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[Roch]

Gun ownership is supposedly sort of widespread in the R.O.K. The guns are stored at the local police stations.

[Justin Hale]

[Justin Hale]

Lest I appear an apologist for the US, let's all take a bite out of this little slice of reality....

Overall homicide rate per 100,000:

Germany: 1.6
USA: 7.5

So in the US, you're 79% more likely to be shot than in Germany.

Any questions?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence

[chris_J2]

Holy crap!

Did you notice the stats for South Africa & Colombia?

RSA: 125.965
Colombia: 114.51

Canada: 2.12
Australia: 1.8802
England / Wales: 1.57
NewZealand: 1.3574
Ireland: 1.33
Singapore: 0.9457

[Kepler]

[Fresh Prince]

A lot of the problems with gun violence and cultural acceptance are systemic to low-income neighborhoods and the lower class (usually referred to as working class because it sounds nicer). Crimes involving guns rarely occur in middle and upper class areas, thus creating a sense of disbelief when people propose anti-gun legislation.

I imagine if this incident had occurred at a liquor store in an impoverished area of Los Angeles, none of us would even have heard about it, but because it occurred in a university where middle and upper class students were, it is outrageous enough to gain national and international attention.

Here's a similar tragic incident which did not get that much public attention and certainly did not generate much outcry, possibly due to the fact that it occurred at a vocational college where the majority of the students were low-income, not at a university:

[SuperFly]

The inescapable fact about laws prohibiting guns is that the CRIMINALS don't give a DAMN about the laws!! Putting a sign up at a school, a store, or any places else that reads "no guns" is just as effective as posting a sign that says "no murdering". Criminals are going to break the fecking law no matter how many laws are put in place. The only thing that gun prohibition does is make the country a free-fire zone for someone who wants to kill a lot of people.

What you're asserting is that if we pass laws prohibiting guns, then it would stop the criminally insane from committing these crimes. If that's what you believe, then you are a fool.

You know what has stopped every incident where there has been a shooting on school grounds/campuses? ANOTHER GUN!!! Either the direct application of lead-to-body or the imminent threat of the good guys with guns arriving to put an end to the slaughter is the ONLY thing that has brought these crimes to an end.


Look at the security guard in the church in Colorado. Someone showed up at a church service with bad intentions and that security guard double tapped them and saved countless lives. You will never take the guns out of the wrong hands, so you might as well put the guns in the right hands to stop the bad guys.

[BS.Dos.]

[chris_J2]

And Martin Bryant did a copycat of Dunblane, in Port Arthur Tasmania, in 1996. The Australian Government enacted tough new legislation, & guess what? No massacres since. The only notable incident at Monash University in 2002, was by an International Student, who had brought a gun with him, into Australia.

[Ukon]

[chris_J2]

[wking]

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,
the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

This is the second admendment to the U.S. Constitution, and the bold part was mine.

I am an American and the first part of this admendment seems to suggest to me that the right to bear arms ONLY applies to "a well regulated militia", such as a federal army or state militia (National Guard).

Am I incorrect?

Here in The U.S. ( I live in Texas, land of guns) the first part of the second admendment is ALWAYS left off of the bumperstickers...

[ultra]

Mountain Dew Markets Futuristic Fascist Police State

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkhVSHeAW-M

The shooter was consuming Mountain Dew in quantity.
This was documented in news videos investigating the hotel room inhabited by the shooter.

[Roch]

[ultra]

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:53 pm Post subject:
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071130160726AAOkbaQ

What kind of health problems can drinking too much Mountain Dew cause?

I drink it all the time and I'm experience all kinds of problems. I can't sleep number one, I have constant head aches, my kidneys hurt and I can't use the restroom but go a lot, I feel dizzy and my sight is affected, I'm dehydrated, and all kind of other things. Is this a result of drinking too much Mountain Dew?
I can't seem to stop though because I'm so addicted. It's like my alcohol.
Well I usually drink about 10 or more a day.

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Mountain Dew is a soda or soft drink and as such will rob you of your precious B complex of vitamins (essential for healthy neural functioning, immune and digestive functioning), also it will rob you of potassium (essential for carrying oxygen to the brain) and calcium (essential for neural and bone healthand digestive health)................ It's totally astounding the damage that the combination of sugar and various chemicals combined to create a delicious yet toxic drink can do to our bodies.
The side affects you are having such as insomnia and dizzy spells, headaches and migraines are all symptoms of B complex vitamin deficiency, particularly B12 ...... other symptoms you may be suffering from are inability to concentrate, loss of balance, irritability and moodiness, nausea and vomiting, fatigue and exhaustion, excessive sweating, depression, constipation and even chest pains and heart palpitations!!
Quite scary actually if you don't realise the vitamin factor.