What shits ya!

[Pweter]

Oh same here. I'm definitely shit at it but even the worst day on the golf course is better than the best day at work.

Yep, same with fishing

 

[Doss]

I skewed a ball off the side of the nine iron onto a train at Royal Park once. That was a bit awkward.

 

[Stopher]

It's not Friday night yet!

 

[Andronicus]

Fiona o'laughlin.

 

[CourtzMajora]

Catching a cold/flu/hayfever thing on my first day off in a while and just in time for the weekend when I had planned a lot of things to do.

Plus side I've been in bed for nearly two days watching Harry Potter.

 

[eth-dog]

Catching a cold/flu/hayfever thing on my first day off in a while and just in time for the weekend when I had planned a lot of things to do.

Plus side I've been in bed for nearly two days watching Harry Potter.

This isn't things that please you.

 

[CourtzMajora]

This isn't things that please you.

Well most of it doesn't please me haha.

 

[Andronicus]

Watching footy with my mother in law. An expert that seems to pick a team based on colours and then scream about the game like she has been a fan for years.

Every word she says is so grating.

 

[CourtzMajora]

Having to come into work when you are sick because there aren't enough staff here.

I hope they don't think I'm going to be productive today.

 

[Howard Moon]

Having to come into work when you are sick because there aren't enough staff here.

I hope they don't think I'm going to be productive today.

being on here isnt a good start...

 

[Doss]

The NRA.

 

[Howard Moon]

The NRA.

i hate car insurance agencies too, blood sucking vermin.

 

[Doss]

So are guns.

 

[Howard Moon]

So are guns.

i like how Obama says they are one of the only 'advanced' country not to have changed out gun laws.

oxymoron?

advance Obama, do it!

 

[Doss]

We all know what'd happen to any President who takes the plunge, though.

Also their party would never get any votes in the South ever again. Not that this latest massacre even happened in the South.

 

[Howard Moon]

We all know what'd happen to any President who takes the plunge, though.

Also their party would never get any votes in the South ever again. Not that this latest massacre even happened in the South.

i suppose the US presidents are on set terms anyway, it wouldnt be a selfless act at the end of your term to take one for the team and make the changes? you are going out anyway, why not leave a lasting legacy!

 

[Pweter]

They need to introduce gun reforms in baby steps. Something like

1. Introduce far tighter checks on those who can own a firearm licence
2. Ban fully automatic weapons outright save for the military and law enforcement
3. Limit semi automatic weapons to those that need them in a professional capacity
4. Assess from there. Other options would be things like banning possession of a firearm in a public place

It would need to be drip fed over a number of years. A big bang approach simply won't work in the US, and as Doss points out, it'd be political suicide for anyone who attempted to do so.

 

[Beerfish]

Great in theory but would never get past step one in reality.

 

[Pweter]

Some states have introduced local laws making the license checks tighter already and apparently it's brought down the levels of gun related violence. It's something the federal government could piggy back on.

If there continues to be several massacres per year, it'll reach tipping point at some time.

 

[Beerfish]

Some states have introduced local laws making the license checks tighter already and apparently it's brought down the levels of gun related violence. It's something the federal government could piggy back on.

Would never go any further than that though and in all honesty they'd be pushing shit uphill trying to even get that up on a national scale.

If there continues to be several massacres per year, it'll reach tipping point at some time.

You'd like to think so but all the available evidence points to the contrary. They've been having several massacres a year for years now. They just don't seem to get it.

 

[Harlequin]

I know this is an old documentary but 'Bowling for Columbine' was quite enlightening in relation to the gun culture

Made in 2002 and the gun massacres continue

 

[Doss]

Plus the murder rate in most places has actually declined markedly and that doesn't help the argument, perversely enough.

For example, there were 2245 murders in New York City in 1990, compared to 328 in 2014.

NRA will cite that and say "where's the problem?"

 

[Pweter]

Would never go any further than that though and in all honesty they'd be pushing shit uphill trying to even get that up on a national scale.


You'd like to think so but all the available evidence points to the contrary. They've been having several massacres a year for years now. They just don't seem to get it.

We're at least hearing it discussed at higher levels and in more detail now than has ever been done in the past. Will it ever happen? Who knows, but at least it is being discussed.

 

[Beerfish]

For example, there were 2245 murders in New York City in 1990, compared to 328 in 2014.

Jesus. Is that for real? That's a pretty incredible drop.

 

[Pweter]

NRA will cite that and say "where's the problem?"

It's such a narrow argument by such a powerful group. It really is ridiculous.

"It's my constitutional right. USA USA"