I would rather walk 50 miles......

.....than take public transportation.

.....than take public transportation.

You joined the military, but you're afraid to take public transportation because there's a small risk of being shot? Just saying.


Also, that's terrible. Just terrible.

Quote from: WardoggKC130FE on September 06, 2011, 03:56:26 PM

.....than take public transportation.

You joined the military, but you're afraid to take public transportation because there's a small risk of being shot? Just saying.


Also, that's terrible. Just terrible.

Well, (assuming he is a vet) he acknowledged the risk when joining the military. Transportation should not have any.

Also: Just terrible.

You should fear the black man. Also buy more guns to shoot the black man. It's the only way to protect those you love. It really is astonishing what will trigger a shooting these days.

Am I doing it right?

Is there a drinking game where you have to drink every time Fox News shows a black man committing a crime? I hope so. In just 2 and a half minutes they show the footage of the three guys shooting then running away 7 times. That's once every 20 seconds roughly.

Ask yourself: Is this confirming my prejudices or challenging them?

I like how they got their black anchor and reporter to give the report.

The bus driver didn't notice a bunch of disgruntled young african americans with gigantic assault rifles screaming outside?

You should fear the black man. Also buy more guns to shoot the black man. It's the only way to protect those you love. It really is astonishing what will trigger a shooting these days.

Am I doing it right?

Is there a drinking game where you have to drink every time Fox News shows a black man committing a crime? I hope so. In just 2 and a half minutes they show the footage of the three guys shooting then running away 7 times. That's once every 20 seconds roughly.

Ask yourself: Is this confirming my prejudices or challenging them?

Are you implying that had they been white the news wouldn't have done the same?

I like how they got their black anchor and reporter to give the report.

Fox has a black anchor and reporter?!

I like how they got their black anchor and reporter to give the report.

That's what proves Fox isn't racist!

(she looks more latina to me)

Are you implying that had they been white the news wouldn't have done the same?

No. I'm not implying it. I'm saying it.

Dude, it was in philly.

http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-05/news/29854857_1_bus-shooting-elderly-woman

That's like being shocked when you get shot at in Newburgh.

The man who criticized Chapman's parenting-- the target of all those bullets, according to prosecutors-- dove right on top of that four-year-old boy.

What the fuck kind of wording is this?

This man shields a child that he doesn't even know with his own body while under heavy fire.  He should get a medal for that.  And Fox News pisses all over that by implying that he was putting the child into danger, as well as using the most negative language possible to describe his action.  Yeah, he "dove right on top of that four-year-old boy," as if he's a pedophile or something.

You joined the military, but you're afraid to take public transportation because there's a small risk of being shot? Just saying.

I carry concealed.  As long as I am not with my family, I am not worried about getting shot at.  I also don't put myself in places that up those chances.

Dude, it was in philly.

http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-05/news/29854857_1_bus-shooting-elderly-woman

That's like being shocked when you get shot at in Newburgh.

Very true.

Or Boston

Quote from: Lorddave on September 06, 2011, 05:45:31 PM

Dude, it was in philly.

http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-05/news/29854857_1_bus-shooting-elderly-woman

That's like being shocked when you get shot at in Newburgh.

Very true.

Or Boston

Or Houston

Quote from: WardoggKC130FE on September 06, 2011, 06:56:41 PM

Quote from: Lorddave on September 06, 2011, 05:45:31 PM

Dude, it was in philly.

http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-05/news/29854857_1_bus-shooting-elderly-woman

That's like being shocked when you get shot at in Newburgh.

Very true.

Or Boston

Or Houston

Or NYC  70 people shot last weekend.

I also don't put myself in places that up those chances.

Actually you do. By carrying a weapon you're increasing the chances of being injured. Ironically by your own weapon.

Or Houston

I really need to get a CHL.

Can somone please explain to me how exactly carrying a concealed weapon will protect you from getting shot? I mean if somone wants you dead, then you're dead.

Unless of course, you have so many concealed weapons that theyre actually able to cover your entire body and stop any penetrating bullets.

I think it works off the assumption that they miss first time or start shouting about how they have a gat before they start shooting. On topic, really the only thing you have to worry about on public transport is it crashing. This is big news for a reason.

