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Posted by Damnated, 11.07.2006 - 00:01
The following thing happened here, in Romania the other weeks, and it evolved into a big thing. A family returned from a holiday, and cuz it was very hot outside, on their way home, they stopped at a lake. The head of the family grew up near that place. They got in the lake, to have a swim. A young man came, and started to shout, saying, the lake is private proprety. Then he left, and called his father. The guy came with a shotgun, and started to shout at the swimming family, firing his gun. The swimers freaked out, and got out of the water, heading for their car. They got in, but the armed guy aproached to the car, and from 2 feet, he shot the guy in the head. He was 29 years old, had children and died on 09.07.

My question is this: do we need guns? Shure, we must protect our teritory, but by killing someone? (and not from self defence) . I know that in the US the 2nd amendment sais, that '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.'. But the world changed a lot since 1791...

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Do we need guns?

No
140
Yes
129

Total votes: 269
13.11.2007 - 21:46
Woutjinho
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Written by Stalker on 13.11.2007 at 21:12

Written by [user id=26136] on 13.11.2007 at 21:04


when people can get it legally, people can sell it much easier and cheaper and much more guns will be there in the country.
but it depends on what you think is safe. I think the less guns there are is safer than the more guns people have

Of course, you are right there. The less - the better. Thats where law comes in. To keep the guns away from those who shouldnt posses them.
But, if you buy weapon LEGALLY, you cannot sell it ILLEGALLY.

P.S. you have damn nice spider in your profile

thanks dude

apart from police officers. who has the right to posess a weapon that has the power to kill anyone with one little finger?
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13.11.2007 - 22:08
Øyvind
Grave Digger
Guns exist, they have to exist. But I'm against guns in the hands of monsters and lunatics. Hungerford, Columbine, Finland the other day, etc.
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13.11.2007 - 23:05
Stalker
Lone wanderer
Written by [user id=26136] on 13.11.2007 at 21:46


thanks dude

apart from police officers. who has the right to posess a weapon that has the power to kill anyone with one little finger?

Yeah, but if you wanna kill someone, you will kill him with screwdriver.
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14.11.2007 - 12:12
Woutjinho
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Written by Stalker on 13.11.2007 at 23:05

Written by [user id=26136] on 13.11.2007 at 21:46


thanks dude

apart from police officers. who has the right to posess a weapon that has the power to kill anyone with one little finger?

Yeah, but if you wanna kill someone, you will kill him with screwdriver.

true, but why would you give people more possibillities to kill? even if they are rich and important people. they are human as well and they can kill
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14.11.2007 - 13:06
Sunioj
Did anyone hear about that retard in the states that tried to remove the tire from his car by fireing at it form 2 meters away? Or less, anywho, the pellets from his 12 gauge bounced off and hit him right the legs lol.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7091904.stm
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14.11.2007 - 14:57
Stalker
Lone wanderer
Written by Sunioj on 14.11.2007 at 13:06

Did anyone hear about that retard in the states that tried to remove the tire from his car by fireing at it form 2 meters away? Or less, anywho, the pellets from his 12 gauge bounced off and hit him right the legs lol.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7091904.stm

Well, such retard deserves 12 gauge in the head, not in the legs. Thats the problem people, not gun USING, but gun ABUSING.
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15.11.2007 - 13:01
Woutjinho
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Written by Sunioj on 14.11.2007 at 13:06

Did anyone hear about that retard in the states that tried to remove the tire from his car by fireing at it form 2 meters away? Or less, anywho, the pellets from his 12 gauge bounced off and hit him right the legs lol.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7091904.stm

another lesson learned... americans are retards
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15.11.2007 - 13:05
Sunioj
Written by [user id=26136] on 15.11.2007 at 13:01

another lesson learned... americans are retards

Hey! Im technically American! But yeah, something needs to change in that country, .
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15.11.2007 - 13:07
Woutjinho
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Written by Sunioj on 15.11.2007 at 13:05

Written by [user id=26136] on 15.11.2007 at 13:01

another lesson learned... americans are retards

Hey! Im technically American! But yeah, something needs to change in that country, .

americans are technically the scum of europe
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15.11.2007 - 13:11
Sunioj
Written by [user id=26136] on 15.11.2007 at 13:07

americans are technically the scum of europe

Lol, poor indians, having to face those god fearing pilgrims! Its like, we don't want em here, lets send the suckers to another continent !!
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15.11.2007 - 13:13
Stalker
Lone wanderer
Written by [user id=26136] on 15.11.2007 at 13:07

