Gun Legislation

[O Really]

Little bit of trivia - the official name of the band doesn't include Delaware. But George was named one of the top 50 most influential Delawareans in the past 50 years. I wonder who the other ones were, other than probably Biden.

Well, that was easy... http://www.delawaretoday.com/Delaware-T ... -50-Years/

[neoplacebo]

Little bit of trivia - the official name of the band doesn't include Delaware. But George was named one of the top 50 most influential Delawareans in the past 50 years. I wonder who the other ones were, other than probably Biden.

Well, that was easy... http://www.delawaretoday.com/Delaware-T ... -50-Years/

I've got most of their early records, and if I'm not mistaken, one of them has that term written somewhere in the liner notes or on the back of the album cover...I'll check.

[neoplacebo]

Little bit of trivia - the official name of the band doesn't include Delaware. But George was named one of the top 50 most influential Delawareans in the past 50 years. I wonder who the other ones were, other than probably Biden.

Well, that was easy... http://www.delawaretoday.com/Delaware-T ... -50-Years/

I've got most of their early records, and if I'm not mistaken, one of them has that term written somewhere in the liner notes or on the back of the album cover...I'll check.

Go Delaware....I checked it and on Rounder Records #3013 on the back cover there's a story. "Who's at Joe's Place? I don't know; someone called George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers. Who are they? Never heard of them." In the photo on the back cover, there's a poster on the wall with Delaware Destroyers on it as well. But this could be a standard feature of Joe's Place for all I know. Now everybody can get back to their guns. After all, happiness is a warm gun.

[O Really]

Yeah, I didn't mean to start an argument. I know they're sometimes the Delaware Destroyers. More in the early days than later. They're still bbbbbad to the bbbbbone, no matter how many scotch, bourbons, or beers you have.

[JTA]

Yeah, I didn't mean to start an argument. I know they're sometimes the Delaware Destroyers. More in the early days than later. They're still bbbbbad to the bbbbbone, no matter how many scotch, bourbons, or beers you have.

Madison Blues

[O Really]

Guy negligently shoots daughter sneaking home. My guess: they'll accept the "opps" defense again. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati ... d/4180329/

[neoplacebo]

I noticed that Mikhail Kalashnikov died today. He has over 100 million guns in action. He wanted to make farm implements, but developed his automatic rifle to save his country from the Nazis.

[O Really]

Guy negligently shoots daughter sneaking home. My guess: they'll accept the "opps" defense again. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati ... d/4180329/

In fact, the "opps" defense would be a pretty good way to commit an intentional murder of a disobedient teen.

Ya think?

[JTA]

I liked Rehoboth Beach more than Ocean City, MD when I was a kid, and there's this Delaware guy I keep taking money from in our football pool. Otherwise . . .

Vrede, I take it you're from/have been to the DE/MD shore area. Have you ever been to Assateague Island?

[Mr.B]

"Vrede,...... Have you ever been to Assateague Island?"

That sounds like a loaded question to me.....

[JTA]

"Vrede,...... Have you ever been to Assateague Island?"

That sounds like a loaded question to me.....

Dear Mr. B,

I am deeply disappointed. Many weeks ago you gave me hell for typing the F word, causing me to feel deep shame and regret. You were a shining beacon of moral fortitude here at BlueRidgeDebate.com, but alas the devil seems to have sullied your thoughts as well.

Your Friend,

JTA

[Mr.B]

"Dear Mr. B,

I am deeply disappointed. Many weeks ago you gave me hell for typing the F word, causing me to feel deep shame and regret.
You were a shining beacon of moral fortitude here at BlueRidgeDebate.com, but alas the devil seems to have sullied your thoughts as well.

Your Friend,

JTA"

Dear JTA,
I'm sorry, my friend....The opportunity was there, and..and..and, I knew there had to be a joke hidden in there somewhere....
I'll try to not let it happen again, but you know how it is; hanging around this liberal-dominated forum and all....
Your friend,
Mr. B

(p.s. - Sorry it took so long to respond to your complaint. I've been caught up in "The Religion Thread" )

[neoplacebo]

I saw a story on WLOS last night about this guy in Spindale (Rutherford County) who called 911 to report he'd been robbed and shot. Well, turns out the video surveillance from a business across the street from where he was captured him pacing back and forth for about an hour before he shot himself in the arm, then hops around in pain before calling it in. It is not known if he robbed himself prior to or subsequent to shooting himself. Somebody should take this clown's gun and beat the shit out of him with it. He's been charged with making a false report. Evidently shooting (or robbing) yoursrlf is not illegal. How's that for freedom?

