tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37140249.post4015160034205874418..comments2023-11-03T18:55:25.677+04:00Comments on <center> ZOMG! </center>: Virginia Tech Massacre Part 1. The EventMaliZOMGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192857336316422029noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37140249.post-73947365012073793132007-05-04T22:14:00.000+04:002007-05-04T22:14:00.000+04:00On the topic of gun control laws: the last time gu...On the topic of gun control laws: the last time gun control laws were actually strengthened in the states was under Clinton, and it pretty much destroyed his approval ratings. Bush has been quietly and systematically dissembling every piece of progress Clinton made, including a refusal to renew the ban on assault rifles. What good is an assault rifle to the average citizen, unless they're trying to kill huge numbers of people indiscriminately? Not to mention that, if I recall correctly, the 5 day waiting time (meant to prevent crimes of passion) on the purchase of a handgun has either already been waived by the Bush admin, or soon will be. Not that it matters, since if you purchase a gun at a gun show there, there's no background checks or waiting time.<BR/><BR/>No wonder this sort of crap happens in the US. No wonder that, if you include accidents and suicides, the number of gun-related deaths in the states is averaging at 80 a day, right now. And the most powerful firearms lobby group in the states right now is the NRA, which happens to a) be totally mainstream, and b) wants every US citizen to be in possession of a gun. You'd think that after the massive gun crime > massive crackdown on firearms posession > massive reduction in gun-related crimes pattern followed in the UK, Australia, and (to some extent) Canada, the US would have caught on by now.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the rant. But it just seems the height of stupidity to hear people in the states advocating to allow guns in high schools in order to, somehow, prevent this sort of mass murder. *headdesk*Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12865288971324327475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37140249.post-19483255548380189752007-04-20T13:55:00.000+04:002007-04-20T13:55:00.000+04:00Edit: I know he can't be re-elected, but he just w...Edit: I know he can't be re-elected, but he just wants to end his second term on a good note.Lhjunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279343140503892785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37140249.post-28799795018429007822007-04-20T13:51:00.000+04:002007-04-20T13:51:00.000+04:00It's a conspiracy.With elections about a year away...It's a conspiracy.<BR/>With elections about a year away, Dubya needed to up his ratings by gaining the confidence and sympathy of the public.Lhjunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279343140503892785noreply@blogger.com