Making the news today....

[Johnsond]

1 hour ago, GarethM said:

Concealed carry does require a permit.

But like anything, you've got to know what you're doing and practice.

 

They say you're average soldier probably fires less than a hundred rounds throughout there whole time in the military, especially so during peace time.

?? I totally agree 

good training and regular drills 👍. I certainly fired more than 100 during my time in the army mind you I was an infantryman so it’s what we were about. 

[peds]

[Johnsond]

1 hour ago, peds said:

There are millions of law abiding decent people in the US and in many European and Scandinavian countries whom legally hold firearms and do not go on killing sprees. The question should be what is it in today’s society that  planted this idea in the head of an 18 year old young man. 

[Mike Hill]

Most people get absolutely fixated on the type of gun used in these tragic mass shootings.This feeds the outrage from which the media profits. Considering many of these whackjobs commit these mass shootings for notoriety  then why does the media give them so much coverage? The media actually feeds the problem and is a large part of the problem.

[peds]

8 hours ago, Johnsond said:

The question should be what is it in today’s society that  planted this idea in the head of an 18 year old young man. 

Probably those violent computer games and that weird book by Margaret Atwood. We should just ban all subversive books, games, and films.

[Stere]

After every mass shooting gun sales increase, a kind of a a postive feedback loop.

 

As for US being more crazy than say Norway could be due to bigger income inequalities. Countries with big income inequalities  tend to have worse mental health.

 

 

 

 

 

[sime42]

Interesting. Now we're getting down to the nitty gritty details of the issue.
I heard an article in the FT mentioned earlier; saying that the rise of mass shooting events in recent years in the US was at least partly due to the increased use of Social Media. I wonder if that is correlated with income inequality.

[Johnsond]

Partygate is really about leadership, lies and the death of trust

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Our unwritten constitution rests on the behaviour of public servants. That’s why the PM cannot simply...

One of the few whom had the guts during the covid farce to actually speak up and point out what was utterly wrong with the approach taken. He definitely nails it on this occasion regards our spendthrift pm. 

[peds]

13 hours ago, sime42 said:

Interesting. Now we're getting down to the nitty gritty details of the issue.
I heard an article in the FT mentioned earlier; saying that the rise of mass shooting events in recent years in the US was at least partly due to the increased use of Social Media. I wonder if that is correlated with income inequality.

The Wikipedia page for the shooting is a pretty wild read already, and I can only see more content being added over the coming days. 

Robb Elementary School shooting - Wikipedia

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[Johnsond]

High tax rates in Scotland bring in £200m less, says IFS

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Imposing higher rates of income tax on residents in Scotland has triggered a decline in revenues...

heres one for Mark J !!. 
Not surprisingly since the SNP upped the tax rates in Scotland the actual tax take has fallen. The socialist desire to take from the hard working to spend as they see fit does not seem to be quite working out as envisaged. I know from my own experience since the tax rises up here  that guys have hit a point and stopped working deeming the sacrifices vs rewards just not worth it. I often wonder if the 25% across the board concept  after say a 15k tax free start would bring in more long term than all the various bands. 

Edited June 1, 2022 by Johnsond