Current Affairs The " another shooting in America " thread

[orchard]

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Someone obviously decided to charge her with the full monty, but the law is the law mate.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Someone obviously decided to charge her with the full monty, but the law is the law mate.

Laws that sadly do very little to protect victims of partner violence which is one of the reasons so many people die of it each year. Given that her husband had already tried to run over her with a car, trying to make sure he did not have access to guns would, you’d hope, be something that everyone could agree was a good idea.

 

[orchard]

Laws that sadly do very little to protect victims of partner violence which is one of the reasons so many people die of it each year. Given that her husband had already tried to run over her with a car, trying to make sure he did not have access to guns would, you’d hope, be something that everyone could agree was a good idea.

Well yeah, but it's always pretty stupid to break a law involving fire-arms. Your laws suck, but they're still your laws...

 

[Prevenger17]

Well yeah, but it's always pretty stupid to break a law involving fire-arms. Your laws suck, but they're still your laws...

I don't think anyone is arguing that it's against the law. But I wouldn't call a woman stupid for trying to get rid of her dangerous husband's guns, especially in light of him trying to run her over. Strange even having to write that sentence

 

[orchard]

I don't think anyone is arguing that it's against the law. But I wouldn't call a woman stupid for trying to get rid of her dangerous husband's guns, especially in light of him trying to run her over. Strange even having to write that sentence

I'm not disputing that a dangerous civilian should have their guns confiscated.

Look, do you think it safer if the police turned a blind-eye to the theft of weapons? Do you think the police should take the law into their own hands?

It sounds bad enough in the US without adding to the situation. The law needs changing imo.

 

[Prevenger17]

I'm not disputing that a dangerous civilian should have their guns confiscated.

Look, do you think it safer if the police turned a blind-eye to the theft of weapons? Do you think the police should take the law into their own hands?

It sounds bad enough in the US without adding to the situation. The law needs changing imo.

I can't speak for Legs, but I can only assume the article was posted to highlight the nature of America's weird and often dark relationship with guns. Just surprised that you would read it and your first thought be "what a stupid woman". Nobody here disputed that she broke the law

 

[LinekersLegs]

I can't speak for Legs, but I can only assume the article was posted to highlight the nature of America's weird and often dark relationship with guns. Just surprised that you would read it and your first thought be "what a stupid woman". Nobody here disputed that she broke the law

Yep.

To date she has spent more time in jail (5 nights, 6 days) than her husband has (24 hours)

 

[orchard]

I can't speak for Legs, but I can only assume the article was posted to highlight the nature of America's weird and often dark relationship with guns. Just surprised that you would read it and your first thought be "what a stupid woman". Nobody here disputed that she broke the law

I didn't say that directly, but it's fairly idiotic to commit a crime involving guns in any country, whatever one's motives.

 

[Bungle]

I didn't say that directly, but it's fairly idiotic to commit a crime involving guns in any country, whatever one's motives.

Has @Tubey hacked your account mate?

 

[Prevenger17]

I didn't say that directly, but it's fairly idiotic to commit a crime involving guns in any country, whatever one's motives

No worries mate, I don't think I'll get my point home on this one

 

[orchard]

Has @Tubey hacked your account mate?

Haha, probably talking cross-purposes to a certain degree mate x

 

[Tubey]

Has @Tubey hacked your account mate?

I'd definitely have posted the same thing to be fair.

I think her better option would be to leave the fella, rather than robbing his property.

That said, of course the US gun laws are utterly ridiculous in the first instance, but I agree with orchard - the laws exist so need to be obeyed.

 

[Tubey]

I don't think anyone is arguing that it's against the law. But I wouldn't call a woman stupid for trying to get rid of her dangerous husband's guns, especially in light of him trying to run her over. Strange even having to write that sentence

I think you're missing the part where the fella lives in a different apartment. She broke into his place to get the guns.

They weren't living together - if they were and it was a shared property, it'd be different in a lot of ways.

 

[Prevenger17]

I think you're missing the part where the fella lives in a different apartment. She broke into his place to get the guns.

I'm not, what she did was completely illegal. I was just a little surprised that that was what orchard took from the article

 

[The binman chronicles]

Laws that sadly do very little to protect victims of partner violence which is one of the reasons so many people die of it each year. Given that her husband had already tried to run over her with a car, trying to make sure he did not have access to guns would, you’d hope, be something that everyone could agree was a good idea.

You're going to take away a person's right to own a gun just to protect someone's right to life? The amendments are in order of priority. No 1: Free Speech. No 2: Bear arms. See you have no right to not be shot and killed. Looney lefties like you are dragging the country down.