I want that view back that I gave him.
Seriously, fuck that Guy and his paranoid ass.
sorry for overreacting
President Obama Is Pissed (Oregon Shooting Press Conference)
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I want that view back that I gave him.
Seriously, fuck that Guy and his paranoid ass.
True, that was a poor word choice. Edited, just in case... Don't wanna offend anyone.
minor effort
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People watch his video and immediately conclude that he's #1 on the list of people who should not have any weapons, whatsoever.
Holy shit!
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
After we weren't able to get any meaningful traction after Newtown, I've basically given up hope.
These people were able to hand-wave away the death of 20 children. Nothing will change their minds.
These people were able to hand-wave away the death of 20 children. Nothing will change their minds.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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Ultimately gun lobbyists override everything right now, even if the majority of the population wasn't apathetic about gun reform.
thesuperfunk
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Powerful words from the president ... if only more would listen.
John Kowalski
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Man, you can see the hurt on his face.
This whole thing is immensely depressing.
This whole thing is immensely depressing.
Honestly, at this point? I don't care anymore. Every other day there's another mass shooting headline. I brush over them without even paying attention anymore - it's like "car accident" or "local suicide" or any other daily tragedy. How can you not get numb to it? You'd go mad from anguish.
I buy the argument that we're past the point of no return on gun laws - we've seen the worst, shrugged our shoulders, and carried on. It's a fact of life now, blends into the tapestry of the nightly news with the fires and floods and celebrity mishaps.
Good man
I just watched the whole thing. He didn't smirk. He looked like me might cry or scream, but he didn't smirk.
Poltergust
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The majority of Americans actually do want stricter gun control laws (as was shown back during the Sandy Hook shooting), but we need Congress to cooperate.
We, as citizens, need to vote in people that would vote yes on gun control. However, as of the mid-term elections last year, that will not be possible.
QuiteWhittle
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Citizens have to vote for representatives at the state or federal level who can then vote for tougher gun laws.
Last election the American public voted nationwide for people who do not support tougher gun control measures. So there's nothing that can be done.
No, they can't directly vote for gun laws, they would need to elect people to congress who would change the laws. Congress is currently full of crazy, greedy monsters at the moment nothing changes. And even voting them in is tough until the redistricting goes into effect.
Honestly lobbying needs to be banned or some how reduced massively if we're to fixing anything in the country.
HighResTomato
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The thing is, according to polling at least, the majority of the country is right there with Obama. It's just the completely insane, vocal, and incredibly rich, minority that's holding us back.
stufte
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This right here is why we need comprehensive mental health reform in this country. I only hope he gets some help before he actually hurts someone.
Dictator93
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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.
I can't believe that guy is actually real.
Had to watch it twice... That little bit at the end make me think, but nope, I think he's legit.
entremet
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A total ban would require an amendment to the Constitution. To get an amendment, you need 2/3rds of both Houses of Congress to agree. That's almost impossible with the current makeup in Congress.
It could also be done by State Legislatures via Constitutional Conventions, but that would require 2/3rds as well. Not happening.
At this point we probably are. "Some college kids? Who cares. Black people in a church? Whatever. Moviegoers? Should have bought the blurays when they come out."
He's not asking about a straight ban though, just tougher gun control. We don't need an amendment to the constitution to have tougher gun laws.
for those wondering what Obama was talking about when he said other countries responded to mass shootings
1996 shooting at Dunblane. 16 children and 1 teacher killed. The UK banned handguns after that.
it works.
1996 shooting at Dunblane. 16 children and 1 teacher killed. The UK banned handguns after that.
it works.
Demoncarnotaur
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Obama again says what needs to be said, but I just doubt it's going to do anything. That thought alone is so depressing.
Wow.
Sure glad he's a gun owner.
Wow.
Sure glad he's a gun owner.
Japan has very strict gun control, yet a man was arrested there last year for having five 3D-printed guns. Two were lethal, but he didn't have bullets.
Here's a piece by Wired on a 3D-printed AR-15 they made.
Give it 10 years and people will be printing automatic rifles. No laws will be able to prevent blueprints from being shared over the internet. It's time to think about long-term solutions, background checks or whatever won't do shit to prevent any of this.
Here's a piece by Wired on a 3D-printed AR-15 they made.
Give it 10 years and people will be printing automatic rifles. No laws will be able to prevent blueprints from being shared over the internet. It's time to think about long-term solutions, background checks or whatever won't do shit to prevent any of this.
Lobbying as a concept is not a bad idea, the problem is how it's been warped by corporations just like everything else government related.
Pretty much that for any meaningful gun laws to stick, you need 2/3 of the voters to support it because of Supreme Court cases supporting the 2nd Amendment.
It's really really hard to convince 2/3 of any voting body to do anything.
This guy belongs in a mental hospital...
torre_avenue
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I don't mean to sound accusatory, but could you explain what you mean by this? The government control being mentioned here would be to stop easy access to guns, which seems to be a good preventative measure.
Dictator93
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Fucking awesome, no nonsense press conference speech. Like shit. That was great.
Turn on your listening ears! He just said. Congress. Governments. Obama isn'ts the king as the US is still ran by comittee! Come on, dude. Don't get negativity amped up without listening and comprehending the whole argument first.
The whole conference really demonstrate how stupid the uploader who wrote the description is for obama called him or her out before the comference ended! Fuck. Obama has every rights to come back and say, "See! Look at this shit. So fucking predictable. Like clockwork."
LookAtMeGo
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What a loon.
Perhaps, but there's two choices:
1) Do nothing. The situation stays the same or worsens.
2) Do something.
I thought it would take kids to die for America to change but then Newton happened, now Americans should just give up, it will never happen in their lifetime.
HighResTomato
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I only lasted 1 minute 23 seconds watching one of his other videos. This guy needs help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6hJgWZQrF4
Damn, it could come off as a Onion parody. But it's not. :/
Not with that attitude it won't.
DrForester
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And a pilot!
What is there to be done at this point that hasn't been done before? We'll talk about this for a couple of weeks and promptly forget until the next mass shooting next month.
This is like one of those endless circular flowcharts.
Yup agreed. Big money controls everything.
Im in favor of reducing preventable deaths. Do you get mad at government for mandating seatbelt and safety standards in cars. Or monitoring and controlling what companies can sell to consumers as food? How about environmental protections so that people don't dump chemicals into the river that some people go fishing in?
What is so crazy about adding tougher restriction to a tool thats primary function is to kill?
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