Archived The MangaHelpers Confessional Thread - Part 1

[Naomi]

When I think about losing my sisters, I get sick. Especially my youngest one. Just thinking about it, I already know that I would want to die. I would not want to live in a world without my older sister or my two younger ones.

 

[BBB Banana]

It's not just the US... the world is sick and it's making people sick too.

 

[kdowns]

When I think about losing my sisters, I get sick. Especially my youngest one. Just thinking about it, I already know that I would want to die. I would not want to live in a world without my older sister or my two younger ones.

I would die if I lost either my Brother or my sister... But we live in a world were we can't just send kids to elementary school and think they are safe anymore.

 

[Adorien]

Sending you all love from here, guys.

 

[TheMoa]

well, I have a lot brothers and all of them are older than me... I not sure how I would react, I know that I would be pretty sad and would cry a lot on their funeral, but outside of that I don't know.
I mean, bad things happen everyday, sometimes closer, sometimes far away. After they happen, there's no cameback, we can't change the past, so only thing to do is mourn the lost, deal with it on your own way and move on.
Off course I'm talking hypothetically, if someone lose a brother I wouldn't say that... I would just try to be supportive.

anyway, get better! Be glad that nothing seriously happened to your sister

And the answer to this madness is simple... buy more guns, right?

 

[M3J]

The idea behind buying more guns is that the people with guns are better able to protect. For example, if the principal had the gun, she could have shot the killer right in the face or something. They're saying that allowing more people to have guns can increase protection because they'd be able to fight back, since guns are more dangerous than knives and shit.

However, I wonder if they know that allowing more people to have guns increase the risk of more people going on a rampage or shooting someone.

Banning guns won't work either because people will refuse to give up their guns and even if they do, they can still get guns in different ways.

 

[xi0]

The idea behind buying more guns is that the people with guns are better able to protect. For example, if the principal had the gun, she could have shot the killer right in the face or something. They're saying that allowing more people to have guns can increase protection because they'd be able to fight back, since guns are more dangerous than knives and shit.

However, I wonder if they know that allowing more people to have guns increase the risk of more people going on a rampage or shooting someone.

Banning guns won't work either because people will refuse to give up their guns and even if they do, they can still get guns in different ways.

That argument is completely retarded. Just think of all the bad things involving guns and compare it to all the good things that happen. Doesn't that seem disproportionate? It holds no water.

Banning guns won't work because its unconstitutional.

 

[earthforge]

I have parents and a brother. (I have more family than that but they abandoned us.) I often have to face the fear that they all might lose themselves in depression. We have so much working against us. My sib has to take on an increased workload to support us all while living with his mistakes at university. My parents aren't allowed to do what they love. Nobody wants to hire a couple of old fogies, even if they have greater mental acuity than their contemporaries who are dragged along by their friends to overpaying do-nothing positions. Every two weeks someone feels unappreciated and/or depressed, and it is so hard to talk them out of it when the world says "in no uncertain terms, fuck you".

I'm more fearful of stress-induced heart attacks or suicides than some anonymous nutcase shooting us. The latter is something that you can't control once the person has an agenda and a gun.

 

[BBB Banana]

That argument is completely retarded. Just think of all the bad things involving guns and compare it to all the good things that happen. Doesn't that seem disproportionate? It holds no water.

Banning guns won't work because its unconstitutional.

I don't think banning guns will do but they shouldn't not let non militars or cops have acess to riffles.

I mean if it is for self defense revolvers are more than enough for that. Riffles are only used by these psychos.

 

[M3J]

That argument is completely retarded. Just think of all the bad things involving guns and compare it to all the good things that happen. Doesn't that seem disproportionate? It holds no water.

Banning guns won't work because its unconstitutional.

That's what I got from some of the pics I've seen and from my friends' statuses. I would personally rather all guns be banned, but that's a naive idea. I even read that a middle east country has teachers with guns to protect the kids, and so far, nothing has happened as far as I know. Something could have, but I didn't see it, so I dunno if it's as effective as they say it is.

Fuck unconstitutional. People need to focus on safety. I think the blame lies with the mom, for the most part. She taught her kids how to handle guns, and I think she didn't even lock it up. She knew her son was autistic, why teach him ways of guns?

 

[xi0]

I don't think banning guns will do but they shouldn't not let non militars or cops have acess to riffles.

I mean if it is for self defense revolvers are more than enough for that. Riffles are only used by these psychos.

More people own rifles and shotguns than handguns. They're used for recreation.

But there are certain weapons and extended magazines that I don't understand why anyone would need or want...

 

[BBB Banana]

The problem with guns is that people aren't always capable of acting rationaly. Even the coldest ones. And in a moment of rage they won't think twice about using it (they won't even think in fact)

 

[M3J]

Just like to make it clear that I do not believe in more guns = safer or whatever. I thin it's a bad idea and increases the risk of something like Newtown or Aurora happening again. But banning guns aren't good either because people who won't want to adhere to the ban will find a way to keep or get guns, while the people that will obey the ban will be left gunless and defenseless.

 

[xi0]

Just like to make it clear that I do not believe in more guns = safer or whatever. I thin it's a bad idea and increases the risk of something like Newtown or Aurora happening again. But banning guns aren't good either because people who won't want to adhere to the ban will find a way to keep or get guns, while the people that will obey the ban will be left gunless and defenseless.

Banning guns isn't on the table. It's the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution . Further restrictions would be a good idea though...or enforcing existing ones better.

 

[M3J]

We should try enforcing/reinforcing the existing ones first before coming up with more restrictions.

 

[xi0]

We should try enforcing/reinforcing the existing ones first before coming up with more restrictions.

It would help to even know what they are. Many states have many different laws in regards to this. It should be more uniform, but states-rights people would be up in arms over such a thing.

 

[earthforge]

From a discussion I just had: there's in article in the HuffPo regarding that the majority of cases where there's been a successful intervention of a mass shooting by someone else with a gun, the person is often a retired service or police officer. I think we might be overstating the power of guns in our awkward American fear of 'em. Even if you know how to shoot a gun, that doesn't translate to an actual crisis. Most people who successfully intervene with a gun are used to reacting to a bad situation.

Having a gun and knowing how to shoot won't necessarily protect you and others. Even experience with crises can fail you, as when policemen get shot on-duty. It's awareness and courage that makes the difference. The same qualities that were shown by the teacher who hid her class in the supply closet and told the gunman that they were at gym. The gunman killed her, but she saved a whole class. She gave her life to save a dozen. How many of us could have done the same?

 

[xi0]

The suggestion that everyone carry is just negligent of reality. It's honestly one of the most moronic things I've ever heard, and Piers Morgan was right to call that guy suggesting it an idiot on his show. Life is not a videogame. I would be scared shitless to carry a gun around...it's not like it's an NES Lightgun where you just point and shoot. It's a ballistic weapon.

 

[kdowns]

Speaking of Gun Sales. My store is almost completely sold out on all guns. Our Gun Bar is really barren

 

[xi0]

Speaking of Gun Sales. My store is almost completely sold out on all guns. Our Gun Bar is really barren

It's Texas...