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jes06c

(114 posts) Tue Mar 27, 2018, 02:42 PM Mar 2018

My response to a Republican on shootings

We had lunch with our family on Sunday. My wife is a kindergarten teacher, and during the meal my aunt asked her what she thought of teachers carrying guns. My wife said that it was a stupid ideas. To my pleasant surprise, my aunt actually agreed that it's a stupid solution. So far so good.

Then my aunt was talking about what a twisted world we live in, and how the whole world seems to be losing its mind.

I couldn't resist. I told her it's not the whole world, just America. Other countries enacted common sense gun control. Other countries don't have this problem. She had nothing to add after that.

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My response to a Republican on shootings (Original Post) jes06c Mar 2018 OP

Good stuff! ConnorMarc Mar 2018 #1

The one I've heard from my GOP friends the most often is: "look at Switzerland!" sandensea Mar 2018 #2

Not up on this. Does Switzerland have the highest rate? Still men in reserves have gun in house? bobbieinok Mar 2018 #3

Okay, let's look at Switzerland! jmowreader Mar 2018 #4

Somalia would be a great place to ship all gun humpers world wide wally Mar 2018 #5

The current president of Somalia is a decent person jmowreader Mar 2018 #6

Perfect reply. Thank you. sandensea Mar 2018 #7

ConnorMarc

(653 posts)

1. Good stuff!

Reply to jes06c (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2018, 03:37 PM

Mar 2018

Does your aunt typically have a response when you tell her things?

sandensea

(21,632 posts)

2. The one I've heard from my GOP friends the most often is: "look at Switzerland!"

Reply to jes06c (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2018, 04:48 PM

Mar 2018

To which I always say: "And guess which country has the highest rate of gun deaths in western Europe?"

"Oooh," they reply.

"So you see?" I conclude, "it's not without controversy over there - and remember: this isn't Switzerland."

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)

3. Not up on this. Does Switzerland have the highest rate? Still men in reserves have gun in house?

Reply to sandensea (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 27, 2018, 04:58 PM

Mar 2018

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)

4. Okay, let's look at Switzerland!

Reply to sandensea (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 27, 2018, 05:15 PM

Mar 2018

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Switzerland

If your average NRA member had to live under the Swiss weapons law - which is about to get a lot harsher, because in August 2018 the gun laws of every nation in the Schengen Area must be made the same - they would defect to Somalia.

world wide wally

(21,743 posts)

5. Somalia would be a great place to ship all gun humpers

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 27, 2018, 05:35 PM

Mar 2018

You too can be As free as a bird

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)

6. The current president of Somalia is a decent person

Reply to world wide wally (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 27, 2018, 05:56 PM

Mar 2018

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Abdullahi_Mohamed

The root cause of everything bad in Somalia is poverty, and if they can get a handle on that they should be okay.

sandensea

(21,632 posts)

7. Perfect reply. Thank you.

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 28, 2018, 01:28 PM

Mar 2018

Didn't know about the upcoming standardization in Schengen Area gun laws. That's great news.

The U.S. is getting more and more out of step on this it seems.

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