Wee-Bey Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 6 hours ago, Claudia Gentile said: He was a notorious fantasist among those who travelled to fight for Ukraine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmarv Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 2 hours ago, Granny Danger said: There’s a very valid argument that we should have no sympathy for anyone who is opposed to gun control getting shot at. A large chunk of Americans think guns are the answer to a multitude of problems. They shouldn’t be surprised when they see guns used in a way they don’t like. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 9 minutes ago, bigmarv said: A large chunk of Americans think guns are the answer to a multitude of problems. They shouldn’t be surprised when they see guns used in a way they don’t like. But we in the UK have a horrific knife crime epidemic, per 100,000 population we are not far behind the USA with knives. Also our society has accepted police forces carrying weapons, and I've noticed an increase in Police using their guns over the last few years and it barely gets a mention in the press,airport police armed with semi automatic weapons barely get a glance as we go on holiday. And as the police arm up so will the villains. In 2018, the Small Arms Survey estimated that there were 978,000 unregistered firearms in England, Scotland and Wales, along with another 53,000 in Northern Ireland.13 Jul 2022 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 14 minutes ago, SandyCromarty said: In 2018, the Small Arms Survey estimated that 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmarv Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 9 minutes ago, SandyCromarty said: But we in the UK have a horrific knife crime epidemic, per 100,000 population we are not far behind the USA with knives. Also our society has accepted police forces carrying weapons, and I've noticed an increase in Police using their guns over the last few years and it barely gets a mention in the press,airport police armed with semi automatic weapons barely get a glance as we go on holiday. And as the police arm up so will the villains. In 2018, the Small Arms Survey estimated that there were 978,000 unregistered firearms in England, Scotland and Wales, along with another 53,000 in Northern Ireland.13 Jul 2022 There are more per capita murders by knife in the USA vs the UK. Despite the shite the likes of Marjorie Taylor Green spouts https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/americas-knife-crime-figures-worse-27435503.amp 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Just now, bigmarv said: There are more per capita murders by knife in the USA vs the UK. Despite the shite the likes of Marjorie Taylor Green spouts https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/americas-knife-crime-figures-worse-27435503.amp The figures are closer than you think, and surprising given the population difference. isn't it USA 4.96 per million knife murders to the UK's 3.26 per million. Closer when you think the USA has something like 5 times the population of the UK. And that was 2016/2017 figures. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 57 minutes ago, ICTChris said: He was a notorious fantasist among those who travelled to fight for Ukraine. He’d fit in well then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 25 minutes ago, SandyCromarty said: isn't it USA 4.96 per million knife murders to the UK's 3.26 per million. Didn't it occur to you that in a country where it's incredibly easy to get hold of guns, people who want to kill someone are less likely to choose a knife? While in countries where guns are very hard to get, would-be killers have no option but to use something like a knife? So having a higher knife homicide rate on top of 75% of homicides involving a firearm is really, really bad? The USA's homicide rate is 6 times higher than the UK's. In 2019 London had one of its worst years in recent times for homicides. The city of St Louis, Missouri had a homicide rate 43 TIMES higher. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Has the Paprika p***k started on the full-throated "I'm not going to win because it's all rigged" spiel yet? I'm curious if he's been less forthright about the Big Steal stuff than he was in 2016 and 2020, or if it's just not really being reported here. Surely it'll be all he's banging on about in a month's time if he slips even further behind in the polls. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 1 hour ago, SandyCromarty said: airport police armed with semi automatic weapons barely get a glance as we go on holiday. These guys make me feel really uncomfortable. Trained personnel or not it's a f**king horrible knowing it just takes a moment's misjudgment from them and it's goodnight, nevermind if one of them decides it's one shift too many and their taking out what they can. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 8 hours ago, Rugster said: Yes just as the story was breaking, not 18 hours later when the full facts were known. And instead of then correcting it you get pissy someone else mentions it wasn’t true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Who's all chipping in for some private security for the big moist boy, so he can make it to the big day? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Just now, Cheese said: Who's all chipping in for some private security for the big moist boy, so he can make it to the big day? 'Dan Bongino' and 'Head' is amusing given his hairline's running away faster and more comically than Josh Hawley on January 6th. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmarv Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 2 hours ago, SandyCromarty said: The figures are closer than you think, and surprising given the population difference. isn't it USA 4.96 per million knife murders to the UK's 3.26 per million. Closer when you think the USA has something like 5 times the population of the UK. And that was 2016/2017 figures. You could have just said “you are correct” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom Farter Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 https://archive.ph/gon4J 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 (edited) Usual caveats apply but this is still encouraging. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/16/harris-trump-pennsylvania-poll/75236006007/ Within swing states there are bellweather counties and Harris seems to be prevailing in the Pennsylvania ones at the moment. Edited September 17 by Granny Danger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Must be hard when you really want to say the N word but have to stop yourself. https://x.com/peltzmadeline/status/1835743619971535137?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1835743619971535137|twgr^2bd63b897c10ff8e9e2de00453ae3f0c376f2a9b|twcon^s1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffpost.com%2Fentry%2Fconservative-reporter-haitian-immigrants-slur_n_66e88926e4b0b7fef8322bab 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 10 hours ago, GordonS said: Didn't it occur to you that in a country where it's incredibly easy to get hold of guns, people who want to kill someone are less likely to choose a knife? While in countries where guns are very hard to get, would-be killers have no option but to use something like a knife? So having a higher knife homicide rate on top of 75% of homicides involving a firearm is really, really bad? The USA's homicide rate is 6 times higher than the UK's. In 2019 London had one of its worst years in recent times for homicides. The city of St Louis, Missouri had a homicide rate 43 TIMES higher. I'm well aware of the ease of obtaining a gun in the USA having lived in SF and travelled extensively in the country, in Florida not that long ago gun shows could be set up in fields with little notice next to a major roadway and a driving licence was all it took. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 5 minutes ago, SandyCromarty said: I'm well aware of the ease of obtaining a gun in the USA having lived in SF and travelled extensively in the country, in Florida not that long ago gun shows could be set up in fields with little notice next to a major roadway and a driving licence was all it took. Yeah but you’re not addressing the question you were asked. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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