http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/01/04/the-solution-to-americas-gun-problem Comments On: The Solution to America's Gun Problem by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
You know, as President, Ronald Reagan signed a law to ban armor piercing ammunition, in order to protect cops. Because in the mind of Saint Ronald, paragon of conservative virtue, gun control to protect the police is reasonable and prudent. It was called the Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1985. Look that shit up my brothers. True fact about a true, rock-ribbed conservative.

Banning assault rifles to protect children? No, the cost in lost liberty is just too high.
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:41:20 -0800 The Stranger
I'm envisioning miniature armored environments the children could ride around in, with audio/video receptors, loudspeakers and external gripper arms, like Daleks.
Posted by Brooklyn Reader]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:20:56 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Free Lunch]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:19:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:12:16 -0800 The Stranger
Here. Click and read. Go through each one and trace it back to the original sources.

Read it and weep. Stupid theory. Stupid meme. Easily disproven by easily verified facts.

Gun nuts lie. Film at 11.
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:10:15 -0800 The Stranger Posted by doceb]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:59:38 -0800 The Stranger Posted by scratchmaster joe]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:02:27 -0800 The Stranger Posted by raku]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:53:44 -0800 The Stranger
All I keep hearing is "guns are bad, except when they are not"

I am just trying to feel the edges of the fantasy where a new law suddenly ends all violence and everyone hugs it out.

The fort hood trope is getting old as well, wikipedia tells me its 158,706 acres, since all arms are confined to the MPs and the armory, its reasonable to assume the MPs are as far away as police in a town or city.
Posted by meanie]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:40:40 -0800 The Stranger
Each NRA membership could come with a free kiddie sized bulletproof vest, since they're more likely to need them than the rest of us.
Posted by originalcinner]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:35:50 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:30:35 -0800 The Stranger We should just clone ourselves, so that if (if!) we get shot in some insane scenario, we can just boot-up the clone and continue on with our lives... minimal disruption.

@3 - Maybe that's because it's really quite sensible to not have any guns in highly-populated areas. Reduces deadly accidents, rage-inspired shootings, lost/stolen weapons, etc. etc. etc.

Also, that "where civilians are forbidden" qualifier doesn't elaborate that the mass-shooting at Fort Hood took place on a military base where guns are plentiful, and carried by at least MPs on-base, if not by more personnel.
Didn't seem to help them too much, sadly enough.
Posted by treacle]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:25:07 -0800 The Stranger Posted by MYeghiayan]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:20:26 -0800 The Stranger Posted by fletc3her]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:19:39 -0800 The Stranger Posted by fletc3her]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:18:43 -0800 The Stranger Posted by kinaidos]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:18:26 -0800 The Stranger
Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990

Thanks to Joe Biden, and other liberals of the day, it is illegal for anyone but a active duty police officer to possess a firearm in a school.

Maybe a law that you have to hold your breath during shootings would work better?
Posted by meanie]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:10:02 -0800 The Stranger Posted by rob!]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:07:50 -0800 The Stranger Posted by danewood]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:01:51 -0800 The Stranger