Are Americans too immature to handle the coolness of guns?

Chamomile · Post by **Chamomile** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:23 am

Lago PARANOIA · Post by **Lago PARANOIA** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:58 pm

Well, the tragedy surrounding Treyvon Martin -- or rather, the reactions of the surrounding community -- pretty much answered that question for the U.S.. And that answer is 'yes'.

Now comes a follow-up question. How do we pry away these exploding mechanical jelqers from the hands of our immature and hysterical populace? Considering that there are other issues that need attending to that could be derailed by that enemy of democracy known as the single-issue voter, I think the tragic answer is 'we're not even going to consider that for a few dozen years'.

DSMatticus · Post by **DSMatticus** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:09 pm

Zimmerman was kind of a racist asshole cop wannabe with a prior history of assault, domestic violence, and calling the cops on every African American he saw in his neighborhood. He's basically the worst type of person you can put a gun in the hands of, because he's a fucking violent paranoid moron. And that's true of most people who seek carry permits; you have to be a pretty stupid person to think you're ever going to actually need or use that permit, and that means you're going to do stupid things once you get it.

Lago PARANOIA · Post by **Lago PARANOIA** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:45 am

Zimmerman's actions weren't why I bumped this thread. Rather, it was the actions of the Florida police and the legislatures' hysterical retrenching of the whole Stand Your Ground crap. People like Zimmerman are assholes but are also inevitable in any country; what's more important is how people treat the incident and consider the proximate causes.