Conn. Where the shooting occured has an assault weapons ban. I don't know why people think assault weapons are just willy nilly all over the place available like candy. In most states to own an actual assault weapon you need a special liscense that costs a shit load of money, also no kid is buying an assault weapon, they cost well above the 1.5k mark most of the time. Most AR-15 come with a small clip and are hunting weapons made light weight. Assault weapon bans do little to nothing to stop things like school shootings. You can do what these people do with hand guns, as proven many times. Also people predisposed to doing an act of organized violence will just use bombs, see oklahoma city, if they really want to do it and bomb building websites are pretty easy to find on the internet.
Last edited by Zoldor; 2012-12-16 at 09:35 PM.
That is the keyword. Just because you haven't been caught for something serious doesn't mean that you can't get into the military with a criminal record. There are serious issues in the Army specifically with gang members starting cliques within the military. You can have a criminal record and still be admitted to the army after a psych evaluation. Most people with serious criminal records are in jail.
Yes you can, and I personally knew a guy while in the AF that had a felony waiver.
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/...125220,00.html
Don't talk if you don't know.
Its me or are americans somewhat paranoid?
All this "Tyranny" crap, fighting their own government and shit.
Really, what the fuck is wrong with you? Your fucking small firearms wont do shit against the gov's forces, so stop beating on this dead horse.
Oh the ignorance. 3/4 of those criminals guns were likely legal at one time to begin with. You can thank your BS gun laws for giving them the guns in the first place. Also the "we will be left defenseless" line always brings out a good laugh. You do know that more innocent people are killed by your "defenses" than the actual people you plan on protecting yourselves from right?
Lastly, why is it every other country with strict gun laws have no problem with armed criminals breaking into their homes? Amazing how that works, countries with less or no guns have far less shootings! Too bad so many Americans can't seem to figure this one out and instead just want more innocent people dead...
Guns>lives seems to be the attitude which is just sickening
It seems to me our laws are working fine.
This guy who did the shootings tried to get a gun a few days or so before and was rejected. Now, should that be a red flag when someone tries to get one and is rejected, and should they be paid a visit to find out exactly why they wanted one? Sure.
He got the guns used by other, non-legal (stole from his mother) means. Which is exactly what will happen if shit's banned. People who have the real desire to do something like this, will find a way.
They can dynamite Devil Reef, but that will bring no relief, Y'ha-nthlei is deeper than they know.
That's amazing! You came up with a single incident with a single person involved and compared it to the states, who in the time it took to write this, probably had 10 of those incidents! Did you know that Detroit has an average of one murder a day and that Windsor, Ontario, which is right across the water, has had one in the last 4 years?
Or better comparison, Toronto, a city of 3 million people, has had 32 shooting deaths in the last year. Again with Detroit, a city of 700k people, has 1 a day, or 365+ a year. Do the math on what happens when you have gun control please.
Last edited by Alcomo; 2012-12-16 at 09:44 PM.
That's nice for you. When you have someone with technical know how, which this kid did working on flight navigation system on newer model jets you will excuse a mistake made years back when he was a kid. Now, if you're a grunt which I can likely guess you were you aren't going to see any waivers for even simple things like a misdemeanor. So your experience doesn't = everyone else's.
The only guns that should be legal are shotguns. A shotgun can kill just about any type of game there is from quail to bear. A 12 gauge with slugs could easily stop a bear. Most places on the east coast don't even let you use a rifle to hunt deer, you have to use a shotgun with slugs, because slugs don't travel as far.
Last edited by muto; 2012-12-16 at 09:47 PM.