Also, avoid living in large cities. That's the real issue here.

I catch the bus to and from work five days a week. It is generally pleasant, costs me less by an order of magnitude than driving a car would (after factoring in petrol, parking and vehicle registration costs), and to the best of my knowledge I have not yet been shot.

This may have something to do with the fact that I live in a country where they don't let people wave guns about as if they were popsicle sticks.

Can somone please explain to me how exactly carrying a concealed weapon will protect you from getting shot? I mean if somone wants you dead, then you're dead.

Unless of course, you have so many concealed weapons that theyre actually able to cover your entire body and stop any penetrating bullets.

Watch the video again.  Did you see how long it took from the time that guy brandished the weapon before he started shooting? 

Quote from: WardoggKC130FE on September 06, 2011, 06:56:41 PM

I also don't put myself in places that up those chances.

Actually you do. By carrying a weapon you're increasing the chances of being injured. Ironically by your own weapon.

Maybe for someone that doesn't handle fully loaded guns on a daily basis.

I catch the bus to and from work five days a week. It is generally pleasant, costs me less by an order of magnitude than driving a car would (after factoring in petrol, parking and vehicle registration costs), and to the best of my knowledge I have not yet been shot.

This may have something to do with the fact that I live in a country where they don't let people wave guns about as if they were popsicle sticks.

This, very much. In Sweden, the largest problem I have with the public transport is the constant five- to ten-minute delays. It's frustrating to arrive at the bus stop ten minutes ahead of schedule on purpose only for the bus not to arrive until twenty minutes later.

Quote from: Lorddave on September 06, 2011, 07:08:56 PM

Or Houston

I really need to get a CHL.

TX resident?  I had no idea.

Riding public transportation got me a shitload of free Asian porn, I got to see a large black woman feed her child (at least she covered up), and I see mentally unstable folks and disabled (also occasionally mentally unstable) war vets regularly. However, I have felt safe for all of my wonderful MBTA adventures.

When I used to live 8 miles from work, rather tan lesws than a quarter of a mile, I used to get either the bus ior ride my bike to work (depending on the weather) It always used to amaze me how often riding my road bike with rock-hard tyres, minimal suspension and a seat apparently designed to castrate unwary riders was actually more comfortable than the monstrosities Travel West Midlands used to use. Not to mention that at rush hour my bike was about 10-20 minutes quicker and cheaper than the bus.

Quote from: General Disarray on September 06, 2011, 10:51:56 PM

Quote from: Lorddave on September 06, 2011, 07:08:56 PM

Or Houston

I really need to get a CHL.

TX resident?  I had no idea.

Yep. Friend has one and it's tempting, but money is kind of tight right now and a shootin iron is low priority.

This is strong evidence that concealed carry permits don't help.

Or in Nevada when someone DOES have a pistol on him.

http://Http://www.NPR.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/09/07/140246027/

"I had my pistol; [but] I wasn't going up against an automatic rifle," Swagler told the Reno Gazette Journal afterward. "I'm sorry. I wish I would have shot him in the back now as he was going toward IHOP, but I wasn't clear on the situation."

Quote from: WardoggKC130FE on September 07, 2011, 06:31:38 AM

Quote from: General Disarray on September 06, 2011, 10:51:56 PM

Quote from: Lorddave on September 06, 2011, 07:08:56 PM

Or Houston

I really need to get a CHL.

TX resident?  I had no idea.

Yep. Friend has one and it's tempting, but money is kind of tight right now and a shootin iron is low priority.

Do you have a pistol already?  You can conceal carry in your vehicle without a permit.  I have a recommendation for one if you don't.  Also the license itself isn't cheap.  A couple hundred bucks for the class and state fees.

This is strong evidence that concealed carry permits don't help.

Well, I'd say that they don't help in a situation like this.  Engaging in shootouts in crowded places is not safe gun use, and I think most people who have experience with guns would understand this.

Quote from: Lorddave on September 07, 2011, 08:49:21 AM

This is strong evidence that concealed carry permits don't help.

Well, I'd say that they don't help in a situation like this.  Engaging in shootouts in crowded places is not safe gun use, and I think most people who have experience with guns would understand this.

Experience with guns means nothing if you cannot shoot well.  That's what concerns me most.