Written by Sunioj on 15.11.2007 at 13:05

Written by [user id=26136] on 15.11.2007 at 13:01

another lesson learned... americans are retards

Hey! Im technically American! But yeah, something needs to change in that country, .

americans are technically the scum of europe

Man, I would think twice before saying something like that.... Americans are majority on this site, so theres a big chance someone will get offended.
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15.11.2007 - 13:35
b0000mst1ck
Written by Stalker on 15.11.2007 at 13:13

Written by [user id=26136] on 15.11.2007 at 13:07

Written by Sunioj on 15.11.2007 at 13:05

Written by [user id=26136] on 15.11.2007 at 13:01

another lesson learned... americans are retards

Hey! Im technically American! But yeah, something needs to change in that country, .

americans are technically the scum of europe

Man, I would think twice before saying something like that.... Americans are majority on this site, so theres a big chance someone will get offended.

i'm american and i'm not offended.

then again i'm not scum or retarded, either.
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15.11.2007 - 13:37
Stalker
Lone wanderer
Written by b0000mst1ck on 15.11.2007 at 13:35


i'm american and i'm not offended.

then again i'm not scum or retarded, either.

Well, good for you then!
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15.11.2007 - 14:19
Woutjinho
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damn, I forgot I should worry about the majority and not tell them what I want to say
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15.11.2007 - 14:40
b0000mst1ck
Written by [user id=26136] on 15.11.2007 at 14:19

damn, I forgot I should worry about the majority and not tell them what I want to say

say whatever you want. everyone has opinions. i'll admit it's somewhat close-minded to assume every person that lives in a country is the same as the next, but to each his own.

oh yeah...guns are guns. it's a matter of how they're used that determines their worth.
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15.11.2007 - 16:38
Woutjinho
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... is it close minded as well when I say dutch people speak dutch? some of them barely can speak dutch
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15.11.2007 - 17:56
Stalker
Lone wanderer
Written by [user id=26136] on 15.11.2007 at 16:38

... is it close minded as well when I say dutch people speak dutch? some of them barely can speak dutch

Hey, I just wanted to help you, cause, you can easily get banned if you go that way.
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16.11.2007 - 01:12
b0000mst1ck
Written by [user id=26136] on 15.11.2007 at 16:38

... is it close minded as well when I say dutch people speak dutch? some of them barely can speak dutch

lol. and american's speak english. some of them hardly can, or just can't altogether.

but there's a difference. you said some of them barely can speak dutch, yet you said american's are all retarded. not all american's hold the ideology that's portrayed by the news or our government. i'm against just about everything this country stands for. the "war", our so-called "free speech", even our lack of gun control (thread plug) to name a few. i'm just saying it's pretty difficult to throw millions upon milllions of people into the same category...
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16.11.2007 - 11:49
Woutjinho
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Written by b0000mst1ck on 16.11.2007 at 01:12

Written by [user id=26136] on 15.11.2007 at 16:38

... is it close minded as well when I say dutch people speak dutch? some of them barely can speak dutch

lol. and american's speak english. some of them hardly can, or just can't altogether.

but there's a difference. you said some of them barely can speak dutch, yet you said american's are all retarded. not all american's hold the ideology that's portrayed by the news or our government. i'm against just about everything this country stands for. the "war", our so-called "free speech", even our lack of gun control (thread plug) to name a few. i'm just saying it's pretty difficult to throw millions upon milllions of people into the same category...

all americans are retards, all americans can speak english. both are technically wrong, I know.
whatever, I didnt say it because I thought ALL americans were idiots anyway
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16.11.2007 - 11:54
Woutjinho
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Written by Stalker on 15.11.2007 at 17:56

Written by [user id=26136] on 15.11.2007 at 16:38

... is it close minded as well when I say dutch people speak dutch? some of them barely can speak dutch

Hey, I just wanted to help you, cause, you can easily get banned if you go that way.

sorry. I know I have to be quiet from now on. got my second or third warning already
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16.11.2007 - 12:26
b0000mst1ck
Written by [user id=26136] on 16.11.2007 at 11:49

Written by b0000mst1ck on 16.11.2007 at 01:12

Written by [user id=26136] on 15.11.2007 at 16:38

... is it close minded as well when I say dutch people speak dutch? some of them barely can speak dutch

lol. and american's speak english. some of them hardly can, or just can't altogether.

