Sparki77

Blaaahaaahaaa! This cracked me up

Chest compressions.... I hyper fixate on their "technique". Omg it aggravates me to no end. Also the monitors......all lit up and not a line in sight. I read it all too. ** fun topic by the way**

Macawake- Thank you for taking the time to respond to my answers from your questions. Very thought provoking. I'd like to reply to what you took the time to reply to but honestly, I'm too exhausted to do so. You raise some great points and I think on the surface we are in agreement for the most part. This maybe slightly off topic but for what it's worth, you have my respect-all of it- for being part of law enforcement. My bf is also a cop. And all this crap & disrespect ya'll have thrown at you is completely disgusting. I realize there are some bad apples spoiling the bunch just as there is in nursing. But seriously thank you for all you do. IGY6

Okay- you are correct Macawake. Although I wasn't really looking for a debate it seems like I am getting one. I figured I would. So at 0229 I will try to answer the questions you've posed but I will answer in my own words. I am not researching any type of data. I find it hard personally to debate on an iPhone as I prefer the verbal type of stimulation but here goes. This is all on me. I am stating the "obvious" because people who intend to do harm, including collateral damage, will always find a way. Not all of them have the patience, time or inclination to build say an IED to cause harm because a gun is much easier to obtain Let's say the government asked that all firearms be turned in. I will assume all the good law abiding citizens will comply. The bad guys will not. There is no way that all of a sudden they will be upstanding citizens. What they will know is that there are an awful lot of people unarmed. Rich people & small business owners..... It wouldn't take much to figure out who they could take advantage of in a myriad of ways. Crime rates of all sorts will increase. Why wouldn't it???? The bad guys have the upper hand. They have the arms. And if the government was somehow able to confiscate every firearm on the street and everyone was disarmed ..... Well it seems highly unlikely to me that the bad guys will be unable to smuggle guns into the country. The price goes up, bad guys are able to forcibly obtain needed funds to purchase -because everyone is disarmed- and they've got an easy means to do so. The gun runners will make a hefty profit. The thin blue line walkers can't be everywhere at once. Somewhat extreme example, I know that, but I am still trying to say I am stating the obvious. People are products of their environment for the most part and it is unlikely they will suddenly decide to rehabilitate themselves. I am not involving other countries in my answer. I live in the US. But I will say other countries are busy trying to kill each other so they've got their own problems to worry about. Where there is a will there is a way & bad guys will have all day long to figure out which choice they'll make on any given day. I've read your posts. I have tremendous respect for someone I don't know. I don't claim to know everything either, I don't quote Charlton Heston, nor do I run around yelling "the first wouldn't exist without the second". So you tell me how what I was stating is not obvious. As far as the AR statement I made - well I think I made my point. I constantly constantly hear people in the media, in the streets, in the grocery store & hell even my own mother assume AR means assault/automatic rifle. Does it change the fact that it is a firearm? No it doesn't. That comment was me expressing my frustration of hearing this day in and day out. It was a comment I added to the discussion because I wanted to. As someone else said it's the poster child for "scary guns" ( my words ). There is no deflection on my part. It's just an unfair labeling & I'm sure Armalite doesn't enjoy the negative attention. So I don't know if I've sufficiently answered your questions or if you think I'm circumventing them. Or just a tired gun owner making no sense st this hour. What I do know is it is now 0341, I'm tired and I probably am guilty of a million typos and language abuse. Also, this type of debate is hard for me to type. I'd rather talk. And have a few beers.

I'm removing myself from this post. Generally speaking, this is a never ending battle and it should not be. Left, Right or Middle everyone is entitled to their opinion without resorting to name calling, sarcasm, or nitpicking of the style in which others have chosen to post. I am a responsible gun owner. I abide by all laws.

Yup. And what it is is a big, black, scary looking rifle that people hate.

I care. If you're going to suddenly ban a weapon overnight you should at least know what you're banning. So apparently everyone Does Not know.

Obviously we must work together so I'll see you on the unit haha. Seriously, I detest the kind of co-workers you describe. I'm all to familiar with 'em. I do my job, I do it real well & I don't need others to validate that for me. But the minute they take credit for something I did???? Well now we have a problem.....

Klone- If you are referring to "Tomi" as in the Tommy Gun that would constitute an example of a fully automated rifle. They were around during prohibition and no, I'm not related to Al Capone. I did get a laugh at the spelling if that was your intention. I am sorry for your loss Klone. I'm sorry for everyone that was affected by the shootings. I'm pretty sure my words of sorrow do not offer any comfort to those you speak of just as my clarification of what AR actually stands for doesn't either. That was the point of my post you quoted. It has an undeserved reputation due to mislabeling, assumption, lack of understanding and/or education et al. That was my intent.

1. The "bad guys " (used as an umbrella term) will always find a way to possess a firearm. They do not/will not follow any type of law. I am stating the obvious. 2. Automatic guns, which have been banned for purchase since 1986 I believe, and are the type of guns used by the military only, are often lumped in with semi-automatic guns. The wording is not interchangeable. 3. AR does NOT stand for Assault/Automatic Rifle. It is a brand name, Armalite. This is a redundant fact that still somehow causes confusion even though it's been stated a billion and one times. 4. I am all for complete and thorough background checks. My state is notoriously difficult to obtain a license in. 5. Mental health options/availability is severely lacking, as is addiction treatment facilities. 6. I have my LTC concealed. 7. I also own an "AR" type platform rifle that only fires as fast as I can pull the trigger. That is not considered an assault rifle by any means though it still somehow causes confusion as certain groups will directly or indirectly have people believe. 8. The only reason I do not own an actual AR-15 is because my state banned them without any forewarning to licensed carriers and FFL dealers. 9. This post is just a reflection of my thoughts at the moment.....I am not looking for a debate here.

@SobreRN - Agreed.

Agreed. edit to add additional txt.

You should be a guide, Sour Lemon. I like your straightforward no BS advice/suggestions

No suggestions or advice here, just that I agree with Sour Lemon.... Just wanted to wish you luck. Try to stay positive.

He'd not have a chance in hell where he belongs along with that idiot who says he was a nice guy?? WTF. #STREETJUSTICE