Gun Control & RKBA

EdwardBernays

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26. the idea...

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #24)

Sun May 29, 2016, 12:34 PM

May 2016

of permanently locking up all violent offenders?

It's not feasible and won't happen so being for it is a waste of time IMO.

It's like not being for levitating - if it was possible maybe I'd reconsider, but as it's not...

Anyway, there's ENDLESS things America needs to do to lower it's crime and violent crime rates:

- reform the economy
- reform the education system
- reform the welfare system
- meaningfully work towards racial equality
- introduce meaningful gun control
- reassert the primacy of democracy over capitalism
- reform the criminal justice system
- close for profit prisons
- outlaw lobbying and mandate that all elections are state funded
- legalise drugs and treat addiction like an illness
- etc etc etc

Crime is a symptom largely, not a disease. Treat the disease and the symptoms will greatly lessen, at worst.

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I'm okay with violent felons owning guns after they serve their sentence... [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 OP

Lol EdwardBernays May 2016 #1

Are you saying that... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #2

Well EdwardBernays May 2016 #3

We don't have a Scandinavian system discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #6

You're right EdwardBernays May 2016 #7

how do you know the "results" gejohnston May 2016 #9

Check it out for yourself EdwardBernays May 2016 #12

the question was about gejohnston May 2016 #16

Like I said EdwardBernays May 2016 #17

perhaps gejohnston May 2016 #18

not true EdwardBernays May 2016 #19

Yes I have checked gejohnston May 2016 #20

"...we don't have the resources to lock up every murder and rapist and violent criminal forever." discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #15

More EdwardBernays May 2016 #22

I infer you're against the idea discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #24

the idea... EdwardBernays May 2016 #26

"Crime is a symptom..." discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #27

No worries EdwardBernays May 2016 #28

Some replies discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #33

cool EdwardBernays May 2016 #35

replies discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #51

I'm missing the connection on some of these gejohnston May 2016 #38

ok EdwardBernays May 2016 #40

Latin America is mostly middle income, gejohnston May 2016 #42

Ok 4 EdwardBernays May 2016 #47

still making an argument based on emotion and gejohnston May 2016 #50

part two gejohnston May 2016 #39

ok 2 EdwardBernays May 2016 #41

community policing isn't riding around in cars, gejohnston May 2016 #43

Ok 3 EdwardBernays May 2016 #45

cum hoc ergo propter hoc gejohnston May 2016 #48

post script gejohnston May 2016 #44

As I said before EdwardBernays May 2016 #46

the only people who would obey that, gejohnston May 2016 #49

I haven't heard from you on post #15 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #21

I just replied EdwardBernays May 2016 #23

me too, thanks n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #25

cum hoc ergo propter hoc gejohnston May 2016 #8

Yes EdwardBernays May 2016 #10

I was hoping to see something more scholarly that The Atlantic gejohnston May 2016 #14

And yet... beevul May 2016 #13

Welcome to the Gungeon SecularMotion May 2016 #4

Even for the Gungeon EdwardBernays May 2016 #5

Heh. Most controllers sound more RW than folks here. But enjoy your myth. Eleanors38 May 2016 #29

Depends EdwardBernays May 2016 #31

I do not consider robust support of the Second right-wing. Nor did JFK, an NRA member. Eleanors38 May 2016 #36

wellll EdwardBernays May 2016 #37

It wasn't a pro-gun poster who said this... beevul May 2016 #30

Another gun control poster sarisataka May 2016 #32

And they say gun rights supporters on DU are supposed to be the violent ones... beevul May 2016 #34

I read an article recently TeddyR May 2016 #11