Guns Everywhere

[superkartracer]

http://news.sky.com/story/1248330/guns-can-be-carr...

What a bunch...

Churches can allow worshipers to bring guns to services under the law, but are not required to do so.

[Bill]

Interesting experiment. Glad I don't live in Georgia.

[rhinochopig]

It'll make for some interesting show and tells.

[longblackcoat]

I was working at one of our offices in North Carolina and was somewhat bemused to see a sign stating that the management would appreciate it if all guns were worn visibly when in the office, giving the distinct impression that being armed to go to work was a pretty run of the mill thing, but that having it tucked in your pocket rather than worn on your hip was pushing it a bit.

Sure enough, there were several guns to be seen in the office, unsurprisingly worn by white men in their 50s who looked to be about as much fun as having a tooth extracted without anaesthetic.

[Grumfutock]

What an intriguing idea.

Thou shalt not kill, but bring your Uzi just in case!

[TEKNOPUG]

The right to bare arms doesn't specify what kind of "arms". They've drawn the line at fully automatic guns, mortars and field-artillery. So why not just limit the arms to something that stays in the constitution but makes it considerably harder to commit mass murder. Such as, everyone is allowed to bring a pike to Church? Or broad-swords are acceptable to carry on public transport. Trebuchets must be visible at all time?

[FourWheelDrift]

TEKNOPUG said:

The right to bare arms doesn't specify what kind of "arms". They've drawn the line at fully automatic guns, mortars and field-artillery. So why not just limit the arms to something that stays in the constitution but makes it considerably harder to commit mass murder. Such as, everyone is allowed to bring a pike to Church? Or broad-swords are acceptable to carry on public transport. Trebuchets must be visible at all time?

[rohrl]

Utter madness.

[Liokault]

TEKNOPUG said:

The right to bare arms doesn't specify what kind of "arms". They've drawn the line at fully automatic guns, mortars and field-artillery. So why not just limit the arms to something that stays in the constitution but makes it considerably harder to commit mass murder. Such as, everyone is allowed to bring a pike to Church? Or broad-swords are acceptable to carry on public transport. Trebuchets must be visible at all time?

I wouldn't attend any church that refused me entry just because I had my anti aircraft flak cannon with me!

[Liokault]

[TEKNOPUG]

Liokault said:

I wouldn't attend any church that refused me entry just because I had my anti aircraft flak cannon with me!

Absolutely. I've had to switch libraries as my previous local one took offence to me browsing books whilst carrying my M2-2 flame thrower.

[Blib]

Article said:

............ and authorises schools to allow staff members to carry weapons on campus.

Blimey, had that been allowed at my school, half of the pupils would not have made it to adulthood!

[Bill]

You're not allowed to bare your arms in a mosque. Just saying.

[FourWheelDrift]

Bill said:

You're not allowed to bare your arms in a mosque. Just saying.

You're not allowed to arm bears either, I found that out at my cost.

[Bill]

Lucky their poor eyesight and non-opposable thumbs make small arms use tricky for them, eh?

[paulrockliffe]

FourWheelDrift said:

TEKNOPUG said:

The right to bare arms doesn't specify what kind of "arms". They've drawn the line at fully automatic guns, mortars and field-artillery. So why not just limit the arms to something that stays in the constitution but makes it considerably harder to commit mass murder. Such as, everyone is allowed to bring a pike to Church? Or broad-swords are acceptable to carry on public transport. Trebuchets must be visible at all time?

I thought that right was contingent on the country not having a standing army?

[FredClogs]

The women in the article who campaigns on gun restriction was the victim of a shooting.

Seems to me that if being shot can lead to a less liberal attitude on gun ownership that a fairly sensible way to proceed to a safer society might be to shoot more people.

[Pesty]

Not sure if it's a good idea or not

However more food for thought. Concealed carry legally in Chicago has been going a year. Crime is down.

[rohrl]

Pesty said:

Not sure if it's a good idea or not

However more food for thought. Concealed carry legally in Chicago has been going a year. Crime is down.

It that causation or correlation though? One year isn't a very long time to measure crime stats.

[Pesty]

rohrl said:

It that causation or correlation though? One year isn't a very long time to measure crime stats.

Absolutely just something I read the other day I'll try and find the article. No need for the I'm a potato picture


Think this is a different one but says similar thing. Note lots of maybes etc etc.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/04/04/gun-con...

Edited by Pesty on Thursday 24th April 14:44