It's my last day as an hourly employee. Nine more work days in this job. So weird. Therapy this afternoon should be good.
'Dirty Girls'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Is it just me or does it seem like Dems are really out of touch on gun issues? It seems like they talk a lot about hunting and hunters and gun rights people hardly ever talk about gun control in relation to hunting. To me it makes it sound like Dems don't get it.
Gun rights aren't about hunting, or at least hunting is a tiny sliver. Self-defense I think is larger piece, but I think the big thing is identity.
I don't listen to the radio a lot right now, but there used to be radio ads for a large local gunshop called 'Frontier Justice'. At the end of every ad they would invite people to come to their store and 'take a stand for family, faith, and freedom.' How does buying a gun relate to family and faith? It only really makes sense in terms of identity.
People talk about see something say something, but everyone knew the kid was a time bomb. He legally owned the assault rifle and all the social media scary shit photos and talk wasn't illegal. He was expelled from school for his violence, yet he was able to walk into the school with smoke bombs, a gas mask, and assault rifle.
Everything in his history screamed this guy should not own weaponry, and yet not illegal.
I have to once again steadfastly avoid gun loving family and friends because I am the one that can't be civil.
I don't understand what the authorities are supposed to do about someone who seems dangerous but hasn't broken any laws.
Laura, that was exactly the point I just made on FB to someone who was talking about "warning signs"
I don't understand what the authorities are supposed to do about someone who seems dangerous but hasn't broken any laws.
I know. And yet we have to find a way to solve this.
Totally jealous of the 22222 post! Two is my number.
I don't understand what the authorities are supposed to do about someone who seems dangerous but hasn't broken any laws.
Make guns illegal.
I know. And yet we have to find a way to solve this.
I don't think there are any politically viable solutions.
Totally jealous of the 22222 post! Two is my number
And I didn't even do it on purpose!
If requiring a firearms license to own or purchase a firearm was politically viable, then I think there are things that could be done. Revoking or denying a license for domestic violence would be really helpful.