US Guns in the U.S.

Andy_T said:
This is so freaking unbelievable...

Florida House approves bill to post “In God We Trust” in all public schools

The sponsor, a DEMOCRAT lawmaker who also runs her own ministry, raised the bill as response to the school schootings, because, while she believes that there needs something to be done about gun control, the real issues are brutal video games and people « putting god in a closet »

Well, that will certainly make it easier to quickly get « thoughts and prayers » to those who need it...
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Well, turns out there WAS a « good guy with a gun » at the site of the Parkland Massacre, who was there 90 seconds after the shooting started.

A sheriff’s deputy, no less. Who was obviously too afraid to go in and confront the assailant, who continued for 4 more minutes to shoot unarmed kids and teachers.

Armed deputy who failed to confront gunman at Florida school resigns

But yeah, the *real* reason according to Dump was that the teachers in the building were not armed to confront the gunman ... :mad:
 
FACT CHECK: Marjory Stoneman Douglas Quote About Activism?

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Already 5 Potential Parkland Shooter Copycats' Weapons Caches Have Been Seized Since the Shooting
Some of the incidents since the February 14 shootings:

  • A Whittier, California, school resource deputy heard a 17-year-old student say that “the school will be shot up in three weeks.” When sheriffs raided the teen’s home, they found 90 high-capacity magazines, two handguns, and two semiautomatic AR-15s.
  • An 18-year-old Clarksburg, Maryland, high school student brought a knife and a loaded 9mm handgun to school. When police raided his home, they found an AR-15, several other weapons, along with a list he’d made of his issues with school.
  • During an investigation into a 17-year-old student’s threats to shoot up a Manistee County, Michigan, high school, sheriffs found an AR-15 in the young man’s home.
  • After an 18-year-old former student made threats against a Fair Haven, Vermont, high school, police discovered that he had purchased a shotgun and ammunition, and had been recently released from a Maine mental health facility.
  • Riverdale County, Nevada, sheriffs arrested a 27-year-old man who had threatened to kill students at Norco College. They located one loaded AR-15; two handguns, also loaded; and 510 rounds of ammunition.
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This "cut ties" with the NRA...when I read the articles, it just says they are ending discount programs. Why are the NRA even getting discounts at all in the first place? Discounts for gun manufacturers to fly on a plane? Who else gets discounts to fly on a plane? Bomb manufacturers?

Sounds like very small news to me (on its own), but perhaps a small part of something much bigger. This does feel very different to other cases. The whole political climate has shifted a bit more to anti-gun or that is how it seems for today, but we'll have to see how this plays out. It will be interesting to see if public opinion is shifting in the country overall.

It's interesting to see how public opinion shifts on an issue, without the facts really changing.
 
Jamie in Chile said:
This "cut ties" with the NRA...when I read the articles, it just says they are ending discount programs. Why are the NRA even getting discounts at all in the first place? Discounts for gun manufacturers to fly on a plane? Who else gets discounts to fly on a plane? Bomb manufacturers?

Sounds like very small news to me (on its own), but perhaps a small part of something much bigger. This does feel very different to other cases. The whole political climate has shifted a bit more to anti-gun or that is how it seems for today, but we'll have to see how this plays out. It will be interesting to see if public opinion is shifting in the country overall.

It's interesting to see how public opinion shifts on an issue, without the facts really changing.
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IMO, it's definitely a step in right direction. This time feels a lot different....

And the "discounts" might have something to do with this: FACT CHECK: Is the NRA a Tax-Exempt Nonprofit Organization?

Yeah, I know. :brood: The f*cking NRA enjoys the same not-for-profit, tax-exempt status as my small-town local community theatre! :fp:
 
65 percent — say they back more stringent laws on firearm sales, marking an 8-point increase in support for stronger gun laws from December, according to CBS.

Eighty-seven percent of Americans say they favor increased spending on mental health screening and 75 percent back strengthening background checks

Fifty-six percent said they supported a ban on bump stocks.

Fifty-three percent said they would back a nationwide ban on the AR-15 assault rifle used by Nikolas Cruz in Parkland. Florida.

Sample size only 1012.

Poll: Majority back stricter gun laws but public split on arming teachers
 
Jamie in Chile said:
This "cut ties" with the NRA...when I read the articles, it just says they are ending discount programs. Why are the NRA even getting discounts at all in the first place? Discounts for gun manufacturers to fly on a plane? Who else gets discounts to fly on a plane? Bomb manufacturers?

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It's not unusual for groups to have discount programs with certain car rental companies, airlines, retailers, etc., and/or to have "special" credit cards for members of the group. It's a way for businesses to access large customer bases and build brand loyalty with those bases.

This burgeoning boycott is notable because the NRA has thus far been sacrosanct - they carry a big stick. The fact that these companies are taking this step is a sign that they feel public opinion about the NRA is shifting.
 

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