Papantonio: It’s The Guns, Stupid

[GoLeft TV]

America recently witnessed another tragic mass shooting, and the right wing response has been predictable – they think more guns will prevent tragedies. Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio explains why this is a ridiculous claim to make with Elliot Fineman, the CEO of the Gun Victims Action Council.

[PercievingBalance]

1. Guns have no mind of their own, identity or motive

People do. We are a race that is excited, disgustingly, at times by violence and pain that is inflicted upon anyone but ourselves


It's humanity stupid, Guns like cars, knives, or if you are a president, soldiers, can be used to advance a just cause, or an unjust cause.

When police disarm and stop shooting kids and dogs, I'm sure most other people will do the same.

Until then, ITS A NATURAL RIGHT TO PROTECT OURSELVES IN ANY MANNER WE CHOOSE.

[onehandle]

3. Right on, Brother! Until I can wear my backpack nuke to church, I will cower in fear.

Rocking back and forth in my basement on my pile of guns.

[PercievingBalance]

5. Ok, you made your EXTREMELY MISLEADING JOKE, rape victims aren't laughing tho

Have you been to Philadelphia lately? Detroit? Oakland? Imagine if one of those women who had been raped, beaten or murdered had been carrying a Korth?

So, for you, is disarmament something that should happen across the board, or should only certain people be able to have them?

How would you deal with the constitutional issues and "right of protection" issues involved?

Would you change the raison d'etre for police officers to "protect human life" from their current mission of only protecting private property?

[onehandle]

6. Machine gun vending machines in elementary schools.

Why should my toddler's rights be infringed to protect his juice box?

Not to mention gun culture's right to sell to him.

[PercievingBalance]

9. Psychiatris and teachers peddling CRACK(Ritalin, Desosxyn) TO CHILDREN IS A FAR WORSE PROBLEM

Than your imaginary FEAR MONGERING FAKE VENDING MACHINE IS.

Generally,, people fear real things

Like legal medications that TURN PEOPLE INTO VIOLENT CRIMINALS OR ADDICTS.

HERE IS A WEBSITE WITH A LIST OF SCHOOLS SHOOTINGS TIED TO ANTI-DEPRESSANTS
http://www.hangthebankers.com/list-of-school-shootings-on-antidepressants/

"On Sept. 23, 2008 a Finnish Student Shot & Killed 9 Students Before Killing Himself=PATIENT WAS ON SSRI'S"

Children are regularly prescribed a medication that is known to induce psychosis in a significant percentage or patients THAT ARE USING THE MEDICATION AS PRESCRIBED=DEXTROAMPHETAMINE/DEXEDRINE/ADDERALL..

The PROBLEM WITH AN AMERICAN VIOLENT CULTURE HAS TO DO WITH THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INDIVIDUAL, not an inanimate object!

BLAMING GUNS IS JUST EASY, BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU THE SENSE THAT YOU HAVE ACTUALLY DONE SOMETHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM...............................from your couch.

[paleotn]

13. And without access to firearms....

....such folks would be merely manically depressed. Oh, that's right. They could still beat people to death with rocks and sticks. Forgot about that.

Oh, by the way, Fox nut, it's Perceiving, not "percieving." I before E except after C and all that.

[billh58]

10. I think that you

broke someone's caps lock key...

[SunSeeker]

11. LOL nt

[SunSeeker]

12. onehandle

I love you.

[kitt6]

7. I before E (except after C)

Pap is correct. Or should we just get rid of our (humanity) selves and keep all the guns?

[DeSwiss]

2. All. Of. Them.

- As long as there's one gun, there'll always be someone, somewhere making another one to counter it. Ad infinitum.

It's the profits, stupid......

K&R

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[billh58]

4. K&R

for sanity.

[Oakenshield]

8. Emulate another country?!

This is Murica, other countries are supposed to emulate us, never the other way around...because we're just so star-spangled awesome.