Αυτό σκέφτηκα κι εγώ :)
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In Age of School Shootings, Lockdown Is the New Fire Drill
By JACK HEALY
(ΝΥΤ)
At the whiff of a threat, a generation growing up in the shadow of Columbine and Sandy Hook is trained to snap off the lights, lock the doors and take refuge in corners and closets.
By JACK HEALY
(ΝΥΤ)
At the whiff of a threat, a generation growing up in the shadow of Columbine and Sandy Hook is trained to snap off the lights, lock the doors and take refuge in corners and closets.
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Amid Wave of Pro-Gun Legislation, Georgia Proposes Sweeping Law
By HERBERT BUCHSBAUM
(NYT)
The new bill will allow gun owners to carry their weapons in airports and bars, as well as permit some staff members to carry firearms in schools.
[Ίσα αρμενίζετε, ο γιαλός φταίει...]
By HERBERT BUCHSBAUM
(NYT)
The new bill will allow gun owners to carry their weapons in airports and bars, as well as permit some staff members to carry firearms in schools.
[Ίσα αρμενίζετε, ο γιαλός φταίει...]
Έτοιμη, αμερικανιστί, κοντά σαράντα χρόνια τώρα και μάλιστα από συγκρότημα κάργα νότιο, αλλά δεν έπιασε.
Close, but no cigar; only rogue shooters:
Saturday Night Special - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Oh, it's the Saturday Night Special
For twenty dollars you can buy yourself one too...
Well, hand guns are made for killin'
They ain't no good for nothin' else
And if you like to drink your whiskey
You might even shoot yourself
So why don't we dump 'em people
To the bottom of the sea
Before some ol' fool come around here
Wanna shoot either you or me
Mr. Saturday Night Special
Got a barrel that's blue and cold
Ain't good for nothin'
But put a man six feet in a hole
Άκουσα προσεκτικά τον αποχαιρετισμό του. Και ήμουν βέβαιος ότι κάποιος θα μου την έλεγε ότι το οπλοστάσιο είναι στρατιωτικό πριν γίνει οικογενειακό. Οπότε, κόντρα κι εγώ: Δεν υπάρχει φιλειρηνιστής που να μη θέλει, με μια κίνηση του χεριού, να εξαφανίσει όλα τα όπλα του κόσμου και να μείνουν ξεβράκωτοι όλοι οι στρατηγοί. Αντιλαμβανόμαστε το ρόλο του πολέμου και των όπλων στην ιστορική εξέλιξη και ονειρευόμαστε τη μέρα που οι διαφορές δεν θα λύνονται ανάλογα με το πόσο αίμα χύνεται. Κάθε οπλοστάσιο, όλα τα οπλοστάσια, είναι αντίφαση της ζωής.
(Εσύ με έκανες να απαντήσω σοβαρά. Δε φταίω εγώ..)
(Εσύ με έκανες να απαντήσω σοβαρά. Δε φταίω εγώ..)
Αν ίσχυε αυτός ο συλλογισμός, τότε θα ήταν αντίφαση της ζωής και όλα τα είδη στο ζωικό βασίλειο που σκοτώνουν άτομα του δικού τους είδους.
bernardina
Moderator
NJ man shoots 11-year-old nephew dead while demonstrating laser sight on his forehead
An 11-year-old New Jersey boy was shot dead over the weekend when his uncle was showing off a number of guns that he thought were unloaded, and pointed one with a laser sight at the child’s forehead.
The Pocono Record reported that State Police responded to reports of shots fired in a gated community in Delaware Township at around 5:35 p.m. on Saturday.
According to a police report, the 11-year-old child was visiting the home of his grandfather. The boy allegedly asked his uncle, 34-year-old Chad Olm, who lives in the basement, to see his gun collection.
Olm told police that he opened his security safe and began showing his weapons to the nephew, and his son, who was also present. He insisted that he did not keep the guns loaded.
After letting the boys handle three handguns — a .357 Magnum revolver, a .22 revolver and a 9 mm — he then pulled out a Glock 27 .40-caliber handgun that was equipped with a laser sight.
Olm stated that he did not check to see if there was a round in the chamber, but said that the handgun did not have a magazine in it. Olm said that he pointed the laser at the walls and ceiling. And then he pointed it at his nephew.
“Look, you have a red dot on your forehead,” Olm recalled one of the boys saying.
Olm said that when the nephew reached out for the gun, he pulled the trigger. A single bullet struck the child above the eye, causing him to start bleeding and fall over.
“It’s horribly tragic. The family is devastated,” Blooming Grove State Police station commander Lt. Chris Paris pointed out. “It goes to show that the safe handling of firearms is a must. The family has lost something that they can never replace.”
Police arrested Olm on charges of criminal homicide, recklessly endangering another person and endangering the welfare of children. He was being held at Pike County Correctional Facility in lieu of bail.
WNEP identified the boy as Hunter Pedersen, a fifth grader in the Wallenpaupack Area School District. Counselors were expected to be available to talk to students during Monday classes.
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Από τον καιρό που ο John Oliver ήταν ακόμα στο Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
John Oliver Investigates Gun Control in Australia
Σε τρία βιντεάκια:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pOiOhxujsE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYbY45rHj8w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVuspKSjfgA
Και οι πληροφορίες:
Gun Politics in Australia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Australia
John Oliver Investigates Gun Control in Australia
Σε τρία βιντεάκια:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pOiOhxujsE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYbY45rHj8w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVuspKSjfgA
Και οι πληροφορίες:
Gun Politics in Australia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Australia
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Εθνική επέτειος:
US Fourth of July weekend marred by spate of gun violence (Guardian)
US Fourth of July weekend marred by spate of gun violence (Guardian)
Φαίνεται πως υπάρχει θεία δίκη τελικά.
Shocking moment nine-year-old US girl accidentally shot dead her gun instructor with an Uzi after he told her to go 'full auto'
Shocking moment nine-year-old US girl accidentally shot dead her gun instructor with an Uzi after he told her to go 'full auto'
bernardina
Moderator
Η θεία δίκη θα ήταν πιο δίκαιη αν έτρωγαν καμιά ξώφαλτση και οι γονείς της μικρής, που έκριναν σκόπιμο να κάνουν στάση σε ένα μέρος ονόματι.... burgers and bullets καθ' οδόν προς τις διακοπές τους. Και καλά ο ινστράκτορ, έβγαζε το ψωμί του. What's THEIR excuse?