My co-worker thinks arming everyone reduces violence.

[undeterred]

I don't disagree with him, he's probably armed.

[madinmaryland]

1. Mutual assured destruction?

Worked between superpowers, though does not seem to work between individuals.

[anarch]

15. doesn't work for individuals because mutual destruction is not assured by

mere firearms. So clearly what we need is for each person to have a nuclear bomb with them at all times, with a dead-man's switch or whatever, so that it goes off if their brainwaves stop suddenly.

Of course, that would suck for anyone in the general vicinity of a fatal car accident....

[anarch]

2. it definitely cuts back on ineffectual violence

[catmandu57]

3. I wish that people would wear their guns like in the old west

belted around their waist, tied down for a quick draw. Then we would know who to stay away from, these people salivate at the idea of pulling their heater out from wherever it's hidden and blasting away.

[Orrex]

4. Tell him that you agree, and that it's working wonders in Iraq

It's a pacifist's utopia over there, all rightie!

[undeterred]

7. He doesn't want to believe that our troops have killed

innocent civilians.

Talk about denial.

[billyskank]

8. Nope, that's right. This is the first empire in history

where the colonisers are nice to the natives.

[Orrex]

10. Well of course they aren't innocent--they're Iraqis, aren't they?

They knew that they were Iraqis when they left the house this morning, so they were clearly asking for it.

And if they'd have been armed, then no violence would have occurred.

Jeez--you just don't get it!

[Midlodemocrat]

5. Ask the Amish how they feel about that after today's school shooting.

[Initech]

6. Yeah that would be like giving every baseball player steriods

to curb the abuse problems! :eyes:

[Taverner]

9. Well yeah, but you have to wait for everyone to shoot each other first

[RedCloud]

11. Exactly!

That's how crime rates go down after everyone has killed everyone else. That or we fire the official responsible for allowing the stats to build. That or we redefine what crimes are...

[LSK]

12. uhhh whats the crime rate here vs Europe?

[undeterred]

13. BTW if he gets laid off

I'm not coming back to work till the shooting is over.

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. Whenever I hear this argument

I think of the bit in "The Rabbit of Seville" where Bugs and Elmer chase each other back and forth across the stage, each time coming back with a larger-caliber gun.

[Aristus]

16. Yeah, but they ended up getting married.

B-)

So gun use leads to matrimony. Can't you see the cause-and-effect at work here. Sheesh! :eyes:

[Oeditpus Rex]

17. Yes, but

Bugs de-escalated by bringing candy and flowers instead of a larger weapon.

So, someone has to employ deténte.

[Aristus]

21. Did Bugs' proposal ring sport a "conflict diamond"?

Nobody thinks of these things anymore...

[jrandom421]

18. I wonder

what he'd say about the jaywalker he tried to run down, who just happens to be armed with an RPG launcher!

[Rambis]

19. My co-worker says Irregardless

I can't stand it!

[av8rdave]

20. It cracks me up having a concealed handgun law (CHL) here in Tx

I actually know a guy whose motorcycle license plate is: CHL - YES

Doesn't that defeat the purpose of carrying a concealed gun?

[MissMillie]

22. Reminds me of Archie Bunker arming all the passengers

and yes, people laughed at that because it was a ludicrous idea.

[baldguy]

23. Today, Archie would be a serious RW intellectual.