Where debating everything under the sun is only the beginning

String, I have bad news for you. "Armed" doesn't have to be with a gun. Your rapist could--probably does-- have a knife. Glasgow is crazy with knives, last I heard. Gangs who can't get guns do the next best thing and get knives. Failing that-- the rapist may have been drinking earlier and has a bottle--- which he breaks to use as a weapon. Ever been threatened by a thug with a broken bottle? Believe me, a young woman has a lot to lose when she's threatened by the thought of getting carved up like a Christmas turkey if she doesn't comply.

So---- don't even try to tell me that you don't have armed rapists. The stats say otherwise.

The fact is that both our countries should be ashamed of having so many violent people, whether rapists or not.

I'm Smiley's biggest fanboy.

I'm going with the AK47.

that ridiculous stuff we get about police not being everywhere when needed

no doubt the Irish terrorist lover is enjoying this but it has dragged on too long and just going round in circles

so i will let you cowboy minds rattle on with it as you might

Quote from: rjhowie on 2015-06-03, 23:53:42

that ridiculous stuff we get about police not being everywhere when needed

You apparently weren't one of the 1,400 minor girls that were sexually abused in Rotherham, a rather small town… (Larger "organizations" had similar statistics!) How nice for you!
Might I suggest you look to your own?
Nah! You don't really care…

Quote from: rjhowie on 2015-06-03, 23:53:42

no doubt the Irish terrorist lover is enjoying this but it has dragged on too long and just going round in circles

If he has roots or relatives still on the Emerald Isle, he likely has grievances a great list long, RJ.
You just have "prickles"…

Quote from: rjhowie on 2015-06-03, 23:53:42

so i will let you cowboy minds rattle on with it as you might

Can we trust your word? Will you avoid making a fool of yourself — in this thread!?

(I'm doubtful: You'd make a fool of yourself at any opportunity offered. It's what you do! Besides designing imaginary railways… )

SAN ANTONIO - With Texas set to legalize the open carry of all firearms, those who have been campaigning for the legislation are celebrating.

Texas lawmakers approved the licensed open carry of handguns Friday. The bill is now on its way to Gov. Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it.

Open Carry Texas has been pushing for the new law and gun rights in general. Several of its members were walking the streets of downtown San Antonio Sunday, rifles in tow, to celebrate Friday's bill passing and promote further gun rights legislation.

"What we would like is a constitutional carry, where you don't need a license to carry a firearm," said John Valchar, with Open Carry Texas.

The state of Texas has long allowed the open carry of rifles and shotguns, but is one of six states that does not currently allow the open carry of handguns.

Some opponents of the legislation say it would cause fear and would serve no real purpose.

The new law would also recognize non-Texas concealed handgun license holders to openly carry their weapons in public.

Talking of railways and guns, well how about this for a Railgun.

We -the people- will fight if we have to; we don't need to be protected from everything.)

We -the people- will fight if we have to; we don't need to be protected from everything.

Being held for a year or more for trial? The usual response is "so, what, its them not us, they're probably guilty anyway."

A Bronx man who spent three years as a teen in Rikers Island enduring beatings by guards and inmates and long stints in solitary confinement without ever being convicted has committed suicide.
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In May 2010, cops arrested Browder on Arthur Ave. in the Bronx after a teen accused him of robbing him of his backpack.

His family was unable to raise his $10,000 bail, so Browder remained locked up in Rikers awaiting trial.

He was offered a plea deal after 33 months, which he refused. As months turned into years, the stress got to Browder and he attempted suicide several times.

Browder spent more than 400 days in solitary confinement.

He was released from Rikers in May 2013 when charges were dropped.

In April, shocking Rikers security footage from September 2012 surfaced showing a correction officer slamming Browder to a cellblock floor and pummeling him. Other footage from 2010, showed Browder being beaten by 10 teen inmates in a wild brawl.

After getting out of jail, Browder enrolled Bronx Community College, but, haunted by his experience at Rikers, suffered bouts with depression that triggered other suicide attempts and a stay at the psych ward at Harlem Hospital.

Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association scored another victory for gun rights today when the Wisconsin Assembly passed NRA-backed legislation eliminating a 48-hour waiting period on all point-of-sale handgun purchases in the state. Senate Bill (SB) 35 passed by a voice vote and is headed to the Governor Scott Walker's desk where it is expected to be signed into law.

"This important measure marks the end of an antiquated law that's served as nothing but a needless burden on law-abiding gun owners in the Badger state," said Chris W. Cox, executive director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action. "We applaud the state legislature for making the preservation of Second Amendment rights a priority."

Senate Bill 35 repeals a 1979 law enacted to allow time for background checks, and to create a so-called "cooling off" period for someone intent on committing a crime.  Today, background checks can be completed while a customer is still in the store, and statistics routinely show waiting periods have no impact on homicide rates. In fact, studies show crime rates are higher in states with a waiting period than in those without...................continued

but what else have you got to work with?

I wonder if you really want to know what I think.

But since you asked: I think Smiley is at least as far out in never-land on one side of this issue as RJH is on the other.

Maybe there's some sanity somewhere in the middle. Then again, maybe not.

The "cooling off period" wouldn't stop a hardened criminal. But, just maybe it slow down a person who was acting in the heat of anger. Give a person time to think. A couple of days isn't going to matter to a person wanting to buy a hunting rifle, probably won't matter to legit handgun purchases. But it just might give that angry person time to think about something other than rubbing out the person he/she is angry against.

To be sure, in 2015 we can certainly do a criminal background check and just maybe find out if you've been convicted of a crime or spent time under a doctor's care for mental illness, and get the results within seconds of clicking "submit". But- how does that stop the road-rager who decides to buy a gun to use that very hour against somebody he's upset with? The waiting time just might give him time to stop and think. Then again, maybe not--- some people are just plain crackers-- but what else have you got to work with?

........ Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr., who favors gun rights, said Tuesday that the vote allowed the law to catch up with technology.

"Background checks can now be accomplished in hours instead of days. Why delay a law-abiding citizen the right to exercise their Second Amendment right to purchase a handgun?" Clarke said.

But echoing Harris-Dodd, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said the benefits of technology should justify expanding background checks and not just ending the waiting period...........continued

The bill would give the Department of Justice up to five days to complete its background checks, keeping the maximum amount of time for the checks in line with current law.

I have grievances