Poll Question: Poll Question : Is Gun Violence Real?
dpnewell
Thursday, January 17, 2013 7:05:03 PM

Why do you keep putting the word gun in front of the word violence...?

schusler wrote:

Anytime someone commits violence or murder with a gun, the media and politicians like to use the labels "gunman" or "gun violence". Ever heard of a knife murderer called a "knifeman"? Ever heard of a "baseball batman", a "fistman", a "poisonman", a "bombman"? Ever heard the media talk of "knife violence", "club violence", "bomb violence" or "poison violence"?

The media and politicians have an agenda, and those who don't see it are either blind or naive. Maybe you folks need to start asking yourselves why when someone commits murder or violence with a gun, the tool used is demonized by the media, but when other deadly tools are used, the blame is placed on the actor, not the tool used.

victor809
Thursday, January 17, 2013 7:15:23 PM

Actually, no.

But the upper-educated Americans, well, they peg the Idiot Meter, so it skews the average.

(You still owe the man an apology.)

jpotts wrote:

..... potts... you've become a one-note shill....

dpnewell
Thursday, January 17, 2013 7:19:52 PM

Would it be true to suggest that most NRA-ers believe that gun violence is NOT a problem? At least not a big enough problem for society to do anything about? If so, OK...but then I wish they'd just say that.

dstieger wrote:

No, Dave, this country has a problem with violence, period! To single out violence committed with one kind of tool, and then demonizing it above all other forms of violence, while placing blame on the tool itself is hypocritical. Murder is murder whether it's committed by someone using a gun, knife, bat, club, rope, bomb, car, etc. This country needs to be addressing the causes of all violence, not singling out one kind, and having knee jerk reactions.

schusler
Thursday, January 17, 2013 8:10:19 PM

Anytime someone commits violence or murder with a gun, the media and politicians like to use the labels "gunman" or "gun violence". Ever heard of a knife murderer called a "knifeman"? Ever heard of a "baseball batman", a "fistman", a "poisonman", a "bombman"? Ever heard the media talk of "knife violence", "club violence", "bomb violence" or "poison violence"?

The media and politicians have an agenda, and those who don't see it are either blind or naive. Maybe you folks need to start asking yourselves why when someone commits murder or violence with a gun, the tool used is demonized by the media, but when other deadly tools are used, the blame is placed on the actor, not the tool used.

dpnewell wrote:

That was my point.... thank you

fiddler898
Thursday, January 17, 2013 8:32:16 PM
No, gun violence is fake. Nobody dies from guns, it's all an illusion.

Liberal media, and all that.

Brewha
Thursday, January 17, 2013 8:35:58 PM
Meanwhile, Ma Barker lies in a ditch at the edge of town . . .
dpnewell
Thursday, January 17, 2013 11:14:37 PM

No, gun violence is fake. Nobody dies from guns, it's all an illusion.

Liberal media, and all that.

fiddler898 wrote:

You totally ignored my point, but I really didn't expect any less.

jpotts
Friday, January 18, 2013 12:14:22 AM

That vial image will haunt my dreams. You should be ashamed of yourself Potts. Try using your powers for good instead of evil . . . .

Brewha wrote:

heh heh heh...

jpotts
Friday, January 18, 2013 12:19:24 AM

..... potts... you've become a one-note shill....

victor809 wrote:

I'll have you know that Neil Young got awfully rich and famous of of being able to play one note through most of his songs.

snowwolf777
Friday, January 18, 2013 7:58:18 AM
Where's the "hemp" option on the gun violence poll?

:-s

snowwolf777
Friday, January 18, 2013 7:58:56 AM
Ignore my previous post. I was drunk.

🍺

JadeRose
Friday, January 18, 2013 8:58:59 AM

I don't.

You show me an "evolved" human. I'll show you a really good PR firm.

Devolution, however, happens all the time.

jpotts wrote:

Oh pottsie......We're ALL Devo. And you're the ultimate Jocko Homo.