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MannyGoldstein

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6. Stay safe. nt

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Sun May 5, 2013, 08:36 PM

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What kind of bullet sickness do we have in America? [View all] MannyGoldstein May 2013 OP

A German's perspective on American gun love: Loudly May 2013 #1

Damn. You said it. You said what I have asked/wondered time and time again: Raine1967 May 2013 #2

Interesting Shankapotomus May 2013 #3

I suspect that's a big part of it MannyGoldstein May 2013 #4

income inequality and controled private possession arely staircase May 2013 #7

I am so fucking sick of the argument around here that.. busterbrown May 2013 #8

When your paranoia subsides and you realize that it is more dangerous... Walk away May 2013 #49

That is my take on it. nt Mojorabbit May 2013 #50

We put around 3k down the pipe last year. ileus May 2013 #5

Stay safe. nt MannyGoldstein May 2013 #6

You sound so proud. Hoyt May 2013 #10

I am it was the most shooting we'd done ever as a family. ileus May 2013 #11

Happy for you. Enjoy your guns and promotion of gun culture. Hoyt May 2013 #15

How many cans of beans and bike tires do you have stocked up? CokeMachine May 2013 #12

Better than surrounding myself with guns. Hoyt May 2013 #14

I'd never waste food like that ileus May 2013 #35

Ever experience a fearless day? One where you're not running for your bullet sticks? toby jo May 2013 #41

What's a bullet stick? nt. premium May 2013 #42

365x43 so far. ileus May 2013 #45

I think this excellent OP is about gun violence, not target practice. JaneyVee May 2013 #28

I really hope you and your family will eventually be at peace one day Cali_Democrat May 2013 #56

Damn, Manny. Ask a hard question next time. Buzz Clik May 2013 #9

Yeah, that's what I think is missing in all of this talk of gun control. harmonicon May 2013 #13

paranoia strikes deep... spanone May 2013 #16

The best? canonfodder May 2013 #17

Looking to Germany as an example of non-violence is something I just can't do. virgogal May 2013 #18

Another way of looking at it ThoughtCriminal May 2013 #23

Why? defacto7 May 2013 #31

USA! USA! USA! Patiod May 2013 #19

Gotta do it..... marmar May 2013 #20

Thanks for posting, Marmar liam_laddie May 2013 #57

It's been a long time coming on Manny. zeemike May 2013 #21

^^ this ^^ defacto7 May 2013 #32

Or maybe German cops are better shots? TheMightyFavog May 2013 #22

How many? canonfodder May 2013 #24

Evidently German police are horribly trained.. Fumesucker May 2013 #26

i guess its where you fire the warning shot, and hope if you need it the next round chambers. loli phabay May 2013 #29

Aren't warning shots fired first? RC May 2013 #37

not by US police they are not, for a couple of reasons, one you dont where the round will go loli phabay May 2013 #38

Then why do the Germans do it? MannyGoldstein May 2013 #46

no idea why the germans do warning shots i know the brits dont do them or at least did not. loli phabay May 2013 #47

probably not illegal in other countries. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #55

Well said! colorado_ufo May 2013 #25

LWCAPHS moondust May 2013 #27

the german police surely practice with thier firearms. Probably thousands of rounds per officer geckosfeet May 2013 #30

Maybe.... defacto7 May 2013 #33

Shooting unarmed suspects is of course unacceptable. geckosfeet May 2013 #36

believe it or not but not all officers practice these skills, on average the gun enthusiast puts in loli phabay May 2013 #39

That might explain the stories we hear about police firing many rounds under stress with few hits. geckosfeet May 2013 #53

I myself wonder the ratio of paranoia vs. anti-govermental talk out there, every single day graham4anything May 2013 #34

Say what now? RZM May 2013 #44

Maybe that's all the bullets they had? whopis01 May 2013 #40

Interesting study quoted in this months DISCOVER magazine... rwsanders May 2013 #43

ie my dad has several times over the ammo from the germans PatrynXX May 2013 #48

K & R SunSeeker May 2013 #51

The ugly truth DonCoquixote May 2013 #52

. blkmusclmachine May 2013 #54

"Violence is as American as apple pie." True then, true now, true always. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #58