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curl-6 on 12 May 2013

Dunno if Americans are vastly psychologically/culturally different, but since strict gun control was introduced here in Australia in 1996, (including a ban on semi-auto rifles and shotguns, and restrictive ownership and licensing rules) we haven't had a single mass shooting. Not one, in 17 years. (In the 18 years before the legislation, we had 13 mass shootings, about one every 15 months)



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Zappykins on 12 May 2013
chapset said:
An other case were a good guy with a gun could have saved the day

Please tell me you are joking.

Because he shoots somebody, somebody shoots him, then another person shoots that person.



 

Really not sure I see any point of Consol over PC's since Kinect, Wii and other alternative ways to play have been abandoned. 

Top 50 'most fun' game list coming soon!

 

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Zappykins on 12 May 2013
theprof00 said:
chapset said:
theprof00 said:
chapset said:
An other case were a good guy with a gun could have saved the day

my question is why don't the criminals who have guns illegally ever stop these things?

Also, how do we know there wasn't just one suspect and two people trying to kill him?

Only god knows the answer to these questions and he work in myterious ways

I can't remember if you're one of the people who is funny with a great avatar, or one of those people who is crazy with a great avatar.

Why not both?



 

Really not sure I see any point of Consol over PC's since Kinect, Wii and other alternative ways to play have been abandoned. 

Top 50 'most fun' game list coming soon!

 

Tell me a funny joke!
chapset on 12 May 2013
Zappykins said:
chapset said:
An other case were a good guy with a gun could have saved the day

Please tell me you are joking.

Because he shoots somebody, somebody shoots him, then another person shoots that person.

are you an Obama voter, if you are you wouldn't understand, how us real manly mens take care of business, the cops are never going to be in plce when shit go down, they only get there when it's to late so it's your duty to protect yourself and your fellow muricans. Freedom!!!



Bet reminder: I bet with Tboned51 that Splatoon won't reach the 1 million shipped mark by the end of 2015. I win if he loses and I lose if I lost.

Zappykins on 12 May 2013
chapset said:
Zappykins said:
chapset said:
An other case were a good guy with a gun could have saved the day

Please tell me you are joking.

Because he shoots somebody, somebody shoots him, then another person shoots that person.

are you an Obama voter, if you are you wouldn't understand, how us real manly mens take care of business, the cops are never going to be in plce when shit go down, they only get there when it's to late so it's your duty to protect yourself and your fellow muricans. Freedom!!!

Ooooh, now you are trying to attack me personaly over your own assumptions?

At least you could try to be interesting, just another feeble troll from 'Meruca.

Seriously, your going to get banned soon anyway, might as well go down in flames.



 

Really not sure I see any point of Consol over PC's since Kinect, Wii and other alternative ways to play have been abandoned. 

Top 50 'most fun' game list coming soon!

 

Tell me a funny joke!
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Rpruett on 12 May 2013
pezus said:
Rpruett said:
Much like every other discussion. People care when it impacts them. So some of the same people here that would just 'scoff' at the notion of banning video games -- wouldn't bat an eye about banning gun ownership. The real reality is we live in a violence promoted society. With the glamorization of guns, weapons, violence, etc and that doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of the psychiatric issues that plenty of people have in this country.

The real solution is to stop trying to blame things that aren't the problem and hold people accountable for their actions. I firmly believe in capital punishment, especially in cases of obvious murder. There is no sense in keeping someone alive for 75+ years in the prison system causing a drain on society.

Cars don't get drunk and kill people, drunk people drive a car and do. Video games don't kill people they are complete fantasy, people who can't readily separate the two realities do. Guns don't kill people, people controlling the weapons do.

The world is a dangerous place, there are uncountable ways to die or to kill someone. You will never remove them all and quite frankly you shouldn't need someone else to *tell* you what you should or shouldn't avoid.

Let's be realistic though. A weapon's purpose is far different from a game's and a car's purpose. 

It all depends on intent of the person.  I know plenty of people who own a gun for sport.  Killing maybe animals, but not of humans.  The chasm that exists between this gap is a very large one.  Why not ban knives or anything else that exists primarily for murder?    I think that it's a strange notion to ban guns in a country where we allow abortions (Entirely different discussion)  up until 6 months.    The world has violence and if people want to commit an act of violence, they will find the means and ways of doing so.



Rpruett on 12 May 2013
curl-6 said:
Dunno if Americans are vastly psychologically/culturally different, but since strict gun control was introduced here in Australia in 1996, (including a ban on semi-auto rifles and shotguns, and restrictive ownership and licensing rules) we haven't had a single mass shooting. Not one, in 17 years. (In the 18 years before the legislation, we had 13 mass shootings, about one every 15 months)


That's fine and good, but Austrailia lives under a complete nanny state.   The banning of video games and forms of entertainment **for your own good**  rivals that of the UAE and Communist China.   We may never agree on this point, but I believe that this censorship is crazy and I think a healthy percentage of Americans would fall in line with that.

I don't want some politician or person in a position of power to decide, what I can and cannot see.  How is that anybodies right?  



chapset on 12 May 2013
Zappykins said:
chapset said:
Zappykins said:
chapset said:
An other case were a good guy with a gun could have saved the day

Please tell me you are joking.

Because he shoots somebody, somebody shoots him, then another person shoots that person.

are you an Obama voter, if you are you wouldn't understand, how us real manly mens take care of business, the cops are never going to be in plce when shit go down, they only get there when it's to late so it's your duty to protect yourself and your fellow muricans. Freedom!!!

Ooooh, now you are trying to attack me personaly over your own assumptions?

At least you could try to be interesting, just another feeble troll from 'Meruca.

Seriously, your going to get banned soon anyway, might as well go down in flames.

banned for what?? did I hurt your feelings?? If I did I'm sorry honey and I send you many kisses



Bet reminder: I bet with Tboned51 that Splatoon won't reach the 1 million shipped mark by the end of 2015. I win if he loses and I lose if I lost.

badgenome on 12 May 2013
BasilZero said:

Blame Assassin's Creed Liberation ;(

I almost went on a shooting spree when that stupid glitch ate my save data, so I do blame it.



curl-6 on 12 May 2013
Rpruett said:
curl-6 said:
Dunno if Americans are vastly psychologically/culturally different, but since strict gun control was introduced here in Australia in 1996, (including a ban on semi-auto rifles and shotguns, and restrictive ownership and licensing rules) we haven't had a single mass shooting. Not one, in 17 years. (In the 18 years before the legislation, we had 13 mass shootings, about one every 15 months)


That's fine and good, but Austrailia lives under a complete nanny state.   The banning of video games and forms of entertainment **for your own good**  rivals that of the UAE and Communist China.   We may never agree on this point, but I believe that this censorship is crazy and I think a healthy percentage of Americans would fall in line with that.

I don't want some politician or person in a position of power to decide, what I can and cannot see.  How is that anybodies right?  

It's not even in the same league as UAE or Communist China. I legally can walk down the street and buy God of War 3 or Hitman Absolution, or walk into Club X and buy a X-rated porno if I want to.

Could it be better? Yeah. But UAE and China are a world away. For instance, here I can write "Julia Gillard  (Our PM) is the devil" online and not worry about the cops banging down my door and sending me to a forced labor camp.

Censorship isn't entirely bad; shouldn't things like child pornography or a filmed rape be suppressed?