but there's a difference. you said some of them barely can speak dutch, yet you said american's are all retarded. not all american's hold the ideology that's portrayed by the news or our government. i'm against just about everything this country stands for. the "war", our so-called "free speech", even our lack of gun control (thread plug) to name a few. i'm just saying it's pretty difficult to throw millions upon milllions of people into the same category...

all americans are retards, all americans can speak english. both are technically wrong, I know.
whatever, I didnt say it because I thought ALL americans were idiots anyway

don't worry about it. it's not like i have anything against you.
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16.11.2007 - 13:21
Woutjinho
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good for us than
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02.12.2007 - 23:30
Reizenstein
I'm voting no in this one. Do not give guns to the people, or at least maek sure that they can handle the gun, instead of being able to go into a store and buy a gun and then blow away the school.
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04.12.2007 - 23:54
Stalker
Lone wanderer
Well, I doubt its possible to do that anywhere in the civilised world, anyway...
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02.01.2008 - 19:16
CrimsonSoaked
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According to finnish law, if some one for.e assaults you with a weapon ,you cannot return or defence yourself with a counter-assault of same level. This I have never exepted, and I think, in a situation this serious human, whether his dutch or american or finnish, works with his instincts, not according to law paragraphs. Therefore the counter-assault towards the assaulter may well be harmful and even lethal.
But to prevent these kind of terrible things, the complete banning of guns is no solution. We have to remember that before our hairy ancestors beat each other they beat some game first, so we need guns for hunting. And because human also has this desolate side of killing it's one species, guns are also needed to maintain armies. However, guns for personal use must be strictly limited and there has to be done a serious and thorough cheking of mental state and past for the person, who is aquiring one.
As you may know, The school-shooting incident of Jokela, has already led to serious restrictions in parallel-liscences for guns in Finland.
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04.01.2008 - 05:31
Zarathustra19
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We need guns to protect ourselves from the governments who rule us. If we give them up, we surrender completely to the will of those in control. If some fools kill people for simply swimming in a lake, then those individuals need to go to prison for a very long time, but you simply cannot take away a person's right to defend themselves. Now, I know it sounds cliche coming from an American (we seem to be known as gun toting rednecks worldwide), but I sincerely believe that when you outlaw guns, only the outlaws will have guns, and we law abiding citizens will be defenseless.
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04.01.2008 - 07:47
Zombie, M.D.
I agree with Zarathustra. While I would probably never purchase a gun myself, I think its important for people to be able to own them. People who want guns for a criminal purpose acquire them criminally for the most part. A majority of the gun related crimes (here anyway) are committed with black market weapons, rather than legally bought ones. Some people are reckless with their cars, some people kill people with their cars. Should cars be outlawed?
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04.01.2008 - 16:14
Dane Train
Beers & Kilts
Elite
Written by Zombie, M.D. on 04.01.2008 at 07:47

I agree with Zarathustra. While I would probably never purchase a gun myself, I think its important for people to be able to own them. People who want guns for a criminal purpose acquire them criminally for the most part. A majority of the gun related crimes (here anyway) are committed with black market weapons, rather than legally bought ones. Some people are reckless with their cars, some people kill people with their cars. Should cars be outlawed?

Just as you agree with Zarathustra, I agree with you. As Ted Nugent once said, "the bad guys already have the guns, let's even the field."
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05.01.2008 - 09:41
Introspekrieg
Totemic Lust
Elite
I'd say no, just because other countries seem to do fine without them. But more needs to be done to crackdown on the illegal weapons black market. Bowling For Columbine explained how America's need for guns all stems from fear. People who are scared buy guns, "Oh no the bad guys have guns we better get guns too." People living in Bumblef*k, USA where you'll be lucky to see someone get a speeding ticket. Most people who support guns and the NRA live in rural areas where there is limited gun crime, come to Philadelphia and you'll get a front-row seat to see what guns do. 1200 people in PA are killed by guns each year, and 87 CHILDREN were killed by guns in 2004. Due to circumstance, I would say people should be able to carry guns to defend themselves, but that is only because guns exist in the hands of outlaws. I think the government should try harder to figure out how criminals are buying guns illegally. Anyone know the stats of legal guns being used in crimes?


"Guns don't kill people, people kill people."
-Well... I think the gun helps. Just standing there and shouting BANG might not work as well.
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07.01.2008 - 13:44
Stalker
Lone wanderer
No, allowing people to carry weapons with themselves would be terrible mistake, as you see, not many countries allow such thing, I dont know one, to be honest. When you have a gun in your pocket, you will feel even more threatened than without it, you will see reasons to use it where they might not be.
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