SkyDekker
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Says who? You? I say it, as do many others. Then make it the official language.
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The comments posted below the article are hilarious. The hatred for Mexicans is pretty palpable too.
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And I agree that part of the argument is not tenable. Nor do I think that what people do with legally purchased guns is the responsibility of gun store owners. Some of this stuff is just the price of the 2nd Amendment.
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Do you really read what people write? I already said that I agree that these weapons are not being bought in gun stores in the US and smuggled over the border. The original claim by your president is quoted in the article linked by JR and reads: "More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States, many from gun shops that line our border," President Obama said in February 2009. When you read that, do you see the two parts of the claim? Do you understand how the claim is not that 90% are coming from gun-stores in the US? My position is perfectly honest. Yours appears to be based on a mis-read or mis-understanding.
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Correct, that appears to be the claim, followed by that the majority of those come from US gun stores. I agree that the second part of that claim is easily debunked. The majority do NOT come from US gun stores. This however does not mean that 90% of the guns did not originate in the US. That is still very much possible. The tracing argument and full auto etc has no bearing on this part of the argument. It simply doesn't establish anything relevant to the first part of the statement. The link JR posted ot the article on foxnews.com claims that your government is very aware that many guns they legally sell to Mexico end up on the streets. Those M16's would not be tracable, but they are still from the US. (But clearly not from a US gun store)
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City: Keep parked pickup trucks out of sight overnight
SkyDekker replied to JohnRich's topic in Speakers Corner
In the words of a the famous Mr Ford: You can have any pick up truck you want, just as long as the GVWR is under 3,000 -
Right, so you are debunking your own "evidence". Just because they are not tracable, does not mean they are ot from the US. When one of the myriad of the US gun manufacturers sells to the Mexican government and those guns end up on the street. Then, those guns may not be tracable, but they are still from the US. I agree they were not smuggled across the border per se, but they are still from the US.
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It is an interesting display of the average ignorance.
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Not taking up anybody's fight, just a general statement. One that is really quite common, specially in the circles you claim to be a part of.
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Your claims of experience and knowledge are completely baseless until you provide more info about yourself, or until some one we know stands up for you. Up until that point you are no more than the reincarnation of spectre or the newest version of the dz.com internet commando.
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And I am sure the Canadians are doing nothing as well.
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To me the story here is that you have a Department of Education with a SWAT team.
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Cheaper doesn't necessarily give a better return. From a capitalist perspective returns on investments matter. Cheaper does not mean better from that perspective either.
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How about we continue this conversation when Walgreen's or WalMart has gone bankrupt due to drug fuelled armed robberies?
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Better and cheaper are not the same thing.
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Walgreens Employee Fired for Use of Concealed Weapon
SkyDekker replied to nbblood's topic in Speakers Corner
Big assumption. I have paid for a police station before in a similar scenario. No tax payer dollars involved. -
Walgreens Employee Fired for Use of Concealed Weapon
SkyDekker replied to nbblood's topic in Speakers Corner
Wow, so there are other options than arming your employees? Incredible. -
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/age.html A lot of assumptions/beliefs need to be true/fact to make that number correct.
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Ohhh cool, I can play that one too: "U.S. Defense Department shipments to Latin America, known and tracked by the U.S. State Department as "foreign military sales." "Weapons ordered by the Mexican government, tracked by the State Department as 'direct commercial sales.'"
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Right, but they can control the transaction itself. They have already indicated that they are aware it is happening. Right, but according to the article, they are most likely coming from the US. I have a nice stupid question for you too: Can you show me any shipping label with gov.com on it? No? Can't really ask for it then, can you?
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How many billions? And is this an estimate?
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You missed the part where the US State Department knows this is happening, yet continues with the transactions. And I agree, they are not sold directly by the companies, it is nicely facilitated by the US government. Turns out this number of "90% from the US" might be true. I know that in Canada, and am pretty sure the same holds true in the US, providing/selling a product when you know it will be used for illegal purposes, is in itself illegal.
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The article linked by John.
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No, I am guiding them to their position on the matter.
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So by allowing my children to have an open conversation with them and allowing them to have their own belief system, I am indoctrinating them?