[Mr.B]

Who needs gun legislation if you're gonna shoot your self?
BTW, he never did give a clear description of the alleged shooter, because....(here it comes).....he/she was wearing a 'hoodie'!

[bannination]

I saw a story on WLOS last night about this guy in Spindale (Rutherford County) who called 911 to report he'd been robbed and shot. Well, turns out the video surveillance from a business across the street from where he was captured him pacing back and forth for about an hour before he shot himself in the arm, then hops around in pain before calling it in. It is not known if he robbed himself prior to or subsequent to shooting himself. Somebody should take this clown's gun and beat the shit out of him with it. He's been charged with making a false report. Evidently shooting (or robbing) yoursrlf is not illegal. How's that for freedom?

Welcome to America, you get a free rap sheet, but not the medical/mental help you so obviously need.

[mwearl]

This just proves that children get hurt and die when they are left unsupervised. They get electrocuted, poisoned, fall, etc. Is your solution to ban anything that causes harm to children or to properly supervise them?

Girl, 4, Fatally Shoots Boy, 4, at Detroit Home

Guns don't kill people, 4 year olds do.

[O Really]

This just proves that children get hurt and die when they are left unsupervised. They get electrocuted, poisoned, fall, etc. Is your solution to ban anything that causes harm to children or to properly supervise them?

Girl, 4, Fatally Shoots Boy, 4, at Detroit Home

Guns don't kill people, 4 year olds do.

My solution is to prosecute anybody severely whose firearm is found, stolen, used by anybody other than themselves. The kids may have been unsupervised, and one of them may have forced poison down the throat of the other, but nobody would have been shot if they gun hadn't been negligently left under the bed. But I see they've already got their "opps" defence going. "Just a tragic accident." Bullshit. Just unexcuseable negligence.

[mwearl]

Prosecute anybody severely whose firearm is...stolen, used by anybody other than themselves? Are you for real? I'm all for presecuting the negligence of leaving the gun out for the children and it is already punishable, but your solution is just a knee jerk reaction to the frustration of the negligence.

My solution is to prosecute anybody severely whose firearm is found, stolen, used by anybody other than themselves. The kids may have been unsupervised, and one of them may have forced poison down the throat of the other, but nobody would have been shot if they gun hadn't been negligently left under the bed. But I see they've already got their "opps" defence going. "Just a tragic accident." Bullshit. Just unexcuseable negligence.

[O Really]

It may be "punishable" but is rarely punished. You pretty much have to leave the firearm next to the kid's Xbox to actually get charges. Stolen? Sure. Part of your defence might be that you took all reasonable precautions and the bad guy stole your whole locked safe or whatever, but yeah - it's your (or my) firearm. If it gets into bad hands and gets used for a crime, we have some criminal responsibility. Might not get convicted, but ought to be charged. I'm not saying that if somebody breaks into your house and steals your firearms and uses them for a crime that you necessarily ought to be convicted as a criminal, but let's see what you did to protect those firearms? Have a home security system? Left the guns un-secured while you were off on vacation with your papers stacking in the yard? Left them in the obvious "hiding" places? Or did you take them with you when you went on vacation, or put them in a secure place so that the bad guys who broke into your house didn't get any guns? Sure, maybe I exaggerate a bit, but currently there is practically no repercussions for someone whose gun is used in a crime or accident.

Look at it like this: if your buddy comes by your house and says "let's go pick up some beers" and you're driving. You drop him off at the bodega, have no idea he's armed or is going to rob the store and he shoots Habib and comes back out to the car and you drive him off ....guess what - you can be charged with murder, just like your buddy. Whether you're convicted may depend on whether or not you can convince the jury that you really knew nothing. Compare that to the typical "opps" defence when some kid takes the family shotgun to school.

[Mr.B]

Using your logic, you're saying that if someone steals your car and goes barreling down the street, loses control and runs into a crowd of people,
killing a few of them, the thief as well as you, the owner, should be held responsible for their deaths?

Are you for real?