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1 hour ago, United States of Carolina said:

 

It's interesting that you post a picture of Trump, the candidate that I supported in the general election.  Trump advocates for the originalist idea of the Constitution, which guarantees the right of free speech!  He also is not a crony politician/official who appeals to special interests and bureaucracy, such as yourself and Hillary!  In contrast, Trump appeals to the "forgotten man and woman."  These forgotten people are those who staunchly oppose your cronyism and censorship, and who will soon revolt.

 

 

yup, we made it about politics

No, Obviously the best way to fix our 20 trillion dollar debt is to cut taxes across the board and increase spending on military and border walls.

Are you trying to say that the greatest country in the world can't afford it?

And there it is, the true reason comes out. Just like trump, just in it to get that cash eh?

3 minutes ago, United States of Carolina said:

 

Okay, great, you are a dictator.  I am not looking for an all-out assault on authoritarianism, but rather an ... explanation as to why I was removed.

I recommend becoming less authoritarian, though.  Many members of TKR are frustrated with you and some of the other princes and heralds.
 

 

For someone who apparently only applied/got accepted/got rejected today you sure seem to think you know a lot about our members and what they want.

No one ever accused TKR of being a democracy. Or of having standards of forum and in-game behavior.

"thoughtful, mature discussion"

He didn't get convicted of actual rape, just 3 counts of sexual assault. He probably should have gotten at least 6 months each instead of just the 1 sentence of 6 months, 3 with early parole. Also, even if he isn't going to jail for very long his life is fucked. He lost his scholarships, got kicked out of university, and will be on the sex offender list for the rest of his life. I say in 3-5 years he'll get convicted of raping someone else. If he doesn't get killed in prison.

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Obviously, japan77 is isis. literally no other reason to go after my ass when i was basically inactive.

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8 hours ago, Konakaga said:

I am quite aware, however dealing with more common issues takes a different approach naturally, I don't think banning assault weapons will solve all gun violence, I do however think it's an important step for public safety, so it should still be done even if it's only a small% of the crimes; we started multiple wars in the mideast in the name of defeating terrorism to protect Americans which are far less frequent than mass shootings, so frankly banning Assault weapons seems very reasonably by comparison to protect public safety.

You actually think the wars in the middle east were over terrorism? Or reasonable?

19 minutes ago, Konakaga said:

True but data presented for ones caught or killed in shoot out showed was largely legal weapons obtained legally.

It is true that over 80% of the guns used in mass shootings were obtained legally, but only something like 15% of mass shootings in the last 15 years were actually committed with "assault weapons". Although, the few incidents where assault weapons/high capacity magazines(the actual deciding factor, which can just as easily be placed in a non "assault" weapon) tended to be deadlier, averaging 20% more injuries and more deaths. Something I think you're either ignoring or not realizing is that mass shootings are less than 1% of total gun crime, and less than 1% of gun deaths. And the statistics for whether or not a gun used in other gun crimes was legally obtained or not is VASTLY different from mass shootings. Less than 5% of gun crime is committed with legally owned guns.

Another point, the demographic for the majority of gun crime and mass shootings tends to be very different. Most gun crime is committed by repeat offenders and convicted criminals, many of which have previous firearm-involving crimes. On the other hand, mass shootings tend to be committed by people with relatively clean records, generally lacking felony convictions(because that would mean they cant legally get a gun). Also, more than 61% of mass shooters have some form of mental illness, which in a reasonable world, would have precluded them from legally acquiring guns. A mass shooter tends to be someone who snaps, goes temporarily insane, is already suffering from some form of insanity, or decides they want to get on the news by killing people(probably also insanity). And over 60% of mass shootings end in the shooters suicide, which means they don't care if the crime can be traced back to them. Also, over 60% of mass shootings are committed by whites, 16% by blacks, and 9% by asians with the rest being latino, native american, or other demographics. This actually lines up pretty well with population demographics in our country if you disregard the fact that asians are 250% more likely to commit a mass shooting, based on the %committed vs % of US population. Banning guns or assault weapons isn't gonna have a noticeable effect on gun crime, and it may or may not have a noticeable effect on mass shootings. It's generally unknown whether the people who commit mass shootings would be able to acquire illegal guns or not, although i'm of the opinion that it isn't very fucking hard, they can probably manage it. On the other hand, simply increasing the limitations on purchasing guns by not allowing those with mental illness to buy them and having every state follow the 3-5 day waiting period/perform background checks(hint: every state doesn't do that) would probably have a far greater impact on mass shootings than banning "assault" weapons.

Also, cite some fucking sources

http://everytownresearch.org/reports/mass-shootings-analysis/

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/02/01/170872321/study-most-gun-deaths-happen-outside-of-mass-shootings

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34996604

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/most-guns-mass-shootings-obtained-legally

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_States

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the only reason banning of guns works in places like Australia, Japan, and England is because they are relatively isolated islands.  Japan is tightly controlled and very hard to smuggle shit in because its a tiny island. Australia only has a few major port cities and anyone trying to smuggle shit in by landing on some random ass part of it is likely to die due to native fauna. England is an island with tightly controlled ports and highly managed space. Thats not even mentioning the issue of proliferation. Attempting to ban "assault weapons" or any other type of gun in america is logistically impossible. Hundreds of thousands of guns, the majority of which have been passed down between family members or bought from family/friends or at local gun shows/exchanges means there is no record of sale or ownership for the majority. So it would be almost impossible to actually go take or remove guns that have been banned. Even the assault weapons ban of 94' wasnt retroactive. Any assault weapons covered under that ban that were produced prior to 94' are still legal. There are 6 or 7 fully automatic gatling guns from the vietnam war that are fully legal that get passed around for a few hundred grand between gun enthusiasts because they are still legal. Also, you can legally purchase automatic weapons if you have the proper qualifications: an ffl class 3 firearms dealer license, extensive background checks, and depending on the weapon a 10-50,000$ stamp from the federal government that must be renewed yearly. Coincidentally, a legally owned fully automatic weapon has never been used in a crime. And the "assault weapons" used in mass shootings that people are always trying to ban are no different from normal wood stock guns... they're just black with tactical railings instead of wood.

I know all this because I live in Louisiana, I have been raised with guns all my life and am in fact a gun owner. We have multiple guns, including rifles, handguns, and shotguns. We even have a fully automatic submachinegun. My uncle has a ffl license that we can use to purchase silencers and full auto guns legally. I plan to get my concealed carry permit sometime in the next 6 months or so. Guess what, none of our guns have ever been used in a crime or mass shooting because, who knew, guns don't kill people. People kill people.

I think it's pretty obvious that we should lynch japan77. Literally the only reason to vote for me, who has been doing literally nothing to stir shit or get people lynched, is to cover their own status as ISIS.

Edit: Forgot to Vote Japan77

I'm gonna go ahead and guess that somehow everything is lordships fault.

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