many times? How many years...
Marengo
Aug 2016
#121
There is plenty of historic precedent. Texas is not the first to allow this on campus
hack89
Aug 2016
#57
Strange, with all this grade inflation I thought everyone was bordering on Phi Beta Kappa.
Eleanors38
Aug 2016
#81
At the local campus of University of California a grad student's thesis was rejected....
Hekate
Aug 2016
#62
Its true that some people should just not have (access to) guns...if their state of mind so easily
jmg257
Aug 2016
#64
Sounds like a much wider problem than gun laws, howeverwell-meaning, which are easily evaded.
Eleanors38
Aug 2016
#83
"I was going to murder you with a gun, but then I remembered they are banned on campus."
Throd
Aug 2016
#82
"Do I want them armed? Fuck no." Then arrange for metal detectors where you teach...
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2016
#134