The only solution is to remove ALL guns.
This is impossible, they need to come at the from a different angle because millions of guns are never going to just "dissapear".
what about prevention, what causes people to go on a killing spree?
Is it the glamour of going out with a bang?
Is it the kill count?
Why so much hate? Why innocent people?
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retrofly How about a link to a picture of something funny.., Sun 16 Dec 2012, 13:30,
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desperation to be famous and not another nobody in amongst 8 billion other nobodies
it's very quick and remarkably easy to do it, as the media keeps advertising
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HappyToast Groat froth, Sun 16 Dec 2012, 13:34,
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So the media needs to change?
Put a law in so that any killing sprees have to be reported in the minimal way. Put down some really speific guidleines, get phychaitrists involved and sort it out.
If it stops even 1 spree its worth it.
Plus it'll get a lot more shit off tv.
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retrofly How about a link to a picture of something funny.., Sun 16 Dec 2012, 13:40,
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you mean repress the media? that's an attack on freedom of speech, are you a commie or something?!
Right minded people have been demanding this for decades, but it doesn't work because the not right minded people want to hear this shit.
Shock and Horror sells papers/airtime/online advertising better than pictures of kittens.
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HappyToast Groat froth, Sun 16 Dec 2012, 13:43,
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What about forcing the media to get together to write up their own code on this scenario?
Surely its less "Commie" than banning all guns, ZOMG!
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retrofly How about a link to a picture of something funny.., Sun 16 Dec 2012, 13:48,
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the media will always do anything to sell more than their competitors
you have to change what the consumers want first
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HappyToast Groat froth, Sun 16 Dec 2012, 13:51,
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Well that settles it
Nuke the US from space.
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retrofly How about a link to a picture of something funny.., Sun 16 Dec 2012, 14:10,
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thanks for the heads up.
i will start putting things in order then. twas nice knowing ya'll.
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miss fortunate last posted ages ago, Sun 16 Dec 2012, 16:19,
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I think
it is probably more a desire to show that you have some power over a society you feel rejected by and powerless in, rather than just wanting to be famous (which seems a more trivial thing to someone's mental well-being).
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monkeon schmonkeon, Sun 16 Dec 2012, 15:07,
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his motivation is irrelevant. He was mentally ill, his mother had automatic weapons in the house.
If America wants fewer of these incidents it has a choice. Either try to reduce the number of mentally ill people or the number of automatic weapons.
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America seems to have a
real fuck the poor / mentally ill attitude, presumably the flip side of the american dream where people deny that luck plays any part in someone's social situation.
I'd put most of the blame on that.
Removing guns may remove ability to do a crime, but it doesn't remove the desire (or, in some cases, need to do crime to survive).
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monkeon schmonkeon, Sun 16 Dec 2012, 14:55,
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