Democratic congresswoman shot in Arizona.

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sapphi_snake said:

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“With modern law enforcement there's no need for ordinary people to have such easy access to guns.”

 

Law enforcement is not around in the US to protect people.  Maybe it does that where you live but it’s not the mission of law enforcement in the US.  Some towns in NH don’t even have cops.  The crime is so low that the expensive of having cops isn’t always a good idea around here.  Of course, most of the households in those towns have guns.

 

“This person should have to take a psychiatric evaluation before he's aloowed to own a gun. Things like the person's temper should be tested. And the person should have to take classes in order to learn how to use a gun before he's given a license and allowed to own one.”

 

Those are gross violations of civil rights where I live.  The people where I live wouldn’t stand for a government doing something like that to them.

 

“As I said, it's unnecessary in today's society.”

 

It is the only way people can be protected even close to effectively.  Knifes, tasers and large dogs can only go so far.

 

“You mean it's not illegal to not wear a seatbelt while driving? What's next? Being able to drive drunk? Being able to drive without a license? Being able to kill people? Your motto should be "Live Free, Die Like an Idiot". You can keep that freedom. With your perverse view of "freedom" and "rights" I suggest you moved to some remote place, outside of scoiety, where you'd be all alone and be able to live as "free" as you like. Many people take the ideea of living in a society seriously, and don't act like infantiles.”

 

I’m sorry, but why do you think that if a car is stopped because a train is crossing the road that a 50 year old lady in the back seat shouldn’t be allowed to take off her seatbelt for 20 seconds so that she may put a jacket on?  That's against the law is in most of the US.  Some states allow adults to do that in the back seat but not the front passenger seat.  I'm sorry bu these seat belt laws just don't make sense.

 I don’t recommend that people drive while drunk but the current law prevents people from even drinking one beer while driving.  That’s inconsistent because I drink water while driving and it’s just as distracting as drinking one beer is.  I don’t know what any of this has to do with people killing each other.  NH has the lowest crime in the US and some of the safest roads.  Actually, I think MA has the safest roads in the US.  MA is just south of NH and has a seat belt law and all of that.  Yet fewer people wear seat belts in MA than just about anywhere in the US, and it still has the safest roads.