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posted by on Monday January 09 2017, @08:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the second-amendment dept.

The love of guns in the United States has been well documented, as have multiple mass shootings across the country such as those in Orlando, San Bernardino, Newtown, and Virginia. The ease of access to guns in American society comes at a shocking cost.

As of September 2016, almost 11,000 people have been killed as a result of gun violence. Despite this high death toll, mass shootings in America show no sign of disappearing.

The Stateside obsession with guns can appear baffling to UK observers unfamiliar with its origins. So just how did this gun culture become so deep-rooted in the American psyche?

BBC source: Why Are Americans so Obsessed with Guns?

Wikipedia: Gun politics in the United States


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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday January 10 2017, @08:14PM

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Tuesday January 10 2017, @08:14PM (#452218) Journal

    Keep telling yourself that, Uzzard...every time you reply, every time you drop another stinking load of bird turd on these forums, you just prove my points about you all the harder. Kinda like Donnie the Dire Oompa Loompa from Hell and his Twitter account, come to think of it, except no one outside this site can see it.

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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday January 10 2017, @08:32PM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday January 10 2017, @08:32PM (#452225) Homepage Journal

    You made points? When was this?

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    • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday January 10 2017, @08:55PM

      by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Tuesday January 10 2017, @08:55PM (#452229) Journal

      I can keep this up as long as you can, Uzzard, and longer still. I'm younger, faster, tougher, and I don't abuse my body with cigarettes and booze. Besides which, half the time you make my points for me :) If I ever make a mistake, it's in trying too hard; all I need to do is let you keep doing the work for me, like an aikido-ka with an overeager striking-style opponent. Keep it coming, feathers-for-brains!

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 10 2017, @09:21PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 10 2017, @09:21PM (#452234)

        I can keep this [aikido] up as long as you can, Uzzard

        Is that what you call it? Looks like the equivalent of an outmatched child screaming "NUH UH!!!" at the top of her lungs to me.

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxuMKb5CKI0 [youtube.com]

        • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday January 10 2017, @09:37PM

          by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Tuesday January 10 2017, @09:37PM (#452239) Journal

          You forgot to log in :D I dunno, man, if anyone looks off-balance here it's not me. Try again, and this time, aim properly and consider your actions before you move.

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      • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday January 10 2017, @10:05PM

        by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday January 10 2017, @10:05PM (#452250) Homepage Journal

        I did try to help yas. I told ya, chromas or crutchy or many of the others in IRC could show you how to insult properly. You don't wanna listen though...

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        • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday January 10 2017, @10:21PM

          by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Tuesday January 10 2017, @10:21PM (#452268) Journal

          Aaaaaalley-oop! Once again, you fail to understand what's going on here :)

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          • (Score: 1, Redundant) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday January 10 2017, @10:44PM

            by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday January 10 2017, @10:44PM (#452281) Homepage Journal

            Oh? I thought I was just ignoring your nonsense and mocking you. Guess you sure told me though.

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            • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday January 11 2017, @04:35AM

              by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Wednesday January 11 2017, @04:35AM (#452363) Journal

              Please, Uzzard, you're stalking me like a teenage girl with a massive crush, responding to my every post. That's the precise opposite of ignoring. This is so easy it's almost *embarrassing.*

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              • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday January 11 2017, @10:43AM

                by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Wednesday January 11 2017, @10:43AM (#452449) Homepage Journal

                You're in a post about guns. Consider which of us belongs here more and try again.

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                • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday January 11 2017, @05:36PM

                  by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Wednesday January 11 2017, @05:36PM (#452573) Journal

                  Says the feckless jackoff who pounds brewskis and then discharges firearms, and then is stupid enough to brag about it on a public, internet-facing forum which he has an editorial position in.

                  You're making me feel guilty, Uzzard. This is too easy.

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                  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday January 11 2017, @10:25PM

                    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Wednesday January 11 2017, @10:25PM (#452736) Homepage Journal

                    I have an editorial position? I think you've not been paying attention.

                    Fun fact: A healthy adult male can drink a beer an hour and never become in any way drunk.

                    Another fun fact: Blow me. I've had firearms safety drilled into me since I got my first bb gun at five years old. I'm not going to forget it even blackout drunk.

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                    • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday January 12 2017, @12:35AM

                      by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday January 12 2017, @12:35AM (#452789) Journal

                      If I were gonna blow you I'd need one of those industrial nano-pipette things. And we'd end up with the world's smallest gas chromatograph in short (heh) order. You're losing it, Uzzard. You hang on my every post like a desperate, abandoned puppy, and boy did that one annoy you.

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                      • (Score: 1, Troll) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday January 12 2017, @03:19AM

                        by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Thursday January 12 2017, @03:19AM (#452827) Homepage Journal

                        Mildly, yep. Congrats on finally getting me to give 1/32 of a shit about anything you said. Have a celebratory cup of STFU and type up your OCD reply. Go ahead, I'll even let you have the last word.

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                        • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday January 12 2017, @03:23AM

                          by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday January 12 2017, @03:23AM (#452830) Journal

                          You're having a meltdown of Trumpian proportions here, Uzzard :) I wish you had a Twitter feed!

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