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Gun deaths were the leading killer of US children in 2020

Discussion in 'Rant and Rave' started by aposhark, Apr 22, 2022.

  1. aposhark
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  2. Druk1
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    The last house I was in stateside the guy, a filipino, has 15 guns including a fantastic machine pistol, the genie is out of the bottle regarding guns on this side of the pond, there's no going back at all.
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    Private gun collection stateside. Screenshot_20220422_221507.jpg
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    I once went with a friend to go shooting in Pennsylvania with about 20 Baltimore cops.
    It was basically a couple of days target practice whilst drinking and chatting in the evenings.

    They had all put their weapons on top of a metal cabinet out of the way.
    As we were standing around a large wheel rim in the night time drinking beer, there was a loud bang - one of the toddlers had found a bullet that had rolled off the metal cabinet onto the floor and threw it into the fire.
    No-one knew what happened to the bullet in the moment of the bang and anyone could have been hurt in that moment.
    https://www.technology.org/2019/07/...d-into-fire-not-what-you-think-it-does-video/

    These men and women were supposed to be responsible cops :eek:
    So many times on the news and in the newspapers were stories of children shooting members of their own families. :frust:
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  6. Druk1
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    I love it, if I lived south of the border I would have a really nice collection, I love being on a range, gun talk, wiping them down, the precision, the smell of cordite, look at this private collection :ninja:
  7. Druk1
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    Even here, a couple of aisles down from the fruit and veg section.....
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  8. Druk1
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    4300 child deaths in 2020 in the States due to firearms, watching a report on it now.
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    I look at the situation with guns in the US and I still scratch my head wondering why are there so many guns available.
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    And the Philippines, Davao lock'N, Load. IMG_20220423_174108.jpg
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    Just been into a gun store to look at the latest compound bows, 6 aisles of ammunition. Screenshot_20220423_200033.jpg
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    I got talking to a local who was part of a SWAT team, he invited me to go to the range with him and fire a few of his weapons but I declined saying my eye sight was poor.
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  13. Druk1
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    Should have just done what the typical pinoy copper does, spray and pray (that one hits the target).
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  14. David52
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    What are you going to do with 15 guns?? One or two should be sufficient for self defense, but 15????
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  15. Druk1
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    Got to be honest, in a good American gunshop I could easily buy 30 weapons without blinking, collecting them would be addictive, some blokes are petrol heads, some like craft beers, some even like making tiktok videos, some like guns.
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    aposhark Well-Known Member Lifetime Member

    There's your answer right there.
    People who like guns need to give their heads a wobble :eek:
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  19. Druk1
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    Nah, I like guns, the genie is out the bottle with weapons in the good old U S of A, people can pontificate, debate, even argue (been a bit of that on here lately :D) but the corner has been turned, gun crime isn't going